Patent ID: 11871813
Assignee: UNDER ARMOUR, INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  D | IPC A  D

Claim 0:
1. An article of footwear comprising:
a sole structure; and
an upper coupled to the sole structure, the upper defining a sole edge facing the sole structure, wherein the upper comprises:
a backing layer;
a border element extending along the sole edge of the upper, the border element comprising a plurality of threads stitched to the backing layer, each thread of the plurality of threads having a one-dimensional appearance; and
a ribbon structure extending through at least 50% of the upper, the ribbon structure comprising:
a first ribbon layer including a first flexible ribbon having a width that is greater than its thickness to give the first flexible ribbon a two-dimensional appearance;
a second ribbon layer including a second flexible ribbon having a width that is greater than its thickness to give the second flexible ribbon a two-dimensional appearance;

wherein the first flexible ribbon crosses the second flexible ribbon at a first crossing location and a second crossing location; and
wherein the first flexible ribbon is stitched to the second flexible ribbon at the first crossing location to form a first node, and wherein the first flexible ribbon is stitched to the second flexible ribbon at the second crossing location to form a second node.