Patent ID: 7404242

Claim:
A lace gripper, said lace gripper comprising: an upper body, wherein said upper body is of fabric; a lower body, wherein said lower body is of fabric; wherein said fabric is stiffened by a stiffening material; said upper body and said lower body are connected via a foldable section; a fastening member for fastening said upper body and lower body whereby tied laces of a shoe are secured between said bodies, wherein said fastening member is a dense hook and loop fastening system; wherein said lace gripper is removable from said shoe; and at least one of: a) an image pocket coupled to an outer surface of said upper body and an insert placed within said image pocket, wherein said image is viewable through said image pocket and b) a charm attaching member, wherein said charm attaching member is secured to an upper body outer surface via a secured coupling member at a first end of said charm attaching member and a removable coupling member at an opposing end of said charm attaching member.