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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2017
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Travis Berrian, Portland, OR (US);
Bryan N. Farris, North Plains, OR (US);
Adrian Meir, Portland, OR (US);
Noah Murphy-Reinhertz, Portland, OR (US);
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Abstract
In one aspect, the present disclosure provides an article, which may be an upper for an article of footwear in some embodiments. The article may include a knitted component with a first zone and a second zone adjacent to the first zone. The knitted component may include a tab element extending from the first zone, where the tab element and the first zone include a common yarn. The first zone may include a first elasticity and the second zone may include a second elasticity, where the first elasticity is less than the second elasticity.