Patent ID: 11866861
Assignee: NIKE, INC.
Field: Textile and paper machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC D  A | IPC A  D

Claim 0:
1. A knitted component comprising:
a first layer comprising a first surface of the knitted component and a second layer comprising a second surface of the knitted component, the first layer and the second layer being secured together via a knit structure;
a first region comprising first portions of the first layer and the second layer;
a second region comprising second portions of the first layer and the second layer, the first region being located adjacent to a perimeter edge of the knitted component and positioned between the perimeter edge and the second region; and
a first yarn comprising a first thermoplastic polymer material having a first melting temperature and a second yarn comprising a material that has a second temperature that is higher than the first melting temperature, the second temperature being one of a melting temperature or a decomposition temperature,
wherein, in the first region, the first surface is substantially formed by the first yarn and the second surface is substantially formed by the second yarn, and
wherein, in the second region, at least the first surface substantially excludes the first yarn.