EP4084644A4 - Tightening device for tightening an article - Google Patents

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EP4084644A4
EP4084644A4 EP20908468.0A EP20908468A EP4084644A4 EP 4084644 A4 EP4084644 A4 EP 4084644A4 EP 20908468 A EP20908468 A EP 20908468A EP 4084644 A4 EP4084644 A4 EP 4084644A4
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tightening
article
tightening device
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French (fr)
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EP4084644A1 (en
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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
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Boa Technology Inc
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43FOOTWEAR
    • A43CFASTENINGS OR ATTACHMENTS OF FOOTWEAR; LACES IN GENERAL
    • A43C1/00Shoe lacing fastenings
    • A43C1/06Shoe lacing fastenings tightened by draw-strings
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43FOOTWEAR
    • A43BCHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B5/00Footwear for sporting purposes
    • A43B5/04Ski or like boots
    • A43B5/0427Ski or like boots characterised by type or construction details
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43FOOTWEAR
    • A43CFASTENINGS OR ATTACHMENTS OF FOOTWEAR; LACES IN GENERAL
    • A43C11/00Other fastenings specially adapted for shoes
    • A43C11/16Fastenings secured by wire, bolts, or the like
    • A43C11/165Fastenings secured by wire, bolts, or the like characterised by a spool, reel or pulley for winding up cables, laces or straps by rotation
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43FOOTWEAR
    • A43CFASTENINGS OR ATTACHMENTS OF FOOTWEAR; LACES IN GENERAL
    • A43C5/00Eyelets
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43FOOTWEAR
    • A43CFASTENINGS OR ATTACHMENTS OF FOOTWEAR; LACES IN GENERAL
    • A43C7/00Holding-devices for laces
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43FOOTWEAR
    • A43CFASTENINGS OR ATTACHMENTS OF FOOTWEAR; LACES IN GENERAL
    • A43C7/00Holding-devices for laces
    • A43C7/08Clamps drawn tight by laces

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Physical Education & Sports Medicine (AREA)
  • Footwear And Its Accessory, Manufacturing Method And Apparatuses (AREA)
EP20908468.0A 2019-12-31 2020-12-31 Tightening device for tightening an article Pending EP4084644A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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US201962955745P 2019-12-31 2019-12-31
US202063004363P 2020-04-02 2020-04-02
PCT/US2020/067717 WO2021138592A1 (en) 2019-12-31 2020-12-31 Tightening device for tightening an article

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EP4084644A1 EP4084644A1 (en) 2022-11-09
EP4084644A4 true EP4084644A4 (en) 2024-01-17

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US (1) US20210196000A1 (en)
EP (1) EP4084644A4 (en)
JP (1) JP2023508936A (en)
KR (1) KR20220117337A (en)
CN (1) CN114901097A (en)
WO (1) WO2021138592A1 (en)

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CN214547679U (en) * 2021-02-08 2021-11-02 陈金柱 Fastening device
DE102021208311B3 (en) * 2021-07-30 2022-12-15 Fidlock Gmbh Magneto-mechanical locking device for attachment to an associated assembly
WO2024010965A1 (en) * 2022-07-08 2024-01-11 Boa Technology Inc. Lacing system for ski boots

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WO1990014779A1 (en) * 1989-06-03 1990-12-13 Puma Aktiengesellschaft Rudolf Dassler Sport Shoe with a closure device and with an upper made of flexible material
US5177882A (en) * 1989-06-03 1993-01-12 Puma Ag Rudolf Dassler Sport Shoe with a central fastener
FR2783678A1 (en) * 1998-09-30 2000-03-31 Jean Claude Bibollet SPORT SHOE WITH LACING DISTRIBUTOR

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JP2015229111A (en) * 2014-06-03 2015-12-21 ケイ‐ツー、コーポレーションK−2 Corporation Single reel separated buckle system for sports boot and sports boot comprising it
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KR101600234B1 (en) * 2015-04-22 2016-03-04 김범구 A shoes with improved shoestring fastner
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US10004297B2 (en) * 2015-10-15 2018-06-26 Boa Technology Inc. Lacing configurations for footwear
EP3917350A4 (en) * 2019-02-01 2022-10-05 Boa Technology Inc. Reel based closure devices for tightening a ski boot
US11234489B2 (en) * 2020-02-17 2022-02-01 Jezekiel Ben-Arie Spring lace ratcheting device

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO1990014779A1 (en) * 1989-06-03 1990-12-13 Puma Aktiengesellschaft Rudolf Dassler Sport Shoe with a closure device and with an upper made of flexible material
US5177882A (en) * 1989-06-03 1993-01-12 Puma Ag Rudolf Dassler Sport Shoe with a central fastener
FR2783678A1 (en) * 1998-09-30 2000-03-31 Jean Claude Bibollet SPORT SHOE WITH LACING DISTRIBUTOR

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KR20220117337A (en) 2022-08-23
US20210196000A1 (en) 2021-07-01
EP4084644A1 (en) 2022-11-09
CN114901097A (en) 2022-08-12
WO2021138592A1 (en) 2021-07-08

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