Abstract: A shoelace retainer is integrated with a shoe having a shoelace. The retainer features a one or more flaps permanently or releasably attached to the shoe at a position for receiving the free ends of the shoelace. The bottom surfaces of the flaps include releasable attachments such as hook and loop fastening elements. The retainer also features one or more tabs in functional alignment with the flaps. The tabs have hook and loop fastening elements adapted to engage the elements of the hook and loop fastener on the bottom side of the lateral flap. The tabs and flaps are adapted to releasably secure the free ends and bows of a tied shoelace. An elastic tongue joint is optionally provided to facilitate extension of the tongue.

Abstract: A hair curling spool holder including two mating arcuate half sections pivotally joined with spring biasd finger grips urging the two half sections closed along a longitudinal line; each section comprising a body portion of a plurality of spaced curved comb teeth adapted to encircle a heated spool around which hair has been wound for being curled; the teeth being adapