Abstract: The present invention includes an aerosol delivery device including a cartridge, an atomizer assembly arranged about a connecting end of the cartridge, and a control body operably engaged with the cartridge about the connecting end. The atomizer assembly includes a base defining a first surface engageable with the connecting end to define a reservoir chamber containing an aerosol precursor composition, an atomizer arranged about the first surface of the base, a liquid transport element defining opposing first and second ends with exposed end surfaces that are in fluid communication with the reservoir chamber, and a reservoir chamber sealing arrangement comprising a first sealing member to circumferentially seal the opposing first and second ends of the liquid transport element and expose the end surfaces thereof, such that the reservoir chamber is sealed by the reservoir chamber sealing arrangement except at the exposed end surfaces of the liquid transport element.

Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes a first cartridge configured to accommodate a first material and comprising a delivery hole through which an aerosol generated from the first material is delivered; a second cartridge comprising a plurality of chambers for accommodating a second material through which the aerosol delivered from the first cartridge passes, and movably coupled to the first cartridge such that a position of the second cartridge with respect to the first cartridge is changeable; a magnetic body arranged in one of the second cartridge and the first cartridge; and an electromagnet arranged in the other of the second cartridge and the first cartridge to face the magnetic body, and configured to generate magnetism toward the magnetic body such that the one of the first cartridge and the second cartridge moves with respect to the other.

Abstract: An aerosol generation device includes: a heating chamber for generating an aerosol by heating a consumable; a consumable port configured to receive the consumable; and a loader configured to move the consumable between a first position at the consumable port and a second position at the heating chamber, wherein the loader is configured to remain within the aerosol generation device at the first position and the second position.

Abstract: A vaporizable material capsule includes a container wall having a volume for holding the vaporizable material, the container wall having a first opening, a movable element that is slidably attached to the container wall, the movable element having a second opening, wherein the movable element is configured to slide relative to the container wall such that in an open position, a location of the second opening at least partially matches with a position of the first opening, to form a fluidic passage for the vaporizable material via the first and second openings, and in a closed position, the location of the second opening does not match a location with the first opening to close the fluidic passage for the vaporizable material.

Abstract: A heater assembly comprises a container including a cylindrical portion that forms a chamber in which a flavor generating article is contained, and a heater arranged in a peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion. The container includes a first channel extending along a longitudinal direction of the cylindrical portion and located adjacently to the chamber in a direction intersecting with the longitudinal direction of the cylindrical portion, and a second channel extending through the chamber along the longitudinal direction of the cylindrical portion. The first channel is in communication with the second channel.

Abstract: A nicotine e-vaping device may include a nicotine pod assembly and a device body. The nicotine pod assembly has upstream and downstream ends and is configured to hold a nicotine pre-vapor formulation. The upstream end may define at least one upstream recess, and the downstream end may define at least one downstream recess. The device body defines a through hole configured to receive the nicotine pod assembly. The through hole includes an upstream sidewall and a downstream sidewall. The upstream sidewall may include at least one upstream protrusion, and the downstream sidewall may include at least one downstream protrusion. The at least one upstream protrusion and the at least one downstream protrusion may be configured to engage with the at least one upstream recess and the at least one downstream recess, respectively, so as to retain the nicotine pod assembly within the through hole of the device body.

Abstract: An aerosol generating device (001) comprises a conically shaped heating element (300) configured to generate aerosol by evaporating a vaporizable material (200) on a convex slanted surface, and a heat source (320) configured to be positioned inside the conically shaped heating element, and configured to provide a heat gradient when in use along the convex slanted surface.

Abstract: The present disclosure concerns a heater (10) for an aerosol generation device, which is intended to connect with a consumable article (20) of e-liquid. The heater comprises a plurality of elongated heating elements (12) configured to engage with corresponding grooves (22) arranged on a surface of a shell (21) of the consumable article at a time of connecting. The present disclosure also concerns a consumable article for an aerosol generation device, which is intended to connect with the heater. The consumable article is configured to contain an e-liquid and has a shell comprising grooves arranged on the surface of the configured to engage with corresponding elongated heating elements arranged on the heater at a time of connecting. The disclosure also concerns a system (30) comprising the heater and the consumable article.

