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`WHATIS CLAIMEDIS:
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`An upperfor an article of footwear, the upper comprising:
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`a first upper panel;
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`a second upper panel; and
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`an extruded component disposed along a border betweenthefirst upper panel and
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`the second upper panel,
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`wherein the extruded componentjoins the first upper panel to the second upper
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`panel.
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`The upper of claim 1, wherein the extruded component comprises polyurethane.
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`The upper of claim 1, wherein a material of the first upper panelis different than a
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`material of the second upperpanel.
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`The upperof claim 1, wherein the extruded componentformsa portion of a closure
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`system for the article of footwear.
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`The upper of claim 1, further comprising a seam joiningthefirst upper panel and the
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`second upperpanel.
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`The upper of claim 1, wherein the extruded componentis disposed on an exterior surface
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`of the first upper panel and the second upperpanel.
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`The upperof claim 1, wherein the extruded component forms an exterior surface of the
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`upper.
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`The upperof claim 1, further comprising:
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`a third upper panel; and
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`an additional extruded component disposed along a border between the first upper
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`panel and the third upperpanel,
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`wherein the additional extruded componentjoins the first upper panel to the third
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`upper panel.
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`An article of footwear comprising:
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`a sole;
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`an upper having a plurality of panels; and
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`an upper extruded componentjoining two adjacent panels of the plurality of
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`panels together;
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`wherein the two adjacent panels are joined together only by the upper extruded
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`component.
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`10.
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`Thearticle of footwear of claim 9, wherein the upper extruded component joins each of
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`the plurality of panels to adjacent panels, and wherein each ofthe plurality of panels are
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`joined together only by the upper extruded component.
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`IL.
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`12.
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`Thearticle of footwear of claim 9, wherein the sole comprises a sole extruded component.
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`Thearticle of footwear of claim 11, wherein the sole extruded component comprises a
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`ground-contacting surface ofthe article of footwear.
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`13.
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`Thearticle of footwear of claim 11, wherein the sole extruded component extends from a
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`heel area of the article of footwear to a toe area of the article of footwear.
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`14.
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`Thearticle of footwear of claim 11, wherein the sole extruded componentis
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`discontinuous and comprises separate heel and forefoot extruded components.
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`15.
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`Thearticle of footwear of claim 11, wherein the sole extruded component extends above
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`the sole to form a closure system for the article of footwear.
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`16.
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`Thearticle of footwear of claim 9, wherein the plurality of panels comprisesat least ten
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`panels.
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`17.
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`Thearticle of footwear of claim 9, wherein at least one panel of the plurality of panels
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`comprises a heel counter.
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