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US 10,327,507 B2Granted
Tethered fluid-filled chamber with multiple tether configurations
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsDanielle L. Taylor, Dolores S. Thompson
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Abstract
An article comprises a chamber that includes a barrier formed from a polymer material. The barrier has a first portion that forms a first surface of the chamber, and a second portion that forms an opposite second surface of the chamber. The barrier forms at least one interior cavity between the first portion and the second portion. The at least one interior cavity is filled with fluid retained by the barrier.
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An article comprising:
- a chamber including:
- a barrier including a first portion and a second portion opposite the first portion, wherein the barrier defines at least one interior cavity between the first portion and the second portion;
- a plurality of first tethers having a first configuration in the at least one interior cavity, wherein the plurality of first tethers connects the first portion to the second portion at a first area of the chamber, and the first configuration has a first density;
- a plurality of second tethers having a second configuration in the at least one interior cavity, wherein the plurality of second tethers connects the first portion to the second portion at a second area of the chamber, the second configuration has a second density, and the second density is different from the first density;
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- wherein the second area completely surrounds the first area such that the plurality of second tethers continuously and completely surrounds the plurality of first tethers.
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An article comprising:
- a chamber including:
- a barrier that includes a first sheet and a second sheet, wherein the barrier defines an interior cavity;
- a first tether element in the interior cavity, wherein the first tether element connects the first sheet to the second sheet at a first area of the chamber, the first tether element includes a plurality of first tethers, the plurality of first tethers has a first configuration, and the first configuration includes a first density;
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- a second tether element in the interior cavity, wherein the second tether element connects the first sheet to the second sheet at a second area of the chamber, the second tether element includes a plurality of second tethers, the second area completely surrounds the first area such that the plurality of second tethers continuously and completely surrounds the plurality of first tethers, the plurality of second tethers has a second configuration, and the second configuration includes a second density different from the first density.
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