DE69730359D1 - SELF-INFLATABLE AIR PADDING - Google Patents

SELF-INFLATABLE AIR PADDING

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Publication number
DE69730359D1
DE69730359D1 DE69730359T DE69730359T DE69730359D1 DE 69730359 D1 DE69730359 D1 DE 69730359D1 DE 69730359 T DE69730359 T DE 69730359T DE 69730359 T DE69730359 T DE 69730359T DE 69730359 D1 DE69730359 D1 DE 69730359D1
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Prior art keywords
chamber
self
inflatable air
plenum chamber
support
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Expired - Fee Related
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DE69730359T
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German (de)
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DE69730359T2 (en
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Ing-Chung Huang
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Priority claimed from US08/876,494 external-priority patent/US5937462A/en
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Publication of DE69730359T2 publication Critical patent/DE69730359T2/en
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Classifications

    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B13/00—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units
    • A43B13/14—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units characterised by the constructive form
    • A43B13/18—Resilient soles
    • A43B13/20—Pneumatic soles filled with a compressible fluid, e.g. air, gas
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B13/00—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units
    • A43B13/14—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units characterised by the constructive form
    • A43B13/18—Resilient soles
    • A43B13/20—Pneumatic soles filled with a compressible fluid, e.g. air, gas
    • A43B13/206—Pneumatic soles filled with a compressible fluid, e.g. air, gas provided with tubes or pipes or tubular shaped cushioning members
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B13/00—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units
    • A43B13/14—Soles; Sole-and-heel integral units characterised by the constructive form
    • A43B13/18—Resilient soles
    • A43B13/20—Pneumatic soles filled with a compressible fluid, e.g. air, gas
    • A43B13/203—Pneumatic soles filled with a compressible fluid, e.g. air, gas provided with a pump or valve
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B21/00—Heels; Top-pieces or top-lifts
    • A43B21/24—Heels; Top-pieces or top-lifts characterised by the constructive form
    • A43B21/26—Resilient heels
    • A43B21/28—Pneumatic heels filled with a compressible fluid, e.g. air, gas

Landscapes

  • Footwear And Its Accessory, Manufacturing Method And Apparatuses (AREA)
  • Mattresses And Other Support Structures For Chairs And Beds (AREA)
  • Orthopedics, Nursing, And Contraception (AREA)
  • Air Bags (AREA)

Abstract

A self-inflatable air cushion (1a) which includes a support chamber (1) mounted in a sole (6) of a shoe and holding a liquid, a collapsible plenum chamber (10) surrounded by the support chamber (1) and partially protruding over the top of the sole (6) and having a top air hole (31), passage means (22, 33) connected between the support chamber (1) and the plenum chamber (10), and one-way valve (101) mounted in the passage means (22, 33) to let flow move in one direction from the plenum chamber (10) to the support chamber (1) upon compression of the plenum chamber (10).
DE69730359T 1997-06-16 1997-09-25 SELF-FLASHABLE AIR PAD Expired - Fee Related DE69730359T2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US876494 1986-06-20
US08/876,494 US5937462A (en) 1996-06-17 1997-06-16 Self-inflatable air cushion
PCT/US1997/016928 WO1998057560A1 (en) 1997-06-16 1997-09-25 Self-inflatable air cushion

Publications (2)

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DE69730359D1 true DE69730359D1 (en) 2004-09-23
DE69730359T2 DE69730359T2 (en) 2005-08-25

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DE69730359T Expired - Fee Related DE69730359T2 (en) 1997-06-16 1997-09-25 SELF-FLASHABLE AIR PAD

Country Status (14)

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EP (1) EP0994659B1 (en)
JP (1) JP2002504004A (en)
KR (1) KR100475145B1 (en)
CN (1) CN1142731C (en)
AT (1) ATE273629T1 (en)
AU (1) AU740251B2 (en)
BR (1) BR9714773A (en)
CA (1) CA2294017A1 (en)
DE (1) DE69730359T2 (en)
DK (1) DK0994659T3 (en)
ES (1) ES2227715T3 (en)
PT (1) PT994659E (en)
RU (1) RU2193857C2 (en)
WO (1) WO1998057560A1 (en)

