Patent ID: 11919740
Assignee: BOA TECHNOLOGY INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC B  A  F | IPC A  B  F

Claim 11:
12. A method of coupling a reel based closure device with an article, the method comprising:
providing the reel based closure device, wherein the reel based closure device includes:
a housing having an interior region;
a spool positioned within the interior region of the housing;
a knob that is operably coupled with the spool, the knob being operable to cause the spool to rotate within the interior region of the housing and thereby wind a tension member about the spool; and
a biasing component that is positioned within the interior region of the housing and that is operably engaged with the spool to allow the spool to move axially within the interior region of the housing; and

coupling the reel based closure device with the article;
wherein the biasing component is configured to bias the spool axially into operable engagement with the knob; and
wherein the spool includes an outer member and an inner member, the inner member being coupled with the outer member so that the inner member is axially moveable relative to the outer member and so that the inner member and the outer member are rotationally locked relative to one another.