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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2021
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Sam Amis, Portland, OR (US);
Vianney de Montgolfier, Portland, OR (US);
Gjermund Haugbro, Beaverton, OR (US);
James Hwang, Taichung, TW;
Daniel A. Johnson, Portland, OR (US);
Tetsuya T. Minami, Portland, OR (US);
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Abstract
An article of footwear, such as a shoe, includes an upper and a sole. The upper may be formed with an outer layer and a floating textile layer relative to one or more portions of the outer layer. The floating textile layer has an apparent elongation that is less than an apparent elongation of the outer layer in response to an equal tensile force applied to each of the floating textile layer and the outer layer along a same axis of orientation. The differential in apparent elongation of the outer layer and the floating textile layer may increase wearability and functionability of the upper.