US 2024/0180291 A1 · ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR HAVING A REFLECTIVELY SYMMETRICAL FLUID CUSHIONING SYSTEM

Abstract

An article of footwear includes an upper and a sole coupled to the upper. The sole includes an upper sole and a plurality of fluid filled bladder modules coupled to a bottom surface of the upper sole. The plurality of fluid-filled bladder modules include a first bladder module disposed in a first region of the sole and a second bladder module disposed in the first region of the sole, where the second bladder module is spatially separated in a transverse direction from the first bladder module and the first and second bladder modules do not extend into a second region of the sole. The first and second bladder modules are each fluidly isolated from remaining bladder modules. The first and second bladder modules are each asymmetrical. The first bladder module is reflectively symmetrical with respect to the second bladder module.

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Dependent claims

A sole for an article of footwear, the sole comprising:

an upper sole;
a plurality of fluid-filled bladder modules coupled to a bottom surface of the upper sole, the plurality of fluid-filled bladder modules comprising:
a first bladder module disposed in a first region of the sole, the first bladder module being fluidly isolated from remaining bladder modules and not extending into a second region of the sole;
a second bladder module disposed in the first region of the sole and spatially separated in a transverse direction from the first bladder module, the second bladder module being fluidly isolated from remaining bladder modules and not extending into the second region of the sole;
wherein the first bladder module is reflectively symmetrical with respect to the second bladder module, and
wherein the first region of the sole is one of a forefoot region or a heel region of the sole, and wherein the second region of the sole is the other of the forefoot region or the heel region of the sole.

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A pair of footwear, comprising:

a right article of footwear;
and
a left article of footwear,
wherein the right and left articles of footwear each comprise an upper and a sole coupled to the upper, each of the soles comprising:
an upper sole, and
a plurality of fluid-filled bladder modules coupled to a bottom surface of the upper sole, the plurality of fluid-filled bladder modules comprising:
a medial bladder module disposed along a medial side of the sole,
a lateral bladder module disposed along a lateral side of the sole, the lateral heel bladder module being spatially separated from the medial bladder in a transverse direction,
wherein the medial bladder module is reflectively symmetrical with respect to the lateral bladder module such that the medial bladder module of the right article of footwear is identical to the lateral bladder module of the left article of footwear, and the lateral bladder module of the right article of footwear is identical to the medial bladder module of the left article of footwear, and
wherein the medial and lateral bladder modules are each laterally asymmetrical.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Article of footwear having a reflectively symmetrical fluid cushioning system

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Article of footwear having a reflectively symmetrical fluid cushioning system

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Abstract

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