Title:
LACING APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED FOOTWEAR PLATFORM
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2022088425
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide a system and an apparatus related to automated tightening of a footwear platform including a footwear lacing apparatus.SOLUTION: A footwear lacing apparatus can include a housing structure 100, a spool 130, and a drive mechanism. The housing structure 100 can include a top section and a bottom section. The spool 130 can include a superior surface, a spool 130 under the superior surface and a spool shaft with a connection pin. The spool 130 can also be integrated into the top section of the housing structure 100. The drive mechanism can couple with the spool 130 via the keyed connection pin on the spool shaft. The drive mechanism can be adapted to rotate the spool 130 to tighten or loosen a lace cable integrated into the footwear.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2A
Inventors:
SUMMER L SCHNEIDER
Application Number:
JP2022035487A
Publication Date:
June 14, 2022
Filing Date:
March 08, 2022
Export Citation:
Assignee:
NIKE INNOVATE CV
International Classes:
A43C11/00
Foreign References:
| WO2015042216A1 | 2015-03-26 | |||
| US20030150135A1 | 2003-08-14 | |||
| US20080301919A1 | 2008-12-11 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kenji Sugimura