| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 024713000 | With holding means fixedly mounted on lacing | 11 |
| 20090133236 | One-way clutching methods between a ligature and a frame and their applications-part II - This invention primarily discusses the recent improvements to U.S. Pat. No. 6,473,944. The focus is on quick tightening/loosening of the lock that is formed between the ligature and the frame, managing the extra ligature length, decorating the system, improving performance and, extending the design to a wearable having structures similar to pants. In some applications a short ligature that passes underneath ligature loops and in others a donut-shaped object is used to solve tightening/loosening problems. Tucking the extra ligature length under an elastic strap or inside a slot formed within the frame manages the ligature. To enhance the performance of the system methods that reduce the friction between the ligature and the frame are discussed. Specifically, the use of back-to-back eyelet system, curved pathways between holes and, frictionless rollers are detailed. The invention discusses the used of a raised crisscross(s) as an additional method to enhance the performance. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20100299894 | 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 number of branch keepers, where each of the number of branch keepers is disposed along each of the number of branches for use in retaining the number of branches with the length of cordage. In some embodiments, slip resistant cordage is presented where the number of branches includes: a flat tip, a rounded tip, a pointed tip, a hooked tip, a barbed tip, a bull-nose tip, a bull-nose barb tip, a rectangular tip, and a rectangular barb tip. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110088230 | Barrel Nut Type Decorative Accessory and Methods For Attachment To Drawstrings - Apparatus, systems and methods for the attachment of an accessory to a drawstring including a barrel member having an axially disposed, female compression cavity formed in one end defining an annular end-face and a pair of diametrically disposed feed through holes. The feed through holes are positioned axially along the body so as to intersect the barrel cavity above its base and are sized to receive and allow a drawstring or the like to pass into the barrel, through the barrel cavity and exit the barrel. The apparatus includes a male compression member dimensioned to fit within and frictionally engage and mate with the female compression cavity of the barrel member, the male compression member having a compression tip projecting distally of the feedthrough holes relative to the cavity opening. The length of the male compression member is less than that of the cavity, but upon insertion and frictional interlocking engagement of the male compression member into the cavity, the male member engages and compress a drawstring, extending diametrically through the feedthrough holes, positionally affixing the barrel on the drawstring. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110154625 | DRAW CORD ADJUSTER - A draw cord adjuster includes a closure member having a first end and a second end. At least one locking member is anchored to one of the first end and the second end of the closure member. At least one anchoring member is positioned proximate the one of the first end and the second end of the closure member to which a corresponding locking member is anchored, with each anchoring member being movably secured to the corresponding locking member. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110277283 | Anti-Slip Lace - A lace with two permanently attached protuberances or ferrules to control the distance the lace may move through a shoe's lacing system. The protuberances keep the lace symmetrically positioned between the left and right sides of the shoe's lacing flaps. This keeps the loose ends of the lace, also known as tying ends, which extend beyond the top of the shoe's lacing system, equal in length. The lace may be used on any laceable item in addition to shoes. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20130125356 | BINDING ASSEMBLY - A binding assembly has a binding frame, a pulling tie and a tightening tie. The binding frame has a base, a pressing member, two tie fastening holders and two separating members. The tie fastening holders are connected pivotally to the base and each has a pulling tie hole and a tightening tie hole. Each separating member divides the corresponding tightening tie hole into a first hole segment and a second hole segment. The pulling tie is mounted through and compressed by the pressing member and has two ends mounted respectively through the pulling tie holes. The tightening tie has two ends mounted respectively through the first hole segments along a first direction, mounted respectively over the separating members and mounted respectively through the second hole segments along a second direction opposite to the first direction. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130263413 | LOCKING DEVICE FOR LACES, SHOELACES, CORDS AND THE LIKE, PARTICULARLY ADAPTED TO CLOSE SHOES, RUCKSACKS, ITEMS OF CLOTHING AND THE LIKE - A locking device for laces, shoelaces, cords and the like, including: a base configured to be fixed to a product including the lace to be locked and including at least one seat for passage of a lace to be locked; a lever including at least one element for pinching the lace in the passage seat, and at least one guiding seat for the lace; the lever being connected to the base, proximate to the passage seat, by a pivot, the pinching element engaging the passage seat so as to pinch thereat the lace to prevent its sliding in the passage seat, an end portion of the lace passing through the at least one guiding seat to be directed in a preselected reverse direction, which is defined by the at least one guiding seat, and vice versa. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20140007391 | SHOELACE SECUREMENT - A shoelace securement device includes a first clasp including a female portion and a first flange having first inner and outer surfaces delineated by a first perimeter edge. A second clasp includes a second flange having second inner and outer surfaces delineated by a second perimeter edge and a male post extending from a proximal end near the second flange inner surface to a distal end remote from the second flange. The male post being configured for receipt through a shoe eyelet and within the female portion to selectively couple the first and second clasps. The female portion, the male post or both are configured to engage a shoelace strung through the shoe eyelet. A system for shoelace securement includes means for extending into a shoe eyelet, means for engaging a shoe exterior surface, means for insertion into the means for extending and means for engaging a shoe interior surface. | 01-09-2014 |
| 20140041167 | Elastic Shoe Lace with Fastener - The invention includes elastic shoe laces, as well as a means for fastening the shoe laces together after they've been laced into the footwear. In one preferred embodiment, an elastic shoe lace is provided, including a button on one end of the lace, and a slit or button hole on other end of the shoe lace. An additional ornamental element may be attached to the shoe lace, or in some embodiments, the button may act as both the fastener and the ornamental element. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140215777 | ADJUSTABLE SHOESTRING DEVICE - An adjustable shoestring includes an elastic shoestring body and a fastener coupled to the body. The body includes an elastic rope ribbon, a buckle hole, and engaging balls spaced equidistantly configured on the right side of the rope ribbon. The fastener includes a through hole allowing the right end of the body to be passed through, a buckle stub buckled with buckle hole and a slot engaged securely with the ball on the right of the ribbon; the through hole allows the balls on the ribbon to be passed through. Engaging balls may be configured on the left side of the rope ribbon optionally. The adjustable shoestring device can be properly adjusted depending on the size of a foot. The present invention has multiple safety designs, and the end portion of a longer shoestring may be cut off. The shoestring will not be treaded and a person wearing a shoe with the shoestring will not fall down. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20150007423 | STRUCTURE OF FASTENER - A structure of a fastener is used in an article, such as a garment, a bag, and a shoe and includes a fastener. The fastener has a surface in which at least one hollow portion is formed. The hollow portion has a corner in which a narrow slot that is in communication with the hollow portion is formed. A string is received through the hollow portion and is, after subjected to length adjustment, pressed into the narrow slot so that narrow slot securely clamps the string. As such, the drawbacks and shortcomings of a conventionally used string buckle, such as structural instability, including slipping, vibrating, skewing, and loosening, being difficult to assemble, and having a high manufacturing cost, can be overcome. The fastener may additionally function as a rivet to be mounted to an article, such as a garment, a bag, and a shoe. | 01-08-2015 |