Abstract: An aerosol generating system includes a frusto-conically shaped heating element configured to generate aerosol by evaporating a vaporizable material on a convex slanted surface, and a capsule configured to contain vaporizable material, the capsule including a frusto-conically shaped cavity with a concave slanted surface configured to mate with the heating element. The system further includes a layer of a wick, a mesh or another type of porous element having a thickness configured to fill at least a part of a gap between the convex and concave surfaces when the heating element is mated with the cavity. A diameter of the top surface of the heating element is configured to be smaller than a diameter of the bottom surface of the cavity such that the gap between the convex and concave surfaces corresponds to the thickness of the porous element when the top surface is in contact with the bottom surface.

Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes an accommodation portion configured to accommodate at least a portion of a cigarette, and a heater arranged in the accommodation portion to heat the cigarette. The heater may include a first heating portion arranged along the inside of the accommodation portion, a second heating portion arranged in a lower portion of the accommodation portion, and a third heating portion extending in a lengthwise direction of the cigarette from the lower portion of the accommodation portion, and the first heating portion, the second heating portion, and the third heating portion may be thermally connected to one another.

Abstract: A liquid-conveying susceptor assembly is provided for conveying and inductively heating an aerosol-forming liquid under an influence of an alternating magnetic field, the susceptor assembly including a filament bundle, the filament bundle including at least a plurality of first filaments including a first susceptor material, in which along at least a parallel-bundle portion of the filament bundle the plurality of first filaments are arranged parallel to each other. An inductive heating assembly for conveying and inductively heating an aerosol-forming liquid is also provided. An aerosol-generating article for an inductively heatable aerosol-generating device is also provided. And, an aerosol-generating system including an inductively heatable aerosol-generating device and an aerosol-generating article for the aerosol-generating device is also provided.

Abstract: An electronic vaporization device includes: a suction nozzle portion; an airflow sensor; and a start channel, one end of the start channel being in communication with the suction nozzle portion and an other end of the start channel being in communication with the airflow sensor. A liquid absorbing portion is arranged at a section of the start channel close to the airflow sensor, the liquid absorbing portion absorbing liquid flowing through the start channel through a capillary force.

Abstract: An electronic vaporization device includes: a shell with a liquid storage cavity formed inside; a heating component arranged in the shell and in communication with the liquid storage cavity in a liquid guiding manner; a heating base arranged in the shell for mounting the heating component; a core arranged in the shell; an airflow sensor arranged in the shell; and a mounting base arranged in the shell for mounting the airflow sensor. The core is clamped between the heating base and the mounting base.

Abstract: An inhaler comprises a housing, an air channel extending between at least one air inlet opening and a suction opening in the housing, a dispensing element for vaporizing or nebulizing liquid supplied to the dispensing element for admixing with air flowing in the air channel, an electronic control device, an electronic data memory, and a sensor system comprising a flow measuring device for measuring the volumetric and/or mass flow of air flowing through the air channel. The electronic control device is adapted to capture a plurality of airflow measurement values over at least a portion of the duration of an inhalation puff by means of the flow measurement device, compare the plurality of airflow measurement values to a puff profile stored in the data memory, and output a control signal based on the comparison of the plurality of airflow measurement values to the stored puff profile.

Abstract: A smoking substitute device configured to generate an aerosol from an aerosol forming precursor. The device comprises: an ID device configured to read ID information identifying a person from an ID medium presented to the ID device by a user of the smoking substitute device; a biometric device configured to detect a biometric characteristic of the user.

Abstract: A feedback portion for a feedback provision system including an aerosol provision system. The feedback portion provides a first feedback and second feedback to a user of the aerosol provision system. The feedback provision system is configured to not allow the first feedback to be selectively prevented from being provided by the feedback portion; and is configured to allow the second feedback to be selectively prevented from being provided by the feedback portion. In this way, feedback relating, for example, to critical operating mechanisms of the aerosol provision system may be displayed in a mandatory manner in order to ensure safe operation of the aerosol provision system. On the other hand, feedback relating, for example, to useful but not critical information may be selectively provided by the feedback portion, such that the user has the option to decide whether this non-mandatory feedback is provided by the feedback portion.

