Patent ID: 6568104
Filing Date: 2003-05-27
Classification: A43B,A43C,Y10T

Abstract:
A shoe, comprising:a shoe body having a top opening, said shoe body including a vamp, a tongue, a first eyelet tab and a second eyelet tab, said tongue having a front portion connected to said vamp and a rear portion extending to said top opening, said tongue further having an opposite pair of lateral sides that extend from said vamp to said top opening, said first and second eyelet tabs being connected to said vamp and being respectively disposed adjacent to said lateral sides of said tongue, said first eyelet tab being formed with a plurality of eyelets, said second eyelet tab including a front portion proximate to said vamp, a rear portion proximate to said top opening, and an intermediate eyelet-free portion between said front and rear portions of said second eyelet tab, each of said front and rear portions of said second eyelet tab being provided with at least one eyelet; a first fastener having a mounting section mounted securely on said intermediate eyelet-free portion of said second eyelet tab, and a fastener engaging section provided on said mounting section; a second fastener having a shoe lace stringing section formed with at least one eyelet, and a fastener engaging section extending from said shoe lace stringing section and capable of removable engagement with said fastener engaging section of said first fastener; and a shoe lace unit having a first portion and a second portion, said first portion of said shoe lace unit being strung through said eyelets of said first eyelet tab, said eyelets of said second eyelet tab and said at least one eyelet of said shoe lace stringing section of said second fastener to form a criss-cross pattern on said first and second eyelet tabs, said second portion of said shoe lace unit being disposed proximate to said top opening.