Article of footwear incorporating a knitted component with inlaid tensile elements and method of assembly

摘要

Various articles may include a knitted component formed of multiple knitted component portions. The knitted component is formed of unitary knit construction and includes multiple tubular rib structures and multiple webbed areas. An article of footwear may include an upper incorporating a knitted component. The upper may be assembled through a wrapping process. The upper may comprise areas with tubular rib structures arranged in different orientations over the forefoot region, the midfoot region, the vamp region, and the heel region of the article of footwear. Some regions of the upper may have a greater number of tubular rib structures than other regions, and some tubular rib structures can include tensile elements.

主权项

1. A method of manufacturing a knitted component, the method comprising:
knitting a first plurality of courses to define a first webbed area of the knitted component, the first webbed area having a front surface, wherein the knitted component is associated with a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction, the first webbed area configured to move between a neutral position and an extended position, wherein in the neutral position, a first area of the front surface is hidden from visual observation from a first viewing perspective, wherein in the extended position, the first area of the front surface is revealed for visual observation from the first viewing perspective, the first webbed area being biased toward the neutral position, the first webbed area configured to stretch in the lateral direction toward the extended position of the first webbed area in response to a force applied to the first webbed area, wherein knitting the first plurality of courses includes extending the first plurality of courses along the longitudinal direction of the knitted component; and knitting a second plurality of courses to define a first tubular rib structure of the knitted component, wherein at least one of the first plurality of courses is joined with at least one of the second plurality of courses, wherein knitting the second plurality of courses includes extending the second plurality of courses along the longitudinal direction of the knitted component.