Patent ID: 11950654
Assignee: NIKE, INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. Footwear comprising an upper, an outsole, and a fluid-filled chamber secured to the outsole, wherein the fluid-filled chamber comprises:
a barrier formed from a first polymer layer and a second polymer layer, the first polymer layer being joined to the second polymer layer to define an interior void;
a tensile member located within the interior void, the tensile member including a first tensile element and a second tensile element, the first tensile element having a pair of spaced textile layers joined by a plurality of connecting members, and the second tensile element being joined to one of the textile layers of the first tensile element, an outward facing surface of the first tensile element being joined to the first polymer layer, and an outward facing surface of the second tensile element being joined to the second polymer layer; and
a fluid located within the interior void, the fluid being pressurized to place an outward force upon the barrier and induce tension in the tensile member;
wherein sidewalls of the chamber are at least partially exposed.