Shoe lace safety guard
OwnerMervin Gourleyinventor
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Abstract
The shoe lace safety guard is a device to cover and retain the shoe laces to prevent inadvertent snagging or other interference with the laces when wearing shoes. An inner fastener element is attached by a tab to the shoe lace at the furthest lace away from the point at which the laces are tied. The shoe laces are then tied by a bow over the inner fastener element. An outer fastener element attached at a fold is then folded over onto the inner fastener element and retained by a hook and loop material to cover and retain the laces. The outer fastener element may have hook and loop material to allow attachment of emblems, reflectors and other objects.
Claims6
A device for attachment to the laces of shoes comprising:
- an inner fastener element joined at a fold to an outer fastener element shaped to cover a plurality of laces of a shoe;
- an inner surface of the inner fastener element and the outer fastener element have a means for attachment when the inner fastener element and the outer fastener element are folded together;
- a tab attached to the inner fastener element at an end opposite the fold wherein the tab and the inner fastener element have a snap cooperatively located for fastening the tab when folded over against the inner fastener element;
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- the tab and the fold located such that the tab is attachable to the laces opposite the fold wherein a bow formed by tying the laces retains the device at the fold.
A device for attachment to the laces of shoes comprising:
- an inner fastener element joined at a fold to an outer fastener element shaped to cover a plurality of laces of a shoe;
- an inner surface of the inner fastener element and the outer fastener element have a means for attachment one to the other when the inner fastener element and the outer fastener element are folded together;
- a tab attached to the inner fastener element at an end opposite the fold wherein the tab is attachable to the shoe by a second means for attachment;
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- the tab and the fold located such that the tab is attachable to the shoe opposite the fold wherein a bow formed by tying the laces retains the device at the fold.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.