Patent ID: 9420848
Filing Date: 2016-08-23
CPC Classification: A43B,B29C,B29D,B29L

Claim Text:
1. An article of footwear having an upper and a sole structure secured to the upper, the sole structure comprising a component formed from a first polymer layer and a second polymer layer, the component including a chamber with an interior void that encloses a fluid, at least a portion of the component including a flange that forms a seam for joining the first polymer layer and the second polymer layer and sealing the fluid within the void, the flange extending in an outward direction from the void and having a tapered configuration with a first thickness adjacent to the void and a second thickness spaced away from the void, the first thickness being greater than the second thickness, the chamber including a first group of subchambers located adjacent to a lateral side of the article of footwear and a second group of subchambers located adjacent to a medial side of the article of footwear, the first group of subchambers having at least two parallel segments extending away from the lateral side toward the medial side and the second group of subchambers having at least two parallel segments extending away from the medial side toward the lateral side, the first group of subchambers and the second group of subchambers bounded by a web area where the first polymer layer and the second polymer layer are bonded together, the web area extending between the at least two parallel segments of the first group of subchambers and between the at least two parallel segments of the second group of subchambers.