Knitted upper with two sides and an underfoot portion

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11058179-B2
Application number	US-201815958513-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 20, 2018
Priority date	Apr 21, 2017
Publication date	Jul 13, 2021
Grant date	Jul 13, 2021

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a knitted component for an article of footwear. The knitted component may include a first side and a second side, where the first side and the second side form an overfoot portion. An underfoot portion may be located between the first side and the second side, where at least a portion of the first side and at least a portion of the second side of the knitted component are located on one of a medial side and a lateral side of the overfoot portion, and where a knitted course extends from the first side, through the underfoot portion, and to the second side.

First claim

I claim:

1. A knitted component for an article of footwear, the knitted component comprising:
a first side and a second side, the first side and the second side forming an overfoot portion; and
an underfoot portion positioned between the first side and the second side, the underfoot portion being coextensive with a sole structure of the article of footwear,
wherein at least a portion of the first side is located on a medial or a lateral side of the article of footwear and wherein at least a portion of the second side is located on the other of the medial and the lateral side of the article of footwear,
wherein a course of the knitted component extends from the first side, through the underfoot portion, and to the second side,
wherein the first side includes a toe portion, the toe portion having an underfoot side, an overfoot side, and a cavity therebetween, and
wherein the underfoot side of the toe portion includes a first edge extending from a lateral edge of the sole structure to a medial edge of the sole structure, wherein the underfoot portion includes a second edge extending from the lateral edge of the sole structure to the medial edge of the sole structure,
wherein a seam connects the first edge and the second edge, and
wherein the seam extends along the first edge and the second edge from the lateral edge of the sole structure of the medial edge of the sole structure.

2. The knitted component of claim 1 , wherein the course is formed by a single pass of a knitting machine.

3. The knitted component of claim 1 , wherein the cavity forms at least a portion of a void for receiving a foot.

4. The knitted component of claim 1 , wherein the toe portion includes a connection structure formed on a knitting machine and joining the underfoot side and the overfoot side.

5. The knitted component of claim 1 , wherein the underfoot side of the toe portion is inverted with respect to the underfoot portion.

6. The knitted component of claim 1 , further comprising a cup-shaped heel portion with a knitted edge configured to form a collar of the article of footwear.

7. The knitted component of claim 1 , further comprising a fastening element coupled to the first side and the second side and configured to pull the first side with respect to the second side to tighten the knitted component around a foot.

8. A knitted component for an article of footwear, the knitted component comprising:
a first side and a second side, the first side and the second side forming an overfoot portion of the article of footwear; and
an underfoot portion positioned between the first side and the second side such that a common course extends through the first side, the second side, and the underfoot portion, the underfoot portion being coextensive with a sole structure of the article of footwear; and
a toe portion, the toe portion having an underfoot side, an overfoot side, and a cavity therebetween,
wherein the overfoot side of the toe portion includes a course that is interlooped with at least one course of the first side of the knitted component,
wherein the underfoot side of the toe portion includes an edge that is secured to the underfoot portion via a seam, and
wherein an entire length of the seam is covered by the sole structure.

9. The knitted component of claim 8 , wherein the toe portion is inverted with respect to the underfoot portion such that the underfoot side of the toe portion is inverted relative to the underfoot portion.

10. The knitted component of claim 9 , wherein the underfoot side of the toe portion faces the same direction as the underfoot portion of the knitted component.

11. The knitted component of claim 8 ,
wherein the cavity forms at least a portion of a void for receiving a foot, and
wherein the toe portion includes a connection structure formed on a knitting machine and joining the underfoot side and the overfoot side.

12. An article of footwear, comprising:
a knitted component having an underfoot portion,
a first side of the knitted component extending from the underfoot portion such that the first side and the underfoot portion include a common course;
a second side of the knitted component extending from the underfoot portion such that the second side and the underfoot portion include a common course; and
a toe portion of the knitted component having overfoot side and an underfoot side, wherein a cavity is located between the overfoot side and the underfoot side,
wherein the overfoot side of the toe portion is secured to the first side of the knitted component via knitted loops, and
wherein the underfoot side of the toe portion is secured to the underfoot portion via a seam that extends along the underfoot side from a medial side of the underfoot portion to a lateral side of the underfoot portion.

13. The article of footwear of claim 12 , wherein the seam extends along the underfoot side from a lateral edge of a sole structure to a medial edge of the sole structure.

14. The article of footwear of claim 12 , wherein an entire length of the seam is covered by a sole structure.

Assignees

• Nike Inc

Inventors

• Woodard Samantha

Classifications

• A43B1/04

  braided, knotted, knitted or crocheted · CPC title

• G06T1/00

  General purpose image data processing · CPC title

• D10B2501/043

  Footwear · CPC title

• D10B2403/033

  Three dimensional fabric, e.g. forming or comprising cavities in or protrusions from the basic planar configuration, or deviations from the cylindrical shape as generally imposed by the fabric forming process · CPC title

• D04B1/108

  Gussets, e.g. pouches or heel or toe portions · CPC title