JP2006075179A - Shoelace fixing implement - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a shoelace fixing implement for holding two shoelaces with one hand and easily fixing and loosening them. <P>SOLUTION: In a pair of shoelace fixing implements attached to a shoe upper part, each shoelace fixing implement is provided with a groove for housing the lace such that a cross section is a V shape and a V-shaped opening is an upper part or a side part in the same direction, and a plurality of projection parts of a V-shaped lines inclined in the direction of passing through the shoelace are formed along the axial direction of the groove to the groove bottom on the inner surface of the groove. By using the shoelace fixing implement, the shoelace is easily fixed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a shoelace fixing tool that can easily fix two shoelaces with one hand.

In general, a lace-up type shoe is worn by bowing both ends of a lace to hold it on a user's foot. While walking, the bow will loosen, and as a result, the shoe will not fit as desired, and if worse, the bow may be completely unwound and the ends of the string may flutter, stumble or fall over. Also, the difficulty of tying shoelaces is serious for people with some disability in one hand.
Many people have the experience of tying shoelaces with both hands, requiring a certain level of dexterity, time consuming and annoying. Moreover, since it is presupposed that the string is tied, the string may be left behind after being tied, and this excess string is in the way and there is a risk of stepping on, and the appearance is bad.

Patent Document 1 describes a device that locks an elastic braid by fitting one elastic braid into a holding portion formed of two rows of aligned teeth provided in a locking device. This device passes two strings from the string entrance of the device and fixes them one by one, and is not devised to fix the two strings with one hand. Moreover, it is not disclosed about the process of the surplus string.
Patent Document 2 discloses a shoelace stopper that has a V-shaped cross-section, and a string-clamping groove having a number of chevron strips formed on opposite inner surfaces of the groove, with the V-shaped opening as a side. It is described that a shoelace is fixed. Since this shoelace stopper is used by being sewn on both sides near the end of the lace hole provided in the shoe heel part, two laces are fixed separately on both sides of the shoe. Therefore, with this string stopper, two strings cannot be fixed with one hand.
JP-T-5-501980 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 7-33105

  This invention is made | formed in view of the said fact, and provides the shoelace fixing tool which can hold two shoelaces with one hand and can be fixed easily.

The shoelace fixing device according to the present invention is a pair of shoelace fixing devices attached to a shoe heel portion, and each shoelace fixing device has a groove for receiving the string in a V-shaped cross section, and a V-shaped opening. Provided to be sideways in the upper or the same direction, and formed on the inner surface of the groove are a plurality of chevron-shaped protrusions inclined in a direction in which the shoelace is passed along the groove axial direction with respect to the groove bottom It is characterized by being.
The present invention provides the above shoelace fixing device in which each of the pair of shoelace fixing devices has a string guide portion at the string entrance of the groove.
The present invention provides the shoelace fixing device according to the aspect in which a pair of shoelace fixing devices are fixed on a mounting plate.
The present invention provides the shoelace fixing device according to the aspect in which a portion for gripping and fixing an excess shoelace is provided on the mounting plate.
This invention provides the said shoelace fixing tool of the aspect with which each of a pair of shoelace fixing tool is being fixed to a pair of tool which clamps a shoelace part.
In addition, the present invention provides the shoelace fixing device according to the aspect in which the portion for holding and fixing the excess shoelace is provided on the holding fixing plate.

  By using the shoelace fixing tool of the present invention, one strap can be fixed while pulling two shoelaces with one hand, and the troublesome work of bowing is unnecessary. In addition, the strap after fixing has two ends of the shoelace with one hand, and the two can be held and processed together in the holding portion, so that the shoelace does not get in the way. Also, the difficulty of tying shoelaces is serious for people with some disability in one hand.

