Laces with tying mechanisms and related methods
AssigneeRBCN Holding LLC
InventorRichard Barton
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Abstract
Laces and tying mechanisms can be used with boxing gloves and shoes to allow a user to secure the laces without a second person and/or without tying a knot. A tying mechanism can include a back-to-back hook and loop fastener element or can be a separate hook element and a loop element. Lace overhang sections of a lace can connect to the tying mechanism to enable a person to lace up his or her gloves, or shoes, while having two hands inside the gloves without the aid of another person.
Claims30
A fastener element for use with a lace having two overhang lace sections comprising:
- a body having a length with a first end and a second end, a width having a first side edge and a second side edge, and wherein the body comprises a hook element and a loop element;
- a cover element attached to the hook element or the loop element, the cover element having a length and a width and is stitched to the hook element or the loop element;
- a hole or an opening at the first end of the body for receiving at least part of a lace;
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- wherein the cover element is attached at or near the first side edge, the second side edge or both the first and second side edges.
A fastener element for use with a lace having two overhang lace sections comprising:
- a body having a length with a first end and a second end, a width having a first side edge and a second side edge, and wherein the body comprises a hook element and a loop element;
- a stretchable piece comprising a first side edge and a second side edge located in line with the length of the body;
- a cover element having a length and a width attached to the body;
- a hole or an opening at the first end of the body for receiving at least part of a lace;
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- wherein the stretchable piece is stretchable from a first length to a longer second length and is positioned between the hook element and the loop element.
A method of forming a fastener element for use with a lace having two overhang lace sections comprising:
- forming a body from a hook element and a loop element, the body comprising a length having a first end and a second end and a width having a first side edge and a second side edge;
- incorporating a stretchable piece comprising a first side edge and a second side edge in line with the body;
- attaching a cover element having a length and a width to the body, to at least part of the loop element of the body;
- providing a hole or an opening at the first end of the body for receiving at least part of a lace;
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- wherein the stretchable piece is stretchable from a first length to a longer second length.
A fastener element for use with a lace comprising:
- a body having a length formed by serially attaching a hook element, a loop element, and a stretchable piece;
- the body having a first end, a second end, and a width having a first side edge and a second side edge;
- a cover element having a length and a width attached to the body, to at least part of the loop element of the body, the cover element is arranged to contact a boxing glove or a shoe when the hook element and the loop element are directly attached to one another;
- a hole or an opening at the first end of the body for receiving at least part of a lace;
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- wherein the stretchable piece is stretchable from a first length to a longer second length.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.