Shoelace retaining device
OwnerIlkwon Kiminventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a shoelace retaining device which includes an L-shaped spring clip, a support frame which is fixedly attached to the L-shaped spring clip, and a locking member which is upwardly raised from a base plate of the support frame. An aperture is formed on a clip arm of the L-shaped spring clip to receive the locking member. The locking member has a receiving part having a positive slope and a locking part having a negative slope. Furthermore, the base plate has a positive slope so that the base plate and the clip arm taper for easy in and out of a shoelace.
Claims20
A shoelace retaining device, comprising:
- an L-shaped spring clip which comprises a clip arm, a bend portion and a clip body wherein the clip arm extends to the bend portion and the clip body extends back along the clip arm from the bend portion;
- an aperture formed on the clip arm substantially along the clip arm;
- a support frame, for securely supporting the L-shaped spring clip, which comprises a base plate and a side wall;
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- a locking member which is upwardly raised from the base plate,
- wherein the side wall is securely attached to the clip body,
- wherein the locking member is shaped and sized to be received in the aperture, and
- wherein the clip arm of the L-shaped spring clip biases against the base plate for retaining a shoelace between the clip arm and the locking member.
A shoelace retaining device, comprising:
- an L-shaped spring clip which comprises a clip arm, a bend portion and a clip body wherein the clip arm extends to the bend portion and the clip body extends back along the clip arm from the bend portion;
- an aperture formed on the clip arm substantially along the clip arm;
- a support frame, for securely supporting the L-shaped spring clip, which comprises a base plate and a side wall;
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- a retaining member which comprises a locking member and a retaining member base plate;
- wherein the side wall is securely attached to the clip body,
- wherein the locking member, which is raised upwardly from the retaining member base plate, is shaped and sized to be received in the aperture, and
- wherein the clip arm of the L-shaped spring clip biases against the retaining member base plate for retaining a shoelace between the clip arm and the locking member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.