A shoe member includes a plurality of securement webs directed about a lacing gap within the shoe upper, wherein the webs are each mounted slidably within associated cavities, with tether lines mounted to the webs operative above a crank pulley, with the crank pulley in operative engagement with a slidable...http://www.google.de/patents/US5205055?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5205055 - Pneumatic shoe lacing apparatus