US 11,882,901 B2Granted

Dynamic lacing system

AssigneeNIKE, Inc.

InventorsCaleb W. Dyer, Peter Lam, Austin J. Orand, Andrea M. Vinet, Peter Williams, Samantha Young

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Abstract

An article of footwear includes an upper defining an interior void and a first cable movable in a tightening direction to move the upper into a tightened state and movable in a loosening direction to move the upper into a loosened state. The article of footwear also includes a tightening grip operable to be moved away from the upper in a first direction to move the first cable in the tightening direction and a cable lock operable in a locked state to restrict movement of the first cable in the loosening direction and operable in an unlocked state to permit movement of the first cable in the loosening direction. A release grip is operable to be moved away from the upper in a second direction to move the cable lock from the locked state to the unlocked state, whereby the release grip is separate from the tightening grip.

Claims20

Dependent claims

An article of footwear comprising:

an upper defining an interior void;
a cable movable in a tightening direction to move the upper into a tightened state and movable in a loosening direction to move the upper into a loosened state;
and
a cable lock coupled with the article of footwear, including a housing having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, and operable in a locked state to restrict movement of the cable in the loosening direction and in an unlocked state to permit movement of the cable in the loosening direction, the cable lock disposed on an exterior surface of the upper at a heel region of the upper and including a wedge-shaped lock that engages the cable in the locked state,
wherein the housing includes a medial sidewall extending between the first end and the second end, the medial sidewall having a first opening, and a lateral sidewall opposite the first sidewall extending between the first end and the second end, the lateral sidewall having a second opening, and
wherein the cable extends through the first opening and the second opening.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 16/871,826Filed 11 May 2020 · continuation
Priority: 22 Jul 2016
Published: US 2020/0268094 A127 Aug 2020
Granted: 30 Jan 2024
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification14 codes

A43B 3/00
Footwear characterised by the shape or the use
A43B 3/26
Footwear characterised by the shape or the use: adjustable as to length or size
A43B 11/00
Footwear with arrangements to facilitate putting-on or removing
A43B 13/125
Soles with several layers of different materials: characterised by the midsole or middle layer

Family

Application62/365,781Us provisional application · filed 22 Jul 2016
Application62/365,764Us provisional application · filed 22 Jul 2016
Application62/413,125Us provisional application · filed 26 Oct 2016
Application15/655,769Parent of this continuation · filed 20 Jul 2017
US 2020/0268094 A1Pre-grant publication · published 27 Aug 2020
US 11,026,472 B2Parent of this continuation
US 2018/0020767 A1Published application
US 11,882,901 B2This patent

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