US 12,433,373 B1
Integrated closure device components and methods
Robert E. Burns, San Francisco, CA (US); Randon Kruse, Sheridan, WY (US); and Thomas Pollack, Golden, CO (US)
Assigned to BOA Technology, Inc., Denver, CO (US)
Filed by BOA Technology, Inc., Denver, CO (US)
Filed on Jun. 13, 2025, as Appl. No. 19/238,225.
Application 19/238,225 is a continuation of application No. 18/913,831, filed on Oct. 11, 2024.
Application 18/913,831 is a continuation of application No. 18/501,817, filed on Nov. 3, 2023, granted, now 12,144,401, issued on Nov. 19, 2024.
Application 18/501,817 is a continuation of application No. 18/186,779, filed on Mar. 20, 2023, granted, now 11,844,404, issued on Dec. 19, 2023.
Application 18/186,779 is a continuation of application No. 17/450,263, filed on Oct. 7, 2021, granted, now 11,633,020, issued on Apr. 25, 2023.
Application 17/450,263 is a continuation of application No. 17/006,171, filed on Aug. 28, 2020, granted, now 11,457,698, issued on Oct. 4, 2022.
Application 17/006,171 is a continuation of application No. 16/103,761, filed on Aug. 14, 2018, granted, now 10,772,388, issued on Sep. 15, 2020.
Application 16/103,761 is a continuation of application No. 14/991,788, filed on Jan. 8, 2016, granted, now 10,076,160, issued on Sep. 18, 2018.
Application 14/991,788 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/297,047, filed on Jun. 5, 2014, granted, now 9,770,070, issued on Sep. 26, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/101,283, filed on Jan. 8, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/831,259, filed on Jun. 5, 2013.
Int. Cl. A44B 11/06 (2006.01); A43C 7/00 (2006.01); A43C 9/00 (2006.01); A43C 11/16 (2006.01); A43C 11/20 (2006.01)
CPC A44B 11/065 (2013.01) [A43C 7/00 (2013.01); A43C 9/00 (2013.01); A43C 11/165 (2013.01); A43C 11/20 (2013.01); Y10T 24/3724 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01)] 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A reel based closure device comprising:
a housing having an interior;
a spool rotatably positioned within the interior of the housing;
a pawl comprising an arm and one or more pawl teeth, the pawl being operably coupled with the spool to allow the spool to rotate in a first direction while preventing rotation of the spool in a second direction; and
a knob positioned axially above the spool and operably coupled therewith such that a rotation of the knob relative to the housing causes the spool to rotate in the first direction; wherein:
the housing includes a single annular ridge;
the knob includes a plurality of radially protruding flanges; and
the plurality of radially protruding flanges of the knob is snap together couplable with the single annular ridge of the housing to couple the knob with the housing.