US20100313386A1 - Lace Adjuster - Google Patents
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- US20100313386A1 US20100313386A1 US12/631,427 US63142709A US2010313386A1 US 20100313386 A1 US20100313386 A1 US 20100313386A1 US 63142709 A US63142709 A US 63142709A US 2010313386 A1 US2010313386 A1 US 2010313386A1
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A43—FOOTWEAR
- A43C—FASTENINGS OR ATTACHMENTS OF FOOTWEAR; LACES IN GENERAL
- A43C7/00—Holding-devices for laces
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A43—FOOTWEAR
- A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
- A43B23/00—Uppers; Boot legs; Stiffeners; Other single parts of footwear
- A43B23/24—Ornamental buckles; Other ornaments for shoes without fastening function
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A43—FOOTWEAR
- A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
- A43B3/00—Footwear characterised by the shape or the use
- A43B3/0036—Footwear characterised by the shape or the use characterised by a special shape or design
- A43B3/0078—Footwear characterised by the shape or the use characterised by a special shape or design provided with logos, letters, signatures or the like decoration
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A43—FOOTWEAR
- A43C—FASTENINGS OR ATTACHMENTS OF FOOTWEAR; LACES IN GENERAL
- A43C1/00—Shoe lacing fastenings
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A43—FOOTWEAR
- A43C—FASTENINGS OR ATTACHMENTS OF FOOTWEAR; LACES IN GENERAL
- A43C9/00—Laces; Laces in general for garments made of textiles, leather, or plastics
- A43C9/02—Laces; Laces in general for garments made of textiles, leather, or plastics provided with tags, buttons, or decorative tufts
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
- Y10T24/34—Combined diverse multipart fasteners
- Y10T24/3427—Clasp
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- the invention relates to a lace adjuster, more particularly to a lace adjuster for adjusting a length of a lace easily.
- U.S. Pat. No. 7,343,652 discloses an adjustable lace assembly which includes a lace 4 ′, a tubular member 1 , two stop members 3 , and two spaced apart inserting pins 2 .
- the lace 4 ′ is composed of two separate lace segments 4 each having a tagged end 402 and an opposite bent end portion 401 .
- the tubular member 1 has a passage 11 for receiving the bent end portions 401 .
- the stop members 3 are mounted pivotally inside the tubular member 1 at two axially spaced apart positions and span the passage 11 .
- Each of the stop members 3 has an engaging part 31 engageable with one of the bent end portions 401 .
- the inserting pins 2 are insertable removably into the tubular member 1 , are capable of disengaging the bent end portions 401 , respectively, from the engaging parts 31 of the stop members 3 , and permit movement of the bent end portions 401 so that a length between the tagged end 402 of each of the lace segments 4 and a corresponding one of the stop members 3 can be adjusted.
- the adjustable lace assembly has the following disadvantages:
- an object of the present invention is to provide a lace adjuster which is simple in structure and which can be reused for adjusting a length of a lace.
- a lace adjuster which is adapted for adjusting a length of a lace composed of two separate lace segments, includes a longitudinal flexible hollow wall and an adjusting unit.
- the longitudinal flexible hollow wall is adapted for receiving portions of the lace segments and defines a longitudinal passage with longitudinally opposite first and second open ends.
- the longitudinal flexible hollow wall has two through holes that extend therethrough between the first and second open ends and that are adapted for outward extension of the lace segments.
- the adjusting unit is disposed in the longitudinal passage of the longitudinal flexible hollow wall, and includes a longitudinal ring body that defines a ring opening and that has two abutting ring sections on two longitudinally opposite sides of the ring opening, and two clamp pieces extending across and dividing the ring opening into a first stringing hole confined between the clamp pieces and two second stringing holes each of which is confined between one of the clamp pieces and one of the abutting ring sections.
- the first and second stringing holes are adapted for passage of the lace segments.
- Each of the clamp pieces is movable toward a corresponding one of the abutting ring sections for clamping a corresponding one of the lace segments that extends through a corresponding one of the second stringing holes.
- an adjustable lace device includes a longitudinal flexible hollow wall, an adjusting unit, and two lace segments.
- the longitudinal flexible hollow wall defines a longitudinal passage with longitudinally opposite first and second open ends, and has two through holes that extend therethrough between the first and second open ends.
