Patent ID: 6119318
Filing Date: 2000-09-19
Classification: A43C,Y10T

Abstract:
A lacing aid for footwear capable of use as a speed lacing aid and as a lace gripping device, comprising:a body portion including a fixation portion attached to footwear;a connecting portion connected to said body portion and defining a channel adapted to accommodate the lace for speed lacing; anda plurality of fingers connected to said connecting portion, said fingers each having a substantially linear edge defining at least one slot therebetween, said slot being substantially perpendicular to said channel, and having a width dimension and a length dimension, and said width dimension is at its smallest adjacent to said connecting portion,said fingers and said slot being adapted to grip said lace when said lace is placed within said slot, by pinching said lace between and in contact with said edges of said fingers that define said slot.