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US6553691B2 (en) * 1999-09-02 2003-04-29 Ing-Chung Huang Self-inflatable air cushion for shoes
US6430843B1 (en) * 2000-04-18 2002-08-13 Nike, Inc. Dynamically-controlled cushioning system for an article of footwear
DE60307811T2 (en) * 2002-04-25 2007-03-15 Robert B. Boston Chaffee DISPOSABLE VALVE CONNECTED INFLATABLE CHAMBERS AND USE METHOD
US7396574B2 (en) * 2003-05-28 2008-07-08 Robert C. Bogert Self-inflating cushion and footwear including same
US7000335B2 (en) * 2003-07-16 2006-02-21 Nike, Inc. Footwear with a sole structure incorporating a lobed fluid-filled chamber
US7051456B2 (en) 2003-07-29 2006-05-30 Nike, Inc. Article of footwear incorporating an inflatable chamber
US6931764B2 (en) * 2003-08-04 2005-08-23 Nike, Inc. Footwear sole structure incorporating a cushioning component
US7409779B2 (en) 2005-10-19 2008-08-12 Nike, Inc. Fluid system having multiple pump chambers
US7451554B2 (en) 2005-10-19 2008-11-18 Nike, Inc. Fluid system having an expandable pump chamber
CN101779842B (en) * 2009-01-16 2011-12-21 欣合信股份有限公司 Air cushion structure
JP6823190B2 (en) 2017-02-27 2021-01-27 ナイキ イノベイト シーブイ Adjustable foot support system including fluid-filled bladder chamber
WO2018194543A1 (en) * 2017-04-17 2018-10-25 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Vibrators in cells for footwear
CN109431157A (en) * 2018-10-31 2019-03-08 大连函量科技发展有限公司 A kind of inflatable shatter-resistant structure
US20210368936A1 (en) 2020-05-28 2021-12-02 Nike, Inc. Foot support systems including fluid movement controllers and adjustable foot support pressure
CN113349513B (en) * 2021-06-29 2023-12-05 四川大学 Ventilating heightening shoe capable of adjusting full-sole height and comfort level of shoe cavity

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US4446634A (en) * 1982-09-28 1984-05-08 Johnson Paul H Footwear having improved shock absorption
DE3613153A1 (en) * 1986-04-18 1987-10-22 Polus Michael SPORTSHOE WITH PNEUMATIC LOADING DEVICE
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JPH0284502U (en) * 1988-12-21 1990-06-29
US5195254A (en) * 1991-06-24 1993-03-23 Tyng Liou Y Sole
US5222312A (en) * 1991-07-02 1993-06-29 Doyle Harold S Shoe with pneumatic inflating device
US5335382A (en) * 1992-11-23 1994-08-09 Huang Yin Jun Inflatable cushion device
US5406661A (en) * 1993-09-15 1995-04-18 Reebok International Ltd. Preloaded fluid bladder with integral pump

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ES2227715T3 (en) 2005-04-01
PT994659E (en) 2005-01-31
EP0994659A4 (en) 2002-09-18
CN1142731C (en) 2004-03-24
EP0994659B1 (en) 2004-08-18
DE69730359T2 (en) 2005-08-25
KR20010013896A (en) 2001-02-26
AU740251B2 (en) 2001-11-01
RU2193857C2 (en) 2002-12-10
BR9714773A (en) 2000-07-25
KR100475145B1 (en) 2005-03-08
WO1998057560A1 (en) 1998-12-23
CA2294017A1 (en) 1998-12-23
JP2002504004A (en) 2002-02-05
EP0994659A1 (en) 2000-04-26
DK0994659T3 (en) 2004-12-20
CN1262604A (en) 2000-08-09
AU4494397A (en) 1999-01-04
ATE273629T1 (en) 2004-09-15

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