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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2020
Filed:
May. 26, 2015
Applicant:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventors:
Robert M. Bruce, Portland, OR (US);
Eun Kyung Lee, Beaverton, OR (US);
Craig K. Sills, Tigard, OR (US);
Assignee:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 23/02 (2006.01); D04C 3/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 23/0245 (2013.01); A43B 23/021 (2013.01); A43B 23/0215 (2013.01); D04C 3/48 (2013.01);
Abstract
An article of footwear is formed from multiple braided components. The braided components may be braided strands formed from different tensile elements. The tensile elements may have different cross-sections. The tensile elements may be from different materials. Different braided strands may then be over-braided over a last to form a braided upper for the article of footwear.