Article of footwear with an adjustable width, adjustable tension closure system
US4553342A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 8, 1983 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 8, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T24/37
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An athletic shoe with an adjustable width, adjustable tension "speedlace" closure system is disclosed. The system comprises a serpentine closure element body with relatively wide shoelace openings at different widths across the throat of the shoe, shoelace holes which frictionally grip a shoelace threaded therethrough, and a guide ridge on the shoelace openings.
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