Knitted component with inlaid cushioning

US11492736B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• NIKE, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Enkhbat Dorjgurkhem · Lake Oswego, US
• Derek A. Fitchett · Beaverton, US
• Kristen E. Orme · Portland, US
• Colin Runkle · Portland, US
• Gagandeep Singh · Duarte, US
• Dolores S. Thompson · Beaverton, US
• Erin E. Toraya · Portland, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 12, 2019
• Grant date: Nov 8, 2022
• Expiry date: Sep 13, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC D): Textiles; Paper
• CPC primary: D10B2501/043
• WIPO field: Other consumer goods
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

A knitted component may include a knit element with a first surface and an opposite second surface. An inlaid yarn may extend through the knit element and between the first surface and the second surface. A secured area where the first surface and the second surface are secured together may be included, where the inlaid yarn is secured by loops forming the first surface and the second surface. A cushioning area may be included, where the cushioning area has a tubular construction such that the first surface and the second surface are separable, forming a cavity therebetween, and where the inlaid yarn extends through the cavity formed between the first surface and the second surface.