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Textile including bulking yarn

US11492730B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

NIKE, Inc. · US

Inventors

Fabricio da Costa Pereira Machado · Portland, US
Kristen E. Orme · Portland, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 23, 2017
Grant date	Nov 8, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 29, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
CPC primaryD10B2501/043
WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In one aspect, a textile component including bulking yarn is disclosed. In embodiments, the textile component is a knitted component. In one embodiment, an article of footwear includes a knitted component arch support configured to reduce the rate of pronation. A support structure may include a fusible yarn adjacent to an external surface of the arch support, a bulking yarn, and a nonfusible yarn. In certain embodiments, an arch support includes compartments and flex lines. In another aspect, an article having a knitted component includes a rigid material, a bulking yarn, and a flexible material. The rigid material may be fusible yarn. Methods for forming a textile component are provided. One embodiment involves knitting a first section comprising a fusible yarn, a second section comprising a bulking yarn, and a third section comprising a nonfusible yarn, and heating.

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