A footwear securement system employs a plurality of elastic, stretchable elongated tubes, each of which extend through opposed corresponding openings of the footwear. Retainers are slidably receivable on the tubes and releasably engageable against opposed sides of the footwear so as to secure the footwear to a wearer. The retainers are preferably lock washers. One end of each of the tubes is preferably tapered.

An interchangeable drawstring having each end provided with a connecting aglet. The aglets allow two or more drawstrings to connect together, forming one extended drawstrings. The extended drawstring is then pulled through the garment either from an existing drawstring of the same design or by way of the threading tool that possesses the same designed aglets until the newly connected section of the drawstring is in position of the original drawstring. The user, now having the pulled/inserted drawstring into position, then disconnects the extended drawstring completing the change. The first connecting aglet has a free spinning threading component that allows the drawstring to thread to the second connecting drawstring without having to twist the drawstring during connection. First time insertions of the drawstrings are done with the threaded connectable aglet attached to a small threading tool designed with aglets of the same design as the drawstring.

An interchangeable drawstring having each end provided with a connecting aglet. The aglets allow two or more drawstrings to connect together, forming one extended drawstrings. The extended drawstring is then pulled through the garment either from an existing drawstring of the same design or by way of the threading tool that possesses the same designed aglets until the newly connected section of the drawstring is in position of the original drawstring. The user, now having the pulled/inserted drawstring into position, then disconnects the extended drawstring completing the change. The first connecting aglet has a free spinning threading component that allows the drawstring to thread to the second connecting drawstring without having to twist the drawstring during connection. First time insertions of the drawstrings are done with the threaded connectable aglet attached to a small threading tool designed with aglets of the same design as the drawstring.

A tieless shoelace that consists of two strings for one shoe with attachable ends and limited loose string that can be used on any shoe that has standard shoe eyelets. The attachable ends are to be inserted into the first upper row of a typical shoe. The attachable ends cannot be extended out any further than 3.5 to 4.5 inches due to a sewn stitch to reduce the risk of tripping over loose shoe strings. Once the first row is inserted with the attachable ends, the remaining shoe eyelets, starting from the second row and moving from top to bottom until the end is reached, would be inserted with the lower part of the shoe string. When the desired tightness is met, a knot is made from the two lower ends of the shoe string and the installation is complete. Any excessive string at the bottom of the lace would be cut-off to eliminate the risk of tripping on it. When the upper, two attachable ends are pressed together, the two pieces are temporarily connected to one another. When they need to be disengaged, it can be done by pealing the two surfaces apart. The present invention offers a tieless, trip-proof shoelace that can universally fit to any shoe with standard size shoe eyelets.

A modular connector for mounting on a string. The connector includes an integral inner string attachment configured to grasp substantially permanently the string. An integral intermediate sleeve is made of a magnetic material, has a head and an inner face with a lip located in the inner face proximate the head, and is configured to enclose and hold the string attachment with the lip blocking the string attachment from exiting the intermediate sleeve after the string attachment has been inserted into the intermediate sleeve. An integral outer decorative cover is adorned with an indicia, has a bottom, and is configured to enclose the intermediate sleeve. A magnet is positioned in the bottom of the decorative cover to affix temporarily yet securely the intermediate sleeve flush inside the decorative cover. Also disclosed are a kit that combines two or more components of the connector and a method of using the connector.

A modular connector for mounting on a string. The connector includes an integral inner string attachment configured to grasp substantially permanently the string. An integral intermediate sleeve is made of a magnetic material, has a head and an inner face with a lip located in the inner face proximate the head, and is configured to enclose and hold the string attachment with the lip blocking the string attachment from exiting the intermediate sleeve after the string attachment has been inserted into the intermediate sleeve. An integral outer decorative cover is adorned with an indicia, has a bottom, and is configured to enclose the intermediate sleeve. A magnet is positioned in the bottom of the decorative cover to affix temporarily yet securely the intermediate sleeve flush inside the decorative cover. Also disclosed are a kit that combines two or more components of the connector and a method of using the connector.

A footwear securement system employs a plurality of elastic, stretchable elongated tubes, each of which extend through opposed corresponding openings of the footwear. Retainers are slidably receivable on the tubes and releasably engageable against opposed sides of the footwear so as to secure the footwear to a wearer. The retainers are preferably lock washers. One end of each of the tubes is preferably tapered.

A modular connector for mounting on a string. The connector includes an integral inner string attachment configured to grasp substantially permanently the string. An integral intermediate sleeve is made of a magnetic material, has a head and an inner face with a lip located in the inner face proximate the head, and is configured to enclose and hold the string attachment with the lip blocking the string attachment from exiting the intermediate sleeve after the string attachment has been inserted into the intermediate sleeve. An integral outer decorative cover is adorned with an indicia, has a bottom, and is configured to enclose the intermediate sleeve. A magnet is positioned in the bottom of the decorative cover to affix temporarily yet securely the intermediate sleeve flush inside the decorative cover. Also disclosed are a kit that combines two or more components of the connector and a method of using the connector.

A modular connector for mounting on a string. The connector includes an integral inner string attachment configured to grasp substantially permanently the string. An integral intermediate sleeve is made of a magnetic material, has a head and an inner face with a lip located in the inner face proximate the head, and is configured to enclose and hold the string attachment with the lip blocking the string attachment from exiting the intermediate sleeve after the string attachment has been inserted into the intermediate sleeve. An integral outer decorative cover is adorned with an indicia, has a bottom, and is configured to enclose the intermediate sleeve. A magnet is positioned in the bottom of the decorative cover to affix temporarily yet securely the intermediate sleeve flush inside the decorative cover. Also disclosed are a kit that combines two or more components of the connector and a method of using the connector.

A drawstring retention clasp includes a front housing and a rear cover. The rear cover has a width greater than the diameter of an opening in a guide sleeve of an article of clothing or a bag or similar object to minimize or prevent a drawstring clamped by the drawstring retention clasp from being inadvertently drawn completely into the guide sleeve