Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Article with a cushioning assembly having inner and outer bladder elements with interfitting features and method of manufacturing an article
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Application No.: US16245416Application Date: 2019-01-11
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Publication No.: US10939727B2Publication Date: 2021-03-09
- Inventor: Fidencio Campos, II , Zachary M. Elder , Benjamin J. Monfils
- Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US OR Beaverton
- Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
- Current Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US OR Beaverton
- Agency: Quinn IP Law
- Main IPC: A43B13/20
- IPC: A43B13/20 ; A43B1/00 ; A63B71/08 ; A43B13/12 ; A63B71/14 ; A63B41/02 ; A63B71/12

Abstract:
An article includes a cushioning assembly which has a first bladder element forming a first fluid chamber, and a second bladder element within the first bladder element and forming a second fluid chamber sealed from and within the first fluid chamber. The first bladder element includes an inner surface having a first feature. The second bladder element includes an outer surface having a second feature. The first feature interfits with the second feature such that a first area of the inner surface of the first bladder element is aligned with a first area of the outer surface of the second bladder element at a bonded interface. The second bladder element is exposed to the first fluid chamber away from the bonded interface. A method of manufacturing the article includes interfitting the first feature with the second feature and bonding at the bonded interface.
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