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Abstract

This shoe fastening device particularly for conventional shoes such as sneakers and similar footwear comprises a pair of track members each longitudinally secured to a flap of an associated shoe, and a pair of corresponding slidable members each located within a respective track member and laterally set apart at a predetermined distance. Since the fastening of most conventional shoes is effected by laterally directing together their parallel and opposing flaps, the present invention achieves this by laterally and fixedly setting apart the slidable members at a distance less than that between said track members when track members are secured to their respective flaps and when shoe is in a normal unfastened state, and subsequently slidably positioning them within their respective tracks, and directing them along a path parallel to the longitudinal median of shoe. As a consequence the track members experience lateral forces directing them towards each other. The slidable members are laterally and fixedly set apart by securing a top surface of each to the undersurface of a bridge member so that they are parallel to each other and laterally set apart from each other. Slidable members are secured to bridge member via interlocking grooves and protuberances located on the top surface of each, and which interlockingly engage corresponding grooves and protuberances located on the undersurface of bridge member. A pawl means is pivotally secured to the bridge member and prevents movement of bridge member and any adjuncts in a direction towards front of associated shoe when pawl means is at the limit of its downward rotation, but allows movement both towards front and back of shoe when it is upwardly rotated.

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First Claim