A fluid-filled chamber for an article of footwear and a method for manufacturing
the chamber are disclosed. The chamber may be incorporated into a sole structure
of the footwear and includes a central area and a plurality of lobes extending
outward from the central area. The lobes are in fluid communication with the central
area and are formed from a first surface, a second surface, and a sidewall. The
sidewall joins with the first surface with the second surface to seal the fluid
within the chamber, but no internal connections are generally utilized to join
interior portions of the first surface with interior portions of the second surface.
The fluid within the chamber may be air at a pressure that is approximately equal
to an ambient pressure.