Granted Patent B2

US 12,349,759 · App. 17/840,135 · Granted Jul 8, 2025

Inventor: Stuart W. Dealey (Portland, OR)

Assignee: NIKE, Inc.

A43B1/04A43B9/00A43B23/0215A43B23/0295A43B23/26D04B1/22D04B1/24D10B2403/023D10B2403/032D10B2501/043D10B2501/061

Abstract

Claims (11)

1. A method of knitting a shoe upper, the method comprising:

knitting, as part of a first layer of the shoe upper, a first area having a first width extending in a medial-to-lateral orientation;

knitting, as part of the first layer of the shoe upper, first courses of the first layer, the first courses having a second width;

knitting, as part of a second layer of the shoe upper, second courses that are continuous with the first courses, the second courses having a third width;

knitting, after the second courses, and as part of the second layer of the shoe upper, a second area having a fourth width extending in the medial-to-lateral orientation,

wherein the second width and the third width are more narrow than the first width and the fourth width;

wherein during the knitting a knitted connection structure is formed between the first layer and the second layer by holding loops on needles of a needle bed for a certain number of courses; and

folding, along the knitted connection structure, the first layer and/or the second layer that are coextensive with each other about the knitted connection structure to thereby from a wearable shape of the shoe upper that includes an inner surface and an outer surface.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first layer and the second layer that are coextensive each include a double jersey knit structure.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the knitted connection structure extends along at least part of a terminal edge of a collar of the shoe upper.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the knitted connection structure extends along at least part of a terminal edge of a tongue of the shoe upper.

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