Means for securing a device or parts thereof to flaps of a shoe

Abstract

Flap attachment means form part of a means to secure an object or parts thereof to the flaps of a shoe where said means to secure device comprises a plurality of flap attachment means. The flap attachment means are secured at or near the edge of flap of shoe and arranged in a linear sequence along length of flap. Each flap attachment means is attached either directly or via intermediate attachment means to an elongate member which itself is securable to said device. A first flap attachment means comprises a lever whose axis of rotation is parallel to and proximally set apart at a fixed distance from a substantially planar surface. Projecting from lever is a protrusion which rotates towards planar surface as lever is rotated towards surface. When a portion of flap is placed between protrusion and surface the lever is rotated downwards and that portion of flap is compressed between protrusion and surface and kept in place by a pinning action of the protrusion which pins it between itself and surface. In another embodiment the protrusion acts on the upper surface of a flat member whose undersurface contains tooth like projections. Undersurface of flat member is rotatable towards the previously mentioned planar surface which in this embodiment also has tooth like projections and rotates thereto as lever is rotated towards planar surface and compresses or pins any portion of flap located between planar surface and undersurface of flat member and their respective tooth like projections.

Pursuant to the above I claim:  
     
         1 . A means to secure an object to a flap of a shoe comprising, an elongate member with at least two bearings secured thereupon, and elongate intermediate attachment means each securable to said bearings, and flap attachment means securable to said intermediate attachment means and where a said flap attachment means is defined as any device securable to a flap of a shoe and to said intermediate attachment means.  
     
     
         2 . The device    claim 1    where position of said flap attachment means along length of said intermediate attachment means is variable.  
     
     
         3 . The device of    claim 1    where securement of said attachment means to said intermediate attachment means is pivotable.  
     
     
         4 . The device of    claim 1    where securement of said intermediate attachment means to said bearings is pivotable.  
     
     
         5 . The device of    claim 1    where said bearings are slidable along the length of said elongate members.  
     
     
         6 . The device of    claim 1    where said elongate members are longitudinally extendable and retractable.  
     
     
         7 . The device of    claim 1    where said flap attachment means comprises a substantially planar surface, an actuating lever defining an axis of rotation parallel to said surface and set apart at a proximal distance thereto, and at least one protrusion projecting from lever near said axis.  
     
     
         8 . The device of    claim 7    having a substantially flat member located between said surface and said lever and defining an axis of rotation parallel to said surface.  
     
     
         9 . The device of    claim 7    where said protrusion defines at least one sharp or jagged tooth like edge.  
     
     
         10 . The device of    claim 7    where located on said surface is at least one tooth like projection.  
     
     
         11 . The device of    claim 7    where said surface defines at least one edge with at least one tooth like projection located thereto.  
     
     
         12 . The device of    claim 7    having a lever lock and release mechanism.  
     
     
         13 . The device of    claim 8    where said flat member defines an undersurface substantially facing said surface on which is located tooth like projections.  
     
     
         14 . The device of    claim 8    where said flat member defines at least one edge with at least one tooth like projection located thereto.