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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2015
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
John F. Swigart, Portland, OR (US);
Mario A. Lafortune, Tigard, OR (US);
Amy E. Gishifu, Vancouver, WA (US);
Ty A. Ransom, Portland, OR (US);
Nicola Jane Reynolds, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Britani N. Blackstone, Columbus, OH (US);
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Abstract
An article of footwear or another product may incorporate a pressure chamber that includes (a) a bladder at least partially formed from a polymer material that is sealed to enclose a pressurized fluid and (b) a strand wound around the bladder and secured to the bladder. In manufacturing the pressure chamber, a bladder with an elongate configuration may be formed. A strand is wound around the bladder, and the strand is secured to the bladder. When incorporated to a sole structure of the article of footwear, for example, a portion of the bladder that includes the strands may be exposed at an outer surface of the sole structure.