- the adjusting unit is disposed in the longitudinal passage of the longitudinal flexible hollow wall, and includes a longitudinal ring body that defines a ring opening and that has two abutting ring sections on two longitudinally opposite sides of the ring opening, and two clamp pieces extending across and dividing the ring opening into a first stringing hole confined between the clamp pieces and two second stringing holes each of which is confined between one of the clamp pieces and one of the abutting ring sections.
- Each of the lace segments passes through one of the through holes, the first stringing hole, a corresponding one of the second stringing holes, and a corresponding one of the first and second open ends, and is folded around one of the clamp pieces in the first stringing hole.
- the clamp pieces are movable respectively toward the abutting ring sections when the lace segments are pulled outwardly and respectively from the first and second open ends, thereby clamping the lace segments, respectively.
- FIG. 1 is an exploded fragmentary perspective view of a conventional lace adjuster disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 7,343,652;
- FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a preferred embodiment of a lace adjuster according to this invention.
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the preferred embodiment when applied to a shoe body.
- FIGS. 4 and 5 are sectional views to illustrate the operation of the preferred embodiment.
- a lace adjuster 100 is shown to be applied to a shoe body 300 that has a plurality of eyelets 310 .
- the lace adjuster 100 is used for adjusting a length of a lace composed of two separate lace segments 200 .
- the lace segments 200 are strung through the eyelets 310 , and each of the lace segments 200 has a tagged end portion 220 with a tagged end 230 and a stringing end portion 210 opposite to the tagged end portion 220 .
- the lace adjuster 100 is installed between the eyelets 310 on a tongue 320 of the shoe body 300 , and includes a longitudinal flexible hollow wall 10 and an adjusting unit 20 .
- the longitudinal flexible hollow wall 10 is adapted for receiving portions of the lace segments 200 and defines a longitudinal passage 11 with longitudinally opposite first and second open ends 111 , 112 .
- the longitudinal flexible hollow wall 10 has two through holes 13 that extend therethrough between the first and second open ends 111 , 112 and that are adapted for outward extension of the stringing end portions 210 of the lace segments 200 .
- the longitudinal flexible hollow wall 10 is made of fabric, and has an outer surface provided with a mark 14 indicating a trademark or the like.
- the adjusting unit 20 is disposed in the longitudinal passage 11 of the longitudinal flexible hollow wall 10 , and includes a longitudinal ring body 21 that defines a ring opening 213 and that has two abutting ring sections 211 on two longitudinally opposite sides of the ring opening 213 , and two clamp pieces 22 extending across and dividing the ring opening 213 into a first stringing hole 213 ′ confined between the clamp pieces 22 and two second stringing holes 213 ′′ each of which is confined between one of the clamp pieces 22 and one of the abutting ring sections 211 .
- the first and second stringing holes 213 ′, 213 ′′ are adapted for passage of the lace segments 200 .
- Each of the clamp pieces 22 is movable toward a corresponding one of the abutting ring sections 211 for clamping the stringing end portion 210 of a corresponding one of the lace segments 200 that extends through a corresponding one of the second stringing holes 213 ′′.
- the longitudinal ring body 20 further has two substantially parallel guiding ring sections 212 longitudinally extending between the abutting ring sections 211 .
- Each of the clamp pieces 22 is connected to and slidable along the guiding ring sections 212 .
- Each of the clamp pieces 22 is formed as a rod that has two opposite ends respectively provided with slide holes.
- the guiding ring sections 212 respectively extend through the slide holes of each of the clamp pieces 22 .
- each of the lace segments 200 is strung into the longitudinal passage 11 via a corresponding one of the first and second open ends 111 , 112 , and is extended through the first stringing hole 213 ′, over a corresponding one of the clamp pieces 22 , into a corresponding one of the second stringing holes 213 ′′, over a corresponding one of the abutting ring sections 211 , and out of a corresponding one of the through holes 13 .
- the lace segments 200 are tied to the shoe body 300 by stringing through the eyelets 310 to form a criss-cross pattern on the tongue 320 .
- the corresponding one of the clamp pieces 22 is movable toward the corresponding one of the abutting ring sections 211 by pulling the corresponding one of the lace segments 200 outwardly from the corresponding one of the first and second open ends 111 , 112 , thereby clamping the corresponding one of the lace segments 200 , as best shown in FIG. 4 .
