CPC A43B 13/026 (2013.01) [A43B 5/02 (2013.01); A43B 13/04 (2013.01); A43B 13/12 (2013.01); A43B 13/186 (2013.01); A43B 13/26 (2013.01); A43C 15/02 (2013.01); A43C 15/16 (2013.01); B29C 70/226 (2013.01); B29D 35/0054 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A method for forming a plate for an article of footwear, the method comprising:
forming a stitched article including:
providing a substrate with a first region and a second region; and
attaching a first strand portion formed from a first bundle of fibers to the substrate in the first region and in the second region via a series of stitches formed with a first thread by crossing the stitches over the first strand portion and penetrating the substrate at first attachment locations that are spaced apart from the first strand portion to form a first layer on the substrate, the stitched article having a first concentration of the stitches in the first region along a first length of the first strand portion and a second concentration of the stitches different than the first concentration in the second region along a second length of the first strand portion.
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