Patent ID: 9622536
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: A43B,A43C,A43D,B29C,D04B,D10B

Claim:
1. An article of footwear having an upper, the upper comprising: a knitted component with a foot part and an ankle part, the foot part configured to cover a portion of a foot of a wearer, the ankle part configured to cover a portion of an ankle of the wearer; and a skin layer that is attached to the foot part of the knitted component and that is absent from the ankle part such that the ankle part has greater elasticity than areas of the foot part that are attached to the skin layer; wherein the ankle part is annular and extends continuously between a medial side and a lateral side of the upper; wherein the skin layer includes an edge that is proximate the ankle part; and wherein the skin layer extends continuously in a horizontal direction from the medial side, across a forefoot region, to the lateral side of the upper; wherein the skin layer comprises first and second sections; wherein the second section of the skin layer comprises different properties than the first section; and wherein the property of the first section is water-resistance.