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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2024
Filed:
May. 25, 2023
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Caleb W. Dyer, Beaverton, OR (US);
Austin J. Orand, Portland, OR (US);
NIKE, INC., Beaverton, OR (US);
Abstract
An article of footwear comprises an upper defining an interior void, a sole structure attached to the upper, a cable attached to the upper and moveable in a tightening direction to decrease a volume of the interior void of the upper and in a loosening direction to increase a volume of the interior void of the upper, and a locking device operable between a locked state to prevent movement of the cable and an unlocked state to permit movement of the cable, the locking having a housing attached to one of the upper and the sole structure and receiving the cable therethrough. The housing includes a pulley rotatably disposed therein, whereby the pulley is engaged by the cable and configured cooperate with the housing to provide audible or tactile feedback when the pulley is rotated by cable.