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Patent No.:

US 12144398 B1

Date of Patent:

Nov. 19, 2024

Filed:

Feb. 01, 2022

Wearable article and method of manufacturing a wearable article

Applicant:

Converse Inc., Boston, MA (US);

Inventor:

Eric Hullegie, Boston, MA (US);

Assignee:

Converse Inc., Boston, MA (US);

Attorney:

Quinn IP Law

Primary Examiner:

Aiying Zhao

Int. Cl.

CPC ...

A43B 3/38 (2022.01); A43B 1/14 (2006.01); A43C 19/00 (2006.01); A44B 11/20 (2006.01); A45C 13/10 (2006.01); A45F 3/04 (2006.01); B29C 51/14 (2006.01);

U.S. Cl.

CPC ...

A43B 3/38 (2022.01); A43B 1/14 (2013.01); A43C 19/00 (2013.01); A44B 11/20 (2013.01); A45C 13/1084 (2013.01); A45F 3/04 (2013.01); B29C 51/14 (2013.01); A45F 2003/045 (2013.01); B29C 2793/0081 (2013.01);

Abstract

In an example, a wearable article includes a nonwoven textile sheet having a first portion and a second portion contiguous with the first portion. The first portion has a first density and a first modulus of elasticity. The second portion has a second density less than the first density and has a second modulus of elasticity less than the first modulus of elasticity. The first portion is shaped differently than the second portion as an integral implement of the wearable article. A method of manufacturing a wearable article may comprise thermoforming the first portion while the second portion contiguous with the thermoformed first portion is not thermoformed.

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