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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jerry Stubblefield, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Tuan Le, Portland, OR (US);
Thomas Austin, Wayne, PA (US);
Robert L. Peterson, West Linn, OR (US);
Assignee:
BMC Players, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 2/202 ; A43B 1/320 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 2/202 ; A43B 1/320 ;
Abstract
A cushioning device that imparts both stability and cushioning to the midsole of an athletic shoe. The cushioning device includes a bladder that has a plurality of separate fluid chambers positioned around a perimeter. The chambers define an open central portion of the bladder arrangement. Each of the chambers has an inner side, an outer side and a height that increases from a minimum adjacent the inner side to a maximum toward the outer side thereof.