Eyelet clamp for shoes

• US 4,210,983 A
• Filed: 01/05/1979
• Issued: 07/08/1980
• Est. Priority Date: 01/05/1979
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Robert L. Green
• Original Assignee: Robert L. Green
• Inventors: Green, Robert L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Downey, Kenneth
• Application Number:
  US06/001,223
• Time in Patent Office: 550 Days
• Field of Search: 24/73 GC, 24/73 ES, 24/73 BH, 24/140, 24/143 A, 24/143 B, 24/143 R
• US Class Current: 24/575.1
• CPC Class Codes: A43C 11/22 Fastening devices with elastic tightening parts between pairs of eyelets, e.g. clamps, springs, bands
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/37 Drawstring, laced-fastener, or separate essential cooperating device therefor
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/3729 and forming lacing tips
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/45021 including eyelet [e.g., shoes]

Abstract

A resilient securing, fastening or gripping means for eyelets of shoes for men, women and children replacing ordinary shoe laces.

Claims

1. A shoe fastener for extending between cooperating pairs of eyelets of the shoe comprising:

a flat resilient elongated member,

a pair of gripping members one covering substantially a different end of only one common surface of said resilient member and being bonded thereto along only terminal end parts of their lengths,

the second parts of the lengths of said gripping members comprising an unbonded tab portions juxtapositioned to each other along the length of said resilient member,

the ends of said resilient member including the gripping members when moved through an eyelet of a shoe causing said resilient member to separate from the associated gripping member along the unbonded portion thereof to form clamps for engaging the periphery of the associated eyelets of the shoe between said resilient member and the said second parts of the gripping members.

2. The shoe fastener set forth in claim 1 wherein:

each gripping member is formed of a metallic material.

3. The shoe fastener set forth in claim 1 wherein:

each gripping member is formed of a plastic material.

4. The shoe fastener set forth in claim 1 wherein:

said second parts of each of said gripping members comprises a bifurcated configuration extending outwardly of said common surface and forming an acute angle therewith,

5. said bifurcated configuration forming a pair of resilient legs which are biased toward each other when passed through the associated eyelet of the shoe.