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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 2021
Filed:
May. 30, 2018
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Robert M. Bruce, Portland, OR (US);
Eun Kyung Lee, Beaverton, OR (US);
James Y. Yoo, Portland, OR (US);
Chikao Ichikawa, Gunma, JP;
NIKE, INC., Beaverton, OR (US);
Abstract
Aspects herein are directed to braided articles and methods for their manufacture. The braided articles may include articles of footwear having braided uppers. The braided uppers may include a base yarn and a high performance yarn. The high performance yarn may form a braided structure within the braided upper. The braided structure may be continuously braided to provide continuous support to a wearer's foot when the article of footwear is worn as intended, by a wearer. Additionally, the high performance yarn may be configured to exit the braided upper and re-enter the braided upper to form a plurality of arcuate loops along the throat area of the braided article of footwear for accommodating a lace for further adjustment of the fit of the article of footwear on the wearer's foot, when worn.