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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2015
Filed:
May. 05, 2014
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Joshua P. Heard, Happy Valley, OR (US);
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Abstract
An object includes a body with a first portion having first eyelets and a second portion having second eyelets. The body includes a first surface and a second surface that face in opposite directions. The first surface includes an opening into a void that is defined between the first surface and the second surface. A first lace extends continuously through the plurality of first eyelets and continuously through the plurality of second eyelets. The first lace has a first bridge portion defined between a first pair of the first eyelets and a second bridge portion defined between a second pair of the second eyelets. The first lace includes an end that passes through the opening to be disposed within the void. A second lace engages both the first bridge portion and the second bridge portion.