The shoelace fixing device of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an entire shoe in which a shoelace is fixed to a shoelace fixing tool having a V-shaped opening in a groove on the upper side. FIG. 2 is a plan view of the entire shoe in which the shoelace is fixed to the shoelace fixing tool having the V-shaped opening of the groove on the upper side. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a part of a shoe in which a shoelace is fixed to a shoelace fixing tool in which a V-shaped opening of a groove is a side in the same direction. FIG. 4 is a plan view of an example in which a shoelace fixing tool having a V-shaped opening in the groove is fixed on a mounting plate. FIG. 5 is a front view of the shoelace fixing tool of FIG. 4 as viewed from AA ′. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB ′ of FIG. FIG. 7 is a plan view of the shoelace fixing device fixed on the mounting plate and having the V-shaped opening of the groove on the side in the same direction, and is a cross-sectional view seen from CC ′ of FIG. FIG. 8 is a front view as seen from DD ′ of FIG. FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line EE ′ of FIG. FIG. 10 is a plan view of the back surface of the mounting plate of FIG. FIG. 11 is a plan view of the back surface of the mounting plate of FIG. FIG. 12 is a perspective view of an example of a shoelace fixing device fixed on a device for sandwiching a shoelace portion. FIG. 13 is a plan view of an example of a shoelace fixing device and a shoelace holding device fixed on the mounting plate and having a V-shaped opening in the groove above. FIG. 14 is a plan view of an example of a shoelace fixing device and a shoelace holding device fixed on the mounting plate and having a V-shaped opening of the groove on the side in the same direction. FIG. 15 is a perspective view of an example of a tool for gripping and fixing a shoelace. FIG. 16 shows an example of a mode in which processing is performed by a part that is fixed with a shoelace fixing tool and grips and fixes a surplus shoelace.
Next, the shoelace fastener of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 are a perspective view and a plan view of an example showing the entire shoe to which a shoelace fixing tool having a V-shaped opening in the groove 3 is attached. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an example showing a part of a shoe in which a shoelace is fixed to a shoelace fixing device in which a V-shaped opening of a groove is a side in the same direction. The pair of shoelace fasteners 1, 1 is attached to the shoe heel part 15. A method for fixing the strings 14, 14 to the shoelace fixing devices 1, 1 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, when attaching to the shoelace fixing device having the V-shaped opening of the groove 3 on the upper side, the two strings 14, 14 protruding from the string passage hole 11 of the shoelace fixing device 1 While holding the end with one hand, pull the shoelace fasteners 1, 1 upward, and then put one string in the groove 3 for accommodating the pair of shoelace fasteners 1, 1, While pulling in the opposite direction, that is, in the direction of the shoe tip, it is pressed from the top of the V-shaped opening of the groove 3 to the groove bottom 4 and sandwiched.
As shown in FIG. 3, when a shoelace fixing tool having a V-shaped opening of the groove 3 on the side in the same direction is attached, the two cords coming out from the shoelace fixing hole 1 of the shoelace fixing tool 1 or 1. Hold the ends of 14 and 14 with one hand, hold the straps in the direction of the shoetips, press them into the grooves 3 and 3 from the side, and pinch them. In this case, it is preferable that the directions of the V-shaped openings of the shoelace fixing devices 1 and 1 attached to each of the pair of shoes are the same in order to smoothly perform the operation of fixing the strap.
Even if the V-shaped openings 17 of the grooves 3 and 3 are upward or sideways in the same direction, two straps can be obtained by attaching the shoelace fasteners 1 and 1 to the shoelace portion 15 near the end of the strap hole. 14 and 14 can be fixed with one hand.

4 and 5 will be described with respect to the effects on the string sandwiched in the groove of the shoelace fixing device 1. FIG. 4 and 5 are a plan view of the shoelace fixing device with the V-shaped opening 17 of the groove fixed on the mounting plate above, and a front view of the shoelace fixing device 1 as seen from AA ′, respectively. is there. The shoelace fixing tool 1 includes a groove 3 having a V-shaped cross section, a groove bottom 4, and an overhang portion 5. When the lace in the tensioned state is sandwiched in the groove 3 and then the lace is released, the lace tends to return to the inside of the groove due to the elastic shrinkage or loosening of the shoelace. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB ′ of FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, a plurality of angled protrusions 5 are formed on the inner surface of the groove so as to be inclined upward in the direction in which the string is passed along the axial direction of the groove with respect to the groove bottom 4. The plurality of angled strip overhangs 5 allow the shoelace to be fitted in a wedge shape on the opposite groove bottom 4 of the angled strip, and the strap is reliably prevented from moving in the loosening direction.
As shown in FIG. 6, the groove bottom 4 of the shoelace fastener 1 is a groove bottom in order to make it easier to pinch the strap into the groove 3 while pulling in the case of the shoelace fastener with the V-shaped opening of the groove 3 upward. You may make 4 incline upward with respect to the direction which lets a string pass.
FIGS. 7 and 8 are respectively a plan view of shoelace fasteners 1 and 1 in which the V-shaped opening of the groove 3 fixed on the mounting plate 7 is lateral in the same direction, and DD ′ of FIG. FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line EE ′ of FIG. The shoelace fixing device 1 has a groove 3 having a V-shaped cross section, a groove bottom 4 and an overhang portion 5, and the function and effect on the string sandwiched between the grooves 3 are the same as described above. The lace fixing method using the lace fixing tool 1 is characterized in that the lace coming out from the lace through hole 11 is clamped and held, so that the strength of the lace is not given to the tightening of the shoe. Have.

