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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2016
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
John Albert Slusarz, Jr., Hopedale, MA (US);
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Abstract
In some implementations, a boot includes an outer shell having a first side and a second side located opposite the first side. The boot may include a retention strap. The boot may include a first one-way tensioning device coupled to the first side of the outer shell, where the first one-way tensioning device is configured to allow movement of the retention strap in a first direction and to restrain movement of the retention strap opposite the first direction. The boot may include a second one-way tensioning device coupled to the second side of the outer shell, where the second one-way tensioning device is configured to allow movement of the retention strap in a second direction and to restrain movement of the retention strap opposite the second direction.