US 2026/0090610 A1 · REEL BASED CLOSURE DEVICE

Abstract

A reel based closure device includes a base having a recess and a housing coupled with the base. The reel based closure device also includes a spool rotatably positioned within the housing and a dial or knob that is operably coupled with the spool. The reel based closure device further includes an automatic winding mechanism that is positioned in the recess and coupled with the spool to cause or effect at least a temporary automatic winding of the tension member about the spool.

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Dependent claims

A reel based closure device for tensioning a tension member, the reel based closure device comprising:

a base having a recess;
a housing coupled with the base;
a spool rotatably positioned within the housing;
a dial or knob that is operably coupled with the spool so that a rotation of the dial or knob effects a rotation of the spool in a tightening direction to thereby wind the tension member about the spool;
and
an automatic winding mechanism that is positioned in the recess of the base, the automatic winding mechanism being coupled with the base and the spool such that the automatic winding mechanism exerts or applies at least a temporary force on the spool to cause or effect an automatic winding of the tension member about the spool.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Reel based closure device

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Reel based closure device

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Abstract

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