| 摘要 |
The shoe tongue centralizer assembly includes a binding post and a centralizer band which, together prevent the tongue of any type of laced shoe, boot or other footwear from significant movement either laterally or longitudinally in the footwear. The two piece binding post threads together by means of mating male and female threaded shafts. The shaft of the top portion of the binding post passes through a hole in the center of the top portion of the tongue of the particular footwear. The hole can be either manufactured in the shoe tongue or made by any means that provides a hole of adequate dimensions for the binding post shaft to pass thorough. The lower portion of the binding post threads into the top portion in such a manner that the top and bottom surfaces of the binding post are flush with the shoe tongue surfaces. The centralizer band consists of an elastic band which has a loop manufactured in the center of the band and short tubular metal pieces, the centers of which are affixed to the ends of the centralizer band, forming a tee shape at the ends of the band. The loop in the middle of the centralizer band slips over the top flat surface of the binding post and the end anchors pass through the top eyelets of the shoe, thereby providing a means of tethering the tongue to the vamps of the shoe, which prevents the tongue from drifting while allowing flexibility of the tongue for installation and removal of the foot. Another embodiment of the device utilizes two centralizer bands, each with end anchors as previously described, but having the loop on the opposite end. Each loop then slips over the binding post top and the end anchors attach, one each, to the upper eyelets. The centralizer bands will be of various lengths in order to accommodate different shoes sizes and different degrees of tightness to accommodate the personal preferences of the wearer. In addition, the centralizer bands will be available in a multitude of colors to provide the wearer with a selection for their individual application.
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