Education and demonstration – Physical education – Developing or testing coordination
Patent
1990-03-12
1993-05-11
Apley, Richard J.
Education and demonstration
Physical education
Developing or testing coordination
247132, 247154, G09B 1924
Patent
active
052096670
ABSTRACT:
A shoelace is described for use by young children or the handicapped, which facilitates tying of a bow by providing a moderately stiff end portion; the stiff end portion can retain a loop shape when a pair of spaced locations on the stiff end portion are temporarily fastened together as by a pair of Velcro retainers. The shoelace is formed of a flexible shoelace core with first and second opposite end portions, and with the first end portion penetrated by a solidified, originally-liquid stiffening material. The shoelace can be made only long enough to leave ends for bow tying, when it projects directly between the uppermost eyelets of a shoe, to train a child rather than to also lace his shoes. The length is small enough that the distance (B) between the middle of the shoelace and the closest Velcro retainer (26) is less than the distance (C) between two Velcro retainers. A short tube (60) is provided through which the shoelace projects, with knots tied at opposite ends of the tube and with the tube lying under the uppermost eyelets of a shoe, to assure that opposite ends of the shoelace are of equal length. The two shoelace locations can be held together by a hook device (86, FIG. 9 ).
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Apley Richard J.
Freilich Arthur
Hornbaker Robert D.
Jalbert Karen Ann
Rosen Leon D.
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