Abstract: A feedback portion for a feedback provision system including an aerosol provision system. The feedback portion provides a first feedback and second feedback to a user of the aerosol provision system. The feedback provision system is configured to not allow the first feedback to be selectively prevented from being provided by the feedback portion; and is configured to allow the second feedback to be selectively prevented from being provided by the feedback portion. In this way, feedback relating, for example, to critical operating mechanisms of the aerosol provision system may be displayed in a mandatory manner in order to ensure safe operation of the aerosol provision system. On the other hand, feedback relating, for example, to useful but not critical information may be selectively provided by the feedback portion, such that the user has the option to decide whether this non-mandatory feedback is provided by the feedback portion.

Abstract: An aerosol generation device including: a heating oven configured to receive and heat an aerosol generating substrate to generate an aerosol; and control circuitry configured to control the heating oven, wherein the control circuitry includes a communication module configured to communicate with a remote device, and the control circuitry is configured to enable or disable the communication module depending upon a current use state of the heating oven.

Abstract: A method for automated manufacturing of e-vapor devices may include establishing a procession of partially assembled, oriented cartridge units of the e-vapor devices in an assembly path. The method may additionally include preparing the cartridge units for filling while the cartridge units are moving on a first drum-to-drum transport path of the assembly path. The method may also include adding liquid to the cartridge units while the cartridge units are moving in a filling workstation of the assembly path. The method may also include preparing the cartridge units for sealing while the cartridge units are moving on a second drum-to-drum transport path of the assembly path. The method further includes sealing the cartridge units while the cartridge units are moving in a sealing workstation of the assembly path.

Abstract: Brassiere comprising a pair of cups and a rear fastening band wherein the rear fastening band comprises two end pieces, each of which is attached to one of said cups and an intermediate piece positioned between said end pieces and which is attachable at its ends to said end pieces. The intermediate piece comprises at its ends some fastening elements complementary to the fastening elements of the end pieces, this intermediate piece that occupies the user's back is made up of fancy elements.

Abstract: Embodiments of brassieres with prosthesis for mastectomy patients are described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

Abstract: A wrap skirt may include a skirt panel having a top waist portion, a first end and a second end, a first portion of a first connector coupled to the skirt panel proximate the top waist portion between the first end and the second end, a second portion of the first connector coupled to the skirt panel proximate the top waist portion proximate the first end, a first portion of a second connector coupled to the skirt panel proximate the top waist portion between the first and end the second, and a second portion of the second connector coupled to the skirt panel proximate the top waist portion proximate the second end. The first connector is configured to retain the top waist portion about a waistline of a person as an overlapping portion of the skirt panel is wrapped and subsequently retained in place by the second connector.

Abstract: A kit for use in creating customized swimwear is provided including an outer layer formed of a water repellent draw-on fabric, an inner layer formed from a water repellent fabric, and a plurality of fabric markets of different colors.

Abstract: A method and apparatus is provided for providing a barrier for a user of an optical assembly. The optical assembly includes headgear and an optic within a housing. The apparatus includes the barrier including a protective shield defining an opening. The apparatus also includes a mounting fixture configured to attach the protective shield to the optical assembly such that the opening is aligned with an optical axis of the optic to provide an unobstructed path for light to the optic through the opening. The apparatus also includes an adaptive coupling positioned in a gap between the protective shield and the housing and configured to engage the protective shield adjacent the opening to form an airtight seal in the gap between the protective shield and the housing. A method is also provided for installing the apparatus to the optical assembly.

Abstract: A ball glove engineered with exposed edge stitching, as opposed to turned leather, whereby the front (palm) and back are joined with one another in the same orientation as they are die cut. The resulting mating of front and back without welting exposes the edge of the leather (or other material) constituting the ball glove with joint lines on the back of the finger(s). Without turning the ball glove, other improvements may be seen such as the use of painted edge, exotic material types, and hard embellishments.

Abstract: Disclosed is a scarf including first and second fabric panels, each panel having a lower portion defined by a bottom edge and side edges, each panel having two upper extensions extending from the lower portion, each upper extension defined by a top edge and curved sloping sides. The panels are secured to one another along the bottom edges and along the side edges. The top edges of the first panel are secured to one another to form a first panel seam having a top side and a bottom side. The top edges of the second panel are secured to one another to form a second panel seam having a top side and a bottom side. When the bottom side of the second panel seam is matched to the bottom side of the first panel seam, each panel folds and the folded second panel is in concave alignment with the folded first panel. The securing of the panels along the bottom edges and along the side edges forms a bag.

