US 12,269,197 B2
Reel based closure system
Daniel Hipwood, Englewood, CO (US); Eric Irwin, Denver, CO (US); Thomas Trudel, Denver, CO (US); Mark Soderberg, Conifer, CO (US); Michael Nickel, Golden, CO (US); Oronde Armstrong, Denver, CO (US); Cody Henderson, Denver, CO (US); Greg Langley, Denver, CO (US); William Roushey, Denver, CO (US); Thomas Pollack, Golden, CO (US); Ashley Pickens, Evergreen, CO (US); Ilya Minkin, Denver, CO (US); and Eric Whewell, Denver, CO (US)
Assigned to BOA Technology, Inc., Denver, CO (US)
Filed by BOA Technology, Inc., Denver, CO (US)
Filed on Jun. 6, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/330,069.
Application 18/330,069 is a continuation of application No. 17/521,189, filed on Nov. 8, 2021, granted, now 11,707,870.
Application 17/521,189 is a continuation of application No. 16/709,451, filed on Dec. 10, 2019, granted, now 11,220,030, issued on Jan. 11, 2022.
Application 16/709,451 is a continuation of application No. 15/907,077, filed on Feb. 27, 2018, granted, now 10,543,630, issued on Jan. 28, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/465,342, filed on Mar. 1, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/464,050, filed on Feb. 27, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2023/0398720 A1, Dec. 14, 2023
Int. Cl. B29C 45/14 (2006.01); A43C 11/00 (2006.01); A43C 11/16 (2006.01); A61F 5/01 (2006.01); B29K 23/00 (2006.01); B29K 67/00 (2006.01); B29K 509/08 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/50 (2006.01)
CPC B29C 45/14786 (2013.01) [A43C 11/00 (2013.01); A43C 11/165 (2013.01); A61F 5/01 (2013.01); B29C 45/14311 (2013.01); B29C 2045/14327 (2013.01); B29K 2023/12 (2013.01); B29K 2067/00 (2013.01); B29K 2509/08 (2013.01); B29L 2031/508 (2013.01); B29L 2031/727 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tensioning device comprising:
a housing having an interior region;
a spool rotatably positioned within the interior region of the housing;
a knob operably coupled with the spool to cause the spool to rotate in a first direction within the interior region of the housing to wind a tension member about the spool and thereby tension the tension member; and
an audible component that is configured to produce an audible noise responsive to tensioning of the tension member and to produce an audible noise responsive to loosening of the tension member and thereby audibly signal an adjustment in tension of the tension member;
wherein the audible component comprises a pawl member and plurality of teeth that are operably coupled with the housing and knob to produce the audible noise responsive to tensioning and loosening of the tension member.