NIKE, Inc.
Article of footwear with multiple layers, retention system for an article of footwear, and methods of manufacture

Abstract:

In one aspect of the present disclosure, a knitted component may include a knitted layer at least partially formed with a plurality of first yarns and a retention system formed in the knitted layer. The retention system may include a plurality of floating portions of the first yarns, and may be movable from a first state to a second state. In the first state, the plurality of floating portions of the first yarns may assume a slack state, where a float length of the first yarns may be greater than a dimension of the retention system.