Shoelace having custom metal t-locking fastener
OwnerJason Alexander Floresinventor
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Abstract
Some embodiments of the present disclosure include a shoelace device for securing a shoe onto a user, the device including a lace having a first end and a second end, a first t-locking fastener attached to the first end, and a second t-locking fastener attached to the second end. The lace may be made of an elastic material. Each t-locking fastener may be capable of pivoting about its respective end from a first position to a second position, wherein the second position is substantially perpendicular to a plane of a length of the lace.
Claims10
A shoelace device for securing a shoe onto a user without requiring the user to tie a shoelace, the device comprising:
- a lace made of an elastic material, the lace having a first end and a second end;
- a first t-locking fastener attached to the first end;
- and
- a second t-locking fastener attached to the second end,
- wherein:
- each t-locking fastener is capable of pivoting about its respective end from a first position to a second position, wherein the second position is substantially perpendicular to a plane of a length of the lace.
A shoelace device for securing footwear to a foot, the device comprising:
- a lace made of an elastic material, the lace having a first end and a second end;
- a first t-locking fastener attached to the first end;
- and
- a second t-locking fastener attached to the second end,
- wherein:
- each of the t-locking fasteners pivots about its respective end of the lace from a first position to a second position, wherein the second position is substantially perpendicular to a plane of a length of the lace;
- each of the t-locking fasteners is configured to engage with a shoelace hole on the footwear to secure the shoelace device in place using a T-locking configuration with the t-locking fastener positioned in the second position;
- and
- the lace has length and an elasticity sufficient to prevent the lace from having any slack when the shoelace device is in use.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.