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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2024
Applicant:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventors:
Blake Rhulen, Portland, OR (US);
Carl L. Madore, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43C 5/00 (2006.01); A43C 3/00 (2006.01); A43C 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43C 5/00 (2013.01); A43C 3/00 (2013.01); A43C 7/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
An article of footwear includes an upper, a sole structure coupled to the upper, a plurality of string pairs, a plurality of eyelets, and a reel-based closure system. Each string pair includes a first string and a second string. Each eyelet slidably couples the first string to the second string of one of the plurality of string pairs, and each eyelet defines a first aperture and a second aperture. The reel-based closure system is operatively coupled to at least one of the first string or the second string of at least one of the plurality of string pairs.