Article of footwear with a tensioning system including a guide assembly

Abstract

An article with an automatic tensioning system includes a lace guide assembly. The lace guide assembly includes a lower guide member and two upper guide members that include channels for routing a tensioning member. Straps of the upper are attached to the two upper guide members. As the tensioning member is pulled into a tensioning device, the two upper guide members are pulled toward the lower guide member. This pulls on the straps and acts to tighten the upper around a foot.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An article of footwear, comprising:
 an upper forming a throat opening;   a sole structure;   an adaptive engine including a reel member and a motor, the adaptive engine disposed in at least one of the upper and the sole structure, the adaptive engine configured to change a property of the article of footwear; and   a guide member secured to the upper; and   a plurality of tightening members, secured to the guide member and to the upper, each tightening member of the plurality of tightening members extending across various portions of the throat of the upper;   wherein the adaptive engine transmits tension to the tightening members by applying force to the reel member.   
     
     
         2 . The article of footwear of  claim 1 , wherein the guide member is an elongate guide member having a first end and a second end, wherein a first tightening member of the plurality of tightening members is secured proximate the first end and a second tightening member of the plurality of tightening members is secured proximate the second end. 
     
     
         3 . The article of footwear of  claim 2 , wherein the guide member comprises a channel positioned between, at least in part, the first tightening member and the second tightening member. 
     
     
         4 . The article of footwear of  claim 3 , wherein the channel is a curved channel. 
     
     
         5 . The article of footwear of  claim 2 , wherein the elongate guide member is a first elongate guide member, and further comprising a second elongate guide member having a first end and a second end, wherein a third tightening member of the plurality of tightening members is secured proximate the first end and a fourth tightening member of the plurality of tightening members is secured proximate the second end. 
     
     
         6 . The article of footwear of  claim 5 , further comprising a lower guide member positioned between the first and second elongate guide members and the sole structure, wherein the lower guide member comprises a plurality of channels. 
     
     
         7 . An article of footwear, comprising:
 an upper forming a throat opening;   a guide member secured to the upper; and   a plurality of tightening members, secured to the guide member and to the upper, each tightening member of the plurality of tightening members extending across various portions of the throat of the upper;   an adaptive engine comprising a reel member and a motor, configured to transmit tension to the tightening members by applying force to the guide member from the reel member;   wherein the guide member is an elongate guide member having a first end and a second end, wherein a first tightening member of the plurality of tightening members is secured proximate the first end and a second tightening member of the plurality of tightening members is secured proximate the second end;   wherein the elongate guide member is a first elongate guide member, and further comprising a second elongate guide member having a first end and a second end, wherein a third tightening member of the plurality of tightening members is secured proximate the first end and a fourth tightening member of the plurality of tightening members is secured proximate the second end; and   further comprising a lower guide member positioned between the first and second elongate guide members and a sole structure, wherein the lower guide member comprises a plurality of channels.   
     
     
         8 . The article of footwear of  claim 7 , wherein the channel is positioned between, at least in part, the first tightening member and the second tightening member. 
     
     
         9 . The article of footwear of  claim 8 , wherein the channel is a curved channel. 
     
     
         10 . An article of footwear, comprising:
 an upper forming a throat opening;   a sole structure;   an adaptive engine including a reel member and a motor, the adaptive engine disposed in at least one of the upper and the sole structure, the adaptive engine configured to change a property of the article of footwear;   a first elongate guide member and a second elongate guide member, each secured to the upper;   a plurality of tightening members, secured to the first and second elongate guide members and to the upper, each tightening member of the plurality of tightening members extending across various portions of the throat of the upper; and   a lower guide member positioned between the first and second elongate guide members and the sole structure;   wherein the first elongate guide member has a first end and a second end, wherein a first tightening member of the plurality of tightening members is secured proximate the first end and a second tightening member of the plurality of tightening members is secured proximate the second end; and   wherein the second elongate guide member has a first end and a second end, wherein a third tightening member of the plurality of tightening members is secured proximate the first end and a fourth tightening member of the plurality of tightening members is secured proximate the second end.   
     
     
         11 . The article of footwear of  claim 10 , wherein the first and second elongate guide members comprise a channel positioned between, at least in part, the first tightening member and the second tightening member. 
     
     
         12 . The article of footwear of  claim 11 , wherein the channel is a curved channel.