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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2020
Applicant:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventors:
Andreas I. Schoppel, Beaverton, OR (US);
Shannon J. Basa, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D04B 1/16 (2006.01); D06C 23/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D04B 1/16 (2013.01); D06C 23/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A knitted component includes a first yarn and a second yarn, where the first yarn comprises a thermoplastic material having a melting temperature. The first yarn is used to create window openings of different shapes and sizes within the knitted component. This is achieved by using the first yarn to releasably secure adjacent edges of a window opening. The first yarn is then heated to release, at least in part, the first yarn from the edges of the window opening, allowing the edges to separate and thereby form a window opening.