Lace substitute shoe fastening mechanism

Abstract

A continuation in part of U.S. Pat. No. 6,018,890 the fastener device portion of the patent. Another version of the fastening device comprises an actuating lever rotatably secured to one flap of a shoe and where hinged onto actuating lever is a tie element extending substantially in alignment therewith, and comprising a substantially planar undersurface with a series of hook element projecting therefrom where any of the hook elements are engageable with a catch element secured to the opposing flap of shoe. Another version of the device has a tie element comprising a substantially planar and rectangular component defining a series of rung like members where each rung like member is engageable to said catch element. Like the first embodiment described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,018,890 upon rotation of the actuating lever towards the opposing flap the tie element translates laterally towards and beyond catch element, and upon rotating of actuating lever away from opposing flap the tie element translates laterally away from catch element causing engagement between the catch element and any of the said hook elements or between catch element and any of the said rung like members. Ramifications of the device include multiple axle support heating assemblages, bearing assemblages, repositionable on bearing mount via detachable and interfitting engagement of recesses and protrusion located on an undersurface of bearing assemblage with corresponding recesses and protrusions located on bearing mount, and hearing assemblages and catch element secured to their respective mounts via swivel means.

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