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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2014
Applicant:
Reebok International Limited, London, GB;
Inventors:
Paul Davis, Blackstone, MA (US);
Frank Millette, Middleboro, MA (US);
Assignee:
Reebok International Limited, London, GB;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 1/04 (2006.01); F04B 45/02 (2006.01); A43B 13/20 (2006.01); A43B 23/02 (2006.01); A43B 7/14 (2006.01); A43B 7/20 (2006.01); B29C 51/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04B 45/02 (2013.01); A43B 7/142 (2013.01); A43B 7/20 (2013.01); A43B 13/203 (2013.01); A43B 23/029 (2013.01); B29C 51/266 (2013.01);
Abstract
An article of footwear with an inflatable bladder and a pump unit for inflating the inflatable bladder. The pump unit includes an external pump including a coupling for releasably attaching to a valve mechanism or a cap fitted over the valve mechanism located on the article of footwear and in communication with the inflatable bladder. The valve mechanism is actuated by the coupling to allow for inflation of the inflatable bladder.