Shoe with shoe lace device that facilitates tightening and loosening of the shoe

Abstract

A shoe includes a shoe body and a shoe lace device. The shoe body includes a pair of eyelet tabs respectively formed with a plurality of eyelets that are spaced apart from each other in a first direction. The shoe lace device includes a shoe lace unit with two lace ends, and a connecting member having an elongate base body that extends in a second direction transverse to the first direction and that includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface in a third direction transverse to the first and second directions, and a plurality of anchoring elements that are provided on the first surface of the base body and that are spaced apart from each other in the second direction. The lace ends of the shoe lace unit are anchored selectively on the anchoring elements.

I claim:  
     
         1 . A shoe, comprising: 
 a shoe body including a pair of eyelet tabs, each of which is formed with a plurality of eyelets that are spaced apart from each other in a first direction; and    a shoe lace device including 
 a shoe lace unit strung through said eyelets to form a crisscross pattern on said eyelet tabs, said shoe lace unit having a pair of lace ends, and  
 a connecting member disposed between said eyelet tabs, said connecting member having an elongate base body that extends in a second direction transverse to the first direction and that includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to said first surface in a third direction transverse to the first and second directions, and a plurality of anchoring elements that are provided on said first surface of said base body and that are spaced apart from each other in the second direction, said lace ends of said shoe lace unit being anchored selectively on said anchoring elements.  
   
     
     
         2 . The shoe as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein: 
 each of said anchoring elements includes an anchoring plate which projects from said first surface of said base body of said connecting member, said anchoring plate being formed with an anchor hole having a hole axis that is oriented in the second direction, said anchoring plate further having a distal edge remote from said first surface of said base body in the third direction and formed with a restricted insert slot for access into said anchor hole;    each of said lace ends of said shoe lace unit being extendible into said anchor holes of selected adjacent ones of said anchoring elements via said restricted insert slots, and being formed with a knot larger than said anchor holes for anchoring removably said lace end on said anchoring plate of one of said anchoring elements.    
     
     
         3 . The shoe as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein: 
 each of said anchoring elements includes a post which projects from said first surface of said base body of said connecting member, and which has a tip remote from said first surface of said base body in the third direction and formed with an enlarged head;    said shoe lace unit further having an anchoring segment that interconnects said lace ends and that is wound on selected ones of said anchoring elements.    
     
     
         4 . The shoe as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein said base body of said connecting member has two ends opposite to each other in the second direction, each of said ends of said base body being formed with a lace hole that permits one of said lace ends of said shoe lace unit to pass therethrough.  
     
     
         5 . The shoe as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said second surface of said base body of said connecting member has a label provided thereon.  
     
     
         6 . A shoe lace device adapted for use with a shoe body that includes a pair of eyelet tabs, each of the eyelet tabs being formed with a plurality of eyelets that are spaced apart from each other in a first direction, said shoe lace device comprising: 
 a shoe lace unit adapted to be strung through the eyelets to form a criss-cross pattern on the eyelet tabs, said shoe lace unit having a pair of lace ends; and    a connecting member adapted to be disposed between the eyelet tabs, said connecting member having an elongate base body that extends in a second direction transverse to the first direction and that includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to said first surface in a third direction transverse to the first and second directions, and a plurality of anchoring elements that are provided on said first surface of said base body and that are spaced apart from each other in the second direction, said lace ends of said shoe lace unit being anchored selectively on said anchoring elements.    
     
     
         7 . The shoe lace device as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein: 
 each of said anchoring elements includes an anchoring plate which projects from said first surface of said base body of said connecting member, said anchoring plate being formed with an anchor hole having a hole axis that is oriented in the second direction, said anchoring plate further having a distal edge remote from said first surface of said base body in the third direction and formed with a restricted insert slot for access into said anchor hole;    each of said lace ends of said shoe lace unit being extendible into said anchor holes of selected adjacent ones of said anchoring elements via said restricted insert slots, and being formed with a knot larger than said anchor holes for anchoring removably said lace end on said anchoring plate of one of said anchoring elements.    
     
     
         8 . The shoe lace device as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein: 
 each of said anchoring elements includes a post which projects from said first surface of said base body of said connecting member, and which has a tip remote from said first surface of said base body in the third direction and formed with an enlarged head;    said shoe lace unit further having an anchoring segment that interconnects said lace ends and that is wound on selected ones of said anchoring elements.    
     
     
         9 . The shoe lace device as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein said base body of said connecting member has two ends opposite to each other in the second direction, each of said ends of said base body being formed with a lace hole that permits one of said lace ends of said shoe lace unit to pass therethrough.  
     
     
         10 . The shoe lace device as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein said second surface of said base body of said connecting member has a label provided thereon.