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Adjustable foot support systems including fluid-filled bladder chambers

US11998082B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 25, 2021
Grant dateJun 4, 2024
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Expiry dateFeb 28, 2042

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA43B13/206
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

Foot support systems for articles of footwear or other foot-receiving devices include a compressor or other gas source used to control gas pressure provided in one or more pressure adjustable fluid-filled bladders used to support a wearer's foot. Additional features relate to fluid flow control systems and methods that include a plurality of valves to control an inflation configuration for supplying gas to the one or more adjustable fluid filled bladders or a deflation configuration for releasing gas from the one or more adjustable fluid filled bladders.

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