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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2021
Puma SE, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Markus Bock, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Randolph Maussner, Spalt, DE;
PUMA SE, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Abstract
A footwear assembly includes at least one article of footwear with an upper, a sole structure coupled with the upper, a housing that houses a motor, a gear train that is configured to be driven by the motor, and a spool that is configured to loosen or tighten a first lace, a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) that are disposed under a cover of the housing, and a control printed circuit board (PCB) having a wireless communication module. The footwear assembly further includes an electronic device wirelessly coupled with the wireless communication module. The first lace can be incrementally tightened or loosened by tapping a region of the at least one article of footwear to initiate a tighten command or a loosen command.