Shoe lace lock and system and method for lacing shoes
First Claim
1. A device, comprising:
- a body, having;
an upper face,a lower face on a side of the body opposite the upper face, a front body end, anda rear body end on an end of the body opposite the front body end;
a cord passage extending through the body between the upper face and the lower face;
a first grip channel formed on the upper face and having a first end adjacent to the cord passage and a second end adjacent to the rear body end, the first grip channel having a first pair of grip teeth facing each other on opposite sides of the first grip channel, ridges of the first pair of grip teeth extending, in the first grip channel a rear-to-front, downward angle, such that the ridges are closest to the rear body end at their uppermost ends, while the ridges are closest to the front body end at their lowermost ends, where they terminate against the upper face; and
a second grip channel formed on the upper face substantially parallel to the first grip channel and having a first end adjacent to the cord passage and a second end adjacent to the rear body end, the second grip channel having a first pair of grip teeth facing each other on opposite sides of the second grip channel, ridges of the first pair of grip teeth extending, in the second grip channel, at a rear-to-front, downward angle, such that-the ridges are closest to the rear body end at their uppermost ends, while the ridges are closest to the front body end at their lowermost ends, where they terminate against the upper face.
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Abstract
A cord lock device is provided, which includes a body having first and second faces, with a cord passage extending through the body between the first and second faces. First and second grip channels are formed in the first face and have respective first ends adjacent to the cord passage and second ends extending away from the cord passage. Each of the grip channels has a pair of grip teeth facing each other on opposite sides of the respective grip channel, ridges of the pairs of grip teeth extending from the first face toward the second face at an angle such that at the first face, the ridges are furthest from the cord passage, while at a point closest to the second face, the ridges are closest to the cord passage.
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10 Claims
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1. A device, comprising:
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a body, having; an upper face, a lower face on a side of the body opposite the upper face, a front body end, and a rear body end on an end of the body opposite the front body end; a cord passage extending through the body between the upper face and the lower face; a first grip channel formed on the upper face and having a first end adjacent to the cord passage and a second end adjacent to the rear body end, the first grip channel having a first pair of grip teeth facing each other on opposite sides of the first grip channel, ridges of the first pair of grip teeth extending, in the first grip channel a rear-to-front, downward angle, such that the ridges are closest to the rear body end at their uppermost ends, while the ridges are closest to the front body end at their lowermost ends, where they terminate against the upper face; and a second grip channel formed on the upper face substantially parallel to the first grip channel and having a first end adjacent to the cord passage and a second end adjacent to the rear body end, the second grip channel having a first pair of grip teeth facing each other on opposite sides of the second grip channel, ridges of the first pair of grip teeth extending, in the second grip channel, at a rear-to-front, downward angle, such that-the ridges are closest to the rear body end at their uppermost ends, while the ridges are closest to the front body end at their lowermost ends, where they terminate against the upper face. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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