Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Footwear having motorized adjustment system and elastic upper
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Application No.: US16939328Application Date: 2020-07-27
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Publication No.: US11638465B2Publication Date: 2023-05-02
- Inventor: Thomas J. Rushbrook , Tiffany A. Beers
- Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US OR Beaverton
- Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
- Current Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US OR Beaverton
- Agency: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
- Main IPC: A43C11/16
- IPC: A43C11/16 ; A43C11/22 ; A43B11/00 ; A43B23/02 ; A43B23/04 ; A43C1/06 ; A43C3/00 ; A43C11/00 ; A43B3/34 ; A43B5/00 ; A43B5/02 ; A43B5/06 ; A43B9/02 ; A43B9/12 ; A43C1/00

Abstract:
An article of footwear may include an upper configured to receive a foot of a wearer, the upper including one or more elastic portions and one or more substantially inelastic portions. The footwear may further include a plurality of lace receiving members fixedly attached to an outer surface of the upper on the inelastic portions of the upper. Also, the footwear may include a sole structure fixedly attached to the upper. In addition, the footwear may include a motorized tensioning system including a motorized tightening device and a tensile member extending through the plurality of lace receiving members, the tightening device being configured to apply tension in the tensile member to adjust the size of an internal void defined by the article of footwear by drawing two or more of the plurality of lace receiving members closer to one another.
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