Lace-Fastening Tool

Abstract

The objective of the present invention is to fasten two laces of various types of shoes such as sports shoes, hiking boots, or combat boots. In particular, the objective is to enable the fastening and unfastening of the two laces more swiftly using the tool of the present invention. In the lace-fastening tool according to one embodiment of the present invention, a hole ( 6 ) is provided in the middle of a lower plate ( 2 ), and part of the hole ( 6 ) is used as a hinge shaft such that the laces can be flexibly coupled to an upper plate ( 1 ) on which a central pressure rod ( 5 ) is provided and can be fastened. In the lace-fastening tool according to one embodiment of the present invention, lace-fixing grooves are provided at either end of the lower plate, the hole is provided in the middle of the lower plate, and part of the hole is used as the hinge shaft such that the lace is flexibly coupled to the upper plate on which the central pressure rod is provided and can be fastened.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A lace-fastening tool in which a hole is formed in a center of a lower plate, a part of the hole serves as a hinge shaft, and the lower plate is flexibly coupled to an upper plate having a central pressure rod to fasten laces. 
     
     
         2 . The lace-fastening tool of  claim 1 , wherein lace fixing grooves are formed at both edges of the lower plate.