18965777. PUMP FOR ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR OR APPAREL (NIKE, Inc.)
PUMP FOR ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR OR APPAREL
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Timothy P. Hopkins of Tustin CA US
Nicholas R. Long of Portland OR US
Todd W. Miller of Portland OR US
Matthew D. Nordstrom of Portland OR US
Austin J. Orand of Portland OR US
Richard Kristian Hansen of Vancouver WA US
Kimberly A. Sokol of Vancouver WA US
PUMP FOR ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR OR APPAREL
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18965777 titled 'PUMP FOR ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR OR APPAREL
Original Abstract Submitted
A pump includes a conduit defining an inner volume and formed from a flexible material, the conduit movable between an expanded state and a relaxed state. A coil is disposed within the conduit and includes an outer diameter that is approximately equal to an inner diameter of the conduit, the coil substantially maintaining its outer diameter when the conduit is moved between the relaxed state and the expanded state. A manifold is in fluid communication with the inner volume and is operable to permit fluid to enter the inner volume in a first mode and expel fluid from the inner volume in a second mode.