Patent ID: 9603414
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: A43B,B29D,B32B

Claim:
1. A fluid-filled chamber comprising: a barrier formed of a polymer material that defines an interior void, the barrier having: a first portion that forms a first surface of the chamber, a second portion located opposite the first portion and forming a second surface of the chamber, and a sidewall portion that extends between the first portion and the second portion to form a sidewall surface of the chamber; a tensile element formed from a single-layer sheet of material, located within the interior void, and including a first side and a second side located on an opposite side of the same single-layer sheet of material than the first side, the tensile element being spaced inward from the sidewall portion and being (a) secured to the first portion of the barrier at the first side in a plurality of discrete first bond areas and (b) secured to the second portion of the barrier at the second side in a plurality of discrete second bond areas, and each of the first bond areas and second bond areas being substantially surrounded by unbonded portions of the tensile element; a first bond inhibitor disposed adjacent to the first portion of the barrier and between the first portion and the tensile element, the first bond inhibitor being formed from a sheet of material and including a plurality of first apertures formed therethrough at the first bond areas; and a second bond inhibitor disposed adjacent to the second portion of the barrier and between the second portion and the tensile element, the second bond inhibitor being formed from a sheet of material and including a plurality of second apertures formed therethrough at the second bond areas.