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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8091188 | Footwear eyelet manufacturing apparatus and method of use thereof The invention as presently conceived discloses an apparatus to aid in holding shoe eyelets in place during the shoe manufacturing process. The apparatus has a large comb shape with a plurality of rod shaped teeth corresponding to the number of shoe eyelet pairs. In ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7216404 | Pouch mounting system A fastener system mounts a pouch onto a shirt or other clothing article, wherein the pouch provides a receptacle aperture into which a fastener is placed with its flanges positioned on opposing sides of the aperture. The cloth to which the fastener is mounted is gri... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7069625 | Safety buckle A safety buckle is disclosed to include two female buckle members respectively fastened to the two distal ends of a belt, each buckle member having a receiving open chamber and recessed engagement portions at top and bottom sides inside the receiving open chamber, a... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6968638 | Educational shoe An article of footwear includes an outsole connected to an upper having a toe portion, a heel portion, a foot insertion opening and a tongue which defines two, opposed sides of the upper extending between the heel and toe portions. One end of each of a number of str... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6942440 | Quick-mountable nut A quick-mountable nut, which is capable of at least partially rotation-free axial displacement relative to a threaded bolt (22; 52), includes a nut housing (2; 45), and a springy holding member (4; 49) at least partially located in the nut housi... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6481065 | Jewelry closure A jewelry closure created when a first jewelry clasp and a second jewelry clasp are aligned such that the central plane of the first jewelry clasp and the central plane of the second jewelry clasp are angularly offset with respect to each other. The centr... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6164863 | Rotating locking arrangement A locking arrangement for releasably securing a first member to a second member is provided in which a surface of the first member has anchors projecting therefrom with a lip portion of each anchor transversely extending from an extremity of each anchor. ... | 12/26/2000 |
| 5894640 | Shoe fastening device A shoe fastening device designed to replace the laces of a shoe, made up of an eyelet member and an insert member, both being attachable to the eyelet tabs of a shoe using locking nylon cable ties. The eyelet member further has a slotted aperture for rece... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5860196 | Grommet stress reducer A device for reducing stress on a grommet of a flexible covering including a stress distributing member with a recess formed in the outer surface thereof and a connecting loop mounted on the member at the recess and extending outwardly therefrom. The stre... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5822844 | Elastic closure component A fastener replacing the laces in a shoe. The fastener consists of an elastic substance having an intersection, with a plurality of appendages protruding outward, with a gusset and a half semicircle located at the end of the appendages.... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5737811 | Article for fastening of eyelet shoes An article for the fastening of shoes having successive horizontal pairs of eyelets. includes an elongate, preferably elastic, cord having first and second ends, and substantially T-shaped elements or barbs secure each end of the cord. Each T-shaped eleme... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5692274 | Plastic fastener for shoe-lasting applications A fastener for tying together a pair of shoelace eyelets on a shoe upper in such a way as to maintain the appropriate spacing therebetween while the shoe upper is being lasted. In one embodiment, the fastener is a unitary plastic member shaped to include ... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5599000 | Article securing device An article securing device having pairs of channel shaped retaining members which can be attached by pressure sensitive adhesive or small nails, screws or the like, together with flexible strap members which are insertable into the retaining members and c... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5573302 | Lower back support An adjustable attachment has been developed which can be used in combination with an auxiliary backrest to suspend the backrest from a fixed backrest normally found on a chair or wheelchair. The support structure includes an elongate receiver and a hanger... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5259094 | Shoe lacing apparatus A shoe lacing apparatus includes an elongate housing having a pull rod structure directed therethrough, with the pull rod in operative association with lateral hook members, with each hook member directed into a shoe lace opening of an associated shoe, wh... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5239732 | Adjustable non-tying resilient securing apparatus for shoes A securing apparatus for extending between a pair of generally opposing eyelets on a shoe, and a method of use thereof. The resilient member has a fixed gripping member attached to one end and an adjustable gripping apparatus engaged at some point along i... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5214826 | Fastener for use with shoes A fastener device for use with shoes of the type having eyelets therein is disclosed which is a simple, inexpensive, aesthetically pleasing substitute for shoe laces. The improved fasteners of the present invention each include a segment of elastic tubing... | 06/01/1993 |
| 4996752 | Stud and eyelet fastener A stud and eyelet fastener is positively locked together by pivoting the eyelet on the stud in an eyelet pivot seat to an askew position requiring the eyelet to snap past a latching shoulder, and wherein the stud and/or eyelet deforms within the elastic l... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4777705 | Shoe fastener A fastener replacing the laces in a shoe. The fastener is comprised of a strip of soft, elastomeric plastic material having openings near its ends for receiving posts on button members which also pass through shoe lace holes. The distal ends of the button... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4733439 | Fastener for shoes Shoe (100) fasteners (10) which include multiple elastic strips (11 to 15) connected between spaced apart eyelets (101) in the shoe and which are provided with unitary indicia (20 or 21) on at least two of the strips are described. Preferably loops (19) a... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4229930 | Flexible link fastener A horse blanket incorporating a flexible link fastener for securing a blanket after it is put on a horse. The blanket has a pair of flanges having eyelets which come together across the chest of the horse in front of the forelegs. The flexible link fasten... | 10/28/1980 |
| 4210983 | Eyelet clamp for shoes A resilient securing, fastening or gripping means for eyelets of shoes for men, women and children replacing ordinary shoe laces.... | 07/08/1980 |
