Article of footwear incorporating a knitted component for a heel portion of an upper

    公开(公告)号:US10299531B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-28

    申请号:US14471243

    申请日:2014-08-28

    申请人: NIKE, Inc.

    摘要: An article of footwear may include an upper and a sole structure secured to the upper. The upper has a knitted component formed of unitary knit construction that includes at least one gore region located in a heel region of the article of footwear. The gore region provides a contoured configuration to the knitted component. In a method of manufacturing, a knitted component may include a first gore region and a plurality of second gore regions, with the first gore region being located in a heel area of the article of footwear and the second gore regions being located adjacent to the sole structure.

    PLUNGER SYSTEMS AND MULTI-FUNCTION FEEDERS FOR A KNITTING MACHINE

    公开(公告)号:US20180282916A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-04

    申请号:US15941032

    申请日:2018-03-30

    申请人: NIKE, Inc.

    IPC分类号: D04B15/70 D04B15/48 D04B7/14

    摘要: A feeder for a knitting machine may include a carrier configured to secure the feeder to a knitting machine such that the feeder is movable along a rail of the knitting machine and a feeder arm extending from the carrier. The feeder arm may include a dispensing area configured for supplying a yarn to a needle bed of the knitting machine, and the carrier may include a first actuation surface, a second actuation surface, and a third actuation surface, where the feeder performs a first knitting function when a plunger actuates the feeder by applying a force on the first actuation surface, where the feeder performs a second knitting function when the plunger actuates the feeder by contacting the second actuation surface, and where the feeder performs a third knitting function when the plunger actuates the feeder by contacting the third actuation surface.

    Upper for an article of footwear with first and second knitted portions

    公开(公告)号:US11375767B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-05

    申请号:US15969994

    申请日:2018-05-03

    申请人: NIKE, Inc.

    发明人: Stuart W. Dealey

    摘要: An upper may include a first knitted portion configured to form an outer surface of the upper, a second knitted portion configured to form an inner surface of the upper, where the second knitted portion is at least partially coextensive with the first knitted portion, an interstitial space between the first knitted portion and the second knitted portion, and a knitted connection structure connecting the first knitted portion to the second knitted portion. The knitted connection structure may extend at least partially along at least one of a tongue and a collar of the upper, and the second knitted portion may include at least one double jersey knit structure that is coextensive with the first knitted portion.

    Article of footwear incorporating a knitted component for a heel portion of an upper

    公开(公告)号:US11234477B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-01

    申请号:US16382803

    申请日:2019-04-12

    申请人: NIKE, Inc.

    摘要: An article of footwear may include an upper and a sole structure secured to the upper. The upper has a knitted component formed of unitary knit construction that includes at least one gore region located in a heel region of the article of footwear. The gore region provides a contoured configuration to the knitted component. In a method of manufacturing, a knitted component may include a first gore region and a plurality of second gore regions, with the first gore region being located in a heel area of the article of footwear and the second gore regions being located adjacent to the sole structure.

    UPPER FOR AN ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR WITH FIRST AND SECOND KNITTED PORTIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20220304414A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-29

    申请号:US17840135

    申请日:2022-06-14

    申请人: NIKE, Inc.

    发明人: Stuart W. Dealey

    摘要: An upper may include a first knitted portion configured to form an outer surface of the upper, a second knitted portion configured to form an inner surface of the upper, where the second knitted portion is at least partially coextensive with the first knitted portion, an interstitial space between the first knitted portion and the second knitted portion, and a knitted connection structure connecting the first knitted portion to the second knitted portion. The knitted connection structure may extend at least partially along at least one of a tongue and a collar of the upper, and the second knitted portion may include at least one double jersey knit structure that is coextensive with the first knitted portion.

    Method of simultaneously knitting opposing sides of an article of footwear

    公开(公告)号:US09970134B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-05-15

    申请号:US14994815

    申请日:2016-01-13

    申请人: NIKE, Inc.

    摘要: A method of knitting a knitted component for an article of footwear includes performing a pass of at least one yarn feeder along a longitudinal axis relative to first and second needle beds of a knitting machine. The method includes feeding at least one yarn with the at least one feeder during the pass. The method also includes forming, during the pass, a plurality of first loops with the first needles to define a first portion of the knitted component. The method further includes forming, during the pass, a plurality of second loops with the second needles to define a second portion of the knitted component. The first portion defines a medial side of an upper for the article of footwear. Additionally, the second portion defines a lateral side of the upper for the article of footwear.