Patent ID: 9439477
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: A43C,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A lacing system for tightening an article, comprising: a fixation member coupled to the article, the fixation member having at least one entry aperture and an exit aperture with a lumen extending therebetween, the fixation member also having a spool with a fixation post; a tension member having an intermediate portion slidably disposed within the lumen of the fixation member such that a proximal portion of the tension member is positioned on a proximal side of the fixation member and a distal portion of the tension member is positioned on a distal side of the fixation member and such that a length of the proximal portion and a length of the distal portion is adjustable via sliding of the tension member within the lumen; a plurality of guide members coupled to the article on the proximal side of the fixation member to guide the proximal portion of the tension member along the article to the fixation member; a tensioning portion of the tension member to effect sliding of the tension member within the lumen and thereby tighten the article by adjusting the length of the proximal portion of the tension member, and to maintain a tightness of the article by winding of the tension member about the fixation post, wherein the tensioning portion is securable to the spool of the fixation member, wherein the plurality of guide members direct the tension member along a panel of the article to the at least one entry aperture, and wherein the tension members overlaps itself along the panel; and wherein the tensioning portion is a tensioning component that is snap-fit coupleable about the spool.