Patent ID: 9295298
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: A43B,A43C,D04B,D10B

Claim Text:
1. A tongue element of an article of footwear comprising a knitted component having a compressible area and a flange area extending outward from the compressible area, the compressible area including a first knit layer and a second knit layer formed of unitary knit construction, wherein (a) areas of the first knit layer and the second knit layer are spaced from each other to define a cavity within the knitted component, (b) edges of the first knit layer and the second knit layer are joined to each other around at least a portion of the cavity, and (c) a plurality of free yarn sections is located within the cavity, wherein the plurality of free yarn sections is a plurality of material loops.