Patent ID: 11910885
Assignee: PUMA SE
Field: Textile and paper machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 3:
4. A method of manufacturing an article of footwear defining a forefoot region, a midfoot region, and a heel region, the method comprising:
providing a support structure and a sole structure;
winding a first continuous thread around the support structure to at least partially define an upper, the first continuous thread defining variable spacing between portions of the upper from the forefoot region to the heel region; and
winding a second continuous thread over the first continuous thread such that a plurality of peaks are defined by the second continuous thread along a side of the support structure in the midfoot region,
wherein the first continuous thread is non-self-intersecting along the forefoot region, the midfoot region, or the heel region,
wherein each individual peak of the plurality of peaks defined by the second continuous thread comprises a first leg and a second leg, the first leg connected to the second leg such that of the plurality of peaks points in a direction upward from the sole structure and away from the heel region, and
wherein the second continuous thread is configured to couple the upper to the sole structure.