WO2008120903A1 - Accessoires pour lacet de chaussure - Google Patents

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WO2008120903A1
WO2008120903A1 PCT/KR2008/001733 KR2008001733W WO2008120903A1 WO 2008120903 A1 WO2008120903 A1 WO 2008120903A1 KR 2008001733 W KR2008001733 W KR 2008001733W WO 2008120903 A1 WO2008120903 A1 WO 2008120903A1
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shoelace
shoe
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Chang Hun Han
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Shoes Buckle Co., Ltd.
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43C—FASTENINGS OR ATTACHMENTS OF FOOTWEAR; LACES IN GENERAL
    • A43C1/00—Shoe lacing fastenings
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43C—FASTENINGS OR ATTACHMENTS OF FOOTWEAR; LACES IN GENERAL
    • A43C11/00—Other fastenings specially adapted for shoes
    • A43C11/24—Ornamental buckles or other ornaments for shoes, with fastening function
    • 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
    • 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
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43C—FASTENINGS OR ATTACHMENTS OF FOOTWEAR; LACES IN GENERAL
    • A43C11/00—Other fastenings specially adapted for shoes
    • A43C11/22—Fastening devices with elastic tightening parts between pairs of eyelets, e.g. clamps, springs, bands
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43C—FASTENINGS OR ATTACHMENTS OF FOOTWEAR; LACES IN GENERAL
    • A43C7/00—Holding-devices for laces
    • A43C7/08—Clamps drawn tight by laces
    • 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.
    • Y10T24/37—Drawstring, laced-fastener, or separate essential cooperating device therefor
    • Y10T24/3703—Includes separate device for holding drawn portion of lacing

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  • the present invention relates to a shoelace accessory which is provided to a shoelace to provide an aesthetic appearance on the midfoot portion of a shoe while preventing the shoelace from being loosened, by preventing respective ornamental elements threaded by the shoelace from being moved and deformed.
  • a shoelace is inserted through pairs of eyelets of an eyestay provided on the midfoot portion (corresponding to the instep of a foot) of a shoe so that the shoelace can be tightened or loosened to allow the shoe to be secured around a wearer's foot in conformity with the size of the foot (the circumference or the width of the instep portion).
  • Shoelaces can be applied to various kinds of shoes, such as sports shoes, dress shoes, and so on, to allow the shoe to be properly secured around a foot.
  • the shoelace is used as means for customizing a shoe to have various shapes and colors.
  • a shoelace accessory placed on a shoelace to ornament a shoe comprises an ornamental panel provided on the upper surface thereof with various shapes or patterns, a coupler coupled to the lower surface of the ornamental panel and having a sectional shape in which a closed loop is partially cut away, and a slider fitted into the coupler, wherein the lowermost portion of the shoelace is received in the coupler, and the slider is fitted between the slider and the lower surface of the lowermost portion of the shoelace.
  • shoelace accessories can be fitted on respective portions of a shoelace depending upon a user's choice to provide an aesthetic ap- pearance, because the conventional shoelace accessories are not secured to the shoelace portions but move on the shoelace portions (upward, downward, leftward and rightward, in particular, leftward and rightward) the shoelace accessories become disorder, and thus the aesthetic appearance of the shoe is deteriorated. Disclosure of Invention Technical Problem
  • an object of the present invention is to provide a shoelace accessory which is provided to a shoelace to provide an aesthetic appearance on the midfoot portion of a shoe while preventing the shoelace from being loosened, by preventing respective ornamental elements threaded on the shoelace from being moved and deformed.
  • a shoelace accessory wherein a shoelace is inserted through pairs of eyelets of an eyestay provided to a midfoot portion of a shoe so that the shoelace can be tightened and loosened to allow the shoe to be secured around a wearer's foot in conformity with the size of the foot, ornamental elements are threaded on the shoelace such that they are respectively placed between the respective pairs of eyelets and are positioned side by side in a rearward direction so as to independently or cooperatively provide an aesthetic appearance, and stoppers are integrally formed on surfaces of the ornamental elements, which come into contact with one another, so as to prevent the ornamental elements from moving with respect to one another.
