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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2018
Applicant:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventors:
Bhupesh Dua, Portland, OR (US);
Benjamin A. Shaffer, Saratoga, CA (US);
Bruce Huffa, Encino, CA (US);
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 5/10 (2006.01); A43B 23/04 (2006.01); A43B 1/04 (2006.01); A43B 3/00 (2006.01); A43B 23/02 (2006.01); D04B 1/12 (2006.01); D04B 15/56 (2006.01); A43C 1/00 (2006.01); A43C 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 5/10 (2013.01); A43B 1/04 (2013.01); A43B 3/0078 (2013.01); A43B 23/025 (2013.01); A43B 23/0205 (2013.01); A43B 23/0255 (2013.01); A43B 23/0265 (2013.01); A43B 23/042 (2013.01); A43B 23/045 (2013.01); A43C 1/00 (2013.01); A43C 5/00 (2013.01); D04B 1/123 (2013.01); D04B 15/56 (2013.01); D10B 2403/032 (2013.01); D10B 2501/043 (2013.01);
Abstract
An article of footwear may include an upper incorporating a knitted component. An inlaid strand extends through the knitted component. A combination feeder may be utilized to inlay the strand within the knitted component. As an example, the combination feeder may include a feeder arm that reciprocates between a retracted position and an extended position. In manufacturing the knitted component, the feeder inlays the strand when the feeder arm is in the extended position, and the strand is absent from the knitted component when the feeder arm is in the retracted position.