- each of the clamp pieces 22 is movable toward or away from the corresponding one of the abutting ring sections 211 along the guiding ring sections 212 . Therefore, the length of each of the lace segments 200 extending out of the corresponding one of the first and second open ends 111 , 112 can be adjusted repeatedly.
- the components required for the lace adjuster 100 of the present invention are fewer in number as compared to the prior art, the lace adjuster 100 can be produced with relative ease.
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
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TW098120078 | 2009-06-16 | ||
TW098120078A TW201100031A (en) | 2009-06-16 | 2009-06-16 | Shoelace length adjustment device |
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US12/631,427 Abandoned US20100313386A1 (en) | 2009-06-16 | 2009-12-04 | Lace Adjuster |
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US (1) | US20100313386A1 (zh) |
EP (1) | EP2263490A2 (zh) |
JP (1) | JP3157215U (zh) |
TW (1) | TW201100031A (zh) |
Cited By (1)
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US10653208B1 (en) * | 2017-05-09 | 2020-05-19 | Richard Burian | Coupling for maintaining cords at a secured position and associated use thereof |
Citations (9)
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US2318411A (en) * | 1941-04-21 | 1943-05-04 | Robert D Moore | Clamp |
US4336636A (en) * | 1979-01-30 | 1982-06-29 | Yoshihiko Ishiguro | Fastening device |
US5224245A (en) * | 1991-05-01 | 1993-07-06 | Yoshida Kogyo K.K. | Cord retainer |
US5335401A (en) * | 1993-08-17 | 1994-08-09 | Hanson Gary L | Shoelace tightening and locking device |
US20030024087A1 (en) * | 2001-08-03 | 2003-02-06 | Kun-Chung Liu | Shoe with a shoe lace device that can be tightened to simulate a double-bow knot |
US6796009B1 (en) * | 2003-07-23 | 2004-09-28 | Kun-Chung Liu | Shoelace fastener |
US20050160569A1 (en) * | 2004-01-22 | 2005-07-28 | Kun-Chung Liu | Shoelace fastener |
US7124482B2 (en) * | 2003-04-30 | 2006-10-24 | Hyun-Soo Kim | Fixing device for laces |
US20080034555A1 (en) * | 2006-08-09 | 2008-02-14 | Taiwan Paiho Limited Chao-Nan Chang | String fastener |
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US7343652B1 (en) | 2006-09-18 | 2008-03-18 | Kun-Chung Liu | Lace adjuster |
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- 2009-06-16 TW TW098120078A patent/TW201100031A/zh unknown
- 2009-11-20 JP JP2009008288U patent/JP3157215U/ja not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2009-12-04 US US12/631,427 patent/US20100313386A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2009-12-09 EP EP09015268A patent/EP2263490A2/en not_active Withdrawn
Patent Citations (9)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US2318411A (en) * | 1941-04-21 | 1943-05-04 | Robert D Moore | Clamp |
US4336636A (en) * | 1979-01-30 | 1982-06-29 | Yoshihiko Ishiguro | Fastening device |
US5224245A (en) * | 1991-05-01 | 1993-07-06 | Yoshida Kogyo K.K. | Cord retainer |
US5335401A (en) * | 1993-08-17 | 1994-08-09 | Hanson Gary L | Shoelace tightening and locking device |
US20030024087A1 (en) * | 2001-08-03 | 2003-02-06 | Kun-Chung Liu | Shoe with a shoe lace device that can be tightened to simulate a double-bow knot |
US7124482B2 (en) * | 2003-04-30 | 2006-10-24 | Hyun-Soo Kim | Fixing device for laces |
US6796009B1 (en) * | 2003-07-23 | 2004-09-28 | Kun-Chung Liu | Shoelace fastener |
US20050160569A1 (en) * | 2004-01-22 | 2005-07-28 | Kun-Chung Liu | Shoelace fastener |
US20080034555A1 (en) * | 2006-08-09 | 2008-02-14 | Taiwan Paiho Limited Chao-Nan Chang | String fastener |
Cited By (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US10653208B1 (en) * | 2017-05-09 | 2020-05-19 | Richard Burian | Coupling for maintaining cords at a secured position and associated use thereof |
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