Combination shoelace and hook and loop fasteners shoe tightening system with replaceable shoelaces

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10390588
APP PUB NO 20180027927A1
SERIAL NO

15726286

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A quick tightening system for a shoe comprises at least two shoelace segments, a pull-tab having a first side of a hook-and-loop fastener on a bottom surface of the pull-tab, and a second side of the hook-and-loop fastener. The at least two shoelace segments each includes an aglet at a distal end of the shoelace segment, each of the at least two shoelace segments coupled to the first side of the shoe at a proximal end of the shoelace segment and extending through the eyelets on the first side of the shoe. The pull-tab includes aglet channels. The aglet channels each is sized to removably receive at least a portion of one of the aglets into one of the aglet channel while each of the at least two shoelace segments extends from the aglet channels into the eyelets on the first side of the shoe. The second side of the hook-and-loop fastener is disposed on an outer surface of the second side of the shoe.

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BELL SPORTS INC380 ENCINAL STREET SANTA CRUZ CA 95060

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Fisher, Simon Santa Cruz, US 12 105
Friton, Michael Portland, US 5 40
Horton, Eric Aptos, US 3 22
Hutasoit, Ahadin Maryo Aptos, US 2 9
Junker, Scott Santa Cruz, US 2 9
Musal, Michael J Soquel, US 26 449
Swartzendruber, Steven D Santa Cruz, US 2 9

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