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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2022

Filed:

Feb. 23, 2021
Applicant:

Boa Technology Inc., Denver, CO (US);

Inventors:

Gary Hammerslag, Steamboat Springs, CO (US);

Michael Mayberry, Denver, CO (US);

Mark Soderberg, Conifer, CO (US);

Assignee:

Boa Technology Inc., Denver, CO (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43C 11/16 (2006.01); A43C 11/00 (2006.01); A43B 5/16 (2006.01); A43C 1/04 (2006.01); A43C 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43C 11/165 (2013.01); A43B 5/16 (2013.01); A43B 5/1666 (2013.01); A43C 1/00 (2013.01); A43C 1/003 (2013.01); A43C 1/04 (2013.01); A43C 11/00 (2013.01); A43C 11/004 (2013.01); A43C 11/008 (2013.01); A43C 11/16 (2013.01); Y10T 24/2183 (2015.01); Y10T 24/375 (2015.01); Y10T 24/3768 (2015.01);
Abstract

Disclosed is a closure system used in combination in any of a variety of applications including clothing, for example as a footwear lacing system comprising a lace attached to a tightening mechanism. The lace extends through a series of guide members positioned along two opposing footwear closure portions. The lace and guides preferably have low friction surfaces to facilitate sliding of the lace along the guide members so that the lace evenly distributes tension across the footwear member. The tightening mechanism allows incremental adjustment of the tension of the lace. The closure system allows a user to quickly loosen the lace and inhibits unintentional and/or accidental loosing of the lace.


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