Textile including bulking yarn

Abstract

In one aspect, a textile component including bulking yarn is disclosed. In embodiments, the textile component is a knitted component. In one embodiment, an article of footwear includes a knitted component arch support configured to reduce the rate of pronation. A support structure may include a fusible yarn adjacent to an external surface of the arch support, a bulking yarn, and a nonfusible yarn. In certain embodiments, an arch support includes compartments and flex lines. In another aspect, an article having a knitted component includes a rigid material, a bulking yarn, and a flexible material. The rigid material may be fusible yarn. Methods for forming a textile component are provided. One embodiment involves knitting a first section comprising a fusible yarn, a second section comprising a bulking yarn, and a third section comprising a nonfusible yarn, and heating.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An upper for an article of footwear, comprising:
 a textile component, comprising:
 a first section comprising a fused yarn; 
 a second section comprising a bulking yarn; and 
 a third section comprising a non-fusible yarn, wherein the first section is located adjacent to a first surface of the textile component that forms an outer-facing surface of the article of footwear. 
   
     
     
         2 . The upper of  claim 1 , wherein the textile component is knitted. 
     
     
         3 . The upper of  claim 1 , wherein the textile component is woven. 
     
     
         4 . The upper of  claim 1 , wherein the textile component is non-woven. 
     
     
         5 . The upper of  claim 1 , wherein the textile component at least partially forms an arch support of the article of footwear. 
     
     
         6 . The upper of  claim 1 , wherein the textile component at least partially forms a heel region of the article of footwear. 
     
     
         7 . The upper of  claim 1 , wherein the textile component comprises a heel counter. 
     
     
         8 . The upper of  claim 1 , further comprising the article of footwear incorporating the upper. 
     
     
         9 . A heel counter for an article of footwear, comprising:
 a textile component, comprising:
 a first section comprising a fused yarn; 
 a second section comprising a bulking yarn; and 
 a third section comprising a non-fusible yarn,
 wherein the first section forms an outer-facing surface of the article of footwear, and 
 wherein the first section has a higher rigidity than the second section or the third section. 
 
   
     
     
         10 . The heel counter of  claim 9 , wherein the textile component is knitted. 
     
     
         11 . The heel counter of  claim 9 , wherein the textile component is woven. 
     
     
         12 . The heel counter of  claim 9 , wherein the textile component is non-woven. 
     
     
         13 . The heel counter of  claim 9 , wherein the third section forms an inner-facing surface of the article of footwear, and wherein the second section is located between the first section and the third section. 
     
     
         14 . The heel counter of  claim 9 , wherein the fused yarn comprises a thermoplastic material that has been melted and re-solidified to form a rigid backing. 
     
     
         15 . The heel counter of  claim 9 , further comprising the article of footwear incorporating the heel counter. 
     
     
         16 . An article of footwear, comprising:
 a textile component, comprising:
 a first section comprising a fused yarn; 
 a second section comprising a bulking yarn; and 
 a third section comprising a non-fusible yarn, 
 wherein the textile component at least partially forms a heel counter in a heel region of the article of footwear, and wherein the first section forms an outer-facing surface in the heel region. 
   
     
     
         17 . The article of footwear of  claim 16 , wherein the textile component is knitted. 
     
     
         18 . The article of footwear of  claim 16 , wherein the textile component is woven. 
     
     
         19 . The article of footwear of  claim 16 , wherein the textile component is non-woven. 
     
     
         20 . The article of footwear of  claim 16 , wherein the fused yarn comprises a thermoplastic material that has been melted and re-solidified to form a rigid backing.