No-tie shoelaces
Assignee2nd Strap, LLC
InventorJay Thukkaram
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Abstract
A shoelace system includes an elastic shoelace having a first end and a second end, and a T-bar attachment attached to the first end. The T-bar attachment is rotatable such that the T-bar attachment anchors the first end of the shoelace to an eyelet of a shoe when the elastic shoelace is pulled through that eyelet. The shoelace system further includes a fastening bracket having one or more openings. Each of the one or more openings has a plurality of inward-facing projections for receiving the second end of the elastic shoelace. The fastening bracket secures the second end of the shoelace in place after the second end is threaded through the one or more openings of the fastening bracket.
Claims19
A shoelace system comprising:
- an elastic shoelace having a first end and a second end;
- a T-bar attachment attached to the first end, wherein the T-bar attachment is rotatable such that the T-bar attachment anchors the first end of the shoelace to an eyelet of a shoe when the elastic shoelace is pulled through that eyelet;
- a fastening bracket having one or more openings, wherein each of the one or more openings has a plurality of inward-facing projections for receiving the second end of the elastic shoelace, wherein the fastening bracket secures the second end of the shoelace in place after the second end is threaded through the one or more openings of the fastening bracket.
A shoelace system comprising:
- an elastic shoelace having a first end and a second end;
- first and second fastening brackets each with one or more openings, wherein each of the one or more openings has a plurality of inward-facing projections for receiving the first and second ends of the elastic shoelace, wherein the first and second fastening brackets secure the first and second ends, respectively, of the shoelace in place after the first end is threaded through the one or more openings of the first fastening bracket and after the second end is threaded through the one or more openings of the second fastening bracket;
- wherein the first and second fastening brackets are configured to be positioned on an inside portion of a shoe such that the first and second fastening brackets are not visible on the outside of the shoe on which the shoelace system is installed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.