Locking device for lace strands, tightening system having such device, and footwear having such system
AssigneeSalomon S.A.
InventorThierry DONNADIEU
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Abstract
A device for locking strands of laces, including a hollow body demarcating a cavity, the cavity defining at least one passageway for passage of the lace strands, the locking device including a locking member, the locking member being movable between a locking position and a release position, the locking device operating via cooperation of the locking member with each passageway to lock each lace strand by a wedging effect, an elastic mechanism biasing the locking member towards the locking position. The locking device acts for at least three lace strands, and at least one passageway is adapted to receive two superposed lace strands.
Claims25
A device for locking lace strands, the device comprising:
- a locking member;
- a hollow body demarcating a cavity;
- the cavity of the hollow body defining at least one passageway for passage of the lace strands;
- the locking member being structured and arranged to be movable between a locking position and a release position;
- in the locking position, the locking member being positioned in relation to at least the one passageway to lock each of the lace strands within at least the one passageway by a wedging effect;
- in the release position, the locking member being positioned in relation to at least the one passageway to allow movement of the lace strands in relation to at least the one passageway;
- an elastic mechanism biasing the locking member toward the locking position;
- the locking device being structured and arranged to lock at least three lace strands;
- at least the one passageway being structured and arranged to receive, superposed, at least two of the at least three lace strands.
A tightening system comprising:
- at least three lace strands;
- a locking device for locking the lace strands, the locking device comprising:
- a locking member;
- a hollow body demarcating a cavity;
- the cavity of the hollow body defining at least one passageway for passage of the lace strands;
- the locking member being structured and arranged to be movable between a locking position and a release position;
- in the locking position, the locking member being positioned in relation to at least the one passageway to lock each of the lace strands within at least the one passageway by a wedging effect;
- in the release position, the locking member being positioned M relation to at least the one passageway to allow movement of the lace strands in relation to at least the one passageway;
- an elastic mechanism biasing the locking member toward the locking position;
- the locking device being structured and arranged to lock at least the three lace strands;
- at least the one passageway being structured and arranged to receive, superposed, at least two of the at least three lace strands.
An article comprising:
- a tightening system comprising:
- at least three lace strands;
- a locking device for locking the lace strands, the locking device comprising:
- a locking member;
- a hollow body demarcating a cavity;
- the cavity of the hollow body defining at least one passageway for passage of the lace strands;
- the locking member being structured and arranged to be movable between a locking position and a release position;
- in the locking position, the locking member being positioned in relation to at least the one passageway to lock each of the lace strands within at least the one passageway by a wedging effect;
- in the release position, the locking member being positioned in relation to at least the one passageway to allow movement of the lace strands in relation to at least the one passageway;
- an elastic mechanism biasing the locking member toward the locking position;
- the locking device being structured and arranged to lock at least the three lace strands;
- at least the one passageway being structured and arranged to receive, superposed, at least two of the at least three lace strands.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.