US 12,408,734 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 Jan. 3, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/092,584.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/418,686, filed on Oct. 24, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/295,984, filed on Jan. 3, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0210219 A1, Jul. 6, 2023
Int. Cl. A43C 7/04 (2006.01); A43C 11/16 (2006.01); A43C 11/20 (2006.01)
CPC A43C 11/165 (2013.01) [A43C 7/04 (2013.01); A43C 11/20 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A closure system for an article of footwear, comprising:
a closure mechanism including a spool with at least one mounting tip protruding therefrom;
a securing element including a notch of a spool housing that is configured to receive the at least one mounting tip; and
a lace that is configured to be operably engaged with an upper of the footwear, wherein the securing element is configured to be engaged with the footwear and the closure mechanism to removably secure the closure mechanism to the footwear, wherein the closure mechanism is configured to be rotated relative to the securing element to adjust the footwear between a loosened configuration and a tightened configuration, wherein the lace is configured to be engaged with the closure mechanism,
wherein the spool includes a shaft and a first tab and a second tab positioned centrally on the shaft between a first disc and a second disc, wherein the first tab includes a first aperture extending therethrough and the second tab includes a second aperture extending therethrough,
wherein the lace has a first end that is configured to pass through the first aperture and a second end that is configured to pass through the second aperture, and
wherein the first disc and the second disc are configured to rotate with the housing.