Patent ID: 9532626
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: A43B,A43C,Y10T

Claim:
1. A lacing system comprising: a first guide member positionable on a first side of a footwear; a second guide member positionable on a second side of the footwear opposite the first side; a tension member guided by the first guide member and the second guide member along a path about the footwear, the tension member being tensionable so as to tighten the footwear about a foot; and a tensioning mechanism coupleable with the footwear and removable therefrom, the tensioning mechanism being operable with the tension member to maintain a tension of the tension member and thereby maintain a tightness of the footwear about the foot; wherein the tensioning mechanism is coupled with a first end of an elongate panel member that is positionable along a tongue of the footwear between opposing sides of the footwear; and wherein a second end of the elongate panel member includes a support member that extends roughly orthogonally therefrom, the support member being coupleable with the opposing sides of the footwear to stabilize the elongate panel member about the tongue.