JP-2022531988-A5 -

Dates

Publication Date

20230512

Application Date

20200501

Description

Furthermore, as used herein and in the following claims, the terms “comprise,” “comprising,” “include,” “including,” and “includes” are intended to specify the presence of the mentioned feature, integer, component, or step, but do not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, components, steps, actions, or groups. Examples of the present invention are shown below. (Example 1) In a reel-type closure device for fastening articles, A housing having an internal area, A spool disposed within the inner region of the housing, wherein the spool is rotatable in a first direction within the inner region so that a tension member is wound around the spool, and is rotatable in a second direction within the inner region so that the tension member is unwound from around the spool; A knob operably connected to the spool and the housing, which is rotatable in a tightening direction to rotate the spool in a first direction to wind the tension member around the spool, and rotatable in a loosening direction to rotate the spool in a second direction to unwind the tension member from around the spool; and A rotational control component operably coupled to the knob and configured to prevent accidental loosening of the tension member by restricting the rotation of the knob in the loosening direction until sufficient rotational force is applied to the knob in the loosening direction; A reel-type closure device including (Example 2) The reel-type closure device according to Example 1, wherein the rotation control component is configured such that the knob engages with the rotation control component only when the knob is rotated in the loosening direction. (Example 3) The reel-type closure device according to Example 1, wherein the rotation control component is a bias spring that engages with the knob when the knob rotates in the loosening direction. (Example 4) The bias spring is an arm that engages with the axial extension projection of the knob, and the axial extension projection biases the arm radially when sufficient rotational force is applied to the knob in the loosening direction, as described in Example 3 of the reel-type closure device. (Example 5) The reel-type closure device according to Example 4, wherein the distal end of the arm engages with the axially extended projection of the knob, and the proximal end of the arm is attached to a knob core that engages with a claw disc including one or more claws that engage with the teeth of the reel-type closure device, the engagement of the teeth with the one or more claws locks the claw disc and the knob core in a rotational position relative to the knob, and locks the spool in a rotational position relative to the housing. (Example 6) The reel-type closure device according to Example 5, wherein, in order to enable the spool to rotate in the second direction, the first portion of the axial extension projection of the knob contacts one or more claws of the claw disc, and the one or more claws are configured to separate from the teeth of the reel-type closure device, and the first portion of the axial extension projection cannot contact the one or more claws until the arm is radially biased by the second portion of the axial direct projection. (Example 7) The reel-type closure device according to Example 6, wherein the first portion of the axial extension projection includes an inclined or tapered surface that engages with one or more claws, and the second portion of the axial extension projection also includes an inclined or tapered surface that engages with the arm, and the inclined or tapered surface of the first portion has a different inclination or taper angle than the inclined or tapered surface of the second portion. (Example 8) The reel-type closure device described in Example 1, A tension member guide, The first material and, The tensile member guide includes a second material having a lateral width smaller than the lateral width of the first material, A footwear article characterized in that the second material is formed from a material with less friction than the first material, and the second material is located on the inner surface of a loop or channel formed within the tension member guide and is bonded to the first material so as to be in direct contact with the tension member. (Example 9) A housing having an internal area, A spool disposed within the inner region of the housing, wherein the spool is rotatable in a first direction so that the tension member is wound around the spool, and is rotatable in a second direction so that the tension member is unwound from around the spool, The knob is operably connected to the spool such that it is rotatable in a tightening direction to rotate the spool in the first direction and rotatable in a loosening direction to rotate the spool in the second direction. A rotation control component operably coupled to the knob and preventing the knob from rotating in the loosening direction until suffi