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View Patent ↗A shoe lace securement system has a pair of shoe lace securing mechanisms. Each of the pair of shoe lace securing mechanisms has a spool having a pair of circular discs connected together, wherein inward facing walls of each of the pair of circular discs have a plurality of protrusions. A hollow tube connects the pair of circular discs. A conduit is attached to an upper rear area of the shoe. A stretchable strap is inserted in the conduit. A cap member is attached to each end of the stretchable strap. A pair of securing clasps are provided, each of the securing clasps comprises a tubular member having a hollow interior, the tubular member cut along a first horizontal edge through the hollow interior to a second horizontal edge, the tubular member hingly coupled at the second horizontal edge; a first opening formed through a top surface of the tubular member and in the hollow interior, and a second opening formed through a bottom surface of the tubular member and in the hollow interior.
1. A shoe lace securement system comprising:
a pair of shoe lace securing mechanisms, one of the pair of shoe lace securing mechanisms attached to an upper wall of a shoe on opposing sides of the shoe, wherein each of the pair of shoe lace securing mechanisms comprises:
a spool having a pair of circular discs connected together, wherein inward facing walls of each of the pair of circular discs have a plurality of protrusions, wherein the plurality of protrusions on a first circular disc of the pair of circular discs align with a plurality of protrusions on a second circular disc of the pair of circular discs; and
a hollow tube centrally located on the pair of circular discs and connecting the pair of circular discs;
a conduit attached to an upper rear area of the shoe;
a stretchable strap inserted in the conduit;
a cap member attached to each end of the stretchable strap; and
a pair of securing clasps, wherein each of the securing clasp comprises:
a tubular member having a hollow interior, the tubular member cut along a first horizontal edge through the hollow interior to a second horizontal edge, the tubular member hingedly coupled at the second horizontal edge;
a first opening formed through a top surface of the tubular member and in communication with the hollow interior, and
a second opening formed through a bottom surface of the tubular member and in communication with the hollow interior;
wherein each end of a shoe lace runs through a respective one of the pair of shoe lace securing mechanism on each side of the shoe and secured between the plurality of protrusions on the first circular disc and the plurality of protrusions on the second circular disc and into the first opening of the tubular member of a respective securing clasp, the respective securing clasp securing a respective end of the shoe lace within securing clasp when the securing clasp is closed;
wherein each end of the stretchable strap runs through the second opening of the tubular member of a respective securing clasp, the respective securing clasp securing a respective end of the stretchable strap within securing clasp when the securing clasp is closed.
2. The shoe lace securement system of claim 1 , wherein the conduit is formed of a flexible material.
3. The shoe lace securement system of claim 1 , wherein the conduit is attached to an upper rear surface area of the shoe and aligned with the pair of shoe lace securing mechanisms.
4. The shoe lace securement system of claim 1 , wherein the conduit extends around a circumference of a heel of the shoe.
5. The shoe lace securement system of claim 1 , wherein tubular member has a flat rear surface.
6. The shoe lace securement system of claim 1 , comprising a latch formed on the first horizontal edge of the tubular member.
7. The shoe lace securement system of claim 6 , wherein the latch comprises:
a male tab formed on a first surface of the first horizontal edge; and
a female channel formed on a second surface of the first horizontal edge opposing the first surface, the female channel aligned with the male tab when the securing clasp is closed.
8. The shoe lace securement system of claim 1 , wherein pulling and rotating the pair of securing clasps clockwise tightens the shoe lace within the shoe, the stretchable strap maintaining a desired level of tension in the shoe lace.
9. A shoe lace securement system comprising:
a pair of shoe lace securing mechanisms, one of the pair of shoe lace securing mechanisms attached to an upper wall of a shoe on opposing sides of the shoe, wherein each of the pair of shoe lace securing mechanisms comprises:
a spool having a pair of circular discs connected together, wherein inward facing walls of each of the pair of circular discs have a plurality of protrusions, wherein the plurality of protrusions on a first circular disc of the pair of circular discs align with a plurality of protrusions on a second circular disc of the pair of circular discs; and
a hollow tube centrally located on the pair of circular discs and connecting the pair of circular discs;
a conduit attached to an upper rear area of the shoe and aligned with the pair of shoe lace securing mechanisms, the conduit extending around a circumference of a heel of the shoe;
a stretchable strap inserted in the conduit;
a cap member attached to each end of the stretchable strap; and
a pair of securing clasps, wherein each of the securing clasp comprises:
a tubular member having a hollow interior, the tubular member cut along a first horizontal edge through the hollow interior to a second horizontal edge, the tubular member hingedly coupled at the second horizontal edge;
a latch formed on the first horizontal edge of the tubular member for locking the tubular member in a closed position and unlocking the tubular member to open the tubular member,
a first opening formed through a top surface of the tubular member and in communication with the hollow interior, and
a second opening formed through a bottom surface of the tubular member and in communication with the hollow interior;
wherein each end of a shoe lace runs through a respective one of the pair of shoe lace securing mechanism on each side of the shoe and secured between the plurality of protrusions on the first circular disc and the plurality of protrusions on the second circular disc and into the first opening of the tubular member of a respective securing clasp, the respective securing clasp securing a respective end of the shoe lace within securing clasp when the securing clasp is closed;
wherein each end of the stretchable strap runs through the second opening of the tubular member of a respective securing clasp, the respective securing clasp securing a respective end of the stretchable strap within securing clasp when the securing clasp is closed.
