Patent ID: 9538804
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: A43B,A43C,A43D,B29C,D04B,D10B

Claim:
1. An article of footwear having an upper, the upper comprising: a knitted component having a plurality of tubular structures that define a plurality of protruding areas of the knitted component; wherein the plurality of tubular structures includes a first tubular structure with an inlaid strand extending through the first tubular structure; wherein the plurality of tubular structures further includes a second tubular structure with yarn sections extending across the second tubular structure; wherein the protruding areas extend outward and away from a void within the upper for receiving a foot of a wearer; wherein the knitted component further includes at least one second area that is continuously surrounded by adjacent ones of the plurality of protruding areas, wherein the adjacent ones of the plurality of protruding areas protrude away from the second area; and wherein the at least one second area has an elongate shape.