Abstract: A locking structure for an article includes a bladder having a first barrier element attached to a second barrier element to define a chamber including an interior void and a plurality of locking elements disposed within the interior void and each attached to at least one of the first barrier element and the second barrier element, each of the locking elements including an interface surface operable to selectively engage an interface surface of another one of the locking elements.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed towards an integrated retractable pocket for maintaining a personal item. The integrated retractable pocket according to one embodiment comprises a first pocket affixed to a garment and a second pocket disposed of within the first pocket, the second pocket sized to accommodate the personal item. A tether is affixed to a first edge of the second pocket and the first pocket so as to attach the second pocket to the first pocket when the second pocket is removed from the first pocket.

Abstract: A garment with a concealed firearm holster is provided. The garment includes a garment body having an upper waist opening and a pair of leg sleeves, wherein each leg sleeve of the pair of leg sleeves includes a lower leg opening. A hip holster pocket is disposed on an interior surface of the garment body adjacent to the upper waist opening. In some embodiments, concealment pocket is affixed to the garment body along at least one leg sleeve of the pair of leg sleeves. The concealment pocket includes a flap removably securable to at least one leg sleeve along an upper edge and opposing lateral edges of the flap defining a closed position. A holster pocket is affixed to the at least one leg sleeve along three edges thereof to define an open upper end. The flap overlies the holster pocket when the flap is in the closed position.

Abstract: An article of clothing, or garment, includes a pocket or pocket system. The pocket of the garment includes a band and a pocket bag that are vertically aligned with, but spaced from, one another. The band may be disposed on a first portion of the garment, while the pocket bag may be disposed on a second portion that is coupled to the first portion of the garment. The pocket may be configured to receive and store an object such that when a first portion of the object is disposed in the pocket bag, the band is disposed over a second portion of the object. Because of the spacing of the band from the pocket bag, a third portion of the object that is disposed between the first and second portions may be exposed such that it may be viewed and/or manipulated by the garment user.

Abstract: An article of apparel and method of making the article of apparel for a wearer is disclosed herein. In at least one embodiment, the article of apparel comprises a fabric defining a first, inner surface facing the wearer, and a second, outer surface opposite the first surface. A plurality of compression areas are formed along the inner fabric surface, each compression area comprising compressed yarns. A sealing agent effective to reduce the air permeability of the fabric is applied to each compression area. The sealing agent secures the yarns in a compressed state.

Abstract: An eyelash extension includes an elongated base and a plurality of artificial lashes each attached to the elongated base. The plurality of artificial lashes is arranged in two or more clusters and each cluster includes two or more artificial lashes. The clusters are cinched together at a cinch point, which is spaced from the elongated base.

Abstract: A method for preparing discontinuous zipper chain for use in apparel manufacturing includes: programming a teeth-securing machine to secure zipper teeth at specified intervals along an edge of each of a pair of zipper tapes; feeding the pair of zipper tapes into the teeth-securing machine so as to secure interlocking zipper teeth to the zipper tapes at the specified intervals, thereby forming a discontinuous zipper chain having successive toothed sections positioned along a length thereof and spaced apart from one another by gap sections without zipper teeth; and spooling or packaging the discontinuous zipper chain for use in apparel manufacturing.

Abstract: This invention is a hair styling product. It may also be used as a head covering. It is made of durable fabric possibly consisting of polyester, silk, satin, or other materials. This invention is a different type of durag or head covering. Swagg-E Durag will prevent indentations or impressions on forehead and back of neck area. The purpose of this invention is to be used as a hair styling product. It is meant to keep the style of the wearer's hair. If worn daily or almost daily, it encourages the hair to grow flat, wavy, and parallel to the scalp. Swagg-E Durag is an invention that improves upon the durags currently available. It is one size fits all and can be used to keep one's hair in the desired style while sleeping or going about daily activities. It may be used on any hair type, including natural and chemically processed.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a ventilated cap assembly. The assembly includes an interior, semi-rigid, mesh component sized and shaped to conform to the crown of the user's head. A motorized fan is used to circulate air about the user's head, with intake and outlet openings used to facilitate air flow. A motorized adjustment band allows a user to fit the cap for size while wearing the cap, to ensure optimal sealing to promote efficient air flow.

