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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2022
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Patrick R. Case, Portland, OR (US);
Yoon Jeong Choi, Portland, OR (US);
James Molyneux, Portland, OR (US);
Colin Runkle, Portland, OR (US);
Bryan K. Youngs, Beaverton, OR (US);
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Abstract
Footwear uppers include a footwear upper base having an instep region; one or more lace-engaging components located at a first side of the instep region; and one or more lace-engaging components located at a second side of the instep region. A bladder at the instep region includes: (i) a tongue and/or instep chamber, (ii) a first sealed seam region extending along a first side edge of the bladder, and (iii) a second sealed seam region extending along a second side edge of the bladder. The tongue and/or instep chamber extends between the sealed seam regions. A lace may apply a force to the tongue and/or instep chamber of the bladder. This force may move fluid from the tongue and/or instep chamber to a heel and/or ankle support chamber of the bladder. The lace may extend through a lace-engaging opening provided in a seam of the bladder.