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US 12,478,139 B2Granted
Article of footwear having a closure system
AssigneePuma SE
InventorsAndreas Siegismund, Reinhold Sussmann, Romain Girard
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Abstract
A closure system for an article of footwear includes a track, a knob, and a cord that is configured to be operably engaged with an upper of the footwear. The cord is attached to the knob and the knob is configured to be moved within the track to tighten and loosen the footwear.
Claims10
An article of footwear having an upper, a sole, and a closure system, the closure system comprising:
- a track;
- a knob;
- and
- a cord that is configured to be operably engaged with an upper of the footwear, wherein the cord is attached to the knob, wherein the knob is configured to be moved by translation and rotation within the track to tighten and loosen the footwear, the knob being translatable along a linear axis X and rotatable about a rotation axis R that intersects the linear axis X, and wherein the track extends across the upper and the sole of the footwear.
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An article of footwear having an upper, a sole, and a closure system, the closure system comprising:
- a track having a first end and a second end, wherein the track extends across the upper and the sole of the footwear, wherein an engagement wall extends from the first end to the second end, and wherein the track has projections that narrow the track at one end;
- a knob that is configured to be received within the track when assembled, wherein the knob engages with the projections;
- and
- a cord that is configured to be operably received by the knob, the cord being inserted through openings formed in the track, and wherein the knob is configured to be rotated and translated within the track to tighten the footwear.
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An article of footwear having an upper, a sole, and a closure system, the closure system comprising:
- a track having a first end and a second end, wherein the track extends across the upper and the sole of the footwear, wherein an engagement wall extends from the first end to the second end;
- a knob that is configured to be received within the track;
- and
- a cord that is configured to be operably received by the knob, the cord being inserted through openings formed in the track, and wherein the knob is configured to be rotated and translated within the track to tighten the footwear.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.