Class 24/713 - With holding means fixedly mounted on lacing

Subclass of Class 24 - Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
Definition: Subject matter provided with means stationarily attached
No. of patents: 39
Last issue date: 11/30/2010

Number	Title	Issue Date
7841053	Slip resistant cordage Slip resistant cordage is presented including: a length of cordage; a knot keeper configured for providing a more secure knot tied in the length of cordage, the knot keeper including: a number of branches radiating from a portion of the length of cordage, and a numb...	11/30/2010
7810221	Knot keeper Knot keepers for use with cordage, the knot keeper configured for securing a knot tied in the length of cordage are presented including: a trunk; and a number of branches radiating from the trunk, where the length of cordage is configured to receive the knot keeper ...	10/12/2010
7549201	Elastic shoelace An elastic shoelace includes a first end and a second end, an elongate elastic core, a sheath, and an elongate friction member. The elongate elastic core extends between the first and second ends of the elastic shoelace, and the sheath includes an outer surface and ...	06/23/2009
7506420	Footwear and clothes fastening and transforming system A combined fastening device to be used in elements designed for lacing, such as pieces of clothing, footwear, and similar items. The device includes a main frame substantially filiform with a first end, to which a clamping part is assembled and fixed, and a second r...	03/24/2009
7334353	Stay Tie II The devices sole purpose is to keep the integrity of a knot once it is formed with the shoe lace to keep the shoe securely fastened about the foot. This will be accomplished by precluding the bows and excess laces on each side of the knot from movement or slippage i...	02/26/2008
7251868	Adjustable shoelace A stretchable string (100) having a first cross sectional diameter at rest and a second smaller cross sectional diameter when stretched. An aglet (200) positioned on the string. The aglet has an inner cross sectional diameter that is smaller than the c...	08/07/2007
7237347	Plush toy for mounting on a shoe The invention provides a plush toy and methods for associating the plush toy with a shoe having at least one shoe strap with hooks and loops on an interior surface of the shoe strap. To associate the plush toy with the shoe, the shoe strap is threaded through an ent...	07/03/2007
7155782	Reversible fastener A reversible fastener that can be positioned in one of two alternate display positions without removing the fastener from the underlying garment is provided. The unique configuration of the fastener allows it to be rotatably coupled to a garment in a manner that fac...	01/02/2007
7036194	Shoe lace A shoe lace including a wired cord 3 fixed to a conventional end piece 5 at one end and a buckle or anchoring device 1 incorporating two holes 2 at the other. The lace is threaded across the shoe between two opposite eyelets only and fast...	05/02/2006
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
6796008	Reflectorized lace and the like A reflectorized lace or the like includes an inner layer, a reflectorized outer layer encasing the inner layer, and a protective layer covering the reflectorized outer layer. The protective layer is made of a woven material having a number of open spaces to allow pa...	09/28/2004
6671980	Easy-to-wear footwear An anchoring assembly on a footwear includes a stationary member, a pivotable member, a pivot unit, and a releasable fastener unit. The pivot unit is provided on the stationary and pivotable members to permit pivoting movement of the pivotable member rela...	01/06/2004
6622358	Lace tightening article An article for tightening together the ends of a lace includes a lace end receiving device having a pair of flexible, tubular members joined together lengthwise, each member including a lengthwise retaining passage therein. The end of the lace is received...	09/23/2003
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
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
6260246	Stay tie The devices sole function is to aid the shoelace once tied in obtaining its ultimate purpose of securing the shoe about the foot. This is done by the device being placed on both sides of the knot and fastening the excess lace in a manner to alleviate slip...	07/17/2001
6212743	Laces that thread easily and form a non-slip knot Laces for shoes, sneakers, or other wearing apparel that adjust easily, but stay tied. In one embodiment, the novel design is a flat lace having an upper and lower surface made from different materials. The surfaces have a relatively low coefficient of fr...	04/10/2001
6112380	Novelty lace having expandable aglets The invention provides laces, such as shoelaces, having affixed to them repeatedly collapsible and expandable aglets which can form 2- or 3-dimensional objects. The aglets can advantageously be passed through an eyelet thereby making it possible for them ...	09/05/2000
