US 11,986,053 B2
Adjustable foot support systems including fluid-filled bladder chambers
Olivier Henrichot, Lake Oswego, OR (US); Timothy P. Hopkins, Lake Oswego, OR (US); Elizabeth Langvin, Sherwood, OR (US); Austin Orand, Beaverton, OR (US); and Levi J. Patton, Portland, OR (US)
Assigned to NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US)
Filed by NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US)
Filed on Dec. 15, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/552,095.
Application 17/552,095 is a continuation of application No. 16/488,626, granted, now 11,234,485, previously published as PCT/US2018/019670, filed on Feb. 26, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/463,892, filed on Feb. 27, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/463,859, filed on Feb. 27, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0104583 A1, Apr. 7, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A43B 13/20 (2006.01); A43B 13/18 (2006.01)
CPC A43B 13/203 (2013.01) [A43B 13/188 (2013.01)] 26 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A foot support system, comprising:
a first fluid-filled bladder chamber including a first major surface, a second major surface opposite the first major surface, and a first interior chamber;
a second fluid-filled bladder chamber including a third major surface, a fourth major surface opposite the third major surface, and a second interior chamber, wherein the third major surface faces the second major surface;
a first fluid flow line placing the first interior chamber and the second interior chamber in fluid communication with one another; and
a fluid pressure regulating system to move fluid through the first fluid flow line and change fluid pressure in the first fluid-filled bladder chamber.