ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,389,985, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to adidas AG (Herzogenaurach, Germany).
"Lace adjustment system and shoe" was invented by Fionn Corcoran-Tadd (Portland, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An article of footwear is provided with a lace adjustment device that provides bi-modal lace adjustment. A toggle body has a lace aperture positioned eccentrically. The toggle body rotates about the central axis to move between a first position and second position. In the second position, the at least one lace has a greater amount of tightness than when the toggle body is in the first position. The toggle body has a first surface and a second ...