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US 11,259,599 B2Granted
Lacing system
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsKatelyn Bruce, Piero Fenato, Kevin W. Hoffer, Daniel A. Johnson, Elizabeth A. Kilgore, Peter Lam, Jeffrey C. Spanks
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Abstract
A lace-receiving assembly includes a substrate, a first sheet, and a lace guide. The substrate includes a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The first sheet includes a third surface and a fourth surface opposite the third surface. The third surface is bonded to the first surface to define a channel extending between the substrate and the first sheet. The lace guide is disposed within the channel.
Claims17
A lace-receiving assembly comprising:
- a first sheet including a hot melt adhesive or a thermoplastic polyurethane having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface;
- a second sheet including a hot melt adhesive or a thermoplastic polyurethane having a third surface and a fourth surface opposite the third surface, the third surface bonded to the first surface to define a channel extending between the first sheet and the second sheet;
- a lace guide having an outer surface facing the first surface and the third surface within the channel;
- a third sheet including at least one of a textile, a foam, a leather, and a synthetic leather having a fifth surface and a sixth surface opposite the fifth surface, the fifth surface bonded to the fourth surface of the second sheet;
- a fourth sheet including at least one of a textile, a foam, a leather, and a synthetic leather having a seventh surface and an eighth surface opposite the seventh surface, the seventh surface bonded to the second surface of the first sheet;
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- a fifth sheet having a ninth surface and a tenth surface opposite the ninth surface, the ninth surface bonded to the eighth surface of the fourth sheet.
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An article including a first side, a second side opposite the first side, and an opening between the first side and the second side, the article comprising:
- a first lace-receiving assembly disposed on the first side and including:
- a first sheet including a hot melt adhesive or a thermoplastic polyurethane having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface;
- a second sheet including a hot melt adhesive or a thermoplastic polyurethane having a third surface and a fourth surface opposite the third surface, the third surface bonded to the first surface to define a first channel extending between the first sheet and the second sheet;
- a first lace guide having an outer surface facing the first surface and the third surface within the first channel;
- a third sheet including at least one of a textile, a foam, a leather, and a synthetic leather having a fifth surface and a sixth surface opposite the fifth surface, the fifth surface bonded to the fourth surface of the second sheet;
- a fourth sheet including at least one of a textile, a foam, a leather, and a synthetic leather having a seventh surface and an eighth surface opposite the seventh surface, the seventh surface bonded to the second surface of the first sheet;
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- a fifth sheet having a ninth surface and a tenth surface opposite the ninth surface, the ninth surface bonded to the eighth surface of the fourth sheet.
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A method of manufacturing a lace-receiving assembly, the method comprising:
- providing a first sheet including a hot melt adhesive or a thermoplastic polyurethane having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface;
- bonding the first surface to a third surface of a second sheet including a hot melt adhesive or a thermoplastic polyurethane to define a channel extending between the first sheet and the second sheet, the second sheet including a fourth surface opposite the third surface;
- positioning a lace guide within the channel, the lace guide having an outer surface facing the first surface and the third surface of the second sheet;
- bonding the fourth surface of the second sheet to a fifth surface of a third sheet including at least one of a textile, a foam, a leather, and a synthetic leather, the third sheet having a sixth surface opposite the fifth surface;
- bonding the second surface of the first sheet to a seventh surface of a fourth sheet including at least one of a textile, a foam, a leather, and a synthetic leather, the fourth sheet including an eighth surface opposite the seventh surface;
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- bonding the eighth surface of the fourth sheet to a ninth surface of a fifth sheet, the fifth sheet including a tenth surface opposite the ninth surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.