Allbirds, Inc.

Talia Rapier

Jamie S McLellan

James M Romero

Timothy O Brown

Lisa Halbower-Fenton

April Gourdie

Dennice Quijano Barerra

Olivier Henrichot

Dennice Quijano Barrera

Thomas Jad Finck

Romesh Patel

Justin Cleveland

Sarah Curlin

Jad Finck

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

Footwear midsole and outsole

Growing community of inventors

San Francisco, CA, United States of America

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