Want a high performance shoe? Nike's concept here is to add adjustable fluid filled chambers to the shoe to provide better fit, comfort, and performance.
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ABSTRACT
Articles of footwear having an upper and a sole structure are described , as well as methods of making the articles . The upper includes an adjustment system having a base element , a fluid - filled chamber , an adjusting element , an anchoring element , and a tensile strand . The adjusting element is positioned outward from the fluid - filled chamber . The anchoring element is secured to the base element and is spaced from the adjusting element . The tensile strand extends between the adjusting element and the anchoring element . The adjusting element is operable to change a tension placed upon the tensile strand .
FOOTWEAR WITH COMPRESSIBLE FLUID - FILLED CHAMBER
Applicant: NIKE 9, Inc. , Beaverton , OR ( US )
Inventors : Lee D. Peyton , Tigard , OR ( US ) ;
Assignee : NIKE , Inc. , Beaverton , OR ( US )
Appl . No .: 17 / 851,932
Filed : Jun . 28 , 2022