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US 9,743,715 B1Granted
Lace alternative shoe securement device
OwnerNancy Brekke-Jonesinventor
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Abstract
An exemplary embodiment provides for a conversion kit for a shoe, changing the configuration from lace to strap configuration, wherein the kit contains a strap with hook and loop material attached to the shoe through a shoe lace aperture, a loop piece attached to the shoe through a shoe lace aperture where the strap passes through the loop piece and is pulled taught to secure the shoe to the wearers' foot.
Claims15
Apparatus comprising:
- a conversion kit for changing a shoe between lace and strap holding construction, including:
- a strap, wherein the strap includes a side, wherein the side includes hook and loop material on a first portion of the side and an engageable fabric material on a second portion of the side,
- wherein the strap includes a first end and a second end, whereby the second end is opposed of the first end,
- wherein the first end includes a first end aperture, wherein the first end is configured to be attached to a shoe by a fastener extended through a shoelace aperture of the shoe and the first end aperture,
- wherein the strap further comprises an underside,
- wherein the underside is configured to be below the side,
- a loop piece, wherein the loop piece includes
- a loop, wherein the loop is configured to accept the second end of the strap therein,
- a tab portion, wherein the tab portion is in operative connection with the loop,
- wherein the tab portion includes a tab aperture, wherein the tab portion is configured to be attached to the shoe by a further fastener extended through the tab aperture and a further shoelace aperture, wherein the further shoelace aperture is on an opposed side of the shoe from the aperture,
- wherein the shoe is enabled to be releasably fastened by the strap being extended through the loop and the hook and loop material on the first portion being in engagement with the fabric material on the second portion,
- wherein the underside includes a pressure sensor,
- wherein the pressure sensor comprises a variable capacitor including a substrate within a plurality of channels,
- wherein the variable capacitor includes elements that are movable within the plurality of channels with changes of pressure on the underside of the strap,
- an inductor electrically connected to the variable capacitor,
- an electrical circuit including the variable capacitor and the inductor being configured to generate a response to a change of pressure on the underside of the strap.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.