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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2013
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Frederick J. Dojan, Vancouver, WA (US);
Shane S. Kohatsu, Beaverton, OR (US);
Ruzica Krstic, Beaverton, OR (US);
Chin-Chen Huang, Taichung, TW;
Benjamin Nethongkome, Beaverton, OR (US);
Dolores S. Thompson, Beaverton, OR (US);
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Abstract
A composite shell for an upper may include a base layer and a fiber-reinforced layer. The base layer may comprise a mesh or other type of textile material and may extend at least over sides of a generally foot-shaped interior region of the upper. The fiber-reinforced layer may be at least partially bonded to the base layer. The fiber-reinforced layer may extend at least from a lower portion of the base layer generally corresponding to a footbed perimeter to at least a top portion of the base layer generally corresponding to part of an instep region. The fiber-reinforced layer may include a plurality of strips extending from the lower portion to the top portion, the strips separated by inter-strip gaps in the fiber-reinforced layer.