  As shown in FIG.5 and FIG.8, the opening angle of the groove cross-section V shape of the shoelace fixing tool 1 is 10-35 degree | times. By setting such an opening angle, various types of shoelaces of different types can be effectively fixed. If the opening angle is less than 10 degrees or more than 35 degrees, the shoelace is not sufficiently fixed. The plurality of overhanging portions 5 formed on the inner surfaces of the facing grooves shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 are arranged in parallel, and are inclined with respect to the groove bottom 4 in the direction in which the string is passed along the axial direction of the groove. Provided. This inclination angle is 30 to 50 degrees. When the inclination angle is less than 30 degrees or exceeds 50 degrees, the shoelace is not sufficiently fixed. Moreover, although the overhang | projection part 5 is based on the size of a shoelace, at least three are formed in each groove | channel inner surface, and the height of the peak of the overhang | projection part is 0.5-2 mm, and width is preferable about 1-3 mm. .

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 9, in the case of a shoelace fixing tool in which the V-shaped opening of the groove 3 is on the side, it is preferable to provide a string guide portion 18 at the string entrance of the groove 3. When the V-shaped opening angle of the groove 3 is small, it is difficult to sandwich the string in the lateral groove 3 inclined toward the shoe tip from the lateral direction. It is preferable to provide it and introduce it into the groove 3 through it. The string guide portion 18 may be any structure that can easily introduce the string into the groove. For example, the shoelace fixing tool 1 is a rectangular parallelepiped, and the front portion of the groove for passing the strap provided in the longitudinal direction is set as the strap guide portion 18 and the rear portion is fixed as the groove 3. The groove of the string guide portion 18 may have a structure in which there is no overhanging portion and the opening is wide in order to facilitate insertion of the string. When removing the lace from the shoelace fixing device 1 and fixing the lace again, the lace passing hole 11 is not provided outside the shoelace fixing device 1 in order to omit the operation of inserting the lace into the lace guide portion 18. You may provide in a guide part. Also in the shoelace fixing device in which the V-shaped opening of the groove 3 is above, a string guide portion can be provided at the string entrance of the groove 3.
The shape of the shoelace fixing device 1 may be any shape as long as the operation of fixing the shoelace to the shoelace fixing device 1 is easy, and the length from the groove bottom 4 of the overhang portion 5 to its end is as follows: It is preferable that the string does not come off from the groove 3 and is fixed so as to be firmly fixed. The length of a string guide part should just be a grade which can introduce a string into a slot.

Next, a method for attaching the shoelace fixing tool 1 of the present invention to the shoelace 15 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 7, the pair of shoelace fasteners 1 is fixed on the attachment plate 7. The shafts of the grooves 3 may be fixed on the mounting plate 7 so that the axes of the grooves 3 are parallel to each other. However, in order to easily hold the two cords in one hand while holding the two cords, You may fix so that it may narrow in the direction to pass.
FIG. 10 is a plan view of the back surface of the attachment plate to which the shoelace fixing tool is fixed so that the V-shaped opening of the groove 3 in FIG. A holding tool 6 is provided on the back surface of the mounting plate 7, and the mounting plate 7 can be fixed by hooking the holding tool 6 on a shoelace bound to a shoe. For example, a hook 6 as shown in FIG. 10 is provided, and this shoe 6 is hooked on a shoelace that is bound to a shoe, so that the shoelace fixing tool 1 is stably held by the shoelace portion 15.

