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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2020
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
James C. Meschter, Portland, OR (US);
Danielle L. Taylor, Portland, OR (US);
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a fluid-filled chamber with a tensile element includes manufacturing a tensile element and incorporating the tensile element into a chamber. A first material layer, a second material layer, and a spacing structure having a plurality of support portions and a plurality of gaps may be stacked. The material layers may be located on either side of the spacing structure or on one side of the spacing structure. A strand may be stitched through the gaps to join the material layers and to form the tensile element. The spacing structure may be removed, and the first material layer may be spaced from the second material layer such that segments of the strand extend between the material layers. The tensile element may then be secured to opposite interior surfaces of an outer barrier, and the outer barrier may be pressurized to place the strand in tension.