US2006064856A1PendingUtilityA1
Decorative shoelace tip holder
Est. expirySep 27, 2024(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Chi Chen
A43C 9/04Y10T24/3795
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Abstract
A decorative shoelace tip holder comprises a seamless decorative holder having a round top and mounted on a shoelace tip which is firstly bound around by plastic tubing. The decorative holder and the shoelace tip are engaged by punching. The rim of an open end of the decorative holder is ground into arced shape for protecting fingers holding there from being cut. The decorated holder is made of aluminum, whereby coloring it by electroplating can be easily provided so as to realize a colorful visual effect.
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exact text as granted — not AI-modified1 . A decorative shoelace tip holder, comprising:
a seamless decorative holder having a round top and mounted on a shoelace tip which is firstly bound around by a plastic tubing, said decorative holder and said shoelace tip being connected by punching, a rim of an open end of said decorative holder that is engaged with said shoelace tip being ground into arced shape for protecting fingers holding there from being cut, said decorated holder being made of aluminum, whereby coloring said decorated holder by electroplating can be easily provided so as to realize a colorful visual effect.
2 . The decorative shoelace tip holder of claim 1 wherein said rim of said open end of said decorative holder mounted on said shoelace tip forms saw teeth, whereby, as said decorative holder is punched onto said shoelace tip, said saw teeth of said rim are punched inward so that said decorative holder can engage said shoelace tip further.
3 . A decorative shoelace tip holder, comprising:
a seamless decorative holder having a round top and mounted on a shoelace tip which is firstly bound around by a plastic tubing, a rim of an open end of said decorative holder being provided with a plurality of pointed teeth tilting inward and pointing in a direction away from said rim of said open end, whereby, as said decorative holder and said shoelace tip are connected, said pointed teeth can engage said shoelace tip and enhance the retaining effect of said decorative holder on said shoelace tip.
4 . The decorative shoelace tip holder of claim 3 wherein said pointed teeth are arranged into a pattern selected from transverse row, longitudinal row and a two-dimensional array.
5 . A decorative shoelace tip holder, comprising:
a seamless decorative holder having a round top and mounted on a shoelace tip which is firstly bound around by a plastic tubing, said shoelace tip being provided with an upwardly tapered corkscrew retaining piece, a rim of an open end of said decorative holder being further provided with an inward flange for eventually engaging a portion of said corkscrew retaining piece as said inward corkscrew retaining piece spirals into said open end of said decorative holder, whereby said decorative holder can be retained on said shoelace tip.Join the waitlist — get patent alerts
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