Accessories for string of footwear

Abstract

The present invention relates to a shoelace accessory provided to a shoelace to create an aesthetic appearance on the midfoot portion of a shoe while preventing the shoelace from being loosened, by preventing respective ornamental elements, threaded on the shoelace, from being moved or deformed. The shoelace is inserted through pairs of eyelets of an eyestay provided to the midfoot portion of a shoe so that the shoelace can be tightened and loosened to allow the shoe to be secured around a wearer's foot in conformity with a size of the foot, ornamental elements are threaded on the shoelace such that they are respectively placed between the respective pairs of eyelets and are positioned side by side in a rearward direction so as to independently or cooperatively provide an aesthetic appearance, and stoppers are integrally formed on surfaces of the ornamental elements.

1 . A shoelace accessory wherein a shoelace ( 2 ) is inserted through pairs of eyelets of an eyestay provided to a midfoot portion of a shoe ( 1 ) so that the shoelace ( 2 ) can be tightened and loosened to allow the shoe ( 1 ) to be secured around a wearer's foot in conformity with a size of the foot, ornamental elements ( 11 ) are threaded on the shoelace ( 2 ) such that they are respectively placed between the respective pairs of eyelets and are positioned side by side in a rearward direction so as to independently or cooperatively provide an aesthetic appearance, and stoppers ( 14 ) are integrally formed on surfaces of the ornamental elements ( 11 ), which come into contact with one another, so as to prevent the ornamental elements ( 11 ) from being moved with respect to one another. 
     
     
         2 . The shoelace accessory according to  claim 1 , wherein the ornamental elements ( 11 ) include element bodies ( 12 ) which have aesthetic symbols represented on upper surfaces thereof and provide an aesthetic appearance independently or co-operatively through coupling therebetween, fastening parts ( 13 ) which are formed on both lengthwise ends of the element bodies ( 12 ) to provide paths through which the shoelace ( 2 ) can pass to be fastened, and stoppers ( 14 ) which have fixing grooves and protuberances respectively formed in and on sidewalls of the element bodies ( 12 ) such that the protuberances can be inserted through the fixing grooves to prevent the element bodies ( 12 ) from being moved leftward or rightward. 
     
     
         3 . The shoelace accessory according to  claim 2 , wherein each fastening part ( 13 ) comprises an opening ( 13   a ) which is defined through each end portion of each element body ( 12 ), and a support block ( 13   b ) which is installed across the opening ( 13   a ) such that the shoelace ( 2 ) can be fastened on the support block ( 13   b ) as the shoelace ( 2 ) is inserted upward and then downward through the opening ( 13   a ) on both sides of the support block ( 13   b ). 
     
     
         4 . The shoelace accessory according to  claim 2 , wherein each stopper ( 14 ) comprises a fixing groove ( 14   a ) which is defined in one sidewall of a lengthwise middle portion of the element body ( 12 ) to extend vertically, and a protuberance ( 14   b ) which projects outward from the other sidewall of the lengthwise middle portion of the element body ( 12 ) such that the protuberance ( 14   b ) can be inserted through the fixing groove ( 14   a ) of an adjoining element body ( 12 ) to be fixedly positioned. 
     
     
         5 . The shoelace accessory according to  claim 1 , wherein the stopper ( 14 ) comprises curved surfaces ( 14 ′) which are respectively formed on both sidewalls of the element body ( 12 ).