Adjustable stop piece for lacings and method of use
AssigneeXpanD, Inc.
InventorsCharles Edward HARRIS, Charles David HARRIS
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Abstract
A stopper for securing an end of a lace in an article having at least one eyelet is disclosed. The stopper comprises: a body member including: a series of through openings formed in said body member, said through openings being arranged generally in a row and including: a first opening for passage of said lace therethrough from said eyelet; and a second opening located a spaced distance from said first opening for passage of said lace therethrough from said first opening, and an edge on said body member located on a side of said second opening generally opposite said first opening for passage of said lace thereover from said second opening in said body member
Claims13
A stopper for securing an end of a lace in an article having at least one eyelet, said stopper comprising;
- a body member including:
- a series of through openings formed in said body member, said through openings being arranged generally in a row and including:
- a first opening for passage of said lace therethrough from said eyelet;
- and
- a second opening located a spaced distance from said first opening for passage of said lace therethrough from said first opening, and
- an edge on said body member located on a side of said second opening generally opposite said first opening for passage of said lace thereover from said second opening in said body member.
A stopper for securing an end of a lace in a shoe having at least one eyelet, said stopper comprising:
- a thin, flat body member having first and second ends;
- a series of through openings formed in said body member, said series of through openings being arranged in a row substantially along a longitudinal axis of said rectangular body member and comprising:
- a first, generally round through opening;
- and
- a second, generally round through opening located a spaced distance from said first opening and proximate said first end of said rectangular body member;
- and
- a plurality of teeth formed on said first end of said body member for forming an engagement with material of said lace that passes through said openings of said body member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.