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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2019
Applicant:
Under Armour, Inc., Baltimore, MD (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Under Armour, Inc., Baltimore, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 23/02 (2006.01); D04C 1/06 (2006.01); A43B 1/04 (2022.01); A43B 9/02 (2006.01); A43C 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 23/0275 (2013.01); A43B 1/04 (2013.01); A43B 9/02 (2013.01); A43B 23/025 (2013.01); A43B 23/0235 (2013.01); D04C 1/06 (2013.01); A43C 11/004 (2013.01); D10B 2501/043 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one embodiment, an article of footwear including an upper is described. The upper includes a braid body and at least one component. The braid body includes at least one braided layer. A reinforcement element is attached to the braid body along a connection area using a connecting stitch. The component is attached to the braid body at the connection area using a zigzag stitch including a thread that passes through the component at a first location and passes through the reinforcement element and the braid body at a second location. The second location extends beyond the connecting stitch attaching the reinforcement element to the braid body.