Patent 12102167 was granted and assigned to Nike, Inc. on October, 2024 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A knitted tongue for an article of footwear may include a ridge structure and a channel structure. The ridge structure is biased to curl about a first axis in a first direction toward a compacted position. The channel structure is biased to curl about a second axis in a second direction toward a compacted position. The first direction is opposite the second direction.