Clamping system

A method of securing a component of an article of footwear or of a sports article, the method comprising:

• rotating a first plate to a first angle relative to a second plate of a system that includes the first plate;
• the second plate;
• a first bracket slidably movable at least partly along a first path on the first plate by a first distance and at least partly along a second path on the second plate in response to the rotating;
• and a second bracket slidably movable at least partly along a third path on the first plate by a second distance and at least partly along a fourth path on the second plate in response to the rotating;
• wherein said rotating causes a magnitude of the second distance moved by the second bracket along the third path to be greater than a magnitude of the first distance moved by the first bracket along the first path;
• arranging the component proximate to the first bracket and the second bracket;
• and
• rotating the first plate to a second angle relative to the second plate such that at least one of the first bracket or the second bracket touches the component.

A clamping system for a component of an article of footwear or a sports article, the clamping system comprising:

• a first plate having a first slot and a second slot;
• a second plate having a first channel and a second channel,
• a first pin received in the first slot of the first plate;
• a second pin received in the second slot of the first plate;
• a first slider received in the first channel of the second plate;
• a second slider received in the second channel of the second plate;
• a pivot about which the first plate and the second plate are rotatable relative to each other;
• a first bracket coupled with the first pin and the first slider so as to be slidably movable by at least a first distance at least partly along the first slot of the first plate and at least partly along the first channel of the second plate when the first plate and the second plate are rotated relative to each other from a first angle to a second angle;
• and
• at least a second bracket coupled with the second pin and the second slider so as to be slidably movable by at least a second distance at least partly along the second slot of the first plate and at least partly along the second channel of the second plate when the first plate and the second plate are rotated relative to each other from the first angle to the second angle, wherein rotation from the first angle to the second angle causes a magnitude of the second distance traveled by the second bracket along the second slot to be greater than a magnitude of the first distance traveled by the first bracket along the first slot.