  FIG. 11 is a plan view of the back surface of the attachment plate to which the shoelace fixing tool is fixed so that the V-shaped opening of the groove 3 in FIG. 7 is lateral. A holding tool 6, for example, a hook 6 as shown in FIGS. 8 and 11 is provided on the back surface of the mounting plate 7, and the mounting plate 7 can be fixed by abutting the hook 6 against the edge of the shoelace 15. . As shown in FIG. 8, when the opening of the groove 3 is provided to the left, that is, to the left when viewed from the top of the worn shoe, the holder 6 is attached so as to contact the edge of the right shoelace 15. Provided on the back of the plate. When the opening is provided to the right, the holder 6 is provided on the mounting plate so as to abut against the edge of the left shoelace 15. By doing so, the shoelace fixing tool 1 is stably held without being displaced from the shoe heel portion 15 when the cord is sandwiched in the groove 3.

  FIG. 12 is another example of the shoelace fixing tool 1 attached to the shoelace part 15. The shoelace fasteners 1, 1 of the pair of shoelace fasteners are fixed to a pair of symmetrical parts 2, 2, for example, hook-shaped members that abut against the edge of the shoe heel part 15. In FIG. 12, a string passage hole 11 is provided in the upper surface 8 of the sandwiching tool and the lower surface 9 of the sandwiching tool. It is preferable to provide lace holes 11 and 19 at the lace entrance and the lace exit of the shoelace fixing device 1 on the upper surface 8 of the sandwiching device. After pinching with the component 2 and passing the string through the string hole of the shoe heel part 15 and the string threading hole 19, the string threading hole 11 on the lower surface 9 of the clamping part tool, the string hole of the shoe collar part 15, It is passed through the string through hole 11 on the upper surface 8 of the wearing part. By passing the two string holes, the shoelace fixing tool 1 is firmly attached to the shoe heel part 15. The shoelace fixing tool which is a side can be fixed to the parts 2 and 2 similarly to the shoelace fixing tool whose V-shaped opening of the groove 3 shown in FIG. The two strings coming out of the string passage hole 11 are fixed to the shoelace fixing tool 1 in the same manner as described above.

FIG.13 and FIG.14 is a top view which shows an example of the shoelace fixing tool fixed on the attachment board, and a shoelace holder. FIG. 15 is a perspective view of an example of a tool for gripping and fixing a shoelace. 1, 2, and 3, when the laces 14, 14 are fixed to the shoelace fasteners 1, 1, and the laces remain unnecessarily, as shown in FIGS. 13, 14, and 15. A part 12 for gripping and fixing the shoelace can be provided to handle the extra string.
For example, a hook is suitable as the gripping and fixing part 12, and by providing a protrusion protruding inward at the tip of the hook, two strings can be effectively gripped together.
FIGS. 13 and 14 show a case where the holding tool 12 is fixed to the attachment plate 7 together with the shoelace fixing tool 1. A part 12 for holding and fixing a pair of shoelaces that have passed through the groove 3 is provided at a position where the pair of shoelaces can be easily held. By attaching the attachment plate 7 to the shoelace portion 15 with the shoelace holder 6 shown in FIG. 10 or FIG.

  FIG. 15 shows a part when the part 12 to be held and fixed is provided independently of the shoelace fixing part 1. FIG. 16 shows an example of a mode in which surplus shoelaces are processed using the tool shown in FIG. On the holding and fixing plate 10, a part 12 for holding and fixing the shoelace is placed, and the holding and fixing plate 10 is provided with an elastic string 13 such as a rubber string. As shown in FIG. 16, the elastic strap 13 is entangled in advance with a shoelace 14 at the tip of the shoelace of the shoelace portion. By gripping the pair of shoelaces that have passed through the groove 3 with the part 12 for gripping and fixing the rubber strap 13 in a tensioned state, the part 12 for gripping and fixing is firmly fixed to the shoe. The string is gripped without slack.

As shown in FIG. 16, after the shoelace 14 is gripped and held by the part 12 for gripping and fixing, if there is an extra string, the shoelace 14 is wound through the outer side opposite to the shoe tongue piece 16. After that, the gripping process can be performed again by the component 12 to be gripped and fixed.
In this winding, a groove for accommodating the string may be provided in a portion of the shoelace fixing device 1 that comes in contact with the shoelace fixing device 1 so that the string is stably wound without being detached from the side of the shoelace fixing device 1. .

  When removing the lace 14 from the lace fixing tool 1 and the holding / fixing part 12, the lace is removed from the holding / holding part 12 by holding the end of the lace with one hand. It can be easily removed by pulling in the direction and releasing the state of being sandwiched in the groove 3.

