Footwear uppers and other textile components including reinforced and abutting edge joint seams

    公开(公告)号:US11571041B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-07

    申请号:US16900322

    申请日:2020-06-12

    申请人: NIKE, Inc.

    发明人: Thomas G. Bell

    摘要: 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)).

    Upper for an article of footwear with at least one strand for lasting

    公开(公告)号:US11464289B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-11

    申请号:US16443432

    申请日:2019-06-17

    申请人: NIKE, Inc.

    发明人: Bryan N. Farris

    摘要: The present disclosure provides a knitted component, the knitted component with a knit element that forms at least a portion of an upper for an article of footwear and defines an interior void for receiving a foot. A lower perimeter edge of the knit element may extend between a lateral side and a medial side of the upper. At least one strand of the knitted component may extend through the lower perimeter edge on opposite sides of the knitted component so as to extend between the lateral side and the medial side of the upper. The knitted component may be formed on a knitting machine, and the at least one strand may be configured to be tensioned to tighten the upper around a last.

    UPPER FOR AN ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR WITH FIRST AND SECOND KNITTED PORTIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20220304414A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-29

    申请号:US17840135

    申请日:2022-06-14

    申请人: NIKE, Inc.

    发明人: Stuart W. Dealey

    摘要: An upper may include a first knitted portion configured to form an outer surface of the upper, a second knitted portion configured to form an inner surface of the upper, where the second knitted portion is at least partially coextensive with the first knitted portion, an interstitial space between the first knitted portion and the second knitted portion, and a knitted connection structure connecting the first knitted portion to the second knitted portion. The knitted connection structure may extend at least partially along at least one of a tongue and a collar of the upper, and the second knitted portion may include at least one double jersey knit structure that is coextensive with the first knitted portion.