公开(公告)号：USD1052251S1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-26

申请号：US35002301

申请日：2022-10-18

Applicant: Boa Technology Inc.

Designer： Brendan Hoskens

公开(公告)号：USD1049606S1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-05

申请号：US35002318

申请日：2022-12-06

Applicant: Boa Technology Inc.

Designer： Stephen Evans ,  Maxwell Weiland ,  Marco Armiraglio ,  Alessandro Manzato ,  Brendan Hoskens

公开(公告)号：US20230413950A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-28

申请号：US18351412

申请日：2023-07-12

Applicant: BOA Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Kristopher C. Lovett ,  Christopher H. Converse ,  Clark Morgan ,  Michael J. Nickel

IPC: A43C11/16 ,  A43C11/20 ,  A43C1/04 ,  A43C5/00 ,  A43B19/00 ,  A43C3/00 ,  A43C3/02 ,  A43C15/00 ,  A43C15/06 ,  A43C7/00

CPC classification number: A43C11/165 ,  A43C11/20 ,  A43C1/04 ,  A43C5/00 ,  A43B19/005 ,  A43C3/00 ,  A43C3/02 ,  A43C15/00 ,  A43C15/061 ,  A43C7/00 ,  Y10T24/3739 ,  Y10T29/49826

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a removable tightening device is described. The tensioning mechanism is removably coupleable with an article without damaging the article so that upon removal, the coupling of the tensioning mechanism with the article is unrecognizable or not readily detectable. The tensioning mechanism is operable with a tension member to maintain a tension of the tension member and thereby maintain a tightness of the article. The tension member is guided along a path about the article, via one or more guide members, and is tensionable, via the tensioning mechanism, to tighten the article.

公开(公告)号：US20230371654A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-23

申请号：US18316838

申请日：2023-05-12

Applicant: BOA Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Robert E. Burns ,  Gary R. Hammerslag ,  Eric C. Irwin ,  Kristopher C. Lovett ,  Michael J. Nickel ,  Mark S. Soderberg

IPC: A43C11/16 ,  A43C1/04 ,  A43C11/20 ,  A43B13/14 ,  A61F5/01

CPC classification number: A43C11/165 ,  A43C1/04 ,  A43C11/20 ,  A43B13/14 ,  A61F5/0118

Abstract: This disclosure relates to articles that include a tightening mechanism, such as reel-based lace tightening mechanism, configured to tighten the article by rotation of a knob. The articles can include a concealing portion that is configured to conceal or protect at least a portion of the tightening mechanism, such as the knob. The concealing portion can be configured to prevent unintentional actuation of the tightening mechanism, such as during contact sports. The concealing portion can be configured to hide the tightening mechanism from view to improve the visual appearance of the article. The concealing portion can be collapsible such that a user can press the concealing portion down to expose the knob of the tightening mechanism.

公开(公告)号：US20230255319A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-17

申请号：US18306064

申请日：2023-04-24

Applicant: BOA Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Mark S. Soderberg ,  Michael Joseph Nickel ,  Sean Cavanagh ,  James Paul Goodman

IPC: A43C11/00 ,  A43C1/06 ,  A43C11/16 ,  A45C13/10 ,  A61F5/01 ,  A63C10/06 ,  B65H75/44 ,  B65H75/30

CPC classification number: A43C11/00 ,  A43C1/06 ,  A43C11/16 ,  A45C13/10 ,  A61F5/0118 ,  A63C10/06 ,  A43C11/165 ,  B65H75/4434 ,  B65H75/30 ,  Y10T24/37 ,  Y10T24/21 ,  Y10T24/2183 ,  Y10T24/2187 ,  A41F1/06

Abstract: A lacing system configured to selectively adjust the size of an opening on an object and allow for the incremental release of the lace within the lacing system. The lacing system can have a reel comprising a housing, a spool supported by the housing, and a knob supported by the housing. The reel can be configured so that cable is gathered in the channel formed in the spool when the spool is rotated in a first direction relative to the housing, and so that cable can be incrementally released from the spool when the spool is rotated in a second direction relative to the housing. In some embodiments, the reel can include a rotation limiter which can be configured to prevent over-tightening of the lacing system and/or to prevent rotation past the substantially fully loosened state.

公开(公告)号：USRE49358E1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-10

申请号：US16826150

申请日：2020-03-20

Applicant: Boa Technology Inc.

