Shoelace having custom metal t-locking fastener

Abstract

Some embodiments of the present disclosure include a shoelace device for securing a shoe onto a user, the device including a lace having a first end and a second end, a first t-locking fastener attached to the first end, and a second t-locking fastener attached to the second end. The lace may be made of an elastic material. Each t-locking fastener may be capable of pivoting about its respective end from a first position to a second position, wherein the second position is substantially perpendicular to a plane of a length of the lace.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A shoelace device for securing a shoe onto a user without requiring the user to tie a shoelace, the device comprising:
 a lace made of an elastic material, the lace having a first end and a second end;   a first t-locking fastener attached to the first end; and   a second t-locking fastener attached to the second end,   wherein:
 each t-locking fastener is capable of pivoting about its respective end from a first position to a second position, wherein the second position is substantially perpendicular to a plane of a length of the lace. 
   
     
     
         2 . The shoelace device of  claim 1 , wherein each of the t-locking fasteners comprises a first portion that is curved inward toward an interior of the t-locking fastener, resulting in a clamp that secures the lace to the t-locking fastener. 
     
     
         3 . The shoelace device of  claim 2 , wherein each of the t-locking fasteners is curved inward at an angle of about 20°. 
     
     
         4 . The shoelace device of  claim 1 , wherein the first position of each of the t-locking fasteners is substantially parallel to the plane of the length of the lace. 
     
     
         5 . The shoelace device of  claim 1 , wherein each of the t-locking fasteners is configured to engage with a shoelace hole on the shoe to secure the shoelace device in place using a T-locking configuration with the t-locking fastener positioned in the second position. 
     
     
         6 . The shoelace device of  claim 1 , wherein a length of each of the t-locking fasteners is greater than a diameter of a shoelace hole. 
     
     
         7 . The shoelace device of  claim 1 , wherein the t-locking fastener is made of metal. 
     
     
         8 . The shoelace device of  claim 1 , wherein the lace has length and an elasticity sufficient to prevent the lace from having any slack when the shoelace device is in use. 
     
     
         9 . A shoelace device for securing footwear to a foot, the device comprising:
 a lace made of an elastic material, the lace having a first end and a second end;   a first t-locking fastener attached to the first end; and   a second t-locking fastener attached to the second end,   wherein:
 each of the t-locking fasteners pivots about its respective end of the lace from a first position to a second position, wherein the second position is substantially perpendicular to a plane of a length of the lace; 
 each of the t-locking fasteners is configured to engage with a shoelace hole on the footwear to secure the shoelace device in place using a T-locking configuration with the t-locking fastener positioned in the second position; and 
 the lace has length and an elasticity sufficient to prevent the lace from having any slack when the shoelace device is in use. 
   
     
     
         10 . The shoelace device of  claim 9 , wherein each of the t-locking fasteners has a length greater than a diameter of the shoelace hole.