Patent ID: 11896076
Assignee: NIKE, INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A footwear upper comprising:
a unitary knit structure having:
a knit outer face layer disposed at an outer side of the unitary knit structure when assembled in an article of footwear;
a knit inner face layer disposed at an inner side of the unitary knit structure and facing a foot-receiving cavity when the assembled in the article of footwear; and
a knit intermediate layer;

wherein the knit outer face layer, knit inner face layer, and knit intermediate layer are integrally knit with one another to define a forefoot region, a midfoot region, and a heel region of the footwear upper;
wherein the knit intermediate layer is disposed between the knit outer face layer and the knit inner face layer and is different at a plurality of first zones of the unitary knit structure than at a plurality of second zones of the unitary knit structure, the first zones alternating with the second zones in a longitudinal direction of the footwear upper;
wherein an average fore-aft width of the first zones in the heel region is greater than an average fore-aft width of the first zones in the forefoot region;
wherein an average fore-aft width of the second zones in the forefoot region is greater than an average fore-aft width of the second zones in the heel region;
wherein the knit outer face layer comprises a mesh pattern including first knitted-in holes of a first size; and
wherein the knit inner face layer comprises a mesh pattern including second knitted-in holes of a second size larger than the first size and overlapping with the first knitted-in holes.