Patent ID: 6260246
Filing Date: 2001-07-17
Classification: A43C,Y10T

Abstract:
A combination shoe and shoelace retaining device comprising of two clamping members joined together by an extension with both clamping members having an upper, and a lower part, with a locking member that connects and fastens the upper with the lower part on both clamping members, consequently retaining a tied and bowed shoelace in-between said parts of the closed and locked clamping members on both sides of the knot, thereby precluding the tied and bowed shoelace from becoming unraveled, wherein an additional flexible arm in the shape of a loop is made a part of the shoelace retaining device, whereby, said device can be placed on and removed from the shoe by insertion of said device through a shoelace hole and through said loop, in essence, forming a noose around the upper of said shoe.