Patent ID: 11864627
Assignee: NIKE, INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  D | IPC A  D

Claim 14:
15. An upper for an article of footwear, the upper comprising:
a first panel of a first material, the first panel having a first texture which has low portions and high portions;
a second panel of a second material, the second panel having a second texture; and
an embroidery area joining the first panel and second panel, the embroidery area having a three-dimensional texture that replicates the first texture extending into the second texture;
wherein the first panel and the second panel are structurally joined by first and second threads of embroidery included in the embroidery area;
wherein the first threads are positioned directly against major surfaces of the first panel and the second panel; and
wherein strands of the first threads extend into the first panel and the second panel and provide a first layer of embroidery;
wherein the second threads are positioned directly against the first threads along the major surfaces of the fist panel and the second panel, and
wherein strands of the second threads extend into the first panel and the second panel and provide a second layer of embroidery;
wherein the strands of the second threads partially cover the strands of the first threads to provide the three-dimensional texture; and
wherein the first threads and the second threads are patterned to replicate the texturing of the low portions and the high portions of the first texture.