| abstract |
A bladder (206) for an article of footwear (10) comprising a chamber (220) having: (i) extending from a first transition (233A, 233B, 233C, 233D, 233E) to a second arcuate segments (246A, 246B) of transitions (233A, 233B, 233C, 233D, 233E), (ii) from first transition (233A, 233B, 233C, 233D, 233E) to first end (234A) in first direction , 234B, 258, 334A, 334B) extending a first plurality of elongated sections (226, 228); and (iii) a second plurality of elongated sections (226, 228), associated with the first plurality of elongated sections The segments (226, 228) are spaced apart and extend in the first direction from the second transitions (233A, 233B, 233C, 233D, 233E) to the second ends (234A, 234B, 258, 334A, 334B). The bladder (206) also includes a web region (222) connecting the arcuate segments (246A, 246B), the first plurality of elongated segments and the second plurality of elongated segments and extending to and from the first A spaced end edge (236) of each of the end and the second end. |