US 12,310,459 B2
Article of footwear having a closure system
Andreas Siegismund, Rueckersdorf (DE); Reinhold Sussmann, Scheinfeld (DE); and Romain Girard, Lauf an der Pegnitz (DE)
Assigned to PUMA SE, Herzogenaurach (DE)
Filed by PUMA SE, Herzogenaurach (DE)
Filed on Dec. 20, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/085,108.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/292,289, filed on Dec. 21, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0189936 A1, Jun. 22, 2023
Int. Cl. A43C 11/20 (2006.01); A43B 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC A43C 11/20 (2013.01) [A43B 11/00 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A closure system for an article of footwear, comprising:
an actuation mechanism;
a release mechanism;
a closure mechanism; and
a cord that is configured to be operably engaged with an upper of the footwear, wherein the actuation mechanism is configured to be pulled to actuate the closure system to adjust the footwear from a loosened configuration to a tightened configuration, wherein the release mechanism is configured to adjust the footwear from the tightened configuration to the loosened configuration, and wherein the release mechanism is located in a top section of the upper and the actuation mechanism extends from the upper at a location that is spaced apart from the release mechanism,
wherein the cord includes a first segment that has a first end that terminates at the actuation mechanism and has a second end that terminates at the release mechanism,
wherein the first segment includes a first lowermost point positioned between the first end and the second end of the first segment, and
wherein the first lowermost point is configured to change position when a force is applied to the first segment.