Patent ID: 8800173

Claim:
A device for protecting a shoelace on a shoe comprising: an elongated fastening member configured to receive said shoelace, wherein said elongated fastening member is entirely semicircular and has a top edge and has a collar coupled to a bottom of the elongated fastening member, and wherein said elongated fastening member is adapted to be inserted within a shoe eyelet; an enclosure coupled to said elongated fastening member, wherein said enclosure is adapted to surround only a top portion of said shoelace and comprises a curved portion that engages the top edge of said elongated fastening member perpendicularly and designed to extend towards a centerline of said shoe, wherein said curved portion is adapted to cover said top portion of said shoelace; and an upper section coupled to said enclosure, wherein said upper section is adapted to secure said shoelace within said upper section, wherein said upper section comprises: a top section; side sections extending down from said top section; bottom sections extending from said side sections; and a slit formed between said bottom sections.