Shoe lace protector

Abstract

The present invention provides a unique and simple device to protect shoelaces. According to the present invention, a shoelace protector provides a protective cover over shoelaces where the shoelace protector includes: an upper portion wherein upper portion includes a means for attaching said upper portion to a shoelace configuration; and a lower portion wherein the lower portion includes a means for attaching said lower portion to the shoelace configuration and the lower portion abuts the upper portion. The shoelace protector effectively and substantially covers the shoelace configuration by using the upper portion and lower portion. The means for attaching includes at least one opening in the upper portion and at least one opening in the lower portion.

1 . A shoelace protector for providing a protective cover over shoelaces comprising:
 an upper portion wherein upper portion includes a means for attaching said upper portion to a shoelace configuration; and   a lower portion wherein lower portion includes a means for attaching said lower portion to the shoelace configuration and lower portion abuts the upper portion, and said upper portion and lower portion substantially cover the shoe lace configuration.   
     
     
         2 . The shoelace protector according to  claim 1 , wherein said means for attaching includes at least one opening in the upper portion and at least one opening in the lower portion. 
     
     
         3 . The shoelace protector according to  claim 1 , wherein said means for attaching includes four openings in the upper portion and four openings in the lower portion. 
     
     
         4 . The shoelace protector according to  claim 3 , wherein the four openings in the upper portion are equally positioned at opposing sides of the upper portion and the four openings in the lower portion are equally positioned at opposing sides of the lower portion. 
     
     
         5 . The shoelace protector according to  claim 3 , wherein the four openings in the upper portion are positioned near the outer perimeter of the upper portion and the four openings in the lower portion are positioned near the outer perimeter of the lower portion. 
     
     
         6 . The shoelace protector according to  claim 2 , wherein means for attaching further includes at least one tie string laced through the at least opening of the upper portion and at least one tie string laced through the at least opening of the lower portion. 
     
     
         7 . The shoelace protector according to  claim 3 , wherein means for attaching further includes at least one tie string laced through at least one of the four openings of the upper portion and at least one of the four openings of the lower portion. 
     
     
         8 . The shoelace protector according to  claim 1 , wherein said shoelace protector covers the entire shoelace. 
     
     
         9 . The shoelace protector according to  claim 1 , wherein said shoelace protector covers a substantial portion of the shoelace. 
     
     
         10 . The shoelace protector according to  claim 1 , wherein the upper portion and lower portion are substantially the same dimensions and abut each other in order to provide coverage of the shoelace. 
     
     
         11 . The shoelace protector according to  claim 1 , wherein the upper portion is dimensionally larger than the lower portion and abut each other in order to provide coverage of the shoelace. 
     
     
         12 . The shoelace protector according to  claim 1 , wherein the upper portion and lower portion are adjoined into one composite means to cover the shoelace. 
     
     
         13 . The shoelace protector according to  claim 12 , wherein upper portion and lower portion cover the entire shoelace. 
     
     
         14 . The shoelace protector according to  claim 13 , wherein upper portion and lower portion cover a substantial portion of the shoelace. 
     
     
         15 . The shoelace protector according to  claim 1 , wherein upper portion and lower portion includes at least one decorative design. 
     
     
         16 . A shoelace protector for providing a protective cover over shoelace comprising:
 an upper portion wherein upper portion includes four openings in the upper portion, where the four openings are positioned on the outer corners of the upper portion; and   a lower portion wherein lower portion includes four openings in the lower portion, where the four openings are positioned on the outer corners of the lower portion to the shoelace configuration and lower portion abuts the upper portion, and said upper portion and lower portion substantially cover the shoe lace configuration.   
     
     
         17 . The shoelace protector according to  claim 16 , further including two tie strings for the upper portion and two tie strings for the lower portion. 
     
     
         18 . The shoelace protector according to  claim 16 , wherein the upper portion and lower portion are adjoined into one composite piece to cover the shoelace.