US 12,269,231 B2
Articles of footwear and apparel having a partially fused fabric portion and methods of making the same
Robert Leimer, Portland, OR (US); Warren Freeman, Guangzhou (CN); Angus Wardlaw, Nurmberg (DE); Nicholas Groeneweg, Portland, OR (US); and Henry Ling, Portland, OR (US)
Assigned to adidas AG, Herzogenaurach (DE)
Filed by adidas AG, Herzogenaurach (DE)
Filed on Jun. 29, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/915,111.
Application 16/915,111 is a continuation of application No. 15/192,351, filed on Jun. 24, 2016, granted, now 10,703,060.
Claims priority of application No. 201610388509.7 (CN), filed on Jun. 2, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2020/0324499 A1, Oct. 15, 2020
Int. Cl. A43B 23/02 (2006.01); A43B 5/02 (2006.01); A43B 5/06 (2022.01); A43B 23/04 (2006.01); B29C 43/18 (2006.01); B29D 35/00 (2010.01); D04B 1/16 (2006.01); D04B 21/16 (2006.01)
CPC B29D 35/0054 (2013.01) [A43B 5/02 (2013.01); A43B 5/06 (2013.01); A43B 23/0215 (2013.01); A43B 23/0225 (2013.01); A43B 23/0235 (2013.01); A43B 23/0245 (2013.01); A43B 23/0255 (2013.01); A43B 23/026 (2013.01); A43B 23/042 (2013.01); B29C 43/184 (2013.01); D04B 1/16 (2013.01); D04B 21/16 (2013.01); D10B 2401/041 (2013.01); D10B 2403/0114 (2013.01); D10B 2403/021 (2013.01); D10B 2403/032 (2013.01); D10B 2501/043 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An article of footwear comprising:
an upper comprising a fabric portion comprising a sandwich mesh comprising a first layer, a second layer, and spacer yarns between the first and second layer,
wherein the first layer comprises yarns formed from filaments, the filaments comprising a material having a first melting temperature that is equal to or less than 140° Celsius;
the yarns partially fused such that the each yarn of the yarns is fused to an adjacent yarn of the yarns and the filaments of the partially fused yarns are partially fused to adjacent filaments such that the yarns and filaments do not form a continuous, non-textile material,
wherein the adjacent filaments that are partially fused to each other cannot move with respect to each other, and
wherein the first layer comprises a copolyamide, the second layer comprises spandex, and the spacer yarns comprise polyester.