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Patent No.:

US 11129443 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2021

Filed:

Aug. 29, 2019

Footwear upper incorporating a knitted component with sock and tongue portions

Applicant:

Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);

Inventor:

Kenneth T. Craig, Beaverton, OR (US);

Assignee:

NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);

Attorney:

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Primary Examiner:

Sharon M Prange

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 1/04 (2006.01); A43B 23/02 (2006.01); A43B 23/04 (2006.01); A43B 23/26 (2006.01); A43B 23/07 (2006.01); D04B 1/26 (2006.01); D04B 1/10 (2006.01); A43C 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 23/07 (2013.01); A43B 1/04 (2013.01); A43B 23/02 (2013.01); A43B 23/021 (2013.01); A43B 23/024 (2013.01); A43B 23/026 (2013.01); A43B 23/0215 (2013.01); A43B 23/0245 (2013.01); A43B 23/04 (2013.01); A43B 23/042 (2013.01); A43B 23/26 (2013.01); A43C 1/04 (2013.01); D04B 1/104 (2013.01); D04B 1/106 (2013.01); D04B 1/26 (2013.01); D10B 2403/0113 (2013.01); D10B 2403/021 (2013.01); D10B 2403/023 (2013.01); D10B 2501/043 (2013.01);
Abstract

An upper for an article of footwear may be at least partially formed with a knitted component. The knitted component may include a sock portion and a tongue portion, the sock portion having a hollow structure and a toe area, the hollow structure (a) forming an ankle opening in a heel region of the footwear and (b) extending between the heel region and a forefoot region of the footwear to define a void within the footwear for receiving a foot. The tongue portion may have an elongate configuration (a) located in at least a portion of a length of a throat area of the upper and (b) including at least two knit layers that are coextensive.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Craig, Kenneth. (2021). Footwear upper incorporating a knitted component with sock and tongue portions (U.S. Patent No. 11129443). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11129443

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