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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2016
Applicant:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventors:
Thomas G. Bell, Portland, OR (US);
Scott C. Holt, Portland, OR (US);
Thomas J. Rushbrook, Portland, OR (US);
Sam Amis, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 23/02 (2006.01); D04B 21/10 (2006.01); A43B 23/04 (2006.01); A43B 1/04 (2006.01); A43C 1/04 (2006.01); A43B 3/04 (2006.01); A43B 3/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 23/028 (2013.01); A43B 1/04 (2013.01); A43B 3/04 (2013.01); A43B 3/08 (2013.01); A43B 23/027 (2013.01); A43B 23/0245 (2013.01); A43B 23/0275 (2013.01); A43B 23/042 (2013.01); A43C 1/04 (2013.01); D04B 21/10 (2013.01); D10B 2403/023 (2013.01); D10B 2501/043 (2013.01);
Abstract
A warp knit element for an article of footwear includes a plurality of strap members that are separated by a slit. The strap members are formed of unitary knit construction to be joined at a junction. Edges that define the strap member extend generally in a warp direction on the knit element. The knit element can provide stretch resistance to the article of footwear.