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Method of manufacturing a knitted component

US9060570B2 · kind B2 · utility

16Cited by

94References

18Claims

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Assignee

NIKE, Inc. · US

Inventors

Bruce Huffa · Sylvia Park, US
Bhupesh Dua · Portland, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 15, 2011
Grant date	Jun 23, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 3, 2034

Classification

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

Abstract

An article of footwear and a variety of other products may incorporate a knitted component. An inlaid strand extends through the knitted component. A combination feeder may be utilized to inlay the strand within the knitted component. As an example, the combination feeder may include a feeder arm that reciprocates between a retracted position and an extended position. In manufacturing the knitted component, the feeder inlays the strand when the feeder arm is in the extended position, and the strand is absent from the knitted component when the feeder arm is in the retracted position.

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