Patent ID: 11882897
Assignee: NIKE, INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  D | IPC A

Claim 11:
12. An article of footwear comprising:
a knitted component having an overfoot portion and an underfoot portion collectively defining a void for receiving a foot, the underfoot portion of the knitted component including a first knit surface and a second knit surface, the first knit surface facing toward the void for receiving the foot, and the second knit surface comprising a first thermoplastic material having a first melting temperature,
a sole structure secured to the underfoot portion, wherein the second knit surface of the underfoot portion faces towards the sole structure, and
a skin layer located between and directly attached to the second knit surface of the underfoot portion and the sole structure, the skin layer having a first surface facing the second knit surface and a second surface facing the sole structure,
wherein the skin layer comprises a second thermoplastic material having a second melting temperature that is greater than the first melting temperature.