  • a shoelace accessory can be provided to a shoelace to provide an aesthetic appearance on the midfoot portion of a shoe while preventing the shoelace from being loosened, by preventing respective ornamental elements threaded by the shoelace from being moved or deformed.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating the state in which a shoelace accessory in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention is applied to a shoe;
  • FIG. 2 is an assembled perspective view illustrating the construction of the shoelace accessory in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view illustrating the construction of the shoelace accessory in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating the way of threading a shoelace through the shoelace accessory in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view illustrating the assembled state of the shoelace accessory in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 6 is a transverse sectional view illustrating the assembled state of the shoelace accessory in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 7 is a plan view illustrating the state in which element bodies are moved when stoppers are not formed
  • FIG. 8 is a plan view illustrating the state in which element bodies are not moved when stoppers are formed
  • FIG. 9 is a transverse sectional view illustrating the assembled state of a shoelace accessory in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 10 is a plan view illustrating the assembled state of a shoelace accessory in accordance with still another embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 11 is a perspective view illustrating a shoelace accessory in accordance with a still further embodiment of the present invention.
  • a shoelace is inserted through the pairs of eyelets of the eyestay provided to the midfoot portion of a shoe so that the shoelace can be tightened and loosened to allow the shoe to be secured around a wearer's foot in conformity with the size of the foot, and ornamental elements are threaded on the shoelace such that they are respectively placed between the respective pairs of eyelets and are positioned side by side in a rearward direction so as to independently or cooperatively provide an aesthetic appearance. Stoppers are integrally formed on the surfaces of the ornamental elements, which come into contact with one another, so as to prevent the ornamental elements from being moved with respect to one another.
  • the respective ornamental elements are threaded on the shoelace and are horizontally placed between the respective pairs of eyelets to cooperatively define one ornamental surface. Thanks to this fact, each of the ornamental elements can be independently used to provide an aesthetic appearance, or all of the ornamental elements can be coupled like a puzzle to visually form one symbol to thereby provide an aesthetic appearance.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating the state in which a shoelace accessory in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention is applied to a shoe
  • FIG. 2 is an assembled perspective view illustrating the construction of the shoelace accessory in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view illustrating the construction of the shoelace accessory in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating the way of threading a shoelace through the shoelace accessory in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating the state in which a shoelace accessory in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention is applied to a shoe
  • FIG. 2 is an assembled perspective view illustrating the construction of the shoelace accessory in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view illustrating the construction of the shoelace accessory in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating the way of threading a shoelace through the shoelace accessory in accord
  • FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view illustrating the assembled state of the shoelace accessory in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 6 is a transverse sectional view illustrating the assembled state of the shoelace accessory in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 7 is a plan view illustrating the state in which element bodies are moved when stoppers are not formed
  • FIG. 8 is a plan view illustrating the state in which element bodies are not moved when stoppers are formed
  • FIG. 9 is a transverse sectional view illustrating the assembled state of a shoelace accessory in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 10 is a plan view illustrating the assembled state of a shoelace accessory in accordance with still another embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 11 is a perspective view illustrating a shoelace accessory in accordance with a still further embodiment of the present invention.
  • a shoelace accessory 10 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention is characterized in that a shoelace 2 is inserted through the pairs of eyelets of the eyestay provided to the midfoot portion of a shoe 1 so that the shoelace 2 can be tightened and loosened to allow the shoe 1 to be secured around a wearer's foot in conformity with the size of the foot, ornamental elements 11 are threaded by the shoelace 2 such that they are respectively placed between the re- spective pairs of eyelets and are positioned side by side in a rearward direction so as to independently or cooperatively provide an aesthetic appearance, and stoppers 14 are integrally formed on the surfaces of the ornamental elements 11, which come into contact with one another, so as to prevent the ornamental elements 11 from moving with respect to one another.
  • the ornamental elements 11 include element bodies 12 which have aesthetic symbols represented, for example, on the upper surfaces thereof and provide an aesthetic appearance independently or cooperatively when coupled, fastening parts 13 which are formed on both lengthwise ends of the element bodies 12 to provide paths through which the shoelace 2 can pass to be fastened, and stoppers 14 which have fixing grooves and protuberances respectively formed in and on the sidewalls of the element bodies 12 such that the protuberances can be inserted through the fixing grooves to prevent the element bodies 12 from being moved leftward or rightward.
