Shoe fastener
First Claim
1. A set of shoe fastener, each fastener comprising a strip of soft, elastic plastic material, said strip having openings therethrough near its opposite ends, a pair of button members each having a base and a post extending away from the base, said button members being molded from an elastomeric plastic material each said post having an enlargement at its distal end, the post of said button members being adapted to extend through the openings in said strip and through lace holes in a shoe upper for connecting the strip between opposite holes, and a pair of retainer members, said retainer members being adapted to be snap fitted over the enlargements on said posts for retaining said posts in said holes.
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Abstract
A fastener replacing the laces in a shoe. The fastener is comprised of a strip of soft, elastomeric plastic material having openings near its ends for receiving posts on button members which also pass through shoe lace holes. The distal ends of the button posts have enlargements thereon which are received in retainer members which are snapped onto the posts after the latter are in place in the shoe. The buttons and retainer members are also preferably molded of elastomeric plastic material.
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- 1. A set of shoe fastener, each fastener comprising a strip of soft, elastic plastic material, said strip having openings therethrough near its opposite ends, a pair of button members each having a base and a post extending away from the base, said button members being molded from an elastomeric plastic material each said post having an enlargement at its distal end, the post of said button members being adapted to extend through the openings in said strip and through lace holes in a shoe upper for connecting the strip between opposite holes, and a pair of retainer members, said retainer members being adapted to be snap fitted over the enlargements on said posts for retaining said posts in said holes.
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