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US 10,426,228 · App. 14/662,058 · Granted Oct 1, 2019

Shoelace with magnets

Inventor: Jordan Harden (St. Louis, MO)
A43C9/00A43B1/0054
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,426,228
App. No.
14/662,058
Granted
Oct 1, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A shoelace includes a cord having two ends, two aglets, one at each end of the cord, and two or more magnets integrated within the shoelace.

Claims (23)

1. A shoelace comprising:

a cord having two ends;

two aglets, one at each end of the cord; and

three or more magnets integrated within the shoelace, wherein the three or more magnets include a first magnet disposed at a first location within or adjacent to one of the two aglets, a second magnet disposed at a second location within or adjacent to the other of the two aglets, and a third magnet disposed at a centerpoint of the cord.

2. The shoelace of claim 1 , wherein the magnets are integrated within the shoelace's cord.

3. The shoelace of claim 2 , wherein the cord comprises a woven entity formed of a plurality of strands that form a tubular sheath that envelops the magnets.

4. The shoelace of claim 1 wherein the three or more magnets integrated within the shoelace are disposed inside of the shoelace's cord and are secured with a securing agent.

5. The shoelace of claim 4 wherein the securing agent comprises glue, thread, or clamps.

6. The shoelace of claim 1 wherein the magnets are disc shaped.

7. The shoelace of claim 1 wherein at least one of the magnets has a shape other than disc-shaped.

8. The shoelace of claim 1 wherein the three or more magnets are configured to be adjoined to form a magnetic bond when brought into sufficient proximity.

9. The shoelace of claim 1 comprising four magnets, wherein the first and second of the magnets are disposed at opposite ends of the shoelace, and the third and fourth magnets are disposed at the centerpoint of the shoelace.

10. A method of tying a shoe, the method comprising:

obtaining a shoelace formed of a cord having two ends, each end having a respective aglet, and a respective magnet, the shoelace further having a magnet disposed at a centerpoint of the shoelace;

threading the shoelace through eyelets of a shoe to be tied;

tying a knot in the shoelace; and

bringing the ends of the shoelace into sufficiently close proximity to the centerpoint of the shoelace such that the magnets in the respective ends of the shoelace form a magnetic bond with the magnet disposed at the centerpoint of the shoelace.

11. A method of manufacturing a shoelace, the method comprising:

obtaining a length of cord having a first end and a second end;

integrating a first magnet into the cord near the cord's first end, a second magnet into the cord near the cord's second end, and a third magnet at a centerpoint of the cord; and

attaching a first aglet to the cord's first end and a second aglet to the cord's second end.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein integrating the first, second, and third magnets into the cord comprises inserting the magnets into an interior portion of the cord.

13. The method of claim 11 wherein integrating the first, second, and third magnets into the cord comprises forming the cord to encompass the magnets when the cord is being manufactured.

Continuity (1)
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