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Article of footwear with multiple layers, retention system for an article of footwear, and methods of manufacture

US10718074B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

NIKE, Inc. · US

Inventors

Stephen J. Hipp · Hillsboro, US
Fanny Yung Ho · Portland, US
Bruce J. Kilgore · Lake Oswego, US
Thomas J. Rushbrook · Portland, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 20, 2017
Grant date	Jul 21, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 25, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
CPC primaryD10B2501/043
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

In one aspect of the present disclosure, a knitted component may include a knitted layer at least partially formed with a plurality of first yarns and a retention system formed in the knitted layer. The retention system may include a plurality of floating portions of the first yarns, and may be movable from a first state to a second state. In the first state, the plurality of floating portions of the first yarns may assume a slack state, where a float length of the first yarns may be greater than a dimension of the retention system.

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