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US 7,921,522 B2Granted
Draw cord adjuster
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorAlex W. Okot
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Abstract
A draw cord adjuster includes a closure member having a first end and a second end. At least one locking member is anchored to one of the first end and the second end of the closure member. At least one anchoring member is positioned proximate the one of the first end and the second end of the closure member to which a corresponding locking member is anchored, with each anchoring member being movably secured to the corresponding locking member.
Claims16
A draw cord adjuster comprising, in combination:
- a closure member having a first end and a second end;
- at least one locking member anchored to one of the first end and the second end of the closure member, each locking member including a first aperture extending therethrough and a pair of second apertures extending therethrough, the closure member extending through the first aperture;
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- at least one anchoring member positioned proximate the one of the first end and the second end of the closure member to which a corresponding locking member is anchored, each anchoring member being movably secured to the corresponding locking member, a first portion of the anchoring member extending through one of the second apertures, and a second portion of the anchoring member extending through the other of the second apertures.
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A draw cord adjuster comprising, in combination:
- a drawstring having a first end and a second end;
- a first cord lock having a first aperture extending therethrough and a pair of second apertures, a first end of the drawstring extending through the first aperture;
- a second cord lock having a first aperture extending therethrough and a pair of second apertures, a second end of the drawstring extending through the first aperture;
- a first anchoring member comprising a substantially U-shaped cord defining two legs, each leg extending through one of the second apertures of the first cord lock;
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- a second anchoring member comprising a substantially U-shaped cord defining two legs, each leg extending through one of the second apertures of the second cord lock.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.