Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Knitted component with inlay plush
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Application No.: US17900823Application Date: 2022-08-31
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Publication No.: US12043929B2Publication Date: 2024-07-23
- Inventor: Martin Ellerhorst
- Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US OR Beaverton
- Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
- Current Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US OR Beaverton
- Agency: Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.
- Main IPC: D04B1/02
- IPC: D04B1/02 ; A43B1/04 ; D04B1/10 ; D04B1/12 ; D04B1/24

Abstract:
A knitted component comprises plush loops created with an inlaid yarn. A first surface of the knitted component includes a first yarn formed with a first stitch sequence that includes a quantity of knit stitches and a quantity of missed stitches. The second surface includes a second yarn formed with a second stitch sequence that includes a quantity of tuck stitches and a quantity of missed stitches. A third yarn is inlaid between two needle beds knitting the first and second yarns, and while the third yarn is inlaid, tuck stitches of the second yarn created with the previous pass of the carriage are transferred from one needle bed to another. Loops formed by the third yarn are locked into place by the transferred tuck stitches. The knitted component may be incorporated into an article of footwear. A method of manufacturing the knitted component is also described herein.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230064557A1 KNITTED COMPONENT WITH INLAY PLUSH Public/Granted day:2023-03-02
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