Locking Shoe Fastening Device and Method

Abstract

A locking system for quick tying laces. Locking system includes a quick connect connector that is connected between the bottom portion of the laces and the top portion of the laces where a tension releasing system is located. The tension releasing system can release and retain the tension on laces after the shoe has been put on, the top portion of the laces which has the tension releasing system, can be secured to the bottom portion of the laces to prevent dangling of laces.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A shoe with a tying system, comprising
 a shoe having laces,   the laces having a bottom portion which extend between left and right sides of the shoe;   the laces passing between left side of the shoe and right side of the shoe, through eyelets of the shoe, from the bottom portion, to a top portion of the shoe;   the laces being tightened and loosened at the top portion of the shoe to respectively tighten and loosen tension inside the shoe,   a quick connect connector, which has a first portion and a second portion that snaps into the first portion to hold between the first and second portions while connected, and to allow a tool-less disconnect of the first and second portions, to remove the first portion from the second portion;   the first portion of the quick connect connector connected to the bottom portion of the laces;   the second portion of the quick connect connector connected to the top portion of the laces;   the quick connect connector configured to enable connecting the top portion of the laces to the bottom portion of the laces.   
     
     
         2 . The shoe system as in  claim 1  further comprising a tension providing system, attached to the top of the laces, which in a first position maintains the tension on the laces and in the second position releases the tension on the laces thus enabling the laces to be tightened and loosened. 
     
     
         3 . The shoe system as in  claim 2 , wherein the tension providing system is connected to the second portion of the quick connect connector. 
     
     
         4 . The shoe tying system as in  claim 3 , wherein the tension providing system comprises a button that is pressed to release the tension, the button being spring-loaded to maintain the tension. 
     
     
         5 . The shoe tying system as in  claim 4 , wherein the tension providing system is adjustable with the quick connect connector connected and is also adjustable with the quick connect connector disconnected. 
     
     
         6 . The shoe tying system as in  claim 1  wherein the first portion of the quick connect portion is a female portion and the second portion is a male portion. 
     
     
         7 . The shoe tying system as in  claim 1  where the laces are elastic laces. 
     
     
         8 . The system as in  claim 4 , wherein the button includes an accessory therein. 
     
     
         9 . The system as in  claim 8 , wherein the accessory is a compass or a snap jewelry/button 
     
     
         10 . A method of tying and securing an item which has laces, comprising:
 attaching one side of the quick connect connector to a bottom portion of the;   at a top portion of the laces, providing a tension varying device, which has a first portion that holds tight the tension on the laces, and a second position that allows loosening the laces by releasing tension on the laces;   attaching a second side of the quick connect connector to the tension varying device;   loosensing the laces by releasing tension on the tension varying device, and then re-tightening the laces, and re-establishing tension on the tension varying device, and, securing the laces, by attaching the second side of the quick connect connector to the first side of the quick connect connector.   
     
     
         11 . The method as in  claim 10 , wherein the laces are on shoes. 
     
     
         12 . The method as in  claim 11 , further comprising attaching a first shoe to a second shoe by attaching the first side of the quick connect of the first shoe to a second side of the quick connect connector of the second shoe and attaching the second side of the quick connect connector of the second shoe to the first side of the quick connect connector of the first shoe. 
     
     
         13 . The method as in  claim 10 , wherein the first side of the quick connect connector is a female portion of the quick connect connector and the second side of the quick connect connector is a male portion of the quick connect connector. 
     
     
         14 . The Method as in  claim 10 , further comprising connecting one side of the quick connect connector to another quick connect connector that is attached to another device. 
     
     
         15 . The method as in  claim 13 , where another device is wearing apparel. 
     
     
         16 . The method as in  claim 10 , wherein the laces are on a bag.