Raymond M Avelar

US Patent:

20110302748, Dec 15, 2011

Filed:

Jun 11, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/814092

Inventors:

Raymond Michael Avelar - Parker CO, US

International Classification:

A43C 7/00
A44B 17/00
A44B 99/00
A44B 18/00
B23P 17/04
A43B 23/00

US Classification:

24306, 29428, 36136, 247136, 24304

Abstract:

A device for securing shoelaces without needing to tie the shoelaces is disclosed. One embodiment of the device comprises a pair of small, planar fastener disks with an aperture cutout in each disk. Aglets at each end of a shoelace are inserted through fastener-disk apertures and the fasteners are slid down to a desired point or tension on the shoelace, next to one of the article of footwear's eyelets. Because the fastener disks develop a frictional grip on the shoelace, tension in the shoelace is substantially maintained. Importantly, the device can be used to simultaneously secure and article of footwear on a wearer's foot while providing a false impression that the article of footwear is untied and unsecured, a feature desired by the skateboarding community. Additionally, one or more such devices can be used to ornament an article of footwear on the exterior sides of footwear eyelets.