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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2017
Applicant:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventors:
Pamela S. Greene, Portland, OR (US);
Michael A. Aveni, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Christopher James Lyke, Beaverton, OR (US);
Bryan N. Farris, North Plains, OR (US);
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 1/04 (2006.01); A43B 3/00 (2006.01); A43B 23/02 (2006.01); A43B 7/20 (2006.01); A43B 23/26 (2006.01); D04B 1/22 (2006.01); D04B 21/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 1/04 (2013.01); A43B 3/0031 (2013.01); A43B 7/20 (2013.01); A43B 23/025 (2013.01); A43B 23/0205 (2013.01); A43B 23/026 (2013.01); A43B 23/028 (2013.01); A43B 23/0235 (2013.01); A43B 23/26 (2013.01); D04B 1/22 (2013.01); D04B 21/207 (2013.01); D10B 2403/0241 (2013.01); D10B 2501/043 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a collar element for an article of footwear is disclosed. The method comprises knitting the collar element comprising a tubular structure defining an interior cavity and a plurality of floating yarns within the cavity. The method further comprises securing the collar element to an upper of the article of footwear. A method of manufacturing an upper for an article of footwear having a collar element is also disclosed.