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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2022
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Jennifer L. Bishop, Portland, OR (US);
Timothy P. Hopkins, Tustin, CA (US);
Nicholas R. Long, Portland, OR (US);
Todd W. Miller, Portland, OR (US);
Austin J. Orand, Portland, OR (US);
Nadia M. Panian, Beaverton, OR (US);
Aaron K. Seid, Portland, OR (US);
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Abstract
A locking structure for an article includes a bladder having a first barrier element attached to a second barrier element to define a chamber including an interior void and a plurality of locking elements disposed within the interior void and each attached to at least one of the first barrier element and the second barrier element, each of the locking elements including an interface surface operable to selectively engage an interface surface of another one of the locking elements.