US 12,295,449 B1
Article of footwear incorporating an upper assembly
Chaokun Huangfu, Portland, OR (US); and Kevin Reyes, Beaverton, OR (US)
Assigned to NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US)
Filed by NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US)
Filed on Nov. 15, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/510,117.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/426,515, filed on Nov. 18, 2022.
Int. Cl. A43B 1/04 (2022.01); A43B 7/06 (2006.01); A43B 23/02 (2006.01); A43B 23/26 (2006.01)
CPC A43B 1/04 (2013.01) [A43B 7/06 (2013.01); A43B 23/0205 (2013.01); A43B 23/0245 (2013.01); A43B 23/26 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An article of footwear having an upper assembly and a sole structure secured to the upper assembly, the upper assembly comprising:
a knit element defining at least a portion of an exterior surface of the upper assembly, the knit element extending from a throat area to a lower area of the upper assembly along at least a medial side, a lateral side, and a toe area of the upper assembly, the knit element comprising a first plurality of aperture groupings located on one or more of the medial side and the lateral side; and
a tongue defining at least a portion of an interior surface of the upper assembly, the tongue extending across the throat area and further extending to the lower area of the upper assembly along at least a portion of the medial side and the lateral side of the upper assembly, the tongue comprising a second plurality of aperture groupings located on one or more of the medial side and the lateral side, the second plurality of aperture groupings axially aligned with at least a portion of the first plurality of aperture groupings.