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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2025
Applicant:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventors:
Todd W. Miller, Portland, OR (US);
Matthew D. Nordstrom, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 71/08 (2006.01); A41D 13/018 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 71/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A locking structure for an article includes a bladder including a first barrier element attached to a second barrier element to define a chamber having an interior void. A locking system includes locking elements that each attach to at least one elastic element. The locking elements each include at least one interface surface. The interior void of the bladder operable between a first pressure to move the locking system to a locked state and a second pressure to move the locking system to an unlocked state.