5946779	Shoelace having sections of different diameters and densities An improved shoelace having two tying sections with an elongated stringing section disposed therebetween. Each tying section has a larger diameter and lower density than the elongated stringing section so as to permit the stringing section to smoothly run...	09/07/1999
5920970	Method making an anti-slip lace Method of making an anti-slip lace for tying wearing apparel items such as shoes comprises an elongated woven tubular member that has internal spaced raised projections along its length wherein the raised projections are blobs of acrylic paint and a round...	07/13/1999
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
5806153	Lace having expandable aglets affixed thereto The invention provides laces, such as shoelaces, having affixed to them repeatedly collapsible and expandable aglets which can form 2- or 3-dimensional objects. The aglets can advantageously be passed through an eyelet thereby making it possible for them ...	09/15/1998
5778499	Shoelace and method for easy tying This invention provides a binding for facilitating tying a bow, comprising a binding having two end portions wherein a multiplicity of hook-shaped filaments are positioned on a first region of each end portion; and a second region of each end portion is a...	07/14/1998
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
5673546	Non-slip shoelaces A slip resistant shoe lace is produced by weaving or braiding a plurality of standard yarns with special yarns. The special yarns have a special effect in the form of slubs or eccentricities at regular intervals or throughout the length of the yarn and wh...	10/07/1997
5638589	Shoelace and method of making the same A soft, expanded shoelace is extruded from a PTFE paste. Its ends are permanently hardened by laterally compressing the lace, and terminations are installed on the ends....	06/17/1997
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
5562457	Aid for teaching children to tie shoelaces A teaching aid to assist in teaching a young child or other person how to tie his or her own shoelaces by correlating the various steps of the shoelace-tying process to a story or other logical sequence of events that the child is familiar with or can qui...	10/08/1996
5272796	Slip resistant shoe lace and method for manufacturing same A slip resistant shoe lace and a method to make same. A slip resistant shoe lace is provided by weaving strands having a conventional frictional coefficient with at least one strand having a higher frictional coefficiency, where the high-friction strands ...	12/28/1993
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
5208952	Closure device for rib lock A closure mechanism for use in securing the ends as well as other portions of a pair of interlocking straps, laces, filaments and the like is disclosed. In one embodiment, the closure mechanism is in the form of a generally cylindrical enclosure having a ...	05/11/1993
5074013	Releasable shear-resistant fabric joining apparatus A releasable fabric joining apparatus is disclosed, comprising a first piece of material which includes a planar body substrate and a planar loop substrate which has a first loop substrate secured coplanar with the planar body substrate. The planar loop s...	12/24/1991
4800602	Size adjustable beach towel and method A beach towel is formed of a number of towel modules. Each module includes at least two openings along at least one edge. The individual modules are joined by flexible members passing through the openings. The ends of the flexible members are provided wit...	01/31/1989
4624060	System for attaching mated pairs of shoes together A system for connecting mated pairs of shoes to prevent separation and possible mismatching when offered for sale in self-service stores. According to the system, the shoes at the time of manufacture are provided with a fastening tab inside the shoe. The ...	11/25/1986
4566207	Sports shoe A sports shoe is described in which the conventional laces are replaced by one or more straps having sticky cloth surfaces including two component fabrics of different composition adapted to stick together in the nature of the material sold under the trad...	01/28/1986
4296515	Fastening of shoe uppers for lasting A process for temporarily fastening the flaps of shoe uppers for a lasting step includes aligning pairs of opposed eyelets of the flaps, propelling one of a pair of substantially parallel legs of each of a plurality of generally U or H shaped fastening el...	10/27/1981
4247967	Slip-resistant binding A slip-resistant binding is formed by attaching male and female-type Velcro strips along opposite ends of a shoelace or other binding material. The two types of Velcro fasteners are arranged such that fasteners of opposite type automatically engage one an...	02/03/1981
3947928	Snap-on shoe lace A snap on shoe lace eliminates the conventional tying of the ends of the shoe lace. The snap on shoe lace consists of an elongated plastic or cloth strip member. A plurality of snap members are embedded in the back face of a first end of the elongated mem...	04/06/1976

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Class 24/713 - With holding means fixedly mounted on lacing