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US 9,642,417 B2Granted
Lace-tying system
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorCan Eldem
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Abstract
A lace-tying system with two components through which both sides of a lace are laced is disclosed. The first component can slide down the lace to tighten the article of footwear or up the lace to loosen the article of footwear. After the first component is pushed down to the article of footwear top to tighten the article of footwear, the second component is attached to the first component using a fastener, thus forming a double bow with the portions of the lace between the first component and the second component.
Claims20
A lace-tying system for an article, the lace-tying system comprising:
- a lace member having a first end defining a first terminus of the lace member, a second end defining a second terminus of the lace member, and a lace body extending between the first end and the second end;
- a first component disposed along a length of the lace body between the first end and the second end and including a first surface opposing the article, a second surface formed on an opposite side of the first component than the first surface, a first pair of openings extending through a thickness of the first component between the first surface and the second surface, and a second pair of openings spaced apart from the first pair of openings and extending through a thickness of the first component between the first surface and the second surface, the first pair of openings receiving the first end of the lace member and the second pair of openings receiving the second end of the lace member;
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- a second component selectively attached to the first component and receiving the first end of the lace member and the second end of the lace member such that a first span of the lace body extends between the first component and the second component and a second span of the lace body extends between the first component and the second component, the second component being disposed between the first end of lace member and the first component and between the second end of the lace member and the first component.
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A lace-tying system for an article, the lace-tying system comprising:
- a lace member having a first end, a second end, and a lace body extending between the first end and the second end;
- a first component disposed along a length of the lace body between the first end and the second end and including a first surface opposing the article, a second surface formed on an opposite side of the first component than the first surface, a first opening extending through a thickness of the first component between the first surface and the second surface, a second opening spaced apart from the first opening and extending through a thickness of the first component between the first surface and the second surface, and a first fastener attached to the second surface of the first component and disposed between the first opening and the second opening, the first opening receiving the first end of the lace member and the second opening receiving the second end of the lace member;
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- a second component selectively attached to the first component via the first fastener and receiving the first end of the lace member and the second end of the lace member such that a first span of the lace body extends between the first component and the second component and a second span of the lace body extends between the first component and the second component, the second component being disposed closer to the first end of lace member and the second end of the lace member than the first component, the first end of the lace member extending from the second component in a first direction and the second end of the lace member extending from the second component in a second direction opposite the first direction when the second component is attached to the first component.
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