Patent ID: 6735829
Filing Date: 2004-05-18
Classification: A43C,Y10T

Abstract:
A U-shaped lace buckle, for shoes, bags, and garments, for securing a lace, securely fastened onto a surface thereof, comprising:a shallow trench located in a central region of the U-shaped buckle; a releasing hole and a fastening hole located within the shallow trench, wherein the dimension of the releasing hole is larger than that of fastening hole and wherein the releasing hole is for a lace to pass through freely and the fastening hole is for fastening the lace and preventing the lace from pulling out; a gradually tapering hole connecting the releasing hole and the fastening hole, the lace from the releasing hole can be squeezed through the gradually tapering hole to the fastening hole for securing the lace and vice versa for releasing the lace; and a through channel disposed on each end, wherein said two through channels are conjoint by an arch-shaped groove for passing one end of a lace from one through channel through the groove of the arch-shaped groove to the other through channel, and then the two ends of the lace is securely fastened onto a surface of a suitable substrate.