Patent ID: 6581256
Filing Date: 2003-06-24
Classification: A43C,Y10T

Abstract:
A double-bow shoe lace device for a shoe with a pair of eyelet tabs, said shoe lace device comprising:a shoe lace having first and second lace segments, said first lace segment being adapted to be strung on the shoe so as to form a criss-cross pattern on the eyelet tabs, said second lace segment including first and second lace portions, each of said first and second lace portions having a lower end connected to said first lace segment so as to be adapted to be anchored on a respective one of the eyelet tabs; a clamp member sleeved slidably on said first and second lace portions, downward movement of said clamp member along said first and second lace portions bringing said lower ends of said first and second lace portions closer together for tightening the shoe, upward movement of said clamp member along said first and second lace portions permitting said lower ends of said first and second lace portions to move away from each other for loosening the shoe; each of said first and second lace portions being anchored on said clamp member to form a pair of loops; a decorative knot positioned on said clamp member and having a pair of distal lace ends that extend from said knot; and a pair of pull members, each of which is mounted slidably on a respective one of said loops, and each of which includes a hollow guide member formed with a curved lace passage, and a guide roller mounted rotatably in said lace passage for guiding sliding movement of the respective one of said loops through said guide member.