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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181320 | Lace adjuster A lace adjuster (10) that selectively adjusts and secures a shoelace (770) of a shoe (772) includes an inner frame (12), an outer frame (14), a resilient member (16), and a bracket (18). The outer frame (14) re... | 05/22/2012 |
| 7946007 | Device for blocking flexible strands A blocking device adapted to act on at least one lace or strand, the blocking device including a body, a first cavity defining a first pathway for the strand, the device including a first blocking member, a first guide for guiding the first blocking member relative ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7770268 | Claming device for shoelaces or similar fastener means Clamping device (1) for shoelaces (2) or the like lacing devices with clamping jaws, between which the shoelace (2) can be locked in a closed position and moved back and forth in an open position, wherein the clamping device (1) is engage... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7681289 | Fastener for fastening together two lace segments A fastener for fastening together two lace segments includes a base, a pull unit, and two clamp units. The base has an intermediate portion, and two openings disposed on two opposite sides of the intermediate portion. Each of the openings is adapted to permit one of... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7657980 | Fastener for a lace A fastener for a lace includes a metal base, two clamp assemblies, a pull unit, and an anchoring member. Each of the clamp assemblies includes a substantially U-shaped member which has two opposite arms pivotally connected to the metal base, a U-bend connected to th... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7574786 | String fastener A string fastener including a fastener body and two positioning units is provided. The fastener body has two first holes and two sliding tracks. The first holes are defined completely through a top to a bottom of the fastener body. The sliding tracks are respectivel... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7415750 | Cord stopper A cord stopper (3A˜3E) comprises a locking member (10A˜10E) adapted to be normally in locking engagement with a cord (2, 2A˜2C) and, when the locking member (10A˜10E) is pressed, to come out of locking enga... | 08/26/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7360282 | Lace blocking device A device for blocking at least one strand of a lace or cord, including a hollow body, a blocking member, and a control member. A cavity of the hollow body defines a housing of the blocking member. The control member allows biasing the blocking member for a displacem... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7343652 | Lace adjuster An adjustable lace assembly includes a lace, a tubular member, two stop members, and two spaced apart inserting pins. The lace is composed of two separate lace segments each having a tagged end and an opposite bent end portion. The tubular member has a passage for r... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7320161 | Laces tying device A laces tying device comprises a body (2) provided with one or more apertures (3) which receive the ends of a lace to be tied and with readily-releasable fastening means to fasten the ends of the lace in the apertures (3) of the body (2),... | 01/22/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7281564 | Tassel for a covering for an architectural opening A tassel for use in a covering for an architectural opening is provided with an opening in one end for receiving a flexible elongated member of the type used in operating such coverings and an opening of a different configuration in the opposite end for receiving a ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281342 | Article of footwear with linkage-tightening device A lace-up device for tightening an article of footwear, providing for the tieing of the lacing without causing discomfort to the user's hands, as well as to the article of footwear equipped with such device. The lace-up device includes a gripping mechanism arranged ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7257865 | Holder for cord fasteners A holder (4) holds a cord fastener (3) on an adhered object (1), the cord fastener (3) being equipped on a cord (2) of the adhered object (1). The holder (4) has a mounting part (40) attached to the adhered obj... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7254871 | Cord lock holder with cord lock, and structure thereof A cord lock includes a female member with a cylindrical shape, a male member movable along an axial direction of the female member and receiving a part of the female member, and an urging device for urging the male member in a direction to project from the female me... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7231699 | Lace blocking device A device for blocking at least one strand of a lace or other filiform element, the device including a rotatable blocking member and a hollow body, the hollow body having a cavity for housing the blocking member. The blocking member is circular, freely rotatable, and... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7152285 | Shoe lace fastening device A shoe fastening device includes a body having two open ends and two push members are movably inserted in the body from the two open ends and a spring is connected between the two push members. Two ends of a string extend through two passages in the two push members... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7140078 | Cord stopper The cord stopper (1) comprises a plug (10), and a socket (20) into which the plug (10) is inserted. The plug (10) comprises a plug body (11) having a first string passage hole (111) and one or more elastic leg pieces ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7124482 | Fixing device for laces Disclosed is a fixing device for laces used in footwear, clothes, bags, and so on, and that can be configured in an extremely simple manner while maintaining the lace at a tightly fixed state when in use, without having any slip, thereby ensuring convenience of use.... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7082701 | Footwear variable tension lacing systems Variable tension footwear lacing systems and methods permit and facilitate adjustment of selected zones by a user. In an embodiment, stop devices are used with a footwear lacing system to prevent opposing closure edges of a footwear article from advancing towards ea... