Automated tightening shoe
US8904672B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 18, 2011 |
| Grant date | Dec 9, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 3, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA43B11/00
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An automated tightening shoe with a single crisscrossed laces or closure panel and a tightening mechanism which operates in one direction to cause automatic tightening of the crisscrossed laces or closure panel to tighten the shoe about a wearer's foot, and which can be released easily so that the shoe can be removed from the wearer's foot. An actuating wheel partially projecting from the rear sole of the shoe provides a convenient and reliable actuating means for movement of the automated tightening mechanism in the tightening direction.
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