Article of footwear incorporating a curved knitted lacing element

This invention describes a knitted fabric piece, likely for a shoe, designed to have a specific curved shape. It achieves this by starting with a boundary, then knitting two rows of stitches that connect near this boundary. Further along, a special "contour section" is knitted between these rows, causing the initial boundary to curve inward. This contour section can involve an additional row of stitches or an opening.

Why it matters: Since 2019, advanced computerized knitting machines have made complex, integrated stitch patterns for curved components, as described in the claims, more efficient and cost-effective to manufacture directly.

Status: Not in forceListed as no longer active. The specific reason is not in the record we hold.
How hard to build: ModerateCustom knitting machine programming, specific yarn

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