10. The shoe lace securement system of claim 9 , wherein the conduit is formed of a flexible material.
11. The shoe lace securement system of claim 9 , wherein tubular member has a flat rear surface.
12. The shoe lace securement system of claim 9 , wherein the latch comprises:
a male tab formed on a first surface of the first horizontal edge; and
a female channel formed on a second surface of the first horizontal edge opposing the first surface, the female channel aligned with the male tab when the securing clasp is closed.
13. The shoe lace securement system of claim 9 , wherein pulling and rotating the pair of securing clasps clockwise tightens the shoe lace within the shoe, the stretchable strap maintaining a desired level of tension in the shoe lace.
14. A shoe lace securement system comprising:
a pair of shoe lace securing mechanisms, one of the pair of shoe lace securing mechanisms attached to an upper wall of a shoe on opposing sides of the shoe, wherein each of the pair of shoe lace securing mechanisms comprises:
a spool having a pair of circular discs connected together, wherein inward facing walls of each of the pair of circular discs have a plurality of protrusions, wherein the plurality of protrusions on a first circular disc of the pair of circular discs align with a plurality of protrusions on a second circular disc of the pair of circular discs; and
a hollow tube centrally located on the pair of circular discs and connecting the pair of circular discs;
a conduit attached to an upper rear area of the shoe and aligned with the pair of shoe lace securing mechanisms, the conduit extending around a circumference of a heel of the shoe and formed of a flexible material;
a stretchable strap inserted in the conduit;
a cap member attached to each end of the stretchable strap; and
a pair of securing clasps, wherein each of the securing clasp comprises:
a tubular member having a hollow interior, the tubular member cut along a first horizontal edge through the hollow interior to a second horizontal edge, the tubular member hingedly coupled at the second horizontal edge;
a latch formed on the first horizontal edge of the tubular member for locking the tubular member in a closed position and unlocking the tubular member to open the tubular member,
a first opening formed through a top surface of the tubular member and in communication with the hollow interior, and
a second opening formed through a bottom surface of the tubular member and in communication with the hollow interior,
wherein each end of a shoe lace runs through a respective one of the pair of shoe lace securing mechanism on each side of the shoe and secured between the plurality of protrusions on the first circular disc and the plurality of protrusions on the second circular disc and into the first opening of the tubular member of a respective securing clasp, the respective securing clasp securing a respective end of the shoe lace within securing clasp when the securing clasp is closed;
wherein each end of the stretchable strap runs through the second opening of the tubular member of a respective securing clasp, the respective securing clasp securing a respective end of the stretchable strap within securing clasp when the securing clasp is closed;
wherein pulling and rotating the pair of securing clasps clockwise tightens the shoe lace within the shoe, the stretchable strap maintaining a desired level of tension in the shoe lace.
15. The shoe lace securement system of claim 14 , wherein tubular member has a flat rear surface.
16. The shoe lace securement system of claim 14 , wherein the latch comprises:
a male tab formed on a first surface of the first horizontal edge; and
a female channel formed on a second surface of the first horizontal edge opposing the first surface, the female channel aligned with the male tab when the securing clasp is closed.
17. The shoe lace securement system of claim 16 , comprising:
a conduit attached to an upper rear area of the shoe;
a stretchable strap inserted in the conduit;
a cap member attached to each end of the stretchable strap; and
a pair of securing clasps, wherein each of the securing clasp comprises:
a tubular member having a hollow interior, the tubular member cut along a first horizontal edge through the hollow interior to a second horizontal edge, the tubular member hingedly coupled at the second horizontal edge;
a first opening formed through a top surface of the tubular member and in communication with the hollow interior; and
a second opening formed through a bottom surface of the tubular member and in communication with the hollow interior,
wherein each end of a shoe lace runs through a respective one of the pair of shoe lace securing mechanism on each side of the shoe and secured between the plurality of protrusions on the first circular disc and the plurality of protrusions on the second circular disc and into the first opening of the tubular member of a respective securing clasp, the respective securing clasp securing a respective end of the shoe lace within securing clasp when the securing clasp is closed;
wherein each end of the stretchable strap runs through the second opening of the tubular member of a respective securing clasp, the respective securing clasp securing a respective end of the stretchable strap within securing clasp when the securing clasp is closed.