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US08347438B2 Footwear uppers and other textile components including reinforced and abutting edge joint seams 有权
鞋面和其他纺织部件包括加强和邻接边缘接缝

  • Patent Title: Footwear uppers and other textile components including reinforced and abutting edge joint seams
  • Patent Title (中): 鞋面和其他纺织部件包括加强和邻接边缘接缝
  • Application No.: US12239986
    Application Date: 2008-09-29
  • Publication No.: US08347438B2
    Publication Date: 2013-01-08
  • Inventor: Thomas G. Bell
  • Applicant: Thomas G. Bell
  • Applicant Address: US OR Beaverton
  • Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
  • Current Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
  • Current Assignee Address: US OR Beaverton
  • Agency: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
  • Main IPC: A43B23/02
  • IPC: A43B23/02
Footwear uppers and other textile components including reinforced and abutting edge joint seams
Abstract:
Textile Components, such as upper members for articles of footwear, include: (a) a first portion having a first edge, wherein the first edge includes a first portion of material engaged with a first seam support material via a first thermoplastic material; (b) a second portion having a second edge, wherein the second edge includes a second portion of material engaged with a second seam support material via a second thermoplastic material; and (c) structure to engage the first and second edges in an abutting edge joint (such as a zig-zag stitch). The resulting textile components may be lightweight and breathable (e.g., due to use of lightweight upper fabric), having a comfortable fit (e.g., due to the abutting edge joint), while still providing a strong, stable, and durable construction (e.g., due to the presence of the seam support member(s)).
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