Closure devices for medical devices and methods

    公开(公告)号:US10702409B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-07

    申请号:US14173685

    申请日:2014-02-05

    IPC分类号: A61F5/01

    摘要: Closure devices that may be used for various articles, such as braces, medical devices, shoes, clothing, apparel, and the like. The closure devices may include a tightening mechanism that may function as a handle that allows an individual to wrap an article around body part, couple the article about the body part, and then tension or tighten the article using a single hand.

    Reel based closure system
    4.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10362836B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-30

    申请号:US15687299

    申请日:2017-08-25

    摘要: Disclosed is a closure system used in combination in any of a variety of applications including clothing, for example as a footwear lacing system comprising a lace attached to a tightening mechanism. The lace extends through a series of guide members positioned along two opposing footwear closure portions. The lace and guides preferably have low friction surfaces to facilitate sliding of the lace along the guide members so that the lace evenly distributes tension across the footwear member. The tightening mechanism allows incremental adjustment of the tension of the lace. The closure system allows a user to quickly loosen the lace and inhibits unintentional and/or accidental loosing of the lace.

    Closure devices including incremental release mechanisms and methods therefor

    公开(公告)号:US10251451B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-09

    申请号:US15478091

    申请日:2017-04-03

    摘要: According to an embodiment, a device for tightening an article includes a housing, a spool rotatably positioned within the housing, a knob operably coupled with the spool to cause the spool to rotate within the housing, and a stop mechanism. The device is configured so that incremental rotation of the knob in a first direction causes a corresponding incremental rotation of the spool within the housing that incrementally tensions a tension member and thereby tightens the article. The device is also configured so that incremental rotation of the knob in a second direction causes a corresponding incremental rotation of the spool that incrementally loosens the tension member's tension. The stop mechanism is configured to prevent rotation of the spool in the second direction when the tension member's tension achieves or falls below a tension threshold.

    REEL BASED CLOSURE SYSTEM
    7.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180199672A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-07-19

    申请号:US15870680

    申请日:2018-01-12

    IPC分类号: A43C11/16 A43C1/00 A43B5/16

    摘要: Disclosed is a closure system used in combination in any of a variety of applications including clothing, for example as a footwear lacing system comprising a lace attached to a tightening mechanism. The lace extends through a series of guide members positioned along two opposing footwear closure portions. The lace and guides preferably have low friction surfaces to facilitate sliding of the lace along the guide members so that the lace evenly distributes tension across the footwear member. The tightening mechanism allows incremental adjustment of the tension of the lace. The closure system allows a user to quickly loosen the lace and inhibits unintentional and/or accidental loosing of the lace.

    GUIDES AND COMPONENTS FOR CLOSURE SYSTEMS AND METHODS THEREFOR
    10.
    发明申请
    GUIDES AND COMPONENTS FOR CLOSURE SYSTEMS AND METHODS THEREFOR 有权
    封闭系统的指导和组件及其方法

    公开(公告)号:US20150059206A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-03-05

    申请号:US14479173

    申请日:2014-09-05

    IPC分类号: A43C11/00

    摘要: According to an embodiment, a component for attachment to an article includes an upper component that is made of a thermoplastic material having a first melting temperature and a flange member that is molded onto the upper component and made of a thermoplastic elastomer material having a second melting temperature that is lower than the first melting temperature of the upper component. The flange member extends laterally from a bottom end of the upper component so that a bottom surface of the flange member is flush with or positioned axially below a bottom surface of the upper component. The melting temperature of the thermoplastic elastomer material enables the flange member to be directly coupled to the article via heat welding and the like without substantially affecting the upper component.

    摘要翻译: 根据实施例,用于附接到制品的部件包括由具有第一熔化温度的热塑性材料制成的上部部件和模制在上部部件上并由具有第二熔化的热塑性弹性体材料制成的凸缘部件 温度低于上部组分的第一熔融温度。 凸缘构件从上部构件的底端横向延伸,使得凸缘构件的底表面与上部构件的底表面齐平或位于轴向下方。 热塑性弹性体材料的熔融温度使得凸缘构件能够通过热焊接等直接地连接到制品,而基本上不影响上部构件。