EP4084644A4 - TIGHTENING DEVICE FOR TIGHTENING AN ARTICLE - Google Patents

TIGHTENING DEVICE FOR TIGHTENING AN ARTICLE Download PDF

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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 device
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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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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43C—FASTENINGS OR ATTACHMENTS OF FOOTWEAR; LACES IN GENERAL
    • A43C1/00—Shoe lacing fastenings
    • A43C1/06—Shoe lacing fastenings tightened by draw-strings
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
    • A43B5/00—Footwear for sporting purposes
    • A43B5/04—Ski or like boots
    • A43B5/0427—Ski or like boots characterised by type or construction details
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43C—FASTENINGS OR ATTACHMENTS OF FOOTWEAR; LACES IN GENERAL
    • A43C11/00—Other fastenings specially adapted for shoes
    • A43C11/16—Fastenings secured by wire, bolts, or the like
    • A43C11/165—Fastenings secured by wire, bolts, or the like characterised by a spool, reel or pulley for winding up cables, laces or straps by rotation
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43C—FASTENINGS OR ATTACHMENTS OF FOOTWEAR; LACES IN GENERAL
    • A43C5/00—Eyelets
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43C—FASTENINGS OR ATTACHMENTS OF FOOTWEAR; LACES IN GENERAL
    • A43C7/00—Holding-devices for laces
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43C—FASTENINGS OR ATTACHMENTS OF FOOTWEAR; LACES IN GENERAL
    • A43C7/00—Holding-devices for laces
    • A43C7/08—Clamps drawn tight by laces

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  • 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)

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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 (2) JP2023508936A (en)
CN (1) CN114901097A (en)
WO (1) WO2021138592A1 (en)

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