Abstract: A flexible shoe includes an under sole, a foot bed, a first over-foot portion, and a second over-foot portion. The under sole is formed of ballistic nylon. The foot bed is arranged on an upper surface of the under sole. The first over-foot portion is attached to the under sole and is configured to flexibly overly an instep of a foot of a user forward of an ankle of the user. The second over-foot portion is configured to flexibly wrap around a heel of the user rearward of the ankle of the user and includes a tab extending toward and coupled a heel portion of the under sole. The under sole, the first over-foot portion, and the second over-foot portion define a cavity configured to enclose the foot of the user. The foot bed is positioned entirely within the cavity.

Abstract: A lace adjuster assembly (12) is adapted to selectively adjust a shoelace (11) of a shoe (10) of a user. The lace adjuster assembly (12) comprises a lace adjuster (14) and a feedback assembly (19). The lace adjuster (14) is adapted to selectively adjust the shoelace (11) of the shoe (10) of the user. The feedback assembly (19) is coupled to the lace adjuster (14). Additionally, the feedback assembly (19) is configured to perform one of (i) selectively measuring statistical data of the user during an athletic performance, and (ii) selectively capturing an image of the user during the athletic performance.

Abstract: A footwear system includes a sensorized insole, a wireless charging transmitter pod, and a wireless charging mat. The insole has an insole bulk having a foot-facing upper surface and a ground-facing lower surface. One or more sensors, one or more batteries, and a wireless charging receiver pod are embedded in the insole bulk. The transmitter pod receives energy and wirelessly transmits energy to the receiver pod. The transmitter pod is positionable against the foot-facing upper surface to wirelessly provide energy to the receiver pod through the insole bulk. The mat receives energy and wirelessly transmits energy to the receiver pod. The mat is positionable adjacent the ground-facing lower surface to wirelessly provide energy to the receiver pod through the first insole bulk. The system is configured to allow only one of the transmitter pod and the mat to provide energy to the receiver pod at a given time.

Abstract: A shoe with an integrated electronic touchscreen display is provided. The shoe includes a flexible electronic display material having an embedded touch screen, which is operably connected to a rechargeable battery. In one embodiment, the rechargeable battery is secured within a heel of the shoe. In another embodiment, the rechargeable battery is disposed on a detachable outsole having the ability to generate power via static electricity generated by walking to recharge the rechargeable battery. The embedded touch screen may alter the colors or other qualities of the flexible electronic display. In this way, the wearer can customize the outward appearance of their shoes. Some embodiments include a ventilation system for cooling.

Abstract: An athletic footwear artificial ligament device includes a flexible band securable around a lower leg above an ankle of a foot of a wearer, a ring disposable adjacent an outer side of the ankle spaced below the flexible band, and a plurality of artificial ligaments coupled to and arrayed about the ring. An upper artificial ligament is attached to the flexible band and extends downward to the ring. A lower artificial ligament is attachable to an upper of the athletic shoe, adjacent to the sole and above the heel, and extends upward to the ring. A forward artificial ligament is attachable to the athletic shoe upper forwardly of the ring, above the sole and spaced forwardly from the heel, and extends rearward to the ring such that the artificial ligaments perform as a second set of ligaments providing sprain protection of the ankle of the foot of the wearer.

Abstract: A grounding foot-worn sandal has a sole with an upper foot-supporting surface and a lower ground-engaging surface. A strap extends upwardly over the upper surface of the sole for receiving a portion of a user's foot therein. An elongated conductive strip extends from the upper surface of the sole to the lower surface of the sole, such that the elongated strip simultaneously contacts the ground and a user's foot to provide a conductive path therebetween and ground the user with the earth's surface.

Abstract: Devices with internal flexibility sipes, such as slits, provide improved flexibility, improved cushioning to absorb shock and/or shear forces, and improved stability of support. Siped devices can be used in any existing product that provides or utilizes cushioning and stability. These products include human and other footwear, both soles and uppers, as well as orthotics; athletic, occupational and medical equipment and apparel; padding or cushioning, such as for equipment or tool handles, as well as furniture; balls; tires; and any other structural or support elements in a mechanical, architectural, or any other product.