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7082652 | Clasp, lace with a clasp, and a shoe with a lace and clasp A clasp particularly for a cord or lace. The clasp can be used in connection with shoe laces or tightening cords for various garments, for example. The clasp has a male portion and a female portion having mutual connecting structures. Each of the male and female por... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7044140 | Device for obtaining a hair-styling and a permanent An appliance for hairstyles and for applying a perm includes a flat portion (9); at least one anchorage device (8) formed on the inner surface (99) of the flat portion (9) for deflecting and anchoring a strand of hair. At least one fasten... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7036193 | Shoe tightening device A shoe tightening device is provided for use with a shoe that includes a pair of eyelet tabs each having eyelets. The shoe tightening device includes a pair of lace units, a clamp unit, and a pull lace. Each of the lace units includes connecting end portions, operat... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7032276 | Adjustable snap buckle An adjustable strap buckle is comprised of a barrel member detachably positioned in a hook member. The barrel member is comprised of a tubular housing with a spring loaded push button projecting from an open end. A button hole is positioned through the button, and h... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6973744 | Apparatus and method for lacing A lacing apparatus is provided comprising a lace which maybe threaded through a plurality of apertures defined by at least two portions of an article; a connector for connecting the free ends of the lace to one another, so that when the free ends of the lace are con... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6968602 | Enhanced shoelaces for maintaining tension with new process for manufacturing and products thereby Enhanced lace tightening system including a plurality of apertures extending through the main body of a shoelace and smoothly finished end caps allowing unimpeded passage therethrough. A process includes a finishing step whereby end caps are generated without frayed... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6952890 | Lace retainer for footwear The invention is an article of footwear that includes a retainer for securing end portions of the laces and limiting superfluous lace movement. The retainer is a strip of elastic material that is positioned on an upper of the footwear and secured in first and second... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6948216 | Window covering with improved anchor for operating cord A covering for an architectural opening includes a head rail, a bottom rail, and a blind material extending therebetween in addition to an operating element or lift cord extending from the head rail to the bottom rail and an improved anchoring system for securing th... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6938308 | Lace securing and adjusting device A device for securing and adjusting laces, including any types of cord or string, of a wide variety of articles. The device comprises a body, a top surface, a bottom surface, and a perimeter. The top surface and the bottom surface of the device may be separated by a... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938307 | Shoelace fastener A shoelace fastener for a shoe includes a clamp unit and a pull lace. The clamp unit includes at least one generally U-shaped flexible string section defining an opening, and at least one clamp member attached slidably to and extending across the flexible string sec... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6892429 | Brake device for a lace The brake device (30) for a lace (2), of a boot (31), sliding in a base part (1) linked to the boot (31), comprises a lever (3) articulated on the base part (1), returned by an elastic means (11) into a positio... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6889407 | Single finger pull cord lock release A cord lock apparatus (100) is disclosed comprising a base (120) having a converging channel (128), and an elastically flexible locking insert (140) that is retained by the base. The locking insert defines a loop including left and right ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6817070 | Shoelace fastener A shoelace fastener is provided for a shoe that includes a shoelace having a pair of distal lace segments. The shoelace fastener includes a fastener body formed with a pair of through holes. Each of a pair of clamp members has a pivot portion partitioning a respecti... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6782588 | Clamp device adapted for maintaining a tightened state of a string A clamp device for a string includes a housing that confines an operating space and that is formed with string inlet and string outlet holes. Each of a pair of clamp members has a pivot portion pivotally retained in the housing, and a clamping portion that extends f... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6779281 | Shoe with lace tightening assembly A lace tightening assembly is applied to a shoe body having eyelet tabs, and includes a mounting seat, a tightening member mounted pivotally in the mounting seat, and a pull cord for operating the tightening member to pivot between a shoe lace tightening position an... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6775928 | Lacing system for skates A skate upper (120) of the type having an elongate vamp (122) with lace keepers (123) and a tongue (130) disposed generally in the vamp is provided with an attached lace locker. The lace locker (150) fixedly attached near the top o... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6681460 | Double-bow shoe lace device A double-bow shoe lace device includes a shoe lace having first and second lace segments, two loop assemblies, and a clamp member sleeved slidably on the loop assemblies. The first lace segment forms a criss-cross pattern on the eyelet tabs. The second la... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6612003 | Double-bow shoe lace device A double-bow shoe lace device includes a shoe lace, two loop assemblies, and a clamp member. The shoe lace has a first lace segment forming a criss-cross pattern on eyelet tabs of a shoe, and a second lace segment that includes first and second lace porti... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6588079 | Shoelace fastening assembly A shoelace fastening assembly for making it easier for the user to secure the laces and also to prevent the laces from becoming undone. The shoelace fastening assembly includes a pair of fastener assemblies each of which includes an elongate housing membe... | 07/08/2003 |
