US 12,279,673 B2
Article with ribbon structure having nodes and links
Tom Luedecke, Baltimore, MD (US)
Assigned to Under Armour, Inc., Baltimore, MD (US)
Filed by Under Armour, Inc., Baltimore, MD (US)
Filed on Feb. 19, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/581,227.
Application 18/581,227 is a continuation of application No. 17/583,806, filed on Jan. 25, 2022, granted, now 11,910,872.
Application 17/583,806 is a continuation of application No. 16/871,845, filed on May 11, 2020, granted, now 11,241,064, issued on Feb. 8, 2022.
Application 16/871,845 is a continuation of application No. 16/026,757, filed on Jul. 3, 2018, granted, now 10,716,362, issued on Jul. 21, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0188683 A1, Jun. 13, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A43B 23/02 (2006.01); D05C 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC A43B 23/025 (2013.01) [A43B 23/0205 (2013.01); A43B 23/0215 (2013.01); A43B 23/0245 (2013.01); A43B 23/027 (2013.01); A43B 23/0275 (2013.01); D05C 17/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An article of footwear, comprising:
a sole structure; and
an upper positioned over the sole structure, the upper forming an inner peripheral edge an outer peripheral edge, wherein the inner peripheral edge extends around a throat opening of the upper and the outer peripheral edge engages the sole structure,
wherein the upper comprises a ribbon structure including a ribbon portion provided by a long, flat and narrow strip of material that is elongated in a length direction relative to a width direction and elongated in the width direction relative to a thickness direction, the ribbon portion winding between the inner peripheral edge and the outer peripheral edge such that ribbon portion includes straight ribbon sections and curved ribbon sections.