Patent ID: 8782860

Claim:
A fastening device configured to secure a shoelace knot, the fastening device comprising: a base plate having the form of a circular disk and configured to visually conceal at least a portion of a knot of a tied shoelace, the base plate comprising an upper surface and a relatively flat lower surface; a first clamping assembly attached to the base plate, the first clamping assembly comprising a first arm having a first end and a second end, the first end of the first arm attached to a first joint enabling the first arm to move with respect to the lower surface of the base plate, the first arm being moveable between an open position and a closed position, the first arm being relatively parallel with the lower surface of the base plate when in the closed position; a second clamping assembly attached to the base plate, the second clamping assembly comprising a second arm having a first end and a second end, the first end of the second arm attached to a second joint enabling the second arm to move with respect to the lower surface of the base plate, the second arm being moveable between an open position and a closed position, the second arm being relatively parallel with the lower surface of the base plate when in the closed position; a first latch configured to temporarily hold the first arm in the closed position, the first latch comprising a first protrusion and a first catch, the first protrusion extending from the lower surface of the base plate, the first catch comprising a first hole formed through the first arm near the second end of the first arm, an edge of the first hole being configured to releasably hold the first protrusion; and a second latch configured to temporarily hold the second arm in the closed position, the second latch comprising a second protrusion and a second catch, the second protrusion extending from the lower surface of the base plate, the second catch comprising a second hole formed through the second arm near the second end of the second arm, an edge of the second hole being configured to releasably hold the second protrusion; wherein the first arm and the second arm are independently moveable.