Patent ID: 11877622
Assignee: NIKE, INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 0:
1. A method of manufacturing footwear comprising:
forming a polymeric bladder with a tensile component in an interior cavity by:
placing the tensile component on a first polymeric sheet;
placing a second polymeric sheet on the tensile component; and
welding the first and second polymeric sheets to one another to define a peripheral flange and a groove that extends along the peripheral flange;

wherein welding the first and second polymeric sheets to one another includes welding a first weld and a second weld spaced apart from one another and extending lengthwise along the peripheral flange, with the groove extending lengthwise along the peripheral flange between the first weld and the second weld; and
providing a strobel formed by securing a lasting component to the peripheral flange of the polymeric bladder; wherein the polymeric bladder defines the interior cavity and is configured to retain a fluid in the interior cavity, and the peripheral flange extends around at least a portion of a perimeter of the interior cavity;
wherein the tensile component is disposed in the interior cavity and is secured to opposing inner surfaces of the polymeric bladder;
wherein the lasting component is configured to extend along the peripheral flange around the at least a portion of the perimeter of the interior cavity.