US 12,185,794 B2
Guides and components for closure systems and methods therefor
Kristopher Lovett, Denver, CO (US); Andrea Cavanagh, Bend, OR (US); Robert Burns, Denver, CO (US); Mark Soderberg, Conifer, CO (US); Mark Kerns, Denver, CO (US); Michael Nickel, Golden, CO (US); James Capra, Steamboat Springs, CO (US); Ilya Minkin, Denver, CO (US); Brett Vladika, Golden, CO (US); Sean Cavanagh, Bend, OR (US); and David Dickensheets, Denver, CO (US)
Assigned to Boa Technology Inc., Denver, CO (US)
Filed by Boa Technology Inc., Denver, CO (US)
Filed on Feb. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/672,564.
Application 17/672,564 is a continuation of application No. 16/597,686, filed on Oct. 9, 2019, granted, now 11,253,028.
Application 16/597,686 is a continuation of application No. 15/645,766, filed on Jul. 10, 2017, granted, now 10,477,922, issued on Nov. 19, 2019.
Application 15/645,766 is a continuation of application No. 14/479,173, filed on Sep. 5, 2014, granted, now 9,700,101, issued on Jul. 11, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/976,369, filed on Apr. 7, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/880,753, filed on Sep. 20, 2013.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/879,569, filed on Sep. 18, 2013.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/874,134, filed on Sep. 5, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2022/0273073 A1, Sep. 1, 2022
Int. Cl. A43C 11/20 (2006.01); A43C 1/06 (2006.01); A43C 3/00 (2006.01); A43C 3/02 (2006.01); A43C 5/00 (2006.01); A43C 11/00 (2006.01); A43C 11/16 (2006.01); F16G 11/02 (2006.01); F16G 11/12 (2006.01)
CPC A43C 1/06 (2013.01) [A43C 3/00 (2013.01); A43C 3/02 (2013.01); A43C 5/00 (2013.01); A43C 11/004 (2013.01); A43C 11/008 (2013.01); A43C 11/165 (2013.01); F16G 11/02 (2013.01); F16G 11/12 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A reel based closure device for tightening an article comprising:
a housing having an interior region;
a tension member;
a spool rotatably positioned within the interior region of the housing, the spool defining a central axis; and
a coupling component that is separate from the tension member and that engages with a distal end of the tension member so that the coupling component is fixed about the tension member; wherein:
the spool includes a channel that extends through a centrally positioned cylindrical body of the spool, the channel including a main body and opposing openings; and
the channel comprises an open channel that enables the tension member to be radially inserted within the channel relative to the central axis to attach the tension member to the spool; and
the main body and opposing openings of the open channel are formed on a cylindrical surface of the cylindrical body.