ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,285,058, issued on April 29, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).
"Adjustable strap system" was invented by Daniel P. Morgan (Beaverton, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Aspects herein are directed to a strap system having an adjustable stretch that is suitable for upper body garments, lower body garment, and articles such as bags and articles of footwear. The strap system includes a pair of straps that are coupled together in a face sharing relationship by a coupling mechanism. One of the straps in the pair of straps has greater stretch properties than the other strap. A total stretch of the strap system is adjustable by movin...