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US 2020/0138146 A1Published application
Quick release shoe laces
AssigneeBrandon C. Robinson
InventorsBrandon C. Robinson, Jeffrey Elkins
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Abstract
Devices and method are disclosed for provision of a quick release lacing system for shoes. A lace is fitted with a releasable connector that can be activated manually or automatically to disconnect the laces, allowing the wearer to then pull the laces party or fully off the shoe in a single movement. Such tools are particularly useful for sporting and tactical shoes, wherein the wearer may have a need to quickly extract their foot from the shoe, such as in an emergency situation.
Claims18
A quick release shoe lace system comprising:
- (a) a shoe lace capable of being tightened on a shoe through two or more lace openings;
- (b) said shoe lace having a releasable end with two loose ends;
- (c) a releasable connector capable of holding together said two loose ends, and also capable of being manipulated to cause said two loose ends to separate from each other;
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- (d) wherein said shoe lace is capable of being removed from said shoe by a single continuous pulling motion when said releasable connector is not holding together said two loose ends.
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A quick release shoe lace system comprising:
- (a) a shoe lace capable of being tightened on a shoe through two or more lace openings;
- (b) said shoe lace having a releasable end with two loose ends;
- (c) a releasable connector capable of holding together said two loose ends;
- (d) a first of said two loose ends permanently fixed to said releasable connector;
- (e) one loose end capable of sliding through said releasable connector when said releasable connector is not holding said one loose end;
- and,
- (f) wherein said laces are capable of being removed from said shoe by a single continuous pulling motion when said releasable connector is not holding said one loose end.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.