US 12,389,985 B2
Lace adjustment system and shoe
Fionn Corcoran-Tadd, Portland, OR (US)
Assigned to adidas AG, Herzogenaurach (DE)
Filed by adidas AG, Herzogenaurach (DE)
Filed on Dec. 19, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/545,515.
Prior Publication US 2025/0194752 A1, Jun. 19, 2025
Int. Cl. A43C 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC A43C 1/003 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
7. An article of footwear comprising:
a shoe upper having a first lace retention feature and a second lace retention feature,
at least one lace extending between the first and second lace retention features;
a toggle body to provide bi-modal lace adjustment, the toggle body comprising:
a lace aperture extending through the toggle body for receiving the at least one lace, wherein a central axis of the aperture is positioned eccentrically;
a first surface, wherein the toggle body is in a first loose position when resting on the first surface, wherein the lace aperture is adjacent the first surface; and
a second surface opposite the first surface, wherein the toggle body is in a second tighter position when resting on the second surface,
wherein the toggle body rotates about the central axis to move between the first and second position wherein in the second position, the at least one lace has a greater amount of tightness than when the toggle body is in the first position.