Knitted Shoe Upper

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 clastic than the second yarn.

1 . An upper for a shoe comprising:
 a first partial area and a second partial area which are manufactured as a one-piece knitwear;   wherein the first partial area comprises a first yarn and the second partial area comprises a second yarn;   wherein the first yarn is more elastic than the second yarn; and   the second partial area is arranged in at least one of a tongue region, an ankle region, or a heel region and comprises a spacer weft-knitted fabric or a spacer warp-knitted fabric to provide additional cushioning or protection.   
     
     
         2 . The upper according to  claim 1 , wherein the first partial area is arranged in the at least one of the tongue region, the ankle region, or the heel region with the second partial area. 
     
     
         3 . The upper according to  claim 1 , further comprising an additional first partial area and an additional second partial area which are manufactured as the one-piece knitwear with the first partial area and the second partial area. 
     
     
         4 . The upper according to  claim 3 , wherein the first partial area and the additional first partial area are arranged on a first side and a second side of the second partial area, respectively, and the first partial area and the additional first partial area are not contiguous. 
     
     
         5 . The upper according to  claim 4 , wherein the second partial area and the additional second partial area are arranged on a first side and a second side of the additional first partial area, respectively, and the second partial area and the additional second partial area are not contiguous. 
     
     
         6 . The upper according to  claim 5 , wherein the first partial area, the second partial area, the additional first partial area, and the additional second partial area form an alternating pattern in at least one of the tongue region, the ankle region, or the heel region. 
     
     
         7 . The upper according to  claim 1 , wherein the spacer weft-knitted fabric or the spacer warp-knitted fabric comprises the second yarn. 
     
     
         8 . The upper according to  claim 7 , wherein the second yarn comprises a monofilament. 
     
     
         9 . The upper according to  claim 1 , wherein the first partial area and the second partial area is warp-knitted or weft-knitted. 
     
     
         10 . The upper according to  claim 1 , wherein the first partial area comprises a different mesh structure than the second partial area. 
     
     
         11 . The upper according to  claim 10 , wherein the mesh structure differs within at least one of the first partial area or the second partial area. 
     
     
         12 . The upper according to  claim 1 , wherein the first yarn comprises elastane or rubber. 
     
     
         13 . The upper according to  claim 1 , wherein the upper is incorporated into the shoe, wherein the shoe comprises a sports shoe. 
     
     
         14 . A method of manufacturing an upper comprising a first partial area and a second partial area, wherein the first partial area comprises a first yarn and the second partial area comprises a second yarn, and wherein the first yarn is more elastic than the second yarn, the method comprising:
 knitting the first partial area and the second partial area as a one-piece knitwear; and   knitting the second partial area in at least one of a tongue region, an ankle region, or a heel region, the second partial area comprising a spacer weft-knitted fabric or a spacer warp-knitted fabric to provide additional cushioning or protection.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising knitting the first partial area in the at least one of the tongue region, the ankle region, or the heel region with the second partial area. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising knitting an additional first partial area and an additional second partial area as the one-piece knitwear with the first partial area and the second partial area. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the first partial area and the additional first partial area are arranged on a first side and a second side of the second partial area, respectively, and the first partial area and the additional first partial area are not contiguous. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the second partial area and the additional second partial area are arranged on a first side and a second side of the additional first partial area, respectively, and the second partial area and the additional second partial area are not contiguous. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the first partial area, the second partial area, the additional first partial area, and the additional second partial area form an alternating pattern in at least one of the tongue region, the ankle region, or the heel region. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the spacer weft-knitted fabric or the spacer warp-knitted fabric comprises the second yarn comprising a monofilament.