Under Armour, Inc.
Lace tightening mechanism and parameter detector disposed therein

Abstract:

A tightening mechanism is provided for use with a lace that is laced through an opening of an article. The tightening mechanism includes: a tightening mechanism base configured to attach to the article; a tightening mechanism housing disposed on the tightening mechanism base; a tightening mechanism rotatable reel positioned within the tightening mechanism housing and that can take up the lace; and a parameter detector operable to detect a parameter associated with the article and to generate parameter data of the detected parameter.