Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Footwear uppers and other textile components including reinforced and abutting edge joint seams
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Application No.: US13720313Application Date: 2012-12-19
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Publication No.: US09833041B2Publication Date: 2017-12-05
- Inventor: Thomas G. Bell
- Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
- 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 ; A41D27/24 ; A43B1/04 ; A43B9/00 ; A43B23/04 ; A43D111/00

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)).
Public/Granted literature
- US20130104426A1 Footwear Uppers and Other Textile Components Including Reinforced and Abutting Edge Joint Seams Public/Granted day:2013-05-02
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