Shoe upper and knitting method for same

Abstract

The shoe upper is tubular and has a toe, a body between the toe and the heel and including a tongue, heel, and a top line. The body includes the tongue covering the central part of instep, the right portion at the right side of the tongue covering the right side of instep and the right half of the sole, and the left portion at the left side of the tongue covering the left side of instep and the left half of the sole. The tongue and the right portion are connected by the right plating area 14 having a knitting width of two or more stitches knitted by plating-knitting where knitting yarns for the tongue and the right portion are overlapped with a constant relation of the front and the rear and made into stitches. The tongue and the left portion are connected by the left plating area 15 having a knitting width of two or more stitches knitted by plating-knitting where knitting yarns for the tongue and the left portion are overlapped with a constant relation of the front and the rear and made into stitches. The tongue and the right and left portions may be connected firmly on a knitting machine.

1 . A tubular shoe upper comprising a toe, a heel, a body between the toe and the heel and having a tongue, and a top line, wherein
 the body includes the tongue covering a central portion of an instep of a wearer, a right portion at a right side of the tongue along a perpendicular direction to a longitudinal direction of the instep and covering a right side of the instep and the right half portion of a sole of the wearer, and a left portion at a left side of the tongue and covering a left side of the instep and the left half portion of the sole,   the tongue and the right portion is connected by a right plating area extending along a boundary between the tongue and the right portion and having, along a peripheral direction of the shoe upper, at least two continuous stitches formed from a knitting yarn of the tongue and a knitting yarn of the right portion which are overlapped and have a constant relationship of face and rear, and   the tongue and the left portion is connected by a left plating area extending along a boundary between the tongue and the left portion, and having, along the peripheral direction of the shoe upper, at least two continuous stitches formed from the knitting yarn of the tongue and a knitting yarn of the left portion which are overlapped and have a constant relationship of face and rear.   
     
     
         2 . The shoe upper according to  claim 1 , wherein a first lace hole row for passing a shoe lace is provided in the right plating area, a second lace hole row, facing the first lace hole row is provided in the right plating area, the tongue, or the right portion,
 a third lace hole row for passing the shoe lace is provided in the left plating area, and a fourth lace hole row, facing the third lace hole row is provided in the left plating area, the tongue, or the left portion.   
     
     
         3 . A method for knitting a tubular shoe upper on a flat knitting machine having at least a front needle bed and at least a rear needle bed, the method comprising:
 starting knitting of the shoe upper from a toe or a top line, and knitting the toe, a body between the toe and a heel and having a tongue, the heel, and the top line,   in knitting the body, knitting:   the tongue covering a central portion of an instep of a wearer;   a right portion at a right side of the tongue along a perpendicular direction to a longitudinal direction of the instep and covering a right side of the instep and the right half portion of a sole of the wearer;   a left portion at a left side of the tongue and covering a left side of the instep and the left half portion of the sole;   a right plating area extending along a boundary between the tongue and the right portion and having, along a peripheral direction of the shoe upper, at least two continuous stitches formed from a knitting yarn of the tongue and a knitting yarn of the right portion overlapped with a constant relationship of face and rear; and   a left plating area extending along a boundary between the tongue and the left portion, and having, along the peripheral direction of the shoe upper, at least two continuous stitches formed from the knitting yarn of the tongue and a knitting yarn of the left portion overlapped with a constant relationship of face and rear,   wherein   a step for-knitting the right portion, plating-knitting the right plating area, knitting the tongue, plating-knitting the left plating area, and knitting the left portion in this order; and   a step for knitting the left portion, plating-knitting the left plating area, knitting the tongue, plating-knitting the right plating area, and knitting the right portion in this order; are repeated alternately in knitting the body.   
     
     
         4 . The method for knitting the shoe upper according to  claim 3 , further comprising forming a first lace hole row for passing a shoe lace in the right plating area on the flat knitting machine, and forming a second lace hole row, facing the first lace hole row in the right plating area, the tongue, or the right portion on the flat knitting machine and
 forming a third lace hole row for passing the shoe lace in the left plating area on the flat knitting machine, and forming a fourth lace hole row, facing the third lace hole row in the left plating area, the tongue, or the left portion on the flat knitting machine.