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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2016
Shima Seiki Mfg., Ltd., Wakayama-Shi, Wakayama, JP;
Kenta Terai, Wakayama, JP;
Masamitsu Ikenaka, Wakayama, JP;
SHIMA SEIKI MFG., LTD., Wakayama-Shi, Wakayama, JP;
Abstract
Footwear includes an inner knitted fabric () and an outer knitted fabric () that are connected by a stitch row at a top line (). In the footwear, wale directions of the inner knitted fabric and the outer knitted fabric are different, and/or, the outer knitted fabric is provided with a portion made of a knitted structure () with holes, and the inner knitted fabric arranged on the inner side of that portion is made of a knitted structure () whose stretchability is lower than that of another portion of the inner knitted fabric. A difference in stretchability between the vertical and horizontal directions of the footwear provided with a double layer knitted fabric is reduced, or a difference in stretchability depending on the position in the footwear is reduced.