Shoe closure device
US10743619B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 22, 2019 |
| Grant date | Aug 18, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 22, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16B2200/77
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A shoe closure device comprising: a housing including a top cover portion and a bottom cover portion; a shape memory shoe fastener; a first electrically-powered heater positioned above the shape-memory shoe fastener; a second electrically-powered heater positioned beneath the shape memory shoe fastener; a rechargeable battery positioned within the housing and electrically communicating with each of the first and second electrically-powered heaters; a controller electrically communicating with the rechargeable battery and positioned within the housing, the controller including a microprocessor, a battery charging control circuit, and a wireless charging receiver, the controller configured to heat the shape memory shoe fastener to return each of the shape memory polymer strips to the shape-recovered configuration to close a shoe; an actuator communicating with the controller to actuate the controller to heat the shape memory shoe fastener.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.