US 11,980,252 B2
Dynamic lacing system
Stephen J. Hipp, Hillsboro, OR (US)
Assigned to NIKE, INC., Beaverton, OR (US)
Filed by Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US)
Filed on Jun. 30, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/345,728.
Application 18/345,728 is a continuation of application No. 17/987,076, filed on Nov. 15, 2022, granted, now 11,730,237.
Application 17/987,076 is a continuation of application No. 17/061,623, filed on Oct. 2, 2020, granted, now 11,510,460, issued on Nov. 29, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/910,086, filed on Oct. 3, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0354964 A1, Nov. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. A43C 11/14 (2006.01)
CPC A43C 11/14 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A lock system comprising:
a cable lock including:
a housing having a first engagement surface and a second engagement surface spaced apart from the first engagement surface;
a locking member slideably disposed between the first engagement surface and the second engagement surface;
one or more lock elements, forming a portion of the locking member, opposing at least one of the first engagement surface or the second engagement surface to define a locking channel, the one or more lock elements including a set of teeth and a set of recesses separating adjacent teeth; and
a cable including one or more lock segments having a series of undulations aligned with teeth of the set of teeth, wherein the cable has a substantially flat shape having a height and a width, wherein the height of the cable is greater than the width of the cable.