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An automated tightening and loosening shoe with rigid, semi-rigid or flexible polymer bands functioning as laces, and a tightening mechanism which operates in one direction to cause automatic tightening of the rigid, semi-rigid or flexible polymer bands to tighten the automated tightening and loosen

An automated tightening and loosening shoe with rigid, semi-rigid or flexible polymer bands functioning as laces, and a tightening mechanism which operates in one direction to cause automatic tightening of the rigid, semi-rigid or flexible polymer bands to tighten the automated tightening and loosening shoe about a wearer's foot, and which operates in a reverse or loosening direction to cause automatic loosening of the rigid, semi-rigid or flexible polymer bands so that the automated tightening and loosing shoe can be removed from the wearer's foot.

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[ It is claimed:] [1.] An automated tightening and loosening shoe comprising:a. a shoe with a sole, a heel, a toe an upper connected to the sole and having, a lacing pad and a tongue fixed thereto;b. a plurality of polymer bands, each having inherent spring memory, crossing said tongue and connected

[ It is claimed:] [1.] An automated tightening and loosening shoe comprising:a. a shoe with a sole, a heel, a toe an upper connected to the sole and having, a lacing pad and a tongue fixed thereto;b. a plurality of polymer bands, each having inherent spring memory, crossing said tongue and connected to said lacing pad; and,c. a tightening mechanism located at said heel, said tightening mechanism including a cable which is connected to said plurality of polymer bands and which is advanceable in a tightening direction toward said heel, and said tightening mechanism also including means for advancing said cable in said tightening direction to thereby tighten said plurality of polymer bands about said tongue and thus tighten said shoe.