The broken lines in the figures are for the purpose of illustrating environmental structures and/or portions of the shoe lace tightening reel and form no part of the claimed design.

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›1.independentI claim the ornamental design for a shoe lace tightening reel, as shown and described.

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D02/978D83/58

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Robert M Spear

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
US	US-2010299959-A1	A1	2 Dec 2010	9 Aug 2010	published	Reel based closure system
US	US-8381362-B2	B2	26 Feb 2013	9 Aug 2010	granted	Reel based closure system
US	US-2016206047-A1	A1	21 Jul 2016	29 Mar 2016	published	Reel based closure system
USthis patent	US-D799810-S	S1	17 Oct 2017	20 Oct 2016	granted	Shoe lace tightening reel
US	US-2017354206-A1	A1	14 Dec 2017	25 Aug 2017	published	Reel based closure system
US	US-9867430-B2	B2	16 Jan 2018	29 Mar 2016	granted	Reel based closure system
US	US-2018199672-A1	A1	19 Jul 2018	12 Jan 2018	published	Reel based closure system
US	US-10362836-B2	B2	30 Jul 2019	25 Aug 2017	granted	Reel based closure system
US	US-2020008533-A1	A1	9 Jan 2020	19 Jul 2019	published	Reel based closure system
US	US-10849390-B2	B2	1 Dec 2020	12 Jan 2018	granted	Reel based closure system
US	US-10952505-B2	B2	23 Mar 2021	19 Jul 2019	granted	Reel based closure system
US	US-2021177100-A1	A1	17 Jun 2021	23 Feb 2021	published	Reel based closure system
US	US-11452342-B2	B2	27 Sep 2022	23 Feb 2021	granted	Reel based closure system
EP	EP-1814417-A2	A2	8 Aug 2007	31 Oct 2005	published	Verschlusssystem auf spulengrundlagede
EP	EP-1814417-A4	A4	30 Mar 2011	31 Oct 2005	published	Systeme de fermeture a enrouleurfr
EP	EP-1814417-B1	B1	16 Apr 2014	31 Oct 2005	granted	Système de fermeture à enrouleurfr
EP	EP-2789251-A1	A1	15 Oct 2014	31 Oct 2005	published	Spannvorrichtung zur Verwendung mit einem Schnürverschluss eines Schuhsde
EP	EP-3636097-A1	A1	15 Apr 2020	31 Oct 2005	published	Système de fermeture à base de bobinefr
EP	EP-3636097-B1	B1	30 Jul 2025	31 Oct 2005	granted	Verschlusssystem auf rollenbasisde
JP	JP-2008525052-A	A	17 Jul 2008	31 Oct 2005	published	リールに基づく開閉システムja
JP	JP-4874986-B2	B2	15 Feb 2012	31 Oct 2005	granted	ケーブル締め付け機構およびその付勢方法ja
CN	CN-101193568-A	A	4 Jun 2008	31 Oct 2005	published	Reel-Based Closure System
CN	CN-102132983-A	A	27 Jul 2011	31 Oct 2005	published	Reel based closure system
CN	CN-101193568-B	B	30 Nov 2011	31 Oct 2005	granted	基于卷轴的闭合系统及使用该系统的鞋类物品zh
CN	CN-102132983-B	B	14 Aug 2013	31 Oct 2005	granted	Reel based closure system
CN	CN-103381003-A	A	6 Nov 2013	31 Oct 2005	published	Footwear lacing system
CN	CN-103381003-B	B	25 May 2016	31 Oct 2005	granted	Based on the closed-system of spool
WO	WO-2006050266-A2	A2	11 May 2006	31 Oct 2005	published	Reel based closure system
WO	WO-2006050266-A3	A3	24 Jan 2008	31 Oct 2005	published	Reel based closure system

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