摘要 |
<p>An article of footwear (10) comprises an upper (30) including a flat-knitted element (40,50,60) formed from at least one yam mechanically manipulated in a flat-knitting process, wherein the flat-knitted element includes a forefoot region, a midfoot region and a heel region, the forefoot, midfoot and heel regions being unitarily and seamlessly knit with one another during the flat-knitting process, wherein the flat-knitted element has a first area with a first type of knit structure and a second area with a second type of knit structure, and wherein the flat-knitted element has a final shape that is formed with uncut finished edges during the flat-knitting process.</p> |