Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Knitted footwear component with an inlaid ankle strand
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Application No.: US13686048Application Date: 2012-11-27
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Publication No.: US10172422B2Publication Date: 2019-01-08
- Inventor: Daniel A. Podhajny , Benjamin A. Shaffer
- Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US OR Beaverton
- Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
- Current Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US OR Beaverton
- Agency: Brinks Gilson & Lione
- Main IPC: A43B23/02
- IPC: A43B23/02 ; A43B1/04 ; A43B3/00 ; A43C1/00 ; D04B1/12 ; D04B15/56 ; D04B1/10

Abstract:
An article of footwear may include an upper incorporating a knitted component. An inlaid strand extends through the knitted component. A combination feeder may be utilized to inlay the strand within the knitted component. As an example, the combination feeder may include a feeder arm that reciprocates between a retracted position and an extended position. In manufacturing the knitted component, the feeder inlays the strand when the feeder arm is in the extended position, and the strand is absent from the knitted component when the feeder arm is in the retracted position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130145652A1 Knitted Footwear Component With An Inlaid Ankle Strand Public/Granted day:2013-06-13
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