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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2022
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
George Chiou, Beaverton, OR (US);
Ross Klein, Portland, OR (US);
Tate E. Kuerbis, Portland, OR (US);
Max Liu, Taichung, TW;
Austin J. Orand, Portland, OR (US);
Nuryani K Sulistyo, Taichung, TW;
Harry Y. Sun, Rowland Heights, CA (US);
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Abstract
An article of footwear includes an upper and a sole structure attached to the upper. The article of footwear also includes a cable lock disposed within the sole structure adjacent to a bottom surface of the sole structure. The article of footwear includes a first cable having a first section extending from the cable lock to a first anchor point on the upper and a second section extending from the cable lock to a second anchor point on the upper. The article of footwear further includes a second cable having a first section extending from the cable lock to a grip and a second section extending from the cable lock to the grip, whereby the cable lock is operable to retract the first section and the second section of the first cable when the first section and the second section of the second cable are extended.