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.