Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Fluid-filled cushioning article with seamless side walls and method of manufacturing
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Application No.: US16426111Application Date: 2019-05-30
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Publication No.: US11318684B2Publication Date: 2022-05-03
- Inventor: Stuart C. Forstrom , David M. Forland
- Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US OR Beaverton
- Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
- Current Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US OR Beaverton
- Agency: Quinn IP Law
- Main IPC: B29C65/34
- IPC: B29C65/34 ; B32B7/05 ; A43B13/20 ; B29D35/14 ; B32B1/00 ; B32B27/08 ; B32B27/30 ; B32B27/40 ; B32B1/02
Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a cushioning article comprises wrapping a polymeric sheet around a support so that the polymeric sheet surrounds a perimeter of the support. A first portion of the polymeric sheet adjacent a first side edge of the polymeric sheet overlaps and is stacked on a second portion of the polymeric sheet adjacent a second side edge of the polymeric sheet. The first portion is welded to the second portion at a first weld disposed between the first side edge and the second side edge while the polymeric sheet is wrapped around the support so that the polymeric sheet forms an open-ended sheath with a top wall, a bottom wall, a first side wall and a second side wall with the first weld disposed at only one of the top wall and the bottom wall. A cushioning article manufactured according to the method is disclosed.
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