Kungekudala, i-American sportswear giant Nike icele i-ITC ukuba ivimbele ukuthengiswa kwempahla yezemidlalo yaseJamani izicathulo ze-Adidas ze-Primeknit, ezithi zikopishe ukuveliswa kwe-patent ye-Nike kwi-knitted fabric, enokunciphisa inkunkuma ngaphandle kokulahlekelwa nayiphi na intsebenzo.
IKomishoni yoRhwebo yaMazwe ngaMazwe yaseWashington yamkele isimangalo nge-8, Disemba.I-Nike ifake isicelo sokuvimba ezinye izicathulo ze-adidas, eziquka i-Ultraboost, i-Pharrell Williams Superstar Primeknit series, kunye ne-Terrex Free Hiker yokukhwela izihlangu.

Ukongeza, i-Nike yafaka isimangalo esifanayo sokuphulwa kwelungelo lomenzi kwinkundla yamatyala e-Oregon.Kwisimangalo esifakwe kwinkundla yomanyano e-Oregon, uNike utyhola ukuba i-adidas yaphule amalungelo awodwa omenzi wechiza amathandathu kunye namanye amalungelo awodwa omenzi wechiza anxulumene neteknoloji yeFlyKnit.I-Nike ifuna umonzakalo ongangqalanga kunye nokukopa kwangabom okuphindwe kathathu ngelixa ifuna ukuyekiswa kwentengiso.

Itekhnoloji yeFlyKnit yakwaNike isebenzisa umsonto okhethekileyo owenziwe ngezinto ezihlaziyiweyo ukwenza inkangeleko efana nekawusi kwindawo ephezulu yesihlangu.U-Nike uthe impumelelo ixabisa ngaphezu kwe-100 yezigidi zeerandi, yathatha iminyaka eyi-10 kwaye yayiphantse yenziwa e-US, kwaye "imele ukuveliswa kweteknoloji yokuqala enkulu yezihlangu kumashumi eminyaka ngoku.”
UNike uthe iteknoloji yeFlyKnit yaziswa kuqala phambi kweMidlalo yeOlimpiki yaseLondon ngo-2012 kwaye yamkelwa ngumdlali webhola yomnyazi uLeBron James (LeBron James), umdlali webhola ekhatywayo wamazwe ngamazwe uCristiano Ronaldo (Cristiano Ronaldo) kunye nomgcini werekhodi lehlabathi lomdyarho (Eliud Kipchoge).
Kwifayile yasenkundleni, uNike uthe: “Ngokungafaniyo noNike, i-adidas iyekile ukusungula izinto ezintsha ezizimeleyo.Kule minyaka ilishumi idlulileyo, i-adidas ibicela umngeni kumalungelo awodwa omenzi wechiza anxulumene netekhnoloji yeFlyKnit, kodwa akukho nanye kuzo ephumeleleyo.Endaweni yoko, basebenzisa ubuchwepheshe obunamalungelo awodwa omenzi wakwaNike ngaphandle kwelayisensi.“I-Nike ibonise ukuba inkampani inyanzelekile ukuba ithathe eli nyathelo ukukhusela utyalo-mali lwayo kwizinto ezintsha nokuthintela ukusetyenziswa okungagunyaziswanga kwe-adidas ukukhusela ubuchwepheshe bayo.”
Ekuphenduleni, i-adidas yathi yayihlalutya izikhalazo kwaye "iya kuzikhusela".Isithethi se-adidas uMandy Nieber uthe: ”Itekhnoloji yethu yePrimeknit sisiphumo seminyaka yophando olugqalileyo, ibonisa ukuzinikela kwethu kuzinzo.”

I-Nike ibikhusela ngenkuthalo iFlyKnit kunye nezinye izihlangu, kwaye izimangalo ezichasene nePuma zalungiswa ngoJanuwari ka-2020 nakwiSkechers ngoNovemba.

Yintoni i-Nike Flyknit?
Iwebhusayithi yeNike: Isixhobo esenziwe ngomsonto owomeleleyo nokhaphukhaphu.Isenokulukwa ibe yinto enye engaphezulu kwaye ibambe unyawo lomdlali ukuya kweyodwa.

Umgaqo emva kweNike Flyknit
Yongeza iintlobo ezahlukeneyo zeepateni ezinithiweyo kwisiqwenga seFlyknit ephezulu.Ezinye iindawo zenziwe ngokuqinileyo ukuze zinike inkxaso ngakumbi kwiindawo ezithile, ngelixa ezinye zijolise ngakumbi ekuguquguqukeni okanye ekuphefumleni.Emva kweminyaka engaphezu kwe-40 yophando oluzinikeleyo kwiinyawo zombini, i-Nike iqokelele idatha eninzi yokugqiba indawo efanelekileyo yomzekelo ngamnye.