Elastic shoelace with a ring

Abstract

The object of the invention is an elastic shoelace with an eye and a ring. The elastic shoelace of the invention can easily be passed through holes (B) in a shoe (A) and by increasing or decreasing the tightening of an elastic string (1) a ring (5) is hooked onto a threaded pin (4) thus achieving favorable shoe tying.

Claims

1. An elastic shoelace comprising: a knot (3) located at one end of the elastic shoelace; a circular eye (2) located opposite the knot at an other end of the elastic shoelace; a ring (5) that is received by and located on the eye (2); and a tag (6) provided on the ring; wherein the elastic shoelace is inserted with the eye (2) through a set of holes (B) in a lower section of a shoe (A) upwards and once the elastic shoelace is secured in the set of holes (B) in the shoe (A), the knot (3) is fixed behind a first bottom hole (B) of the shoe (A) and the ring (5) is hooked onto an adequate threaded pin (4) arranged on the shoe (A).

Description

(1) The invention will be explained in more detail by way of an embodiment and the enclosed drawings representing in:

(2) FIG. 1 elastic string with a knot and a ring;

(3) FIG. 2 arrangement of the elastic shoelace onto a shoe.

(4) The embodiment of an elastic shoelace of the invention solves a problem of effortless rapid tightening of a shoelace. Since the shoelace is elastic, it fits the leg and does not pinch a person while walking. As the shoelace is provided with an eye 2 at one side of an elastic string 1 that is passed through the holes of the shoe, there is no need for metallic aglets and children can rapidly and permanently tighten their shoes easily and with no effort needed. The elastic string 1 of the shoelace is relatively short and stretchable, so there are no superfluous parts, over which one could stumble while walking and get hurt. One end of the elastic cord is provided with a knot 3 while the other is provided with an eye 2, through which a ring 5 is inserted; the ring 5 may be provided with a tag 6 that might function as a holder, with which the shoelace of the invention is tightened and handled. The knot 3 can be hidden into a lug.

(5) When arranging the elastic shoelace of the invention, the knot 3 is first made to define an adequate length of the elastic string 1, the elastic string 1 is then inserted with the eye 2 through holes B in a shoe A from the lower section upwards. In fact, the elastic string 1 links the holes B between them by linking two adjacent holes B at one side of the shoe with two adjacent holes B of the shoe at the other side. The elastic string 1 thus gets arranged over the entire shoe A. The knot 3 at the end of the elastic string 1 is fixed behind the first bottom hole B of the shoe A, while the ring 5 is fixed onto the eye 2 which was pulled out of the last upper hole B of the shoe A.

(6) The upper part of the shoe A is provided with threaded pins 4. The number of threaded pins 4 depends on user's requirements and the shape and height of the shoe. In the example shown in FIG. 2, a pair of threaded pins 4 is arranged at the upper part of the shoe A. The ring 5 which may also be provided with the tag 6 is hooked onto the threaded pin 4, whose position corresponds to the tightness of the elastic shoelace 1 of the invention. In the example from FIG. 2, the tightness of the elastic string 1 of the shoelace can be regulated between two positions, on which the threaded pins 4 are arranged.

(7) In this way, the elastic shoelace of the invention is adequately arranged on the shoe A and needs not be re-arranged while taking the shoes off and putting them on. By simply placing the ring 5 to a different threaded pin 4, the tightness of the shoelace is regulated and consequently the pressure of the shoe against the foot is regulated, too.