Patent ID: 9149089
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: A43C

Abstract:
1. A lace guide comprising: a lace channel configured to slidably receive a lace; a first opening configured to receive the lace at a first end of the lace channel, wherein the lace channel defines an axis that extends out of the lace channel through the first opening; a second opening configured to receive the lace at a second end of the lace channel; and a first flange positioned at the first opening, the first flange having a lower portion positioned below the first opening and an upper portion positioned above the first opening, wherein the lower portion extends axially further away from the lace channel than does the upper portion such that the lower portion forms a sliding surface configured to allow the lace to slide thereon as the lace moves through the lace guide, and wherein the first flange comprises a ridge or step.