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Title:
FOOTWEAR WITH REINFORCING STRUCTURE HAVING FLUID-FILLED BLADDER
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2011251190
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide footwear equipped with a fluid-filled bladder and sole component containing an external reinforcing structure fixed to this bladder.

In general, the sole component includes: a fluid-filled bladder 30 and a reinforcing structure 40 extending around the bladder. The reinforcing structure is bonded to the exterior of the bladder, and may be recessed into the bladder. In some embodiments, the reinforcing structure extends along the side surfaces of the bladder and between upper and lower surfaces of bladder. In manufacturing the sole component, the reinforcing structure may be located within a mold, and the polymer material forming the bladder may be bonded to the reinforcing structure during the molding process.


Inventors:
DOJAN FREDERICK J
AVENI MICHAEL A
LINDNER TROY C
FOXEN THOMAS
HOLT SCOTT C
PISCIOTTA JAFFREY C
Application Number:
JP2011203225A
Publication Date:
December 15, 2011
Filing Date:
September 16, 2011
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
NIKE INT LTD
International Classes:
A43B13/20; A43B7/32; A43B21/28; B29D35/12
Foreign References:
WO2005063071A22005-07-14
WO2005016051A12005-02-24
US20050132607A12005-06-23
US5686167A1997-11-11
WO2005063071A22005-07-14
WO2005016051A12005-02-24
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Inaoka cultivation
Mio Kawasaki
Kawazu Koichi