US2011047821A1PendingUtilityA1

Means of lacing shoes

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Aug 25, 2009Filed: Aug 25, 2009Published: Mar 3, 2011
Est. expiryAug 25, 2029(~3.1 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Henri E. Rosen
A43C 5/00A43C 1/02
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Abstract

A laced shoe construction providing improved means for securing the girthwise adjustment of the shoe lacing means without the need of adjusting a conventional bow-knot or other equivalent lace end connecting means.

Claims

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A girthwise tensional manually adjustable laced shoe construction having a shoelace and at least two pair of lace holding means, wherein the effective girthwise tension of the shoe is set and controlled by means of one pair of lace holding means having a sufficiently small inside diameter to control the placement of the lace at the girthwise dimension preferred by the wearer. 
     
     
         2 . The shoe construction of  claim 1 , wherein said lacing means are elastic. 
     
     
         3 . The shoe construction of  claim 2 , wherein the elasticity of the lacing means is lengthwise. 
     
     
         4 . The shoe construction of  claim 2 , wherein the elasticity of the lacing means is diametric. 
     
     
         5 . The shoe construction of  claim 1 , wherein the girthwise tensional securing means comprise an eyelet having a sufficiently smaller inside diameter than that which would allow relatively friction-free movement of the lacing means passing therethrough, to hold at least a portion of the girthwise lacing means at a preferred tensional adjustment during the wearing use of the shoe. 
     
     
         6 . The shoe construction of  claim 1 , wherein the effective ball to instep girth relationship of the shoe adjust to the foot of a particular wearer, in the wearing use thereof. 
     
     
         7 . The shoe construction of  claim 1 , wherein the lace holding means are eyelets. 
     
     
         8 . The shoe construction of  claim 1 , wherein the lace holding means are spring clips.

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