Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Article of footwear with outsole bonded to cushioning component and method of manufacturing an article of footwear
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Application No.: US17867267Application Date: 2022-07-18
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Publication No.: US11974628B2Publication Date: 2024-05-07
- Inventor: Frederick J. Dojan , Brandon H. Workman
- 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: A43B13/12
- IPC: A43B13/12 ; A43B13/20 ; B29D35/12 ; A43B1/00 ; A43B17/03

Abstract:
An article of footwear comprises a sole structure having a cushioning component defining an enclosed, fluid-filled chamber. The cushioning component has a top wall, a bottom wall, a medial side wall at a medial side of the article of footwear, and a lateral side wall at a lateral side of the article of footwear. The cushioning component includes a unitary outsole having a bottom portion, a medial side portion, and a lateral side portion. The bottom portion is bonded to the bottom wall, the medial side portion is bonded to the medial side wall, and the lateral side portion is bonded to the lateral side wall. A method of manufacturing includes disposing the first and second polymer sheets and the outsole in a mold assembly and thermally bonding the outsole to the second polymer sheet, and the first and second polymer sheets to one another to form a chamber.
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