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US 2024/0115008 A1Published application
Article of footwear having a twist fastener
AssigneePuma SE
InventorsReinhold Sussmann, Andreas Siegismund
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Abstract
An article of footwear has an upper and a fastener. The upper is attached to a sole structure. The fastener includes a handle disposed within a first cavity formed at a heel end of the sole structure. The handle is operably coupled to a cable that extends along the sole structure from a heel region to a midfoot region of the footwear. When the handle is rotated, the article of footwear is tightened or loosed within the midfoot region.
Claims20
An article of footwear, comprising:
- an upper attached to a sole structure;
- and
- a fastener including a handle disposed within a first cavity formed at a heel end of the sole structure, wherein the handle is operably coupled to a cable that extends along the sole structure from a heel region to a midfoot region of the footwear, and wherein rotation of the handle is configured to tighten or loosen the footwear within the midfoot region.
An article of footwear, comprising:
- an upper attached to a sole structure;
- and
- a fastener including a handle disposed at a heel end of the sole structure and a first cable extending from the sole structure to a portion of the upper, wherein the handle is operably connected to the first cable, and wherein rotation of the handle in a first direction is configured to apply a tensioning force on the first cable.
An article of footwear, comprising:
- an upper attached to a sole structure;
- and
- a fastener including a handle disposed at a heel end of the sole structure, a first slat extending from the sole structure along the upper, and a shaft that operably connects the handle to the first slat, wherein the handle and the shaft are configured to be rotated within the sole structure to adjust a tightness of the footwear, and wherein the first slat is configured to be translated into the sole structure by rotation of the shaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.