Shoe lacing system

Abstract

A shoe lacing system includes a shoelace attachment portion disposed on a tongue of the shoe lacing system between a pair of shoelace receivers, the shoelace attachment portion includes notches disposed on the shoelace attachment portion to receive and couple the shoelace. The shoe lacing system can include a pair of sliding members coupled underneath a pair of shoelace receivers that are adapted to move along a track underneath the pair of sliding members, the ends of each of the loop segments are coupled to either one of the pair of shoelace receivers or one of the pair of sliding members. The shoe lacing system can include shoelace loops that are tensioned by pulling each of the shoelace loops and crossing and coupling each of the shoelace loops to notches disposed outside of each of the pair of shoelace outlets. Additionally, a shoe lacing kit is provided that incudes at least one shoelace lacing system component, and one or more pads having piercing pins protruding from a side thereof, the one or more pads capable of securing the at lest one shoelace lacing system component to a portion of a shoe. Yet another aspect of the invention relates to a shoe lacing device, comprising a first portion and a second portion hingedly attached to the first portion, the second portion including a hook or an opening.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A shoe lacing kit, comprising:
 at least one shoelace lacing system component; and   one or more pads having piercing pins protruding from a side thereof, the one or more pads capable of securing the at lest one shoelace lacing system component to a portion of a shoe.   
     
     
         2 . The shoe lacing kit of  claim 1 , wherein the shoelace lacing system component includes a shoelace attachment portion. 
     
     
         3 . The shoe lacing kit of  claim 2 , wherein the shoelace attachment portion is structured to be disposed on a tongue of the shoe, the shoelace attachment portion including a plurality of notches to receive and couple the shoelace. 
     
     
         4 . The shoe lacing kit of  claim 1 , further comprising piercing cylinders. 
     
     
         5 . The shoe lacing kit of  claim 1 , wherein the shoelace lacing system component includes a pair of shoelace receivers. 
     
     
         6 . A shoe lacing device, comprising:
 a first portion; and   a second portion hingedly attached to the first portion, the second portion including a hook;   wherein
 when the device is in an open position, the device is capable of receiving end portions of shoe lace threaded on a shoe; and 
 when the device is in operation, the device assumes a closed position such the device firmly grasps the received end portions of the shoe lace and the hook tightly grasps onto another portion of the same shoe lace. 
   
     
     
         7 . The shoe lacing system of  claim 6 , wherein the second portion is longer than the first portion. 
     
     
         8 . The shoe lacing system of  claim 6 , wherein the first portion and the second portion include teeth for enhancing grasping onto the end portions of the shoelace. 
     
     
         9 . A shoe lacing device, comprising:
 a first portion; and   a second portion hingedly attached to the first portion, the second portion including an opening;   wherein
 when the device is in an open position, the device is capable of receiving end portions of shoe lace loop; and 
 when the device is in operation, the device assumes a closed position such the device firmly grasps the received end portions of the shoe lace loop and a selected notch of a shoe lace attachment portion.