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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7404242 | Lace securing apparatus The invention is for a lace gripper comprising an upper body and a lower body that may be joined together whereby a tied lace is secured between the two bodies. Preferable the upper body is designed to receive inserts, charms, lights, recording devices, alarm and lo... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7395586 | Shoelace retention device A shoelace management and retainment device for temporarily retaining the loop and free ends of a shoelace bow formed on a shoe when tied. An open ended cylindrical sleeve of yieldable material is attached to portions of the shoelace extending through the eyelets of... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7313849 | Fastener for a lace A fastener for a lace includes a fastening body and a pull unit. The fastening body includes a base, and at least one clamp assembly having a substantially U-shaped member which have two pivoting ends pivotally connected to the base to define an opening with the bas... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7246417 | Shoe lace A shoe lace includes a lace body having a first end provided with a first connecting member and a second end provided with a second connecting member, and a third connecting member mounted on the second connecting member and detachably combined with the first connec... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7200898 | Clamping system for safety lines The present application is directed to a clamping system for preparing safely lifelines used in recreational and professional sports such as sailing that requires minimum skills to install, easy to store and highly dependable. The present application is also directe... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7044508 | Shoelace knot assisting device The present invention is a device for assisting users in tying their shoelaces properly. The device will help users tie bow-type knots by securing the initial crossover knot in place while the complete bow-type knot is being tied. The device can be used by children ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6952864 | Shoelace retainer A shoelace retainer including a strip of loop-type fastening material that has been folded back upon itself near its midpoint and seamed in place so as to form a small tab. The tab is perforated so as to provide the strip of loop-type fastening material with an atta... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6941683 | Lacing system A lacing system having a lace loop that forms multiple segments that extend from a strap and criss-cross each other in an adjustable opening. The lace is threaded through eyelets of a sneaker, in such a manner that, a single arcuate pull on the strap(s), causes the ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6675503 | Easy-to-wear footwear A lace tightening assembly on a footwear body includes a base, a spool, a pull string, and a restricting unit. The base is mounted to the footwear body. The spool is mounted rotatably on the base. The pull string has a fixing portion secured to the spool,... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6568104 | Easy-to-wear shoe A shoe body includes first and second eyelet tabs. The second eyelet tab includes a front portion proximate to a vamp, a rear portion proximate to a top shoe opening, and an intermediate eyelet-free portion therebetween. Each of the front and rear portion... | 05/27/2003 |
| 5613283 | Lace closure system A shoelace and closure mechanism for lacing a shoe which includes a shoelace featuring a number of closure members near its ends. The outer directed portion of each of the closure members is connected to the lace while the other end is free of the shoelac... | 03/25/1997 |
| 4428101 | Fastening device A fastener incorporating a lace and a gripper. The gripper has a patch of a fastener material such as Velcro.RTM.. Areas of complementary fastener material are provided on the lace adjacent the ends thereof. When the lace is engaged with a lace-up article... | 01/31/1984 |
| 4071964 | Footwear fastening system A footwear fastening system having a lace with spaced knobs or protrusions to engage in shaped holes or eyelets, the holes or eyelets having a slot portion into which the portion of the lace between the knobs or protrusions can be engaged.... | 02/07/1978 |
