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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2022
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Ryan P. Callahan, Portland, OR (US);
Jeremy L Connell, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Carrie L. Davis, Portland, OR (US);
Windra Fahmi, Beaverton, OR (US);
Gjermund Haugbro, Beaverton, OR (US);
Fiona L. Lesecq, Portland, OR (US);
Jason R. Meeker, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Benjamin Stewart, Beaverton, OR (US);
Dylan S. Van Atta, Portland, OR (US);
Darlan Zacharia, Beaverton, OR (US);
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Abstract
An article of footwear includes a strobel, a footwear upper, and a sole plate. The strobel includes a polymeric bladder defining an interior cavity and configured to retain a fluid in the interior cavity. The polymeric bladder has a peripheral flange extending around a perimeter of the interior cavity from a medial side to a lateral side of the polymeric bladder at a front of the polymeric bladder. The footwear upper is secured to the peripheral flange. The sole plate has a heel portion, a midfoot portion, and a forefoot portion, and a rear extent of the strobel is secured to the sole plate or to the footwear upper forward of a rear extent of the sole plate. A method of manufacturing the article of footwear includes securing the peripheral flange to the upper.