SHOELACE RETAINER AND SHOE LACING SYSTEM Russian patent published in 2023 - IPC A43B1/00 

FIELD: shoe manufacture.

SUBSTANCE: present invention relates to a shoelace retainer on shoes and a shoe lacing system. The shoelace retainer contains a body with holes, through which a shoelace is passed, and it is provided with means for shoelace fixation in a fixation position, in which sliding of the mentioned shoelace through the mentioned holes is prevented, where the mentioned means are also adapted to release of the shoelace from fixation for provision of a possibility of its sliding in the mentioned holes, the mentioned body is a frame, on which two opposite levers are installed with the possibility of rotation. The right lever and the left lever can be rotated on the mentioned frame in such a way that they take a lifted position and, respectively, a lowered position, where, in the lifted position, there is a corresponding space near each lever, through which the shoelace can be passed. The mentioned space is closed in the lowered position of levers in such a way that, when lifting levers, the shoelace can be freely moved with sliding between each of levers and the frame, and, vice versa, in the lowered position of levers, the shoelace is fixed, i.e., it cannot be freely moved with sliding. The shoe lacing system contains the specified shoelace retainer and the shoelace provided at its ends with elements, which are mutually magnetically connected.

EFFECT: this invention provides a possibility of shoelace fixation without the need for tying knots or bows, thus, it is especially suitable for use by children, elderly people, people with limited mobility and, in a more general form, is suitable for use in any shoes with a shoe lacing system.

14 cl, 19 dwg