Patent ID: 11882901
Assignee: NIKE, INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  Y | IPC A

Claim 9:
10. An article of footwear comprising:
an upper defining an interior void;
a cable movable in a tightening direction to move the upper into a tightened state and movable in a loosening direction to move the upper into a loosened state;
a cable lock coupled with the article of footwear, including a housing, and operable in a locked state to restrict movement of the cable in the loosening direction and in an unlocked state to permit movement of the cable in the loosening direction, the cable lock disposed rearward of an ankle opening of the upper and including a lock that (i) is slidably disposed within the housing and (ii) engages the cable in the locked state; and
a control portion operable to be moved away from the upper in a first direction to move the cable in the tightening direction, the control portion being disposed forward of and below the ankle opening.