4results about "Lacing hooks" patented technology

To eliminate the inconvenience of putting on and taking off lace shoes, to disperse the pressure sensation applied to the instep of the foot due to tightening at the time of putting on, and to ensure near-equal tightness of the shoelace tension after putting on with relative ease. A lace shoe is provided with blade parts inside and outside, one blade part having one more shoelace-throughs arranged than the other, a single shoelace alternating between shoelace-throughs arranged in both blade parts and passing through all shoelace-throughs with the shortest path length. A binding tool tying both ends of the shoelace in the same direction is locked to a binding-tool stop fixed to the upper part of the lace shoe.

To improve a function of a footwear upper and a lacing system to fit a shape of a foot with a desired tension.SOLUTION: A tensioner includes: an elastic member extending between two lace guides of a plurality of lace guides; an elastic member extending between a first portion and a second portion of an upper; an elastic member extending between a part of the upper and one lace guide of the plurality of lace guides; a heel channel connected to a heel portion of the upper and configured to facilitate access to an interior space; an elastic member coupled to a footwear assembly and functioning to smooth out a torque versus lace displacement curve during tightening of a lace cable; a tensioning member secured to a side of the upper proximate a toe box and the lace cable; and a floating overlay attached to a side of the upper proximate the toe box and the lace cable.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 20

According to one embodiment, a removable tightening device is described. The tensioning mechanism is removably coupleable with an article without damaging the article so that upon removal, the coupling of the tensioning mechanism with the article is unrecognizable or not readily detectable. The tensioning mechanism is operable with a tension member to maintain a tension of the tension member and thereby maintain a tightness of the article. The tension member is guided along a path about the article, via one or more guide members, and is tensionable, via the tensioning mechanism, to tighten the article.