| US 7,555,848 B2 | ||
| Article of footwear having a fluid-filled bladder with a reinforcing structure | ||
| Michael A. Aveni, Lake Oswego, Oreg. (US); Troy C. Lindner, Portland, Oreg. (US); and Scott C. Holt, Portland, Oreg. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Nike, Inc., Beaverton, Oreg. (US) | ||
| Filed on May 07, 2008, as Appl. No. 12/116,750. | ||
| Application 12/116750 is a division of application No. 11/251622, filed on Oct. 14, 2005. | ||
| Application 11/251622 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/767211, filed on Jan. 28, 2004, granted, now 7,086,179, filed on Aug. 08, 2006. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/531674, filed on Dec. 23, 2003. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0201982 A1, Aug. 28, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. A43B 13/20 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 36—29 [36/28] | 20 Claims |
| 1. An article of footwear having an upper and a sole structure secured to the upper, the sole structure comprising:
a bladder formed from a polymer barrier material that encloses a fluid, the bladder having an upper surface, an opposite lower
surface, and a sidewall extending between the upper surface and the lower surface;
a plurality of interior bonds spaced inward from the sidewall and joining portions of the barrier material forming the upper
surface and the lower surface, at least one of the interior bonds being an inclined bond with a sloped configuration; and
a reinforcing structure secured to an exterior of the bladder and at least partially recessed into the sidewall.
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