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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2020
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Thomas G. Bell, Portland, OR (US);
Jeffrey C. Spanks, Portland, OR (US);
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Abstract
An article of footwear facilitates relatively easy donning and removal, and secure adjustment. The article of footwear comprises a sole structure, an upper secured to the sole structure, and a plurality of tensioning cables having proximal ends fixed to at least one of the upper or the sole structure and extending out of the upper. A strap has a proximal end connected to distal ends of the plurality of tensioning cables, and has a distal end releasably securable to the upper to tighten the tensioning cables. A webbed spacer is secured to the plurality of tensioning cables. The webbed spacer extends between adjacent ones of the plurality of tensioning cables, and the adjacent ones of the plurality of tensioning cables spaced apart from one another by the webbed spacer.