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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2003
Filed:
May. 08, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Miguel A. Gonzalez, Denver, CO (US);
Assignee:
Quest Technologies, Inc., Denver, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A44B 2/100 ; A43C 1/02 ; A43C 9/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A44B 2/100 ; A43C 1/02 ; A43C 9/00 ;
Abstract
A cordage for threading through an opening. An elastic cord is provided with an elongated shank component and at least one outwardly expandable component. When the cord is under tension, the expandable component shrinks to a diameter which is sufficient to enable its movement through an opening, such as an eyelet of a shoe. In response to the tension being released, the expandable component enlarges to a diameter which is sufficiently large to resist movement through the opening.