Article of footwear with a harness and fluid-filled chamber arrangement
US9872535B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 20, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jan 23, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 31, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA43B23/086
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An article of footwear is disclosed having a structural harness and impact-attenuating structure arrangement that includes a fluid-filled chamber. The article includes an upper, a sole secured to the upper having an impact-attenuating structure including a fluid-filled chamber and a structural harness. The structural harness may extend between the upper and fluid-filled chamber in a tensile arrangement that biases the fluid-filled chamber toward the upper and compresses the chamber. The structural harness may include a first layer, a thread layer bonded to the first layer and a second layer bonded to the thread layer on an opposite side of the thread layer. The thread layer may include threads configured to transmit tensile forces and restrict stretch in a longitudinal direction of the threads.
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