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US 2006/0064856 A1Published application
Decorative shoelace tip holder
OwnerChi-Chuan Cheninventor
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Abstract
A decorative shoelace tip holder comprises a seamless decorative holder having a round top and mounted on a shoelace tip which is firstly bound around by plastic tubing. The decorative holder and the shoelace tip are engaged by punching. The rim of an open end of the decorative holder is ground into arced shape for protecting fingers holding there from being cut. The decorated holder is made of aluminum, whereby coloring it by electroplating can be easily provided so as to realize a colorful visual effect.
Claims5
A decorative shoelace tip holder, comprising:
- a seamless decorative holder having a round top and mounted on a shoelace tip which is firstly bound around by a plastic tubing, said decorative holder and said shoelace tip being connected by punching, a rim of an open end of said decorative holder that is engaged with said shoelace tip being ground into arced shape for protecting fingers holding there from being cut, said decorated holder being made of aluminum, whereby coloring said decorated holder by electroplating can be easily provided so as to realize a colorful visual effect.
A decorative shoelace tip holder, comprising:
- a seamless decorative holder having a round top and mounted on a shoelace tip which is firstly bound around by a plastic tubing, a rim of an open end of said decorative holder being provided with a plurality of pointed teeth tilting inward and pointing in a direction away from said rim of said open end, whereby, as said decorative holder and said shoelace tip are connected, said pointed teeth can engage said shoelace tip and enhance the retaining effect of said decorative holder on said shoelace tip.
A decorative shoelace tip holder, comprising:
- a seamless decorative holder having a round top and mounted on a shoelace tip which is firstly bound around by a plastic tubing, said shoelace tip being provided with an upwardly tapered corkscrew retaining piece, a rim of an open end of said decorative holder being further provided with an inward flange for eventually engaging a portion of said corkscrew retaining piece as said inward corkscrew retaining piece spirals into said open end of said decorative holder, whereby said decorative holder can be retained on said shoelace tip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.