Patent ID: 9687045
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: A43B

Claim:
1. An article of footwear comprising: an upper comprising an inner layer configured to receive a foot and an outer layer having a first portion more stretchable than a second portion; a sole attached to the upper; a strobel board disposed above the sole and attached to the inner layer, the strobel board having a medial edge and a lateral edge; an inflatable bladder disposed between the inner layer and the outer layer, a medial edge of the inflatable bladder attached to the medial edge of the strobel board and a lateral edge of the inflatable bladder attached to the lateral edge of the strobel board, and the inflatable bladder extending across a throat region of the upper; an inflation mechanism operatively coupled with the inflatable bladder and configured to inflate the inflatable bladder; and a saddle disposed between the inflatable bladder and the outer layer in lateral and medial quarter regions of the upper and not extending into the throat region, wherein the first portion of the outer layer covers the inflatable bladder at the throat region.