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US 12,225,969 B2Granted
Cushioning element for article of footwear
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorLee D. Peyton
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Abstract
A cushioning element for an article of footwear includes a bladder having a first barrier layer and a second barrier layer joined together along a seam to define a chamber and a support element disposed within the chamber and having a support member and a plurality of flexible support legs each extending from a first end attached to the support member to a second end disposed between the first barrier layer and the second barrier layer within the seam.
Claims20
A cushioning element for an article of footwear, the cushioning element comprising:
- a bladder including a first barrier layer and a second barrier layer joined together along a seam to define a chamber, the seam including a peripheral seam extending around an outer periphery of the bladder and having a variable width along the outer periphery of the bladder to define a plurality of tabs;
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- a support element disposed within the chamber and including a first distal end secured in a first one of the plurality of tabs.
A cushioning element for an article of footwear, the cushioning element comprising:
- a bladder including a first barrier layer and a second barrier layer joined together along a seam to define a chamber, the seam including a peripheral seam extending around an outer periphery of the bladder and having a variable width along the outer periphery of the bladder;
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- a support element disposed within the chamber and including a first distal end disposed between the first barrier layer and the second barrier layer within the peripheral seam at a first location and a second distal end disposed between the first barrier layer and the second barrier layer within the peripheral seam at a second location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.