US 12,133,572 B1
Article of footwear
Justin Howe, Baltimore, MD (US); Greg A. Newman, Baltimore, MD (US); and Bjorn Begelman, Baltimore, MD (US)
Assigned to Under Armour, Inc., Baltimore, MD (US)
Filed by Under Armour, Inc., Baltimore, MD (US)
Filed on Feb. 4, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/592,931.
Application 17/592,931 is a division of application No. 15/924,451, filed on Mar. 19, 2018, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/472,826, filed on Mar. 17, 2017.
Int. Cl. B29D 35/00 (2010.01); A43B 5/00 (2022.01); A43B 5/06 (2022.01); A43B 7/06 (2006.01); A43B 23/02 (2006.01); B29C 43/14 (2006.01); B29C 43/18 (2006.01); B29C 43/20 (2006.01); B29C 43/52 (2006.01); B29D 35/14 (2010.01); B32B 5/02 (2006.01); B32B 5/18 (2006.01); B32B 5/24 (2006.01); B32B 27/06 (2006.01); B32B 27/12 (2006.01); B32B 27/40 (2006.01); B32B 37/06 (2006.01); B32B 37/10 (2006.01); B32B 37/18 (2006.01); B32B 37/28 (2006.01); B32B 38/00 (2006.01); D04B 1/24 (2006.01); A43B 13/16 (2006.01); A43B 13/22 (2006.01); A43B 13/38 (2006.01); B29L 31/50 (2006.01); B32B 37/04 (2006.01)
CPC A43B 23/026 (2013.01) [A43B 5/00 (2013.01); A43B 5/06 (2013.01); A43B 7/06 (2013.01); A43B 23/0215 (2013.01); A43B 23/0235 (2013.01); A43B 23/027 (2013.01); A43B 23/0295 (2013.01); B29C 43/146 (2013.01); B29C 43/18 (2013.01); B29C 43/20 (2013.01); B29C 43/52 (2013.01); B29D 35/0054 (2013.01); B29D 35/146 (2013.01); B32B 5/02 (2013.01); B32B 5/18 (2013.01); B32B 5/245 (2013.01); B32B 27/065 (2013.01); B32B 27/12 (2013.01); B32B 27/40 (2013.01); B32B 37/06 (2013.01); B32B 37/10 (2013.01); B32B 37/182 (2013.01); B32B 37/28 (2013.01); B32B 38/0004 (2013.01); D04B 1/24 (2013.01); A43B 13/16 (2013.01); A43B 13/22 (2013.01); A43B 13/38 (2013.01); B29C 2043/189 (2013.01); B29K 2713/00 (2013.01); B29L 2031/50 (2013.01); B32B 37/04 (2013.01); B32B 2250/24 (2013.01); B32B 2262/0207 (2013.01); B32B 2262/0276 (2013.01); B32B 2266/0221 (2013.01); B32B 2266/0278 (2013.01); B32B 2266/06 (2013.01); B32B 2305/022 (2013.01); B32B 2305/18 (2013.01); B32B 2307/546 (2013.01); B32B 2307/724 (2013.01); B32B 2331/04 (2013.01); B32B 2367/00 (2013.01); B32B 2371/00 (2013.01); B32B 2375/00 (2013.01); B32B 2437/02 (2013.01); D10B 2401/061 (2013.01); D10B 2501/043 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for constructing an upper for an article of footwear, the method comprising:
forming a knit structure having a first degree of elongation along a width dimension of the knit structure and a second degree of elongation along a length dimension of the knit structure, the first degree of elongation being greater than the second degree of elongation;
removing a first upper structure from the knit structure, the first upper structure including a medial side, an opposite lateral side, a medial edge disposed on the medial side, and a lateral edge disposed on the lateral side, wherein the first degree of elongation extends along a direction spanning from the medial side to the lateral side;
compression molding a second upper structure that includes a medial side, an opposite lateral side, a medial edge disposed on the medial side, and a lateral edge disposed on the lateral side;
coupling the medial edge of the first upper structure to the medial edge of the second upper structure; and
coupling the lateral edge of the first upper structure to the lateral edge of the second upper structure.