Patent ID: 6662415
Filing Date: 2003-12-16
Classification: A43C,Y10T

Abstract:
A fastener for lace including:an upper plate with a front edge, a rear edge, a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge; a lower plate with a front edge, a rear edge, a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge; a first rod extending between the first lateral edge of the upper plate and the first lateral edge of the lower plate; a second rod extending between the first lateral edge of the upper plate and the first lateral edge of the lower plate; a third rod extending between the second lateral edge of the upper plate and the second lateral edge of the lower plate; and a fourth rod extending between the second lateral edge of the upper plate and the second lateral edge of the lower plate, wherein a first length of lace is wound about the first rod and directed past the second rod, and a second length of lace is wound about the third rod and directed past the fourth rod, wherein the upper plate defines a first hole for receiving the first length of lace and a second hole for receiving the second length of lace, and the lower plate defines a first hole for receiving the first length of lace and a second hole for receiving the second length of lace.