Spacer textile material with channels having multiple tensile strands
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1. A spacer textile material comprising:
- a first layer;
a second layer;
a plurality of connecting members extending between and joining the first layer and the second layer;
a first channel bounded by portions of the first layer and the second layer that are in direct contact;
a second channel bounded by portions of the first layer and the second layer that are in direct contact;
a first tensile strand and a second tensile strand, wherein a first portion of the first tensile strand and a first portion of the second tensile strand are both disposed within the first channel;
wherein a second portion of the first tensile strand and a second portion of the second tensile strand are both disposed within the second channel.
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Abstract
A spacer textile material having at least a portion of multiple tensile strands located together between a first layer and a second layer of the spacer textile material, where the first layer and second layer have been joined together to form channels in which the tensile strands move freely. The tensile strands may be disposed in the spacer textile material together or they may separate into different portions of the spacer textile. Further, the spacer textile material having channels with multiple tensile strands may be incorporated into an article of footwear.
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1. A spacer textile material comprising:
- a first layer;
a second layer;
a plurality of connecting members extending between and joining the first layer and the second layer;
a first channel bounded by portions of the first layer and the second layer that are in direct contact;
a second channel bounded by portions of the first layer and the second layer that are in direct contact;
a first tensile strand and a second tensile strand, wherein a first portion of the first tensile strand and a first portion of the second tensile strand are both disposed within the first channel;
wherein a second portion of the first tensile strand and a second portion of the second tensile strand are both disposed within the second channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A spacer textile material comprising:
- a first layer;
a second layer;
a plurality of connecting members extending between and joining the first layer and the second layer;
a first tensile strand and a second tensile strand;
a first channel bounded by portions of the first layer and the second layer that are in direct contact;
a second channel bounded by portions of the first layer and the second layer that are in direct contact;
a third channel bounded by portions of the first layer and the second layer that are in direct contact;
wherein a first portion of the first tensile strand and a first portion of the second tensile strand are both disposed within the first channel;
wherein the first channel and the second channel are configured in a nonlinear pattern;
wherein a second portion of the first tensile strand is disposed in the second channel; and
wherein a second portion of the second tensile strand is disposed in the third channel. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An article of footwear comprising:
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an upper and a sole structure; wherein at least a portion of the upper comprises; a spacer textile material comprising; a first layer; a second layer; a plurality of connecting members extending between and joining the first layer and the second layer; a first tensile strand and a second tensile strand; a first channel bounded by portions of the first layer and the second layer that are in direct contact; wherein a first portion of the first tensile strand and a first portion of the second tensile strand are disposed in the first channel; wherein a second channel of the spacer textile material holds a third portion of the first tensile strand; wherein a third channel of the spacer textile material holds a third portion of the second tensile strand; and wherein the first channel, the second channel and the third channel are configured in a non-liner pattern. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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