Method for putting on or taking off a piece of clothing or for closing, putting on, opening, or taking off a piece of luggage

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11439192-B2
Application number	US-201616462045-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 22, 2016
Priority date	Nov 22, 2016
Publication date	Sep 13, 2022
Grant date	Sep 13, 2022

Abstract

A method for putting on or taking off a piece of clothing or for closing, putting on, opening, or taking off a piece of luggage, including the steps of tightening or loosening by means of a tensioning element driven by a driven tension roller and a switching element. The tightening or loosening takes place by actuation of the switching element. The switching element has a number of contact-sensitive sensors which are arranged adjacent to one another and form a surface accessible to the user of the piece of clothing or of the piece of luggage. The method includes the steps of scanning the surface of the sensors by the user in a first direction, detecting the signal of the sensors by a controller, and causing a first tensioning force level or a first closing path of the tensioning element to be initiated by the controller and the electric motor.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for putting on or taking off a hat, a jacket, trousers, a hoodie, a bra or a belt onto a wearer or from the wearer of the same or for closing, putting on, opening, or taking off a backpack or a sports or travel bag carried by a person, wherein the hat, the jacket, the trousers, the hoodie, the bra, the belt, the backpack or the sports or travel bag comprises:
a rotary closure for tightening of the hat, the jacket, the trousers, the hoodie, the bra or the belt at the wearer or loosening of the same from the wearer or for closing, putting on, opening or taking off the backpack or the sports or travel bag by at least one tensioning element, wherein the rotary closure comprises a rotatably arranged tensioning roller for winding the tensioning element, wherein the tensioning roller is driven by an electric motor,
a switching element which is connected to a controller, wherein the switching element and the controller can actuate the electric motor,
wherein the tightening of the hat, the jacket, the trousers, the hoodie, the bra or the belt at the wearer or loosening of the same from the wearer or the closing, putting on, opening or taking off the backpack or the sports or travel bag takes place by actuating of the switching element by the user of the same using a finger,
wherein the switching element comprises a number of touch-sensitive sensors which are arranged one beside the other and form a surface which is accessible to the user,
wherein the method comprises:
passing the finger of the user over the surface of the touch-sensitive sensors in a first direction,
detecting the signal of the touch-sensitive sensors by the controller and causing of putting on of the hat, the jacket, the trousers, the hoodie, the bra or the belt, or the closing or putting on the carried backpack or the sports or travel bag at a first level of fastening force or with a first closing path of the tensioning element by the controller and the electric motor.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:
passing the finger of the user over the surface of the touch-sensitive sensors in the first direction,
detecting the signal of the touch-sensitive sensors by the controller and causing putting on of the hat, the jacket, the trousers, the hoodie, the bra or the belt or the closing or putting on the carried backpack or the sports or travel bag at a second level of fastening force or with a second closing path of the tensioning element by the controller and the electric motor, wherein the second level of fastening force is higher than the first level of fastening force or the second closing path is bigger than the first closing path.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the method further comprises:
passing the finger of the user over the surface of the touch-sensitive sensors in the first direction,
detecting the signal of the touch-sensitive sensors by the controller and causing putting on of the hat, the jacket, the trousers, the hoodie, the bra or the belt or the closing or putting on the carried backpack or the sports or travel bag at a third level of fastening force or with a third closing path of the tensioning element by the controller and the electric motor, wherein the third level of fastening force is higher than the second level of fastening force or the third closing path is bigger than the second closing path.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:
passing the finger of a user over the surface of the touch-sensitive sensors in a second direction which is opposite to the first direction, and
detecting the signal of the touch-sensitive sensors by the controller and causing relieving of the tensioning element to a reduced level of the fastening force or to a reduced closing path by the controller and the electric motor.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein at or on the switching element a number of illumination elements are arranged, wherein the actual level of the fastening force or of the actual closing path is displayed by the number of activated illumination elements.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the illumination elements are light emitting diodes (LEDs).

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the fastening force level of the tensioning member is increased in steps.

8. A method for tightening an article, comprising:
providing a rotary closure for tightening the article, wherein the rotary closure comprises a tensioning roller for winding a tensioning element, and the tensioning roller is driven by an electric motor,
providing a switching element that is connected to a controller, wherein the switching element and the controller can actuate the electric motor, tightening of the article takes place by actuating of the switching element by a user of the same using a finger, and the switching element comprises a plurality of touch-sensitive sensors that are arranged one beside the other,
passing the finger of the user over the surface of the touch-sensitive sensors in a first direction, and
detecting the signal of the touch-sensitive sensors by the controller and causing tensioning of the tensioning element by the controller and the electric motor,
wherein a fastening force level of the tensioning element is increased in steps.

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the method further comprises:
passing the finger of the user over the surface of the touch-sensitive sensors in the first direction, and
detecting the signal of the touch-sensitive sensors by the controller and causing the tensioning element to achieve a second level of fastening force.

10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the second level of fastening force is higher than the first level of fastening force or the second closing path is bigger than the first closing path.

11. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the method further comprises:
passing the finger of the user over the surface of the touch-sensitive sensors in the first direction,
detecting the signal of the touch-sensitive sensors by the controller and causing the tensioning element to achieve a third level of fastening force.

12. The method according to claim 8 further comprises:
passing the finger of a user over the surface of the touch-sensitive sensors in a second direction which is opposite to the first direction, and
detecting the signal of the touch-sensitive sensors by the controller and causing relieving of the tensioning element to a reduced level of the fastening force or to a reduced closing path by the controller and the electric motor.

13. The method according to claim 8 , wherein a plurality of illumination elements are arranged along the switching element, wherein the actual level of the fastening force or of the actual closing path is displayed by the plurality of activated illumination elements.

14. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the illumination elements are light emitting diodes (LEDs).

15. A device for putting on or taking off an article, comprising:
a rotary closure for tightening the article that includes at least one tensioning element, wherein the rotary closure comprises a rotatably arranged tensioning roller for winding the tensioning element, wherein the tensioning roller is driven by an electric motor,
a switching element which is connected to a controller, wherein the switching element and the controller can actuate the electric motor,
wherein the tightening of a hat, a jacket, trousers, a hoodie, a bra or a belt, or the closing, putting on, opening or taking off a backpack or a sports o

Assignees

• Puma SE

Inventors

• Bock Markus

Classifications

• A42B3/145

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• A45C13/10

  Arrangement of fasteners · CPC title

• A45F3/047

  with adjustable fastenings for the shoulder straps or waist belts · CPC title

• A41D2400/44

  Donning facilities · CPC title

• A42B1/22 Primary

  adjustable in size {; Form-fitting or self adjusting head coverings; Devices for reducing hat size} · CPC title