	US 11,857,022 B2
	Article of footwear incorporating a knitted component with tensile strand
Daniel A. Podhajny, Beaverton, OR (US); Chung-Ming Chang, Yun-Lin (TW); Ya-Fang Chen, Chang-Hua (TW); and Pei-Ju Su, Miao-Li (TW)
Assigned to NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US)
Filed by NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US)
Filed on Jul. 29, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/388,936.
Application 17/388,936 is a division of application No. 15/374,629, filed on Dec. 9, 2016, granted, now 11,116,274.
Application 15/374,629 is a division of application No. 13/783,782, filed on Mar. 4, 2013, granted, now 9,545,128, issued on Jan. 17, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2021/0352994 A1, Nov. 18, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A43B 1/04 (2022.01); A43B 23/02 (2006.01); A43C 1/04 (2006.01); D04B 1/12 (2006.01); A43B 1/00 (2006.01); A43B 23/04 (2006.01)

CPC A43B 1/04 (2013.01) [A43B 1/0063 (2013.01); A43B 23/021 (2013.01); A43B 23/025 (2013.01); A43B 23/0215 (2013.01); A43B 23/0235 (2013.01); A43B 23/0245 (2013.01); A43B 23/0265 (2013.01); A43B 23/0275 (2013.01); A43B 23/042 (2013.01); A43C 1/04 (2013.01); D04B 1/123 (2013.01); D10B 2403/0213 (2013.01); D10B 2403/02411 (2013.01); D10B 2403/032 (2013.01); D10B 2501/043 (2013.01)]

10 Claims

1. An article of footwear comprising a sole structure and an upper, the upper comprising:

a knitted component having unitary knit construction and having a base portion that is configured to be disposed underfoot and coextensive with the sole structure, the base portion comprising a first knit layer and a second knit layer overlapping with the first knit layer, wherein the first knit layer and the second knit layer each extend continuously between a lateral side and a medial side of the upper to define an underfoot portion passage that is coextensive with the base portion, the underfoot portion passage extending continuously between the lateral side and the medial side of the upper; and

a tensile strand extending through the underfoot portion passage between the lateral and medial sides.