US2009172929A1PendingUtilityA1

Device for tying shoelaces

Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Apr 27, 2006Filed: Apr 25, 2007Published: Jul 9, 2009
Est. expiryApr 27, 2026(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Jong O. Hwang
A43C 3/00Y10T24/3703A43C 11/008A43C 1/00A43C 7/00A43C 11/146
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Abstract

Disclosed therein is a lace fastening device is easy to use and simple in structure since a fastening member is fastened to the inside of a receiving member the moment a control member is rotated and restored to its original location and the fastened state of the fastening member is released when a user rotates the control member to separate the fastening member from a magnetic body. An end portion of a lace is inserted into a fixing member and stackingly fastened inside the fixing member. The lace fastening device can stably fasten the lace to a footwear since a tightly fastened state of the lace can be kept while the upper end portion of the laminated lace pressurizes the lower end portion of the lace, thereby improving productivity.

Claims

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1 . A lace fastening device for a footwear worn on a user in such a manner that a lace (L) is cross-fastened to connection links  14  oppositely formed on an instep portion of the footwear at regular intervals, comprising:
 a first fastening part  100  fastened between the connection links  14  to which the lace (L) is connected and having a fastening member  130  fastened to the inside of a receiving member  110  while rotating and restoring a control member  120 , the first fastening part  100  releasing the fastened state of the fastening member  130  while rotating the control member  120  to separate it from a magnetic body  140 ; and   a second fastening part  200  to which an end portion of the lace (L) passing the final connection link  14  of the footwear  10  is fit and stackingly connected to the inside of a fixing member  210 , so that the second fastening part  200  can keep a tightly fastened state of the lace while the upper end portion of the stackingly connected lace (L) pressurizes the lower end portion of the lace (L).   
   
   
       2 . The lace fastening device according to  claim 1 , wherein the first fastening part  100  includes: the receiving member  110  having a body  111  inwardly dented at both side surfaces of the center thereof, the body  111  having a support piece  111   a , which protrudes from a side thereof and has a through-hole  111   a ′ to connect the lace (L) thereto, a receiving space  111   b  formed on the other side of the body to fasten the fastening member  130 , a mounting space  111   c  opened at the bottom of the body  111  to mount the control member thereon, and rotation holes  111   d  formed on both sides of the mounting space  111   c ; the control member  120  made of a metal material, the control member  120  having a control board  121  mounted in the mounting space  111   c , the control board  121  having rotary shafts  121   a  formed at both sides thereof and inserted into the rotation holes  111   d , control levers  121   b  formed on both ends of the rotary shafts  121   a  to rotate the control board  121 , and a control protrusion  121   c  protruding from the rear portion of the control board  121  to detachably mount the fastening member  130 ; the fastening member  130  fastened to the receiving space  111   b  and having a fastening plate  131 , the fastening plate  131  having a plurality of fastening slots  131   a  to release the fastened state between the control member  120  and the fastening member  130  by an adjustment of the control protrusion  121   c , support pieces  131   b  protruding from both sides of the rear portion of the fastening plate  131  and respectively having through-holes  131   b ′ for fastening the lace (L) thereto; and the magnetic body  140  mounted on the upper surface of the lower end body  111  of the receiving space  111   b  to restore the control member  120 , which repeatedly performs a rotation, while the fastening member  130  is fastened to the control member  120 . 
   
   
       3 . The lace fastening device according to  claim 1 , wherein the second fastening part  200  includes: a fixing member  210  having a hollow formed therein and a fixing hole  211  to be fixed on the top of the instep of the footwear  10 ; a guide space  212  formed on a side of the fixing member  210  and having a movement preventing jaw  213  for preventing movement of the lace (L) fit to a side of the fixing member  210 ; and a guide rod  214  disposed on the lower end portion of the guide space  212  to guide the lace (L) to the guide space  212  while surrounding the lace (L). 
   
