US 12,324,484 B2
Upper for an article of footwear having an inner component and a shroud
Simon J. Baines, Beaverton, OR (US); and Lauren K. Tyndall, Portland, OR (US)
Assigned to NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US)
Filed by NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US)
Filed on Sep. 23, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/951,618.
Application 17/951,618 is a continuation of application No. 16/516,699, filed on Jul. 19, 2019, granted, now 11,457,688.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/701,325, filed on Jul. 20, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0012902 A1, Jan. 19, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A43B 1/04 (2022.01); A43B 5/02 (2006.01); A43B 23/02 (2006.01); A43C 1/04 (2006.01); A43C 7/02 (2006.01)
CPC A43B 5/02 (2013.01) [A43B 1/04 (2013.01); A43B 5/025 (2013.01); A43B 23/0235 (2013.01); A43B 23/025 (2013.01); A43B 23/026 (2013.01); A43C 1/04 (2013.01); A43C 7/02 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An article of footwear, comprising:
a sole structure; and
an upper secured to the sole structure, the upper comprising:
an inner knit component forming an inner surface of the upper, wherein the inner knit component includes an inner medial region, an inner lateral region, and an inner throat region, the inner throat region having an elasticity that is higher than an elasticity of the inner lateral region and/or an elasticity of the inner medial region, the inner knit component including at least one opening in the inner throat region; and
an outer shroud forming an outer surface of the upper, wherein the outer shroud at least partially covers the inner throat region of the inner knit component such that the at least one opening is maintained in a pocket formed between the inner knit component and the outer shroud, and wherein a Young's modulus for at least one tensile strand inlaid in the inner knit component is at least twice more than a Young's modulus for an outer throat region of the outer shroud.