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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2021
Applicant:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventors:
Tory M. Cross, Portland, OR (US);
Daniel A. Podhajny, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D04B 1/24 (2006.01); A43C 1/00 (2006.01); A43C 1/04 (2006.01); A43B 23/02 (2006.01); D04B 1/22 (2006.01); A43B 13/14 (2006.01); A43B 13/18 (2006.01); A43B 1/04 (2022.01); A43C 5/00 (2006.01); D04B 1/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D04B 1/24 (2013.01); A43B 1/04 (2013.01); A43B 13/14 (2013.01); A43B 13/181 (2013.01); A43B 13/187 (2013.01); A43B 23/0265 (2013.01); A43C 1/00 (2013.01); A43C 1/04 (2013.01); A43C 5/00 (2013.01); D04B 1/18 (2013.01); D04B 1/22 (2013.01); D10B 2403/0241 (2013.01); D10B 2501/043 (2013.01);
Abstract
An upper for an article of footwear may include a knitted component having an auxetic portion. The auxetic portion may be configured to move between a first position and a second position as the knitted component stretches. The knitted component may also include a tensile strand inlaid within at least one of a course and a wale of the knit element, where the tensile strand extends through the auxetic portion, and where the tensile strand is selectively securable to the knit element via a securement device. The securement device may be spaced from the auxetic portion.