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US 6,513,210 B1Granted
Draw-tight elastic cordage
AssigneeQuest Technologies, Inc.
InventorMiguel A. Gonzalez
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Abstract
A cordage for threading through an opening. An elastic cord is provided with an elongated shank component and at least one outwardly expandable component. When the cord is under tension, the expandable component shrinks to a diameter which is sufficient to enable its movement through an opening, such as an eyelet of a shoe. In response to the tension being released, the expandable component enlarges to a diameter which is sufficiently large to resist movement through the opening.
Claims10
A cordage for threading through an opening, the cordage comprising:
- an elastic solid core and a flexible sheath having an elongated shank component and at least one outwardly expandable component, the shank component having a first diameter which is sized sufficient to enable its movement through the opening, the expandable component when the core is under a given axial tension having a second diameter which is sufficiently small to enable its movement through the opening, and the expandable component having an elastic memory which is sufficient to enable its outward expansion, responsive to the axial tension below said given tension, to a third diameter which is sufficiently larger than the opening to resist movement of the cordage through the opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.