Laced garment closure

a technology of laced garments and fastening devices, which is applied in the direction of uppers, bootlegs, stiffeners, etc., can solve the problems of losing the benefits of users, unable to uniformize the fit, and difficulty in tying shoes, so as to facilitate the fastening of laced articles and accelerate the fastening process

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-03-25
HASSID PABLO +1
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[0014]The present invention facilitates fastening of laced articles such as footwear. The present invention accelerates the fastening process, ensuring that every time the user puts on the garment, the fit and form of the garment is uniform to the user's preference. It also permits one-handed operation for attachment and removal of the garment, allowing the garment to open to its full capacity to accommodate the user, yet instantaneously closing as firmly and snugly as it would be closed had it been laced with conventional laces.
[0015]In addition, the present invention can add customizable elements: night joggers or children w...

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If the shoe is not properly laced, it loses its benefits to the user.
The user has to achieve optimal fit every time the garment is put on, and the fit can never be uniform.
For childre...

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[0024]The invention comprises two substantially semi-rigid plates that are affixed firmly onto the shoe's upper portion either by permanent method at the shoe's manufacture or by the end-user using the shoe's own laces, or any other affixation means. The point of fixation is approximately in the region where shoelaces are usually laced into said shoe. In the insertion mode, the plates are apart thus permitting the shoe to extend to its maximum width. In the closed mode, user engages a retaining mechanism 42,44,45 on the plates 10,20 so that they are retained in close proximity to each other thus immobilizing the shoe on the user's foot.

[0025]To release, the user disengages the retaining mechanism and the plates are released into insertion mode. The user can then remove the shoe from her foot.

[0026]In the first embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 1, fastening element 5, comprises left plate 10, right plate 20, a plate joining mechanism 30 and a retaining element 40. The...

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Abstract

The present invention relates to a device for opening, closing, and fastening articles that are normally fastened with laces. Such articles may be, but are not limited to, garments and footwear. The device has a pair of strips articulated at one end and releasably connected by a clasp mechanism at the other end, each one of the strips having a structure for connecting to the garment using lace eyelets of the garment.

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TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The present invention relates to closure devices.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Garments typically fastened with laces have inherent drawbacks. To achieve the proper fit, one must properly tighten laces every time the garment is worn. A typical running shoe takes between 30 seconds and a minute to properly lace up, and 15 seconds to remove. If the shoe is not properly laced, it loses its benefits to the user. The user has to achieve optimal fit every time the garment is put on, and the fit can never be uniform. For children, overweight adults, people with arthritis and the elderly, tying one's shoes is a difficult task.[0003]In the case of shoes, hook-and-loop type fastener straps are used to replace laces in some models and provide a faster mechanism than laces. These, however, are not widespread. In U.S. Pat. No. 5,117,567 to Berger (assigned to Puma, AG), a cable can be tightened from a knob with the cable passing through arc-shaped channels (taking the pla...

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IPC IPC(8): A43B23/26A43C11/00
CPCA43C11/008A43C11/20A43C11/14
Inventor HASSID, PABLOSZTAINBERG, DIEGO
Owner HASSID PABLO
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