Shoelace rapid tightening apparatus
US5535531A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 28, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 28, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T24/3768
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A friction reducing shoe device for easing tightening and untightening of the shoe laces. The friction reducing device is positioned atop a tongue portion of a shoe between two opposing edges of an upper cover of a shoe atop. The device and includes a friction reducing channel formed for and receiving the portion of the shoe lace contacting an upper surface of the tongue portion which extends between the two edges. This channel separates the contact portions of the lace from frictional contact with the tongue upper surface to reduce friction therebetween during tightening and untightening of the lace.
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