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Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2024

Filed:

Aug. 10, 2023
Applicant:

Cincinnati Automation and Mechatronics, Llc, Beavercreek, OH (US);

Inventors:

Roger Neil Rovekamp, Jr., Kemah, TX (US);

Keith Sawmiller, Beavercreek, OH (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43C 11/00 (2006.01); A45F 3/04 (2006.01); A63C 9/24 (2012.01); A63C 10/06 (2012.01); A63C 10/28 (2012.01); A63C 17/26 (2006.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01); A43B 3/34 (2022.01); A43B 5/04 (2006.01); A43B 11/00 (2006.01); B63B 32/30 (2020.01); B63B 32/40 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43C 11/00 (2013.01); A45F 3/047 (2013.01); A63C 9/24 (2013.01); A63C 10/06 (2013.01); A63C 10/28 (2013.01); A63C 17/262 (2013.01); G05B 15/02 (2013.01); A43B 3/34 (2022.01); A43B 5/0401 (2013.01); A43B 5/0429 (2013.01); A43B 5/0435 (2013.01); A43B 5/0474 (2013.01); A43B 11/00 (2013.01); A63C 2203/12 (2013.01); A63C 2203/24 (2013.01); B63B 32/35 (2020.02); B63B 32/47 (2020.02);
Abstract

An apparatus for automatically adjusting tension on retention member to hold multiple objects together. Examples include using retention apparatus to obtain optimal fit and use of a human wearable item such as article of footwear. Sensors may be used to sense changes in movement of the article of footwear, of the person wearing it, or of a third object such as a vehicle carrying the person. A retention member may surround at least a portion of the objects, and an actuator may be included that automatically rotates a rotating member such as a gear or pulley that may be coupled to the retention member. The rotating member may be configured to automatically adjust tension on the retention member many times per second based on control signals from control logic responsive to the sensors.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Rovekamp, Jr., Roger. (2024). Automatic retention apparatus (U.S. Patent No. 12161196). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12161196

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