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 |
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.
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