Mechanical assembly to tie laces
OwnerJeremy Roeschinventor
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Abstract
A mechanical assembly has an inner body with a slider assembly comprised of a left slider arm and a right slider arm. A left wing is joined to the inner body with a left hinge. A right wing is joined to the inner body with a right hinge. Interlocking gears join the left wing to the right wing. A left tweezer is joined to the left wing. A right tweezer is joined to the right wing. A left end of a shoelace is arranged through the left slider assembly arm. A right end of the shoelace is arranged through the right slider assembly arm. Closing the left wing and the right wing together will grab the left and right ends of the shoelace with the left tweezer and the right tweezer, respectively, and opening the left wing and the right wing together will tie the ends into a bow.
Claims3
A mechanical assembly, configured to tie a shoelace into a bow from a single knot, the shoelace having a left end and a right end;
- the mechanical assembly comprising:
- an inner body further comprising a left slider arm configured to receive the left end of the shoelace and a right slider arm configured to receive the right end of the shoelace;
- a left wing, joined to the inner body with a left hinge;
- a right wing, joined to the inner body with a right hinge;
- interlocking gears, joining the left wing to the right wing;
- a left tweezer, joined to the left wing;
- a right tweezer, joined to the right wing;
- a left button controls the left tweezer;
- a right button controls the right tweezer;
- wherein, when the left end of the shoelace is engaged with the left slider arm and the right end of the shoelace is engaged with the right slider arm, closing the left wing and the right wing together causes the left tweezer to grab the left end of the shoelace and the right tweezer to grab the right end of the shoelace when the left button and right button are pressed;
- and opening the left wing and the right wing together will tie the left end and the right end into a bow from the single knot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.