Patent ID: 7584528

Claim:
A shoelace reel, comprising: a support seat having a first side formed with an axially extending receiving hole and a periphery formed with two spaced guide holes each connected to the receiving hole; a spool rotatably mounted in the receiving hole of the support seat and having a periphery formed with a winding zone and a first end formed with an inner gear; a shoelace having two distal ends each extended through a respective guide hole into the receiving hole of the support seat and each secured to the winding zone of the spool to move with the winding zone of the spool; a limit sleeve mounted on a second side of the support seat and having an inner wall formed with an axially extending limit hole and a plurality of oneway ratchet teeth; a drive member rotatably and movably mounted in the limit hole of the limit sleeve and having a first end formed with an outer gear detachably meshing with the inner gear of the spool to rotate the spool, a mediate portion formed with a ratchet wheel meshing with the oneway ratchet teeth of the limit sleeve and a second end formed with a drive shaft protruded from the limit sleeve.