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US 2024/0306748 A1Published application
Apparel fastener having integrated adjustable tensioner
AssigneeOpo Technology LLC
InventorsRobert R. Reese, Mark Soderberg, Weyman Weems
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Abstract
This invention relates to an apparatus and method for fastening apparel with a fastener having an integrated and adjustable tensioner that facilitates a precise fitment of the apparel when worn.
Claims20
A fastener for apparel comprising:
- a housing defining at least one guide-way;
- at least one flexible tensioning member connectible with the apparel and operably associated with the at least one guide-way, the flexible tensioning member defining an epicentric arrangement of male striations;
- a pinion assembly defining a peripheral arrangement of female striations configured for operable engagement with the epicentric arrangement of male striations of the flexible tensioning member, the peripheral arrangement of female striations operably biased to a locked position from a rotatable position, the pinion assembly further defining an outer end configured for insertional engagement with an orifice defined in the apparel.
A method of fastening and tensioning apparel comprising:
- providing a fastener with the apparel worn by an individual;
- inserting an outer end of a pinion assembly of the fastener through an orifice defined in the apparel;
- gripping a grip of the pinion assembly;
- exerting a translational force on the grip to translate a pedestal and a sheave to a rotatable position from a biased, non-rotatable position;
- and
- exerting a rotational force on the grip to rotate the pedestal and the sheave to impart rotational and translational to an operably associated flexible tensioning member to tighten the apparel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.