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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2020
Applicant:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventor:
Nadia M. Panian, Beaverton, OR (US);
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 23/26 (2006.01); A43B 23/02 (2006.01); A43B 3/26 (2006.01); A43B 1/00 (2006.01); A41D 27/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 23/029 (2013.01); A43B 1/0018 (2013.01); A43B 3/26 (2013.01); A43B 23/26 (2013.01); A41D 27/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
An article includes a receptacle defining an interior void and an adjustment element attached to the receptacle. The adjustment element includes bladder defining one or more chambers each having a compressible component disposed therein. The adjustment element is operable between a contracted configuration providing the receptacle with a first size and an expanded configuration providing the receptacle with a second size different than the first size by adjusting a pressure within the one or more chambers.