Patent ID: 6588078
Filing Date: 2003-07-08
Classification: A43B,A43C,Y10T

Abstract:
A shoelace lying device, comprising:a body member including an elongated clasp and a closure number; the elongated clasp including a first end coupled to the closure member and a free second end, the elongated clasp further including means for securing the elongated clasp to laces of footwear; The closure member including a free first end and a second end coupled to the first end of the elongated clasp, the first end of the closure member and the second end of the closure member being respectively provided with mating connecting members such that the closure member may be folded along a central section to bring the connecting member of the first end of the closure member into contact with the connecting member of the second end of the closure member for selectively coupling the first end of the closure member to the second end of the closure member to form an enclosure in which shoelaces may be retained; the closure member further including a slot shaped and dimensioned for receiving shoelaces, the slot being positioned in a central section of the closure member between the first end and the second end of the closure number, the slot further extending from an edge of the closure member to a middle section of the closure member in a manner permitting the passage of shoelaces through the closure member in a direction substantially perpendicular to a plane in which the closure member lays such that one may slide previously tied shoelaces within the slot by pushing the shoelaces within the slot from the edge of the closure member to the middle section of the closure member; wherein the elongated closure is coupled to the laces between eyelets of footwear to securely couple the shoelace tying device to the footwear, the laces are tied in a conventional manner adjacent the central section of the closure member and the closure member is folded over such that the first end of the closure member is selectively coupled to the second end of the closure member enclosing the tied laces within the space defined by the folded closure member.