Reel based closure system
US10842230B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 8, 2017 |
| Grant date | Nov 24, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 21, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F5/01
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A reel based closure device includes a housing, a tension member, a spool that is rotatably positioned within the housing, and a tightening component that is positioned axially above the spool and that is operably coupled therewith so that an operation of the tightening component causes the spool to rotate within the housing to wind the tension member about the spool. The reel based closure device also includes a coupling component that is separate from the tension member and that frictionally engages with a distal end of the tension member so that the coupling component is removably fixed to the tension member. The spool component includes a coupling feature within which the coupling component is positioned to attach the tension member to the spool.
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