Tension-retaining system for a wearable article

A wearable article comprising:

• a body at least partially defining an interior cavity;
• a closure system for tightening the body around the interior cavity, the closure system comprising:
• a tensioning cord having a proximal portion operatively secured to the body and having a distal portion;
• and
• a tension-retaining system that retains tension in the tensioning cord when the distal portion is pulled away from the proximal portion, the tension-retaining system comprising:
• a retainer including an anchor and a wedge;
• wherein the anchor is coupled to the body and defines a notch opening away from the proximal portion of the tensioning cord;
• wherein the wedge defines a tensioning cord coupling feature with the distal portion of the tensioning cord coupled to the wedge at the tensioning cord coupling feature;
• wherein the wedge has an engagement portion that fits within the notch with the engagement portion disposed further in the notch than the tensioning cord coupling feature so that tension in the tensioning cord biases the engagement portion of the wedge into the notch;
• wherein the wedge defines a pull cord coupling feature and the tensioning cord coupling feature is disposed between the engagement portion and the pull cord coupling feature;
• and
• a pull cord coupled to the wedge at the pull cord coupling feature;
• and
• the closure system further comprising:
• a first hook-and-loop fastener component coupled to the pull cord;
• a second hook-and-loop fastener component secured to a surface of the body with the anchor between the proximal portion of the tensioning cord and the second hook-and-loop fastener component;
• and
• wherein the first hook-and-loop fastener component releasably engages with the second hook-and-loop fastener component.

A tension-retaining system for retaining tension in a tensioning cord of a wearable article, the tension-retaining system comprising:

• a retainer including:
• an anchor defining a notch;
• and
• a wedge having a tensioning cord coupling feature;
• wherein:
• the wedge has an engagement portion that fits within the notch with the engagement portion disposed further in the notch than the tensioning cord coupling feature;
• the anchor has a base and an outer wall diverging outward from the base;
• the outer wall of the anchor extends to an edge defining an outer extent of the notch;
• the wedge has an outer wall that defines a lip;
• and
• the lip engages the edge of the outer wall of the anchor when the engagement portion of the wedge is in the notch, the lip extending outward of the notch at the outer wall.