Lace Tip

Abstract

A lace tip for connecting on an end of a lace, and the lace tip includes a lace holding portion and an elastic portion. The lace holding portion is made of hard plastic and includes a sidewall, a closed end and an open end, wherein the sidewall defines an inner channel between the closed end and the open end, and the inner channel communicates with the open end through which the end of the lace is held in the inner channel. The elastic portion is made of soft rubber and is connected to the lace holding portion by an engaging effect to cover at least a segment of the lace holding portion.

1 . A lace tip for connecting on an end of a lace, and the lace tip comprising:
 a lace holding portion made of hard plastic and comprising a sidewall, a closed end and an open end, wherein the sidewall defines an inner channel between the closed end and the open end, and the inner channel communicates with the open end through which the end of the lace is held in the inner channel; and   an elastic portion made of soft rubber and connected to the lace holding portion by an engaging effect to cover at least a segment of the lace holding portion.   
     
     
         2 . The lace tip as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the plastic portion comprises a necked opening and a receiving room, the receiving room is extended from the necked opening and receives the lace holding portion inside through the opening, and the necked opening provides the engaging effect between the lace holding portion and the elastic portion. 
     
     
         3 . The lace tip as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the lace holding portion comprises an outer surface and a longitudinal protrusion extended from the closed end, and the elastic portion is connected to the closed end, surrounds the longitudinal protrusion to provide the engaging effect and comprises an outer surface that is true with the outer surface of the lace holding portion. 
     
     
         4 . The lace tip as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the lace holding portion comprises at least one periphery protrusion formed on the sidewall, and each of the at least one periphery protrusion has a sidewall surface and an outside surface, and the elastic portion is attached to and surrounds the lace holding portion, covers the sidewall surface to provide the engaging effect, and comprises an outer surface that is true with the outside surface. 
     
     
         5 . The lace tip as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the lace holding portion is made of one of thermoplastic rubber (TPR), polyurethane (PU), thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), and acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymers (ABS). 
     
     
         6 . The lace tip as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the elastic portion is made of one of thermoplastic rubber (TPR), thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), polyurethane (PU) and thermoplastic polyester elastomer (TPEE).