Patent ID: 11889894
Assignee: NIKE, INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An array of colored footwear articles, the array comprising:
a first footwear article comprising a first concealed portion;
the first concealed portion comprising a first substrate and a first concealing layer, wherein a chemical composition of the first concealing layer includes a first material chosen from one or more metals, one or more metal oxides, and a combination thereof;
the first substrate comprising a first color and a first characteristic chosen from at least one of a first composition, a first basis weight, a first thickness, a first construction, and a first surface topography, wherein the first color of the first substrate is obscured from view by the first concealing layer, the first concealing layer including a second color;
and a second footwear article comprising a second concealed portion;
the second concealed portion comprising a second substrate and a second concealing layer, wherein a chemical composition of the second concealing layer includes a second material chosen from one or more metals, one or more metal oxides, and a combination thereof;
the second substrate comprising a third color and a second characteristic chosen from at least one of a second composition, a second basis weight, a second thickness, a second construction, and a second surface topography, wherein the third color of the second substrate is obscured from view by the second concealing layer, the second concealing layer including a fourth color;
wherein the first color of the first substrate is visually different than the third color of the second substrate, or the first characteristic of the first substrate is different than the corresponding second characteristic of the second substrate.