Lacing system
US5388315A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 22, 1993 |
| Grant date | Feb 14, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 22, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T24/3729
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The invention relates to a lacing system suitable for lacing a shoe having eyelets, comprising a stretchable lace adapted for being laced in the eyelets; and lace locking device connected to one end of the lace and comprising an elongated body operable for engaging the other one end of the lace so that the lace ends are substantially collinear with each other and the other lace end is releasably retained in the body through friction with the body when the shoe is engaged with a foot or disengaged from a foot.
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