US 11,700,913 B2
Footwear sole structure having a fluid-filled chamber including a tensile member
Sean Conway, Beaverton, OR (US); Shaun J. Hensley, Portland, OR (US); Bret P. Liebeno, West Linn, OR (US); Deni Mei, Beaverton, OR (US); Gregory P. Ponitz, Beaverton, OR (US); Sean Stam, Beaverton, OR (US); and Geoff A. Weston, Beaverton, OR (US)
Assigned to NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US)
Filed by NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US)
Filed on Jul. 26, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/815,150.
Application 17/366,394 is a division of application No. 16/897,632, filed on Jun. 10, 2020, granted, now 11,051,581, issued on Jul. 6, 2021.
Application 16/897,632 is a division of application No. 15/915,816, filed on Mar. 8, 2018, granted, now 10,709,199, issued on Jul. 14, 2020.
Application 17/815,150 is a continuation of application No. 17/366,394, filed on Jul. 2, 2021, granted, now 11,419,387.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/621,378, filed on Jan. 24, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/470,019, filed on Mar. 10, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0361629 A1, Nov. 17, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A43B 13/18 (2006.01); A43B 13/20 (2006.01); B32B 37/18 (2006.01); A43B 13/12 (2006.01); B32B 7/04 (2019.01); B32B 27/08 (2006.01); B32B 3/14 (2006.01); A43B 21/28 (2006.01); A43B 13/14 (2006.01); B29D 35/14 (2010.01); A43B 1/00 (2006.01); A43D 25/20 (2006.01)
CPC A43B 13/186 (2013.01) [A43B 13/12 (2013.01); A43B 13/14 (2013.01); A43B 13/181 (2013.01); A43B 13/185 (2013.01); A43B 13/20 (2013.01); A43B 21/28 (2013.01); B29D 35/142 (2013.01); B32B 3/14 (2013.01); B32B 7/04 (2013.01); B32B 27/08 (2013.01); B32B 37/185 (2013.01); A43B 1/0009 (2013.01); A43D 25/20 (2013.01); B32B 2437/02 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A fluid-filled chamber comprising:
a first barrier sheet formed from a first material;
a second barrier sheet attached to the first barrier sheet and formed from a second material, the first barrier sheet and the second barrier sheet cooperating to define a plurality of cavities;
a plurality of tensile members respectively disposed within individual cavities of the plurality of cavities and formed from a third material, tensile members of the plurality of tensile members including a first tensile layer opposing the first barrier sheet, a second tensile layer opposing the second barrier sheet, and a plurality of tensile elements extending between and connecting the first tensile layer and the second tensile layer; and
a first weld that forms a perimeter of each cavity of the plurality of cavities by melding the third material with at least one of the first material and the second material.