14-11-2019 дата публикации
Номер: US20190345656A1
A non-woven textile may be formed from a plurality of thermoplastic polymer filaments. The non-woven textile may have a first region and a second region, with the filaments of the first region being fused to a greater degree than the filaments of the second region. A variety of products, including apparel (e.g., shirts, pants, footwear), may incorporate the non-woven textile. In some of these products, the non-woven textile may be joined with another textile element to form a seam. More particularly, an edge area of the non-woven textile may be heatbonded with an edge area of the other textile element at the seam. In other products, the non-woven textile may be joined with another component, whether a textile or a non-textile. 120-. (canceled)21. An article of footwear including a composite element , the composite element comprising:a non-woven textile having a first surface and an opposite second surface, wherein the non-woven textile comprises a plurality of filaments, and the plurality of filaments includes a thermoplastic polymer material; the first strand extends in a direction substantially parallel to the first surface of the non-woven textile in a first region of the article of footwear;', 'the first region includes a heel region of the article of footwear, or includes a lateral region of the article of footwear extending from a lace aperture to a sole structure, or includes both the heel region and the lateral region; and', 'in the first region, the first strand is secured to the first surface of the non-woven textile by a heatbond with the thermoplastic material of the plurality of filaments., 'a first strand comprising a first material, wherein22. The article of footwear of claim 21 , wherein the heatbond between the first strand and the non-woven textile is substantially free of additional adhesives.23. The article of footwear of claim 21 , wherein in the first region claim 21 , the plurality of filaments are fused to form a non-filamentous portion of ...
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