TIELESS FOOTWEAR LACING SYSTEM, APPARATUSES, AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME
First Claim
1. ) A footwear lace securing system, the system comprising:
- a first tension strap apparatus having a first elongate strap body with a first medial end and a first distal end with said first medial end coupled to a first lace loop formed by a first portion of a shoe lace located between two shoe eyelets;
a second tension strap apparatus having a second elongate strap body with a second medial end and a second distal end with said second medial end coupled to a second lace loop formed by a second portion of a shoe lace located between two shoe eyelets; and
wherein both the first and second tension strap apparatuses are configured to wrap around the upper and sole portions of the article of footwear in opposing directions to be secured to one another.
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Abstract
A footwear lace securing system which in some embodiments may comprise a first tension strap apparatus having a first elongate strap body with a first medial end, a first distal end, and first tension strap fastener. The first medial end may be coupled to a shoe lace between two shoe eyelets. The system may also comprise a second tension strap apparatus having a second elongate strap body with a second medial end, a second distal end, and a second tension strap fastener. The second medial end may be coupled to a shoe lace between two shoe eyelets opposite to the first elongate strap body. The first and second tension strap apparatuses may each be configured to wrap around the upper and sole portions of the article of footwear in opposing directions and may be secured to one another by coupling the first and second tension strap fasteners together.
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19 Claims
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1. ) A footwear lace securing system, the system comprising:
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a first tension strap apparatus having a first elongate strap body with a first medial end and a first distal end with said first medial end coupled to a first lace loop formed by a first portion of a shoe lace located between two shoe eyelets; a second tension strap apparatus having a second elongate strap body with a second medial end and a second distal end with said second medial end coupled to a second lace loop formed by a second portion of a shoe lace located between two shoe eyelets; and wherein both the first and second tension strap apparatuses are configured to wrap around the upper and sole portions of the article of footwear in opposing directions to be secured to one another. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. ) A method of securing an article of footwear comprising four eyelets and a shoelace , the method comprising the steps of:
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securing a first tension strap apparatus to the shoelace between two eyelets and securing a second tension strap apparatus to the shoelace between two eyelets on the article of footwear; coupling lace bodies of the shoelace together with a lace fastener; wrapping the first and second tensioning strap apparatuses around the article of footwear; and securing the first and second tension strap apparatuses together with a strap fastener element. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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