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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2023
Puma SE, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Andreas Siegismund, Rueckersdorf, DE;
PUMA SE, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Abstract
A fastening mechanism for an article of footwear, the fastening mechanism including a tensioning member having a member opening, a first tensioning element extending along a first side of an upper of the footwear, and a second tensioning element extending along a second side of the upper, opposite the first side. The first and second tensioning elements are operatively coupled with the tensioning member about the member opening. The fastening mechanism is configured to be moveable between a loosened configuration, in which the first and the second tensioning elements are tensioned to a first tension, to a tightened configuration, in which the first and the second tensioning elements are tensioned to a second tension that is greater than the first tension, when the tensioning member is rotated relative to the article of footwear.