Shoestring Lock

摘要

This present invention provides an alternative to tying shoestrings. The current device incorporates a typical shoestring into an attractive configuration. The device not only secures a typical shoestring to hold the shoe in place, it directs the lace into an attractive loop configuration and secures the ends of the shoestring. It's important that the shoestring is tight enough to secure the shoe to the foot and that the end of the lace is secure to prevent it from tripping the user. This invention accomplishes both and is easy to apply and once in place can quickly and securely tighten and loosen the laces of a shoe for easy and secure, on and off.

主权项

1. A shoestring lock comprising:
a body having a front side, a back side, two lateral sides, a bottom side and a top opening and all the sides together forming an inner cavity, a front side opening and a back side opening and both the openings are aligned and connected to form a body opening and the body opening has an upper edge; a slide having a front side, a back side, two lateral sides, a top side, an underside, a hollowed section on the outer surface of the underside of the slide, two outward projections each located on the front and back side respectively for keeping the slide from pushing out of the top of the body, a front side opening and a back side opening and both the openings are aligned and connected to form a slide opening and the slide opening has a lower edge; and a spring located in the cavity of the body and is held in place by the bottom of the body; wherein the slide partially residing inside the cavity of the body with the hollow section on the underside engaging the top of the spring and moving down and up along a longitudinal axis of the body through the body's top opening when the slide top is pressed or released; and wherein the slide opening and the body opening aligned when the slide top is pressed to allow the shoestring to be fed through and the shoestring is secured between the lower end of the slide opening and the upper end of the body opening.