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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2024
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Austin J. Orand, Portland, OR (US);
Yen-Lin Lee, Taichung City, TW;
To-Chun Lin, Taichung City, TW;
Chih-Ta Chien, Meishan Township, Chiayi County, TW;
Richard Kristian Hansen, Vancouver, WA (US);
Chia-Chi Lin, Zhuqi Township, Chiayi County, TW;
Kimberly A. Sokol, Vancouver, WA (US);
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Abstract
An adjustment system for an article of footwear includes a body attached to an outer surface of the article of footwear and including a plurality of segments cooperating to define a chamber, the body movable between an elongated state and a collapsed state and a bladder attached to the article of footwear and defining an interior void in fluid communication with the chamber, the bladder movable from a relaxed state to a constricted state when the body is moved from the collapsed state to the elongated state.