| 摘要 |
A fastener (11) for tying together a pair of shoelace eyelets (E) on a shoe upper (U) in such a way as to maintain the appropriate spacing therebetween while the shoe upper (U) is being lasted. The fastener (11) can be a unitary plastic member shaped to include an elongated flexible filament (17) having a cross bar (13) at one end and a paddle (15) at the opposite end, the paddle (15) being provided with two or more alternative openings (19) through which the cross bar (13) may be inserted to form a loop. The plastic fastener (113) may alternatively have a first cross bar (17) at a first end, a second cross bar (115) at a second end with a filament portion (119) interconnecting the cross bars (17, 115), and a plastic retaining tab (121). The retaining tab (121) being appropriately constructed so that the first cross bar (17) and the second cross bar (115) may be inserted therethrough for securement to tab (121). |
