Allbirds, Inc.

April Gourdie

Jamie S McLellan

Lisa Halbower-Fenton

James M Romero

Timothy O Brown

Talia Rapier

Dennice Quijano Barerra

Jad Finck

Thomas Jad Finck

Dennice Quijano Barrera

A shoe may include an upper portion constructed from a continuous textile (e.g., a knit textile) that includes an elastic region and a structural region. The elastic region may be positioned about a perimeter of an opening into a cavity configured to receive a wearer's foot, and the elastic region may be configured to secure the shoe to a wearer's foot. The elastic region may have a first elasticity that is greater than a second elasticity of the structural region. In an unworn configuration, the elastic region may cause a tread surface of a sole of the shoe to have a continuous curvature. In a worn configuration, substantially all of an intermediate section of the tread surface may contact a surface on which the shoe is placed. The elastic region may improve the performance of the shoe, including the comfort and durability.

Knit shoes with elastic region

Footwear

Growing community of inventors

San Francisco, CA, United States of America

April Gourdie