Article of footwear having an upper incorporating a knitted component

摘要

An article of footwear has an upper that includes a knitted component and a sole structure secured to the upper. The knitted component may define a tube formed of unitary knit construction, and a strand may extend through a length of the tube. As another example, the knitted component may have a pair of at least partially coextensive knitted layers formed of unitary knit construction, and a plurality of floating yarns may extend between the knitted layers. In some configurations, the knit type or yarn type may vary in different regions of the knitted component to impart different properties. Additionally, the knitted component may incorporate a thermoplastic yarn that is fused in different regions of the knitted component to impart different properties. A flat knitting process or a variety of other knitting processes may be utilized to form the knitted component.

主权项

1. A method of manufacturing an article, the method comprising:
utilizing a flat knitting process to form a knitted component that includes at least one yarn incorporating a thermoplastic polymer material, the at least one yarn incorporated into a strand, the knitted component forming a first tubular structure having a first lumen and a second tubular structure having a second lumen, the strand extending through the first lumen and from the first tubular structure to the second tubular structure to form a loop; heating at least an area of the knitted component to fuse the yarn incorporating the thermoplastic polymer material; and incorporating the knitted component into an upper of the article of footwear.