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Patent No.:

US 11849802 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2023

Filed:

Jan. 03, 2023

Cushioning article with tensile component and method of manufacturing a cushioning article

Applicant:

Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);

Inventors:

Page J. Bailey, Portland, OR (US);

Jeremy L Connell, Hillsboro, OR (US);

Jason R. Meeker, Hillsboro, OR (US);

Assignee:

NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);

Attorney:

Quinn IP Law

Primary Examiner:

Cynthia L Schaller

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 65/04 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01); A43B 13/20 (2006.01); A43B 13/04 (2006.01); A43B 13/18 (2006.01); A43B 9/12 (2006.01); B32B 3/12 (2006.01); B32B 27/40 (2006.01); B32B 27/30 (2006.01); B32B 27/00 (2006.01); B29D 35/14 (2010.01); A43B 1/00 (2006.01); B32B 7/05 (2019.01); B29D 35/12 (2010.01); A43B 17/00 (2006.01); B29K 75/00 (2006.01); B29K 23/00 (2006.01); B29C 65/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 13/20 (2013.01); A43B 1/0009 (2013.01); A43B 9/12 (2013.01); A43B 13/04 (2013.01); A43B 13/181 (2013.01); A43B 17/006 (2013.01); B29D 35/122 (2013.01); B29D 35/142 (2013.01); B32B 3/12 (2013.01); B32B 7/05 (2019.01); B32B 27/00 (2013.01); B32B 27/306 (2013.01); B32B 27/40 (2013.01); B29C 65/04 (2013.01); B29C 65/14 (2013.01); B29C 66/004 (2013.01); B29K 2023/086 (2013.01); B29K 2075/00 (2013.01); B29K 2995/0067 (2013.01); B32B 2307/7242 (2013.01); B32B 2437/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

A cushioning article comprises a first and a second polymeric sheet bonded to one another and enclosing an interior cavity. The polymeric sheets retain a gas in the interior cavity. A tensile component disposed in the interior cavity includes a first tensile layer, a second tensile layer, and a plurality of tethers spanning the interior cavity and connecting the first tensile layer to the second tensile layer. An inwardly-protruding bond joins the first polymeric sheet to the first tensile layer, protrudes inward from the first polymeric sheet toward the second polymeric sheet, and partially traverses the plurality of tethers. The first polymeric sheet is displaced from the first tensile layer adjacent to the inwardly-protruding bond by the gas. A method of manufacturing a cushioning article is disclosed.

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