Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Fluid-filled chambers with tether elements
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Application No.: US14723814Application Date: 2015-05-28
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Publication No.: US09609914B2Publication Date: 2017-04-04
- Inventor: Lee D. Peyton
- Applicant: Nike, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US OR Beaverton
- Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
- Current Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US OR Beaverton
- Agency: Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP
- Agent Matthew H. Szalach; Jonathan P. O'Brien
- Main IPC: A43B13/20
- IPC: A43B13/20 ; A43B13/18 ; A43B13/02 ; A43B13/14

Abstract:
A chamber may have an outer barrier and a tensile member. The barrier is formed from a polymer material that defines an interior cavity. The tensile member is located within the interior cavity and includes (a) a first layer element secured to the barrier, (b) a second layer element secured to an opposite portion of the barrier, and (c) a plurality of I-shaped tether elements that extend through the first layer element and the second layer element. In some configurations, the tether elements may include (a) a first end member located between the barrier and the first layer element, (b) a second end member located between the barrier and the second layer element, and (c) a central member extending through the first layer element and the second layer element and secured to the first end member and the second end member.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150257480A1 Fluid-Filled Chambers With Tether Elements Public/Granted day:2015-09-17
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