US 11,910,885 B2
Article of footwear incorporating winding elements
Sabrina Zinner, Nuremberg (DE); Andreas Siegismund, Rueckersdorf (DE); and Matthias Hartmann, Forchheim (DE)
Assigned to PUMA SE, Herzogenaurach (DE)
Filed by PUMA SE, Herzogenaurach (DE)
Filed on Oct. 5, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/063,316.
Prior Publication US 2022/0104588 A1, Apr. 7, 2022
Int. Cl. A43D 59/00 (2006.01); A43D 11/02 (2006.01)
CPC A43D 59/00 (2013.01) [A43D 11/02 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of manufacturing an article of footwear defining a forefoot region, a midfoot region, and a heel region, the method comprising:
providing a sole structure and a support structure, the sole structure defining an exterior surface;
winding a first continuous thread around the support structure to at least partially define an upper, the first continuous thread defining variable spacing between portions of the upper from the forefoot region to the heel region;
securing the first continuous thread;
winding a second continuous thread over the first continuous thread such that a plurality of peaks are defined by the second continuous thread along a side of the support structure in the midfoot region; and
securing the second continuous thread,
wherein the first continuous thread is non-self-intersecting and extends from the forefoot region to the heel region,
wherein each individual peak of the plurality of peaks defined by the second continuous thread comprises a first leg and a second leg, the first leg connected to the second leg such that of the plurality of peak points in a direction upward from the sole structure and away from the heel region, and
wherein the second continuous thread is configured to couple the upper to the sole structure.