Abstract: A stopper for securing an end of a lace in an article having at least one eyelet, the stopper comprising a body member having first and second sides and first, second, and third through openings. The second through opening is located a spaced distance from the first opening. The third through opening being located on a side of the first through opening opposite the second through opening and being sized and dimensioned to spread at portion of the lace in the third through opening into a flattened form. The lace engaging edge on the body member located on a side of the second through opening generally opposite the first through opening for passage of the lace thereover from the second through opening to the third through opening.

Abstract: A stopper for securing an end of a lace in an article having at least one eyelet, such as a shoe, without having to form an exposed knot. A thin, rigid body includes a series of openings arranged in a row, including a first, middle opening through which the lace is routed from the eyelet, a second opening proximate one end through which the lace is routed from the middle opening, and a third opening proximate an opposite through which the lace is routed from the second opening via the first end of the body, the third opening having a slot-shaped configuration. When tension is applied to the lace, as by a foot being inserted into a shoe, a locking engagement is formed between the lace and stopper and the stopper reacts against the eyelet. The stopper may be hidden from view behind the eyelet stay of a shoe.

Abstract: A viewing system for viewing video displays having the appearance of a three dimensional image.

Abstract: A viewing system for viewing video displays having the appearance of a three dimensional image.

Abstract: A method of operating three dimensional (3D) shutter glasses including defining a default operational protocol, determining if a signal has been received from a display device, determining if the received signal uses the default operational protocol, and if the received signal uses the default operational protocol, then operating the 3D shutter glasses using the default operational protocol.

Abstract: A viewing system for viewing video displays having the appearance of a three dimensional image.

Abstract: A viewing system for viewing video displays having the appearance of a three dimensional image.

Abstract: A viewing system for viewing video displays having the appearance of a three dimensional image.