Patent ID: 6941683

Claim:
A lacing system for a shoe comprising: (a) at least one lace loop; (b) at least three lace segments formed from said at least one lace loop, said at least three lace segments having at least three top segments, at least three middle segments, and at least two bottom segments; (c) an adjustable opening defined by first side, a second side, a top, and a bottom; wherein said adjustable opening has an unfastened position and a fastened position; (d) a moveable fastener, wherein said at least three top segments extend from said movable fastener to said first side; (e) and wherein said at least three middle segments extend said first side to said second side; (f) a gap at said top of said adjustable opening, said gap formed by one segment of said at least three middle segments that traverses diagonally downward from said first side to said second side, and said second side of said adjustable opening; (g) and wherein, in said fastened position, said at least three top segments cover said gap and cross over at least one of said at least three middle segments in said adjustable opening; (h) and wherein said at least two bottom segments extend from said second side to said first side again, thereby traversing said adjustable opening, and criss-crossing at least one of said at least three middle segments in said adjustable opening; (i) a fixed fastener disposed on said shoe, whereby pulling said movable fastener towards said fixed fastener causes contraction of substantially all of said adjustable opening; and (j) said fixed fastener is engagable with said movable fastener to maintain said contraction of said adjustable opening in said fastened position.