Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Lock for an adjustment cord of a wearable article
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Application No.: US17880480Application Date: 2022-08-03
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Publication No.: US11607015B2Publication Date: 2023-03-21
- Inventor: Timothy P. Hopkins , Elizabeth Langvin , Haley L. Toelle
- Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US OR Beaverton
- Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
- Current Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US OR Beaverton
- Agency: Quinn IP Law
- Main IPC: A43C11/20
- IPC: A43C11/20 ; A43C3/00

Abstract:
A lock for an adjustment cord of a wearable article includes a body defining a first passage extending through the body from an entrance opening of the body to a first exit opening of the body, and the body defining a second passage extending from an intermediate portion of the first passage to a second exit opening of the body. The body is configured with a segment of the first passage extending from the intermediate portion to the first exit opening in communication with the second passage. At least a portion of the second passage is narrower than the first passage so that a portion of the cord disposed in the segment of the first passage is movable relative to the first passage when tensioned and is repositionable to the second passage where the cord locks to the body and retains tension. A wearable article including a lock is disclosed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220369769A1 LOCK FOR AN ADJUSTMENT CORD OF A WEARABLE ARTICLE Public/Granted day:2022-11-24
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