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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2007
Shaun J. Hensley, Portland, OR (US);
Stuart C. Forstrom, Beaverton, OR (US);
William A. Brunais, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Shaun J. Hensley, Portland, OR (US);
Stuart C. Forstrom, Beaverton, OR (US);
William A. Brunais, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a fluid-filled chamber may include utilizing one of a blowmolding and a thermoforming process to define a first surface, a second surface, and a sidewall surface of the chamber. An aperture is defined through the first surface in a location where the first surface is spaced from the second surface. A pressurization apparatus is located adjacent to the first surface and around the aperture, and the pressurization apparatus is utilized to inject a fluid into the chamber through the aperture, compress the first surface against the second surface, and form a bond around the aperture and between the first surface and the second surface.