Patent ID: 7404583
Filing Date: 2008-07-29
Classification: A43C

Abstract:
1. A method for aiding the tying of a shoe laced with a shoelace comprising the steps of: (a) overlapping or crisscrossing one end of said lace over the other; (b) crossing the top lace over, under and through the bottom lace, and pulling tight; (c) making a first loop with one end of the lace and placing a first ring onto said first loop or pulling the loop through a first ring; (d) sliding the first ring to the bottom of the first loop near the shoe; (e) making a second loop with the other end of the lace and placing a second ring onto the loop or pulling the second loop through a second ring; (f) sliding the second ring to the bottom of the second loop near the shoe; (g) overlapping or crisscrossing the first and second loops; (h) crossing the top loop over, under and through the bottom loop, and pulling tight, wherein each said ring is attached to said shoe prior to conducting steps (a)-(h).