  The shoelace fixing tool 1 and the part 2 for clamping the shoelace part can be manufactured by a molding method such as injection molding or compression die casting. Although other materials can be used as the material, for example, plastic such as nylon, polypropylene, ABS, or aluminum is suitable. As a material for the mounting plate 7, for example, plastics such as nylon, polypropylene, and ABS are suitable. It is desirable to hold the mounting plate 7 together with the shoe shape. Using shape memory plastic, it is possible to mold a mounting plate with a shape that matches the foot shape. The shoe strap fixing tool 1 and the attachment plate 7 or the part 2 for sandwiching the shoe heel part may be manufactured separately and fixed with an adhesive or the like, or an integrated one can be formed by injection molding or the like. .

  Two shoelaces can be easily fixed with one hand by a shoelace fixing device attached to the shoelace part of a general lace-up type shoe or sneaker, etc. It can be processed well, and the trouble of bowing and the problem that the extra string gets in the way are solved, and it can be used by many people.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an entire shoe in which a shoelace is fixed to a shoelace fixing tool having a V-shaped opening in a groove on the upper side. FIG. 2 is a plan view of the entire shoe in which the shoelace is fixed to the shoelace fixing tool having the V-shaped opening of the groove on the upper side. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a part of a shoe in which a shoelace is fixed to a shoelace fixing tool in which a V-shaped opening of a groove is a side in the same direction. FIG. 4 is a plan view of an example in which a shoelace fixing tool having a V-shaped opening in the groove is fixed on a mounting plate. FIG. 5 is a front view of the shoelace fixing tool of FIG. 4 as viewed from A-A ′. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line B-B ′ of FIG. 5. FIG. 7 is a plan view of the shoelace fixing device fixed on the mounting plate and having a V-shaped opening of the groove on the side in the same direction, as viewed from C-C ′ of FIG. 8. FIG. 8 is a front view of the shoelace fixing device of FIG. 7 as viewed from D-D ′. FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along line E-E ′ of FIG. 8. FIG. 10 is a plan view of the back surface of the mounting plate of FIG. 11 is a plan view of the back surface of the mounting plate in FIG. FIG. 12 is a perspective view of an example of a shoelace fixing device fixed on a device for sandwiching a shoelace portion. FIG. 13 is a plan view of an example of a shoelace fixing device and a shoelace holding device fixed on the mounting plate and having a V-shaped opening in the groove above. FIG. 14 is a plan view of an example of a shoelace fixing device and a shoelace holding device fixed on the mounting plate and having a V-shaped opening of the groove on the side in the same direction. FIG. 15 is a perspective view of an example of a tool for gripping and fixing a shoelace. FIG. 16 shows an example of a mode in which processing is performed by a part that is fixed with a shoelace fixing tool and grips and fixes a surplus shoelace.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1: Shoelace fixing tool 2: Tool 3 which contact | abuts a shoelace part: Groove 4: Groove bottom 5: Overhang | projection part 6: Holding tool 7: Mounting board 8: Nipping part tool upper surface 9: Nipping part tool lower surface 10: grip fixing plate 11: string through hole 12: gripping and fixing part 13: elastic string 14: string 15: shoe heel part 16: shoe tongue piece 17: V-shaped opening 18: string guide part 19: string through hole

Claims (6)

  In the pair of shoelace fasteners attached to the shoe heel, each shoelace fastener has a V-shaped groove for receiving the strap, and the V-shaped opening is lateral or upward in the same direction. A shoe having a plurality of angled strips formed on the inner surface of the groove and inclined in a direction in which the shoelace passes along the axial direction of the groove with respect to the groove bottom. String fixing tool.   Each of a pair of shoelace fixing tools has a string guide part in the string entrance of a groove | channel, The shoelace fixing tool of Claim 1 characterized by the above-mentioned.   The pair of shoelace fasteners are fixed to a mounting plate, The shoelace fastener according to claim 1 or 2.   The shoelace fixing device according to claim 3, wherein a part for gripping and fixing an excess shoelace is provided on the mounting plate.   Each of a pair of shoelace fixing tool is being fixed to a pair of part which clamps a shoelace part, The shoelace fixing tool of Claim 1 or 2 characterized by the above-mentioned.   6. The shoelace fixing device according to claim 5, wherein a portion for gripping and fixing an excess shoelace is provided on the gripping fixing plate.

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