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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2022
Applicant:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventors:
Dalton T. Durrell, Portland, OR (US);
Chaokun Huangfu, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43C 1/04 (2006.01); A43B 23/02 (2006.01); A43C 1/06 (2006.01); D04B 1/22 (2006.01); A43B 1/04 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43C 1/04 (2013.01); A43B 23/02 (2013.01); A43C 1/06 (2013.01); D04B 1/225 (2013.01); A43B 1/04 (2013.01); D10B 2501/043 (2013.01);
Abstract
An upper for an article of footwear may include an adjustable tensioning cable and a knitted component. The knitted component may include inlaid strands having exposed portions exposed on the surface of a knit element. A channel for receiving the tensioning cable is formed between the exposed portions and the surface of the knit element, where the tensioning cable extends through the channel.