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US 2014/0310890 A1Published application
Holding Assembly With Locking Systems for Articles
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorTodd W. Miller
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Abstract
A holding assembly for holding articles in place for printing includes features for locking an article in place. The holding assembly can include an adjustable heel assembly. The holding assembly can include a lace locking member. The adjustable heel assembly and the lace locking member can be used to keep the article in a temporarily fixed position on the holding assembly.
Claims20
A holding assembly configured to hold an article of footwear, comprising:
- a base portion including a body portion supported by at least two leg portions, the base portion further including a forward mounting portion that extends from the body portion;
- a last portion connected to the forward mounting portion;
- an adjustable heel assembly connected to the forward mounting portion, the adjustable heel assembly further including a heel engaging portion that extends in parallel with a rearward edge of the last portion;
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- wherein the adjustable heel assembly can be extended and retracted from the forward mounting portion thereby adjusting the distance between the heel engaging portion and the rearward edge of the last portion.
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A holding assembly configured to hold an article of footwear, comprising:
- a base portion and a last portion attached to the base portion;
- a lace locking member attached to the base portion, the lace locking member further including a central portion extending from the base portion as well as a first catching portion and a second catching portion, wherein the first catching portion and the second catching portion are spaced apart from the base portion;
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- wherein the lace locking member is configured to receive the lace of an article of footwear that may be disposed on the last portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.