Shoe lace holder

Abstract

A shoe lace holder (LH) to assist in the tying of shoe laces (L) and to prevent shoe laces inadvertently coming undone during use is disclosed. The shoelace holder includes a unitary body having top and bottom surfaces defined by a front edge, a back edge and side edges. The body includes at least one first hole (7) and at least one second hole (8), two slots (3, 4), which extend in opposite directions relative to each other, and at least two further holes (11, 12) spaced apart from each other. The holes allow a shoe lace to pass through, and the slots are adapted to engage a portion of the shoe lace there in. When attached to a shoe a shoe's laces are interwoven through the respective holes and slots to prevent the lace inadvertently untying in use. A method of securing a shoe lace to the shoe lace holder is also disclosed.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The invention relates to a Shoe Lace Holder to assist in the tying of shoe laces and to prevent shoe laces inadvertently coining undone during use.BACKGROUND OF INVENTION[0002]The tying of shoe laces can be problematic to some people, especially kids or those medically or mentally impaired. As well shoe laces can come undone, even if tied correctly, during everyday activities such as walking and playing sports. It not uncommon during sports games for shoe laces to come undone leading to the player effected having to re-tie the shoe lace meaning that the player affected is out of the game or the game is stopped while the effected person is re-tying the shoe lace. Also it can be difficult to re tie a shoe lace during an outdoor game where the shoe and shoe laces are covered in mud or if the persons fingers are numb from the cold. Sometimes the laces get wet, causing them to come undone, and once wet, it can be virtually impossible to re-tie the lace to not ...

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Benefits of technology

[0014]d) at least two further holes spaced apart from one another towards and adjacent a side edge of the body member, the two further holes adapted to accommodate and allow a shoe lace to pass there through,wherein, when attached to a shoe, the shoe lace holder in combination with the respective holes and slots engaging with the lace interweaved therein prevents a shoe lace from inadvertently untying during use of the shoe by a user.

Problems solved by technology

The tying of shoe laces can be problematic to some people, especially kids or those medically or mentally impaired.

Also it can be difficult to re tie a shoe lace during an outdoor game where the shoe and shoe laces are covered in mud or if the persons fingers are numb from the cold.

Sometimes the laces get wet, causing them to come undone, and once wet, it can be virtually impossible to re-tie the lace to not come undone again.

A shoe lace tied traditionally, whether for everyday use and / or sports, can and does come undone accidentally and unintentionally.

Even the use of a double bow does not eliminate the possibility of the shoe lace accidentally becoming undone.

The shape and cumbersome nature of the alternatives also introduce some factors which counter the usefulness and effective final use of the apparatus, in that in some instances, not just limited to sports, the shoe lace could still accidentally come undone.

Moving parts can break and wear out and some shapes are not suitable for contact sports where injury could be caused by the use of such an apparatus, rendering the use of the apparatus illegal or useless to that particular sport and / or use.

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