Patent ID: 9420844
Filing Date: 2016-08-23
CPC Classification: A43B,A43C,D04B,D10B

Claim Text:
1. A method of manufacturing a knitted component for an article of footwear, the method comprising: knitting a portion of the knitted component defining an upper using a knitting machine, the upper including a portion of at least one of an exterior surface of the knitted component and an opposite interior surface of the knitted component; knitting an integral knit tongue that is of unitary knit construction with the upper using the knitting machine, the integral knit tongue extending through a throat area of the knitted component; wherein the integral knit tongue is joined by knitting using the knitting machine to a forward portion of the throat area and at least along a portion of a lateral side and a medial side of the throat area of the knitted component extending from the forward portion to an ankle opening of the upper; and inlaying at least one tensile element within a knit structure disposed on the knitted component, the at least one tensile element including at least one lace loop configured to receive a lace, the at least one lace loop extending out from the knit structure adjacent to the integral knit tongue along one or both of the lateral side and the medial side of the throat area.