Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Article of footwear incorporating a knitted component with an integral knit tongue
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Application No.: US15369419Application Date: 2016-12-05
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Publication No.: US10378130B2Publication Date: 2019-08-13
- Inventor: Bhupesh Dua , Adrian Meir , Benjamin A. Shaffer , Bruce Huffa
- 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: D04B1/24
- IPC: D04B1/24 ; A43B1/04 ; A43B23/02 ; A43B23/26 ; D04B1/22 ; D04B15/56 ; D04B7/28

Abstract:
In one aspect, the present disclosure provides an upper for an article of footwear. The upper may include a knitted component with a knit element defining a portion of at least one of an exterior surface of the upper and an opposite interior surface of the upper, the interior surface defining a void. The knitted component may further include a tongue, where the tongue extends through a throat area of the upper, and where the tongue comprises a lateral edge and a medial edge. The knitted component may further include at least one raised element extending a height above the exterior surface of the knit element and extending a length along at least one of the lateral edge and the medial edge of the tongue, where the tongue and the at least one raised element have a common yarn.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170079367A1 ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR INCORPORATING A KNITTED COMPONENT WITH AN INTEGRAL KNIT TONGUE Public/Granted day:2017-03-23
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