Abstract: Described are uppers for a shoe, particularly a sports shoe, having at least one first partial area and at least one second partial area that are manufactured as one-piece knitwear, wherein the first partial area includes a first yarn and the second partial area includes a second yarn, and wherein the first yarn is more elastic than the second yarn.

Abstract: An upper for a shoe includes a woven element comprising at least one single-layer portion and at least one multi-layer portion, wherein the single-layer portion is formed from a single woven layer and the multi-layer portion is formed from at least two overlapping woven layers, wherein the at least one single-layer portion is adjacent to the at least one multi-layer portion, and wherein the multi-layer portion comprises at least one protrusion of the woven element.

Abstract: A sports garment includes a cup portion that receives and conforms to a user's breasts, a base portion disposed along a bottom edge of the cup portion, a first strap portion disposed along a first side edge of the base portion, and a second strap portion disposed along a second side edge of the base portion. The first and second strap portions each include a shoulder strap that may be removably coupled to the cup portion to adjust the tension of the sports garment and a side strap that may be removably coupled to a front surface of the base portion to adjust the tension of the sports garment. The first and second side straps may flex between an open position and a wrapped position.

Abstract: Described is a circularly-woven tube for an article of footwear or an article of apparel comprising: a plurality of warp yarns, having a first elastic modulus; a plurality of weft yarns, having a second elastic modulus, and wherein the second elastic modulus is smaller than the first elastic modulus.

Abstract: An article of footwear is provided with a lace adjustment device that provides bi-modal lace adjustment. A toggle body has a lace aperture positioned eccentrically. The toggle body rotates about the central axis to move between a first position and second position. In the second position, the at least one lace has a greater amount of tightness than when the toggle body is in the first position. The toggle body has a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, and the lace aperture is positioned adjacent the first surface. The toggle body rests on the first surface when in a first loose position, and when the toggle body is in a second tighter position, it rests on the second surface.

Abstract: This invention concerns a sole element for a cleated article of footwear, in particular for a football shoe. The sole element includes a composite element with an anisotropic bending property. The sole element further includes a polymer element, and the polymer element at least partially covers the composite element of the sole element.

Abstract: An aspect of the present invention relates to a mold insert for use in a mold for the manufacture of a cushioning element for sports apparel. Further aspects of the present invention relate to a mold using such a mold insert, a method for the manufacture of a cushioning element for sports apparel using such a mold, and a cushioning element manufactured by such a method.

Abstract: A bra including a closure system, the closure system including a first layered fabric body, a second layered fabric body, a loop assembly secured to the first layered fabric body, and a hook assembly secured to the second layered fabric body. The hook assembly is configured to interface with the loop assembly to secure the first layered fabric body to the second layered fabric body, and the first layered fabric body includes a flexible supporting layer, where the flexible supporting layer is configured to provide rigidity to the second layered fabric body such that the second layered fabric body maintains a flat configuration when it is secured to the first layered fabric body.

Abstract: A shoe or apparel, including a first material layer with a first plurality of protrusions, a flexible layer with a plurality of apertures, and a second material layer. The flexible layer is positioned between the first material layer and the second material layer. Each protrusion of the first plurality of protrusions of the first material layer extends through at least one aperture of the plurality of apertures of the flexible layer and is connected to the second material layer. The flexible layer is not connected to the first material layer and the second material layer, and thereby can freely move between the first material layer and the second material layer.

Abstract: A sole structure for a shoe and a method of manufacturing the sole structure with additive manufacturing is provided. A midsole structure is integrally formed with a midsole shell having an upper platform and lower platform integrally formed to define a cavity therebetween. A plurality of cushion elements is retained in the cavity. Each of the plurality of cushion elements is movable independently in the cavity. The midsole shell and the cushion elements formed together in a three-dimensional printing process.