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US 12,690,643 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
- a support element disposed within the chamber and including a first distal end disposed and secured in the peripheral seam and a second distal end disposed and secured in the peripheral seam, the support element having a variable cross-section between the first distal end and the second distal end.
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
- a support element disposed within the chamber and including a first distal end disposed and secured in the peripheral seam, a second distal end disposed and secured in the peripheral seam, a first protuberance, and a second protuberance spaced apart from the first protuberance, the first protuberance and the second protuberance disposed between the first distal end and the second distal end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.