Method for tying outerwear to minimize undesired loosening

Abstract

Disclosed is a method for tying laces on outerwear to minimize the possibility of their becoming loose. The method includes tying the laces so that the laces become tied tighter over time when the wearer moves.

1 . A method for tying laces comprising ends on outerwear to minimize the possibility of their becoming loose, the method comprising the steps of:
 (a) crossing a first lace and a second lace,   (b) placing the first lace under the second lace,   (c) pulling an end of the first lace away from an end of the second lace to form a knot,   (d) folding the first lace over itself to form a first loop and folding the second lace over itself to form a second loop,   (e) tying the first loop and the second loop to form a large-loop knot,   (f) forming the first loop and the second loop to ensure that the first loop of the first lace and the second loop of the second lace are longer than parts of the first lace and the second lace ending with aglets, and   (g) pulling the first lace and the second lace to tighten them in the large-loop knot.   
     
     
         2 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the outerwear is footwear. 
     
     
         3 . An outerwear tied with a large loop knot, the large loop knot being configured to minimize the possibility of a first lace coming loose from a second lace in the large loop knot, wherein the large-loop knot is formed by:
 (a) crossing the first lace and the second lace,   (b) placing the first lace under the second lace,   (c) pulling an end of the first lace away from an end of the second lace to form a knot,   (d) folding the first lace over itself to form a first loop and folding the second lace over itself to form a second loop,   (e) tying the first loop and the second loop to form a large-loop knot,   (f) forming the first loop and the second loop to ensure that the first loop of the first lace and the second loop of the second lace are longer than parts of the first lace and the second lace ending with aglets,   (g) pulling the first lace and the second lace to tighten them in the large-loop knot.   
     
     
         4 . The outerwear according to  claim 3 , wherein the outerwear is footwear.