Patent ID: 11910879
Assignee: NIKE, INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  D | IPC A  D

Claim 8:
9. An article of footwear with a tensioning system, comprising:
an adjustable tensioning cable; and
a knitted component forming at least a portion of an exterior surface of an upper of the article of footwear, wherein the knitted component comprises:
a knit element comprising intermeshed loops and a surface; and
a plurality of inlaid strands that are floated relative to the intermeshed loops and that comprises at least three exposed portions exposed on the surface,

the exposed portions comprising a knit anchor having a channel between the at least three exposed portions and the surface; and
the adjustable tensioning cable extending through the channel beneath the at least three exposed portions, wherein the at least three exposed portions are each straight and extend parallel to each other.