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Title:
KNITTED COMPONENT WITH AN INNER LAYER HAVING A THERMOPLASTIC MATERIAL AND RELATED METHOD
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2020/243444
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A method for making a knitted component (100) may include one or more of the following steps: knitting a first knit layer (104) and a second knit layer (112) on a knitting machine, where the first knit layer (104) and the second knit layer (112) each include a plurality of intermeshed loops, and where at least one loop of the first knit layer (104) is intermeshed with at least one loop of the second knit layer (112); inlaying an inlaid strand (120) between the first knit layer (104) and the second knit layer (112) during the knitting of the first knit layer (104) and the second knit layer (112), where the inlaid strand (120) includes a thermoplastic material having a melting point; and applying heat to at least a portion of the thermoplastic material of the inlaid strand (120) such that the portion of the thermoplastic material rises to a temperature at or above the melting point.

Inventors:
MEIR ADRIAN (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2020/035142
Publication Date:
March 04, 2021
Filing Date:
May 29, 2020
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Assignee:
NIKE INNOVATE CV (US)
NIKE INC (US)
International Classes:
D04B1/12; A43B1/04
Domestic Patent References:
WO2018089686A12018-05-17
Foreign References:
EP2649898A12013-10-16
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
GERARDOT, Christopher, J. et al. (US)
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