Inventor： Roger T. Neiley ,  Thomas Trudel ,  Kristopher Lovett

IPC: A43C1/06 ,  A43C7/00

Abstract: A lace closure system may include a low friction guide that defines the turning radius and direction of a lace which, though tension, pulls two or more panels toward each other. The lace closure system may include a fixator that defines a slot into which the lace is led, containing multiple engagement surfaces that, when the lace is wrapped into the slot, serve to engage the lace preventing unwanted loosening. The lace closure system may include a ring onto which the lace is attached, to assist in applying manual tension to the lace. The ring may be shaped and sized to removably attach to an outer perimeter of the fixator after excess lace has been wrapped into the slot.

公开(公告)号：US20220346502A1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-03

申请号：US17700316

申请日：2022-03-21

Applicant: Boa Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Mark S. Soderberg ,  Michael J. Nickel ,  Sean Cavanagh

IPC: A43C11/16

Abstract: A lacing system configured to selectively adjust the size of an opening on an object and allow for the incremental release of the lace within the lacing system. The lacing system can have a reel that includes a housing, a spool supported by the housing, and a knob supported by the housing. The reel can be configured so that cable is gathered in the channel formed in the spool when the spool is rotated in a first direction relative to the housing, and so that cable can be incrementally released from the spool when the spool is rotated in a second direction relative to the housing.

公开(公告)号：USRE49092E1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-07

申请号：US16826105

申请日：2020-03-20

Applicant: Boa Technology Inc.

Inventor： Roger T. Neiley ,  Thomas Trudel ,  Kristopher Lovett

IPC: A43C1/06 ,  A43C7/00

Abstract: A lace closure system may include a low friction guide that defines the turning radius and direction of a lace which, though tension, pulls two or more panels toward each other. The lace closure system may include a fixator that defines a slot into which the lace is led, containing multiple engagement surfaces that, when the lace is wrapped into the slot, serve to engage the lace preventing unwanted loosening. The lace closure system may include a ring onto which the lace is attached, to assist in applying manual tension to the lace. The ring may be shaped and sized to removably attach to an outer perimeter of the fixator after excess lace has been wrapped into the slot.

公开(公告)号：US11220030B2

公开(公告)日：2022-01-11

申请号：US16709451

申请日：2019-12-10

Applicant: Boa Technology Inc.

Inventor： Daniel Hipwood ,  Eric Irwin ,  Thomas Trudel ,  Mark Soderberg ,  Michael Nickel ,  Oronde Armstrong ,  Cody Henderson ,  Greg Langley ,  William Roushey ,  Thomas Pollack ,  Ashley Pickens ,  Ilya Minkin ,  Eric Whewell

IPC: A43C11/16 ,  A61F5/01 ,  B29C45/14 ,  A43C11/00 ,  B29L31/50 ,  B29K23/00 ,  B29K67/00 ,  B29K509/08 ,  B29L31/00

Abstract: A reel based tensioning device includes a housing, a spool that is rotatably positioned within the housing, and a knob member that is operably coupled with the spool to cause the spool to rotate in a first direction within the housing and thereby wind a tension member about the spool. The reel based tensioning device also includes a load holding mechanism that is coupled with the spool and that is configured to rotate the spool in the first direction within the housing and to prevent rotation of the spool in a second direction to prevent unwinding of the tension member from about the spool. The reel based tensioning device further includes an audible component that is configured to produce an audible noise responsive to operation of the knob member to signal an adjustment of the tension member.

公开(公告)号：US20210196000A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-01

申请号：US17139670

申请日：2020-12-31

Applicant: Boa Technology Inc.

Inventor： Thomas Andrew Trudel ,  Charles Clayton Corbett ,  Josef Duller ,  Ilya Minkin ,  Bobby Dickensheets ,  Stefan Sporrer ,  Alessandro Manzato ,  Eric Irwin ,  Adam Nathan Auell ,  Stefan Engl ,  Karina Kastner

IPC: A43C1/06 ,  A43B5/04

Abstract: A tightening device for tightening an article includes an elongate panel that is positionable about the article. The elongate panel has a proximal end and a distal end. A tensioning mechanism is coupled with the proximal end of the elongate panel. The tightening device also includes a tension member that is operably coupled with the tensioning mechanism so that an operation of the tensioning mechanism adjusts a tension of the tension member. The tightening device further includes at least one guide member that is coupled with the elongate panel between the proximal end and the distal end. The tension member is operable with the at least one guide member so that the tension member is routed about the article and along a portion of the elongate panel.