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AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsCaleb W. Dyer, Peter Lam, Austin Orand, Andrea M. Vinet, Peter Williams, Samantha Young
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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.
An article of footwear comprising:
The article of footwear of any of the preceding claims, further comprising a sole structure attached to the upper.
The article of footwear of any of the preceding claims, wherein the tightening grip and the release grip are disposed on opposite sides of an ankle opening of the upper.
The article of footwear of any of the preceding claims, wherein the release grip extends from a heel region of the upper.
The article of footwear of any of the preceding claims, further comprising a second cable having a first portion forming the tightening grip and a second portion received by the cable lock.
The article of footwear of any of the preceding claims, wherein the first direction is different than the second direction.
An article of footwear comprising:
The article of footwear of any of the preceding claims, further comprising a release grip 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.
The article of footwear of any of the preceding claims, further comprising a sole structure attached to the upper.
The article of footwear of any of the preceding claims, wherein an effective length of the second cable portion is increased when the second cable portion is moved in the second tightening direction.
The article of footwear of any of the preceding claims, wherein an effective length of the first cable portion is reduced when the first cable portion is moved in the first tightening direction.
The article of footwear of any of the preceding claims, wherein a portion of the first cable portion is retracted within the cable lock when the first cable portion is moved in the first tightening direction.
The article of footwear of any of the preceding claims, wherein a portion of the second cable portion is retracted within the cable lock when the second cable portion is moved in the second loosening direction.
The article of footwear of any of the preceding claims, wherein the first cable portion and the second cable portion are part of the same, unitary cable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.