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US 10,918,164 B2Granted
Lacing system with guide elements
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorTiffany A. Beers
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Abstract
An article of footwear with various types of guide elements is disclosed. The article of footwear provides a set of tensile elements that can be moved through the guide elements to switch between a loosened and tightened position of the upper. The tensile elements may be routed through a guide element associated with the upper that can provide compressive strength and support.
Claims10
A method, comprising:
- forming an upper having a varying height forming a contour;
- attaching an assembly of guide elements to the upper, each guide element of the assembly of guide elements having a different length corresponding to a height of the upper along the contour of the upper;
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- routing each of a plurality of segments joined together with a joining element to form a single tensile element through an associated guide element of the assembly of guide elements, wherein the segments of the single tensile element are configured to move concurrently through the associated guide element when tension is applied to the joining element of the single tensile element, and wherein a rigidity of the guide elements is greater than a rigidity of the segments of the single tensile element.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.