Patent ID: 11918073
Assignee: NIKE, INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 0:
1. An article of footwear having an upper and a sole structure secured to the upper, the sole structure comprising:
a chamber defining an interior void for receiving a pressurized fluid, the chamber having a top portion, a bottom portion, and a side portion extending between the top portion and the bottom portion around a periphery of the chamber;
a central structure including a continuously bonded area where the top portion of the chamber is joined to the bottom portion of the chamber to form a recess in the top portion of the chamber, the recess extending from a top of the chamber past a midpoint of a thickness of the chamber; and
a reinforcing member including an upper portion having a lower surface bonded to the top portion of the chamber and a support structure extending downward from the lower surface into the recess in the top portion of the chamber, the support structure including a central member having a plurality of peripheral members arranged around the central member, each peripheral member extending from the continuously bonded area.