Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Tensioning system and reel member for an article of footwear
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Application No.: US15070158Application Date: 2016-03-15
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Publication No.: US09861164B2Publication Date: 2018-01-09
- Inventor: Tiffany A. Beers , Andrew A. Owings
- 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 ; A43C11/14 ; A43B3/00

Abstract:
A tensioning system for an article of footwear is disclosed. The tensioning system includes a reel member configured to rotate about a central axis. The reel member includes a shaft and at least one flange disposed along the shaft. The flange includes an aperture extending through the flange. The aperture is configured to receive a lace. The reel member can tighten the tensioning system by winding the lace around portions of the shaft disposed on both sides of the at least one flange. In some cases, the aperture can be chamfered to assist with sliding the lace through the aperture.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170265573A1 Tensioning System and Reel Member for An Article of Footwear Public/Granted day:2017-09-21
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