How it works
The mechanism behind Nike’s ‘power laces’ was described inUS patent 8769844, published 8 July 2014. Basically, each shoe contains a motorized system where the laces and straps are tightened by winding them around spools. The automatic lacing system consists of two separate parts around the foot and ankle.
Nike Mag automatic lacing systems
In the lower part, the self-lacing system (annotated ’122′ in figure 13 of the patent...
