Shoe clip
First Claim
1. A shoe clip including:
- A. a component to be held in place on a shoe;
B. a first member that is shaped to slide beneath one or more shoe laces, the first member having first and second ends;
C. a second member that is positioned to overlie the first member, the second member having first and second ends and a middle for supporting the component;
D. a hinge that attaches the first ends of the first and second members, wherein the hinge includes a pivot point about which the second member rotates relative to the first member and the hinge biases the members toward one another; and
E. a fastening device that releasably locks the second member in the overlaid position relative to the first member with the one or more laces gripped between the members and the component positioned above the laces, and holding the component against movement relative to the shoe,wherein the laces are rigidly gripped between the members along the length of the members.
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Abstract
A shoe clip (100) includes two members (10, 12) that attach together in positions above and beneath shoe laces (20), to grip the shoe laces (20) between them and position the clip (100) on the shoe (22). A first member (10) is shaped and sized to slide under one or more laces (10) of the shoe, without requiring unlacing thereof. A second member (12) rotatably attaches at one end to the first member and, after insertion of the first member (10) beneath the laces (10), rotates to overlie the first member (10). The members then fasten to one another at their free ends (15, 17), such that the members grip the laces (20) between them. The second member supports or is integral with a component that is to be attached to the shoe.
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Citations
14 Claims
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1. A shoe clip including:
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A. a component to be held in place on a shoe; B. a first member that is shaped to slide beneath one or more shoe laces, the first member having first and second ends; C. a second member that is positioned to overlie the first member, the second member having first and second ends and a middle for supporting the component; D. a hinge that attaches the first ends of the first and second members, wherein the hinge includes a pivot point about which the second member rotates relative to the first member and the hinge biases the members toward one another; and E. a fastening device that releasably locks the second member in the overlaid position relative to the first member with the one or more laces gripped between the members and the component positioned above the laces, and holding the component against movement relative to the shoe, wherein the laces are rigidly gripped between the members along the length of the members. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for mounting an article to a shoe having one or more laces, the method including the steps of:
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A. first sliding a first member between the one or more laces and the shoe until a second end of the first member extends outwardly from the one or more laces; B. second positioning a second member that is integral with or supports the article to overlay the first member with the one or more laces between the two members; and C. third rigidly clamping the two members together to grip the one or more laces tightly between the members and secure the article in position on the shoe and against movement relative to the shoe, wherein the laces are rigidly clamped between the members along the length of the members. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A shoe clip including:
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a component to be held in place on a shoe; a first member that is shaped to slide beneath one or more shoe laces, the first member having first and second ends; a second member that is positioned to overlie the first member, the second member having first and second ends and a middle for supporting the component; a hinge that attaches the first ends of the first and second members; a fastening device that releasably locks the second member in the overlaid position relative to the first member with the one or more laces gripped between the members and the component positioned above the laces, and holding the component against movement relative to the shoe; and wherein the clip is U-shaped and the first and second members are legs, and the hinge is integral with the legs and forms a spring connection between the first ends of the legs.
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11. A shoe clip including:
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a component to be held in place on a shoe; a first member that is shaped to slide beneath one or more shoe laces, the first member having first and second ends; a second member that is positioned to overlie the first member, the second member having first and second ends and a middle for supporting the component; a hinge that attaches the first ends of the first and second members; a fastening device that releasably locks the second member in the overlaid position relative to the first member with the one or more laces gripped between the members and the component positioned above the laces, and holding the component against movement relative to the shoe; and wherein the fastening device further includes a crossbar on the second member, and arms on the second end of the second member, the arms shaped to receive the ends of the crossbar. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A shoe clip including:
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a component to be held in place on a shoe; a first member that is shaped to slide beneath one or more shoe laces, the first member having first and second ends; a second member that is positioned to overlie the first member, the second member having first and second ends and a middle for supporting the component; a hinge that attaches the first ends of the first and second members; a fastening device that releasably locks the second member in the overlaid position relative to the first member with the one or more laces gripped between the members and the component positioned above the laces, and holding the component against movement relative to the shoe; and wherein the first member is shaped at the first end to retain a second end of an elasticized retainer band, and the elasticized retainer band includes a first end and the second end and between the first and second ends is split with the first and second legs that extend along opposite sides of the component when the members are in the overlaid position and the second end of the retainer band is held by the first end of the first member.
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14. A method for mounting an article to a shoe having one or more laces, the method including the steps of:
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A. first sliding a first member between the one or more laces and the shoe until a second end of the first member extends outwardly from the one or more laces; B. second positioning a second member that is integral with or supports the article to overlay the first member with the one or more laces between the two members, said positioning including rotating the first member with respect to the second member about a hinge having a discrete pivot point; and C. third rigidly clamping the two members together to grip the one or more laces tightly between the members and secure the article in position on the shoe and against movement relative to the shoe.
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