LACE HOLDER FOR FOOTWEAR RETAINED BY LACES

摘要

A lace holder for retaining the laces of footwear consisting of a pair of orthogonal, thin, elongated, flaccid members connected one to the other at their central regions. Hook portions and loop portions of a hook-and-loop fastening system are selectively disposed proximate the ends of each of the pair of orthogonal, thin, elongated, flaccid members. One of the thin, elongated, flaccid members is placed around a group of the laces of the footwear and its ends secured to each other by compatible hook and loop portions. Once the laces are tied, the ends of the laces are then retained by encircling them with the second of the thin, elongated, flaccid members. Excess lengths of laces are then secured. Indicia may be placed on one or more of the pair of orthogonal, thin, elongated, flaccid members in such a manner so as to be visible once the lace ends are secured.

主权项

1. A lace retaining device, comprising:
a) a first elongated, thin, flaccid member having a front major surface and an opposing rear major surface and a first end region and an opposing second end region; b) a second elongated, thin, flaccid member having a front major surface and an opposing rear major surface and a first end region and an opposing second end region, said second elongated, thin, flaccid member being disposed orthogonally to said first elongated, thin, flaccid member; c) a first hook portion of a hook-and-loop fastening system disposed on both said first and said second elongated, thin, flaccid members in only said first end region of said front major surface of each thereof; and d) a loop portion of a second hook-and-loop fastening system disposed on both said first and said second elongated, thin, flaccid members in only said second end region of said rear major surface of each thereof: whereby central regions of both said first and said second elongated, thin, flaccid members intermediate respective said first and said second end regions of each are free of any portion of said second hook-and-loop fastening system.