   
       4 . The lace fastening device according to  claim 1 , further comprising a third fastening part  300  which includes: a receiving member  310  having a body  311 , which has a curved inner surface to be in close contact with the instep portion of the footwear  10  and has a coupling space  311   a  formed by an opened inside thereof, a fixing frame  312  fixed on the upper portion of the body  311  via a fixing screw  312   a  and having a spring  313  therein, a pressurizing piece  314  fit into the fixing frame  312  and having a semicircular section, a press piece  315  joined to an end of the pressurizing piece  314  through the body  311  for pressing the pressurizing piece  314 , a release piece  316  rotatably mounted between the pressurizing piece  314  and the fixing frame  312 , a plate spring  317  coupled to an end portion of the release piece  316  and operating elastically, and at least one connection link  318  formed at a side of the body to be connected with the lace (L); and a fastening member  320  inserted into the coupling space  311   a  and having a plurality of retaining protrusions  321  protruding in one direction to be fastened to the release piece  316  and at least one coupling link  322  formed at a side thereof to which the lace (L) is connected. 
   
   
       5 . A lace fastening device for a footwear worn on a user in such a manner that a lace (L) is cross-fastened to connection links  14  oppositely formed on an instep portion of the footwear at regular intervals, comprising:
 a fastening part  100  fastened between the connection links  14  to which the lace (L) is connected and having a fastening member  130  fastened to the inside of a receiving member  110  while rotating and restoring a control member  120 , the first fastening part  100  releasing the fastened state of the fastening member  130  while rotating the control member  120  to separate it from a magnetic body  140 .   
   
   
       6 . The lace fastening device according to  claim 5 , wherein the fastening part  100  includes: the receiving member  110  having a body  111  inwardly dented at both side surfaces of the center thereof, the body  111  having a support piece  111   a , which protrudes from a side thereof and has a through-hole  111   a ′ to connect the lace (L) thereto, a receiving space  111   b  formed on the other side of the body to fasten the fastening member  130 , a mounting space  111   c  opened at the bottom of the body  111  to mount the control member thereon, and rotation holes  111   d  formed on both sides of the mounting space  111   c ; the control member  120  made of a metal material, the control member  120  having a control board  121  mounted in the mounting space  111   c , the control board  121  having rotary shafts  121   a  formed at both sides thereof and inserted into the rotation holes  111   d , control levers  121   b  formed on both ends of the rotary shafts  121   a  to rotate the control board  121 , and a control protrusion  121   c  protruding from the rear portion of the control board  121  to detachably mount the fastening member  130 ; the fastening member  130  fastened to the receiving space  111   b  and having a fastening plate  131 , the fastening plate  131  having a plurality of fastening slots  131   a  to release the fastened state between the control member  120  and the fastening member  130  by an adjustment of the control protrusion  121   c , support pieces  131   b  protruding from both sides of the rear portion of the fastening plate  131  and respectively having through-holes  131   b ′ for fastening the lace (L) thereto; and the magnetic body  140  mounted on the upper surface of the lower end body  111  of the receiving space  111   b  to restore the control member  120 , which repeatedly performs a rotation, while the fastening member  130  is fastened to the control member  120 . 
   
   
       7 . A lace fastening device for a footwear worn on a user in such a manner that a lace (L) is cross-fastened to connection links  14  oppositely formed on an instep portion of the footwear at regular intervals, comprising:
 a fastening part  200  to which an end portion of the lace (L) passing the final connection link  14  of the footwear  10  is fit and stackingly connected to the inside of a fixing member  210 , so that the fastening part  200  can keep a tightly fastened state of the lace while the upper end portion of the stackingly connected lace (L) pressurizes the lower end portion of the lace (L).   
   
   
       8 . The lace fastening device according to  claim 7 , wherein the fastening part  200  includes: a fixing member  210  having a hollow formed therein and a fixing hole  211  to be fixed on the top of the instep of the footwear  10 ; a guide space  212  formed on a side of the fixing member  210  and having a movement preventing jaw  213  for preventing movement of the lace (L) fit to a side of the fixing member  210 ; and a guide rod  214  disposed on the lower end portion of the guide space  212  to guide the lace (L) to the guide space  212  while surrounding the lace (L).

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