Abstract: Soles for articles of footwear including a mechanically anisotropic three-dimensional mesh. The mechanically anisotropic three-dimensional mesh can include one or more mechanically anisotropic regions with a first lattice shear modulus measured in a first direction and a second lattice shear modulus measured in a second direction opposite to or orthogonal to the first direction. The first and second lattice shear moduli are different to provide the three-dimensional mesh with mechanically anisotropic properties. The mechanically anisotropic three-dimensional mesh can be three-dimensionally printed.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing the foamed shoe material and semi-finished product including the following steps. Step S1: a foamable material is injected into a cavity of a blank mold to solidify, thereby generating a semi-finished product of the shoe material and a runner waste that are unfoamed. The runner waste could be shed for reusing directly as the foamable material without a granulating process. Step S2: the semi-finished product is cooled down and put into a cavity of the foaming mold, and the semi-finished product is evenly foamed in the cavity of the foaming mold to obtain a shoe material wherein the waste generated during the method of manufacturing the foamed shoe material could be effectively reused, and the yield rate of the shoe material thereby enhanced.

Abstract: A sole structure for an article of footwear including a forefoot region disposed adjacent an anterior end, a heel region disposed adjacent a posterior end, a bottom cushion extending from the heel region to the forefoot region, a heel cushion coupled to a top surface of the bottom cushion in the heel region, and a support plate coupled to a top surface of the heel cushion in the heel region. The sole structure further includes a top surface of the bottom cushion in the forefoot region and a top cushion coupled to a top surface of the support plate.

Abstract: A kit includes a first article of footwear and a second article of footwear. The first article of footwear includes a first upper, a first sole structure having a first outsole defining a first ground-contacting surface, and a first side support extending between and connecting the first upper and the first outsole at a medial side of the first article of footwear. The second article of footwear including a second upper, a second sole structure having a second outsole defining a second ground-contacting surface, and a second side support extending between and connecting the second upper and the second outsole at a lateral side of the second article of footwear. In one aspect, the first sole structure includes a first fluid-filled chamber and the second sole structure includes a second fluid-filled chamber, wherein the first fluid-filled chamber is identical to the second fluid-filled chamber.

Abstract: An article of footwear has a sole structure that includes a bladder having stacked polymeric sheet secured to one another at a peripheral bond and defining a first sealed chamber between the first and second polymeric sheets, a second sealed chamber between the second and third polymeric sheets, and a third sealed chamber between the third and fourth polymeric sheets, each of the first, second, and third sealed chambers retaining fluid in isolation from one another. Different patterns of bonds secure adjacent ones of the polymeric sheets to one another, resulting in different geometries of the sealed chambers. The sealed chambers are configured (e.g., by pressure, shape, position, and/or size) to elastically deform to provide a desirable cushioning experience.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a high-heeled shoe comprising an insert (E) and a base body (G), wherein the base body (G) is produced as a single part via a 3D printing process. The insert (E) comprises a surface (EF) that has an upper side (EO) and a lower side (EU), wherein a heel (A) is formed on the lower side (EU). The base body (G) comprises a base surface (F) and an inner flap (I), wherein the base surface (F) has an upper side (FO), a lower side (FU) and a first cavity (H1), and the inner flap (I) has an upper side (IO) and a lower side (IU), wherein the lower side (IU) of the inner flap (I) is joined with the upper side (FO) of the base surface (F) of the base body (G) such that, between the lower side (IU), the upper side (FO) and the first cavity (H1), a second cavity (H2) is formed which forms an overall cavity (HG) with the first cavity (H1), wherein the overall cavity (HG) essentially corresponds to the shape of the insert (E).

Abstract: A device configured to surround a portion of a foot-receiving cavity at a heel region of an article of footwear comprises a control bar having a center segment, a first side arm extending from the center segment, and a second side arm spaced from the first side arm and extending from the center segment. The control bar may include a series of slats. A base supports the control bar and is connected to the first side arm and the second side arm. The control bar is biased to an unstressed position with the center segment a first distance from the base, and elastically bends under an applied force to a loaded position with the center segment a second distance from the base less than the first distance. The device stores potential energy that returns the control bar to the unloaded position upon removal of the applied load.

Abstract: Articles of footwear and methods of making articles of footwear including one or more continuous threads wound around anchor points. In some embodiments, thread lines of continuous thread(s) may extend tangential to an opening on a thread pattern or an upper. In some embodiments, thread lines of continuous thread(s) may define a portion of an upper and extend through a sole for an article of footwear. In some embodiments, thread patterns defined by the continuous thread(s) may be bonded to each other around a sheet to form an upper material for an upper.