Patent ID: 11864632
Assignee: NIKE, INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 15:
16. A method of assembling a modular winding spool for a footwear lacing apparatus, the method comprising:
positioning an upper plate and a lower plate of the modular winding spool adjacent each other to be aligned along a rotation axis;
inserting a fastener into the upper and lower plates to couple the upper and lower plates;
inserting the upper and lower plates into a lacing channel of the footwear lacing apparatus; and
inserting the footwear lacing apparatus into a lacing engine cavity within a sole structure for an article of footwear so that the rotation axis extends in a superior-inferior direction and the modular winding spool is configured to pull lace cable through medial and lateral sides of the sole structure.