Title:
ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR HAVING WELDED UPPER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2014/182651
Kind Code:
A8
Abstract:
An article of footwear includes an upper (110), including a skin layer (185) forming at least a portion of an external surface of the upper (110). The upper (110) also includes a reinforcing material (190) selectively located internal and adjacent to portions of the skin layer (185), thereby defining reinforced portions (195) of the skin layer and unreinforced portions (200) of the skin layer. The reinforcing material (190) is selectively joined with the skin layer (185) at a bonded area (205) by welding, the bonded area (205) having an externally exposed surface that defines a portion of the external surface of the upper (110). In addition, the skin layer (185) may have a first color and the externally exposed surface of the bonded area (205) may have a second color that is different from the first color.
Inventors:
BEREND THOMAS (US)
BEYE DOUGLAS A (US)
LE TONY H (US)
BEYE DOUGLAS A (US)
LE TONY H (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2014/036894
Publication Date:
October 15, 2015
Filing Date:
May 06, 2014
Export Citation:
Assignee:
NIKE INNOVATE CV (US)
BEREND THOMAS (US)
BEYE DOUGLAS A (US)
LE TONY H (US)
BEREND THOMAS (US)
BEYE DOUGLAS A (US)
LE TONY H (US)
International Classes:
A43B1/00; A43B7/08; A43B23/02; A43B23/26
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
THISSELL, Jeremy, T. et al. (LLC6710 A Rockledge Drive,Suite 40, Bethesda MD, US)
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