Patent ID: 7676956

Claim:
An article of footwear having an upper and a sole structure secured to the upper, the sole structure comprising: a midsole adjacent the upper and secured to the upper along substantially all of a longitudinal length of the upper, the midsole forming a majority of both a lateral side and a medial side of the sole structure and including: a bladder formed from a polymer barrier that encloses a pressurized fluid, the bladder having at least a first surface positioned adjacent the upper, an opposite second surface, and a sidewall extending between the first surface and the second surface, and a reinforcing structure secured to an exterior of the bladder and at least partially recessed into the barrier material; and an outsole secured to the second surface and forming a ground-contacting surface of the sole structure, at least one side portion of the outsole extending onto and being bonded to the sidewall.