  • each element body 12 can be streamlined, similar to the curved contour of the instep of a foot, or can be flat.
  • An ornamental design as an aesthetic symbol is represented on the upper surface of each element body 12.
  • the ornamental design can include letters or a picture, and can be represented through engraving, embossing, printing, copying or embroidering. Alternatively, other representation techniques, which can be used depending upon the material of the element bodies 12, can be adopted.
  • each fastening part 13 can comprise an opening 13a which is defined through each end portion of each element body 12, and a support block 13b which is installed across the opening 13a such that the shoelace 2 can be fastened on the support block 13b as the shoelace 2 is inserted upward and then downward through the opening 13a on both sides of the support block 13b.
  • Grooves 13c are defined in the element body 12 on both ends of each opening 13a, and both ends of the support block 13b are respectively engaged in the grooves 13c so as not to move.
  • the shoelace 2 is inserted through one portion of each opening 13a in one direction and through the other portion of each opening 13a in the opposite direction such that the shoelace 2 can be supported by the support block 13b, which is engaged in the grooves 13c. Then, the shoelace 2 is passed through an opposite eyelet which is formed in the eyestay of the shoe, and is inserted through one portion of an opposite opening 13a defined in that element body 12.
  • Each stopper 14 comprises a fixing groove 14a which is defined in one sidewall of the lengthwise middle portion of the element body 12 to extend vertically, and a pro- tuberance 14b which projects outward from the other sidewall of the lengthwise middle portion of the element body 12 such that the protuberance 14b can be inserted through the fixing groove 14a of an adjoining element body 12 to be fixedly positioned.
  • FIG. 9 Another embodiment of the present invention, which is associated with stoppers, can be realized as shown in FIG. 9.
  • a flange 14c is integrally formed on the free end of the protuberance 14b of each stopper 14 such that the flange 14c is brought into contact with one sidewall of an adjoining element body 12 on both sides of the fixing groove 14a so that the element bodies 12 are prevented from being moved leftward, rightward, forward or rearward.
  • stopper 14 can be configured by forming the fixing grooves 14a and the protuberances 14b in and on the element bodies 12, as illustrated and explained in the aforementioned embodiment, it can be envisaged, as shown in FIG. 10, that curved surfaces 14' can be formed on both sidewalls of the element bodies 12 which are brought into contact with one another such that the curved surfaces 14' come into contact with one another to be prevented from being moved with respect to one another.
  • the fixing groove 14a of the stopper 14 can be replaced with a hole, as shown in
  • the sidewalls of the element bodies 12 can be formed to have a curved sectional shape, as shown in the drawing, or to have a sectional shape having prominences and depressions.
  • the present invention relates to a shoelace and to the provision of an aesthetic appearance on the midfoot portion of a shoe while preventing the shoelace from being loosened, by preventing respective ornamental elements threaded on the shoelace from being moved and deformed.

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La présente invention porte sur un accessoire de lacet de chaussure disposé sur un lacet de chaussure pour créer un aspect esthétique sur la partie à mi-pied d'une chaussure, tout en empêchant le lacet de chaussure de se desserrer, en empêchant des éléments ornementaux respectifs, filetés sur le lacet de chaussure, d'être déplacés ou déformés. Le lacet de chaussure est introduit à travers des paires d'œillets d'un renfort d'œillet disposés à la partie à mi-pied d'une chaussure de telle sorte que le lacet de chaussure peut être serré et desserré pour permettre à la chaussure d'être fixée autour du pied d'un utilisateur conformément à une dimension du pied, des éléments ornementaux sont filetés sur le lacet de chaussure de telle sorte qu'ils sont respectivement placés entre les paires respectives d'œillets et sont positionnés côte à côte dans une direction vers l'arrière de façon à fournir de façon indépendante ou coopérative un aspect esthétique, et des butées sont formées d'un seul tenant sur les surfaces des éléments ornementaux.
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