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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2020
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Giorgio Anceresi, Portland, OR (US);
Eric Y. Lee, Beaverton, OR (US);
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Abstract
A magnetic fastener such as for an article of footwear comprises a male fastener portion and a female fastener portion. The male fastener portion is configured to magnetically fasten to the female fastener portion. The female fastener portion defines a recess with an outer periphery that is asymmetric about a center axis of the recess. The male fastener portion fits into the recess when the male fastener portion is in a first orientation relative to the female fastener portion, and interferes with the female fastener portion when the male fastener portion is urged to rotate about the center axis of the recess away from the first orientation.