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

Claim 0:
1. A reel based closure device for tightening an article comprising:
a housing having an interior region;
a spool positioned within the interior region of the housing, the spool being rotatable in a first direction within the interior region to wind a tension member about the spool and being rotatable in a second direction within the interior region to unwind the tension member from about the spool;
a knob that is operably coupled with the spool, the knob being operable to cause the spool to rotate in the first direction within the interior region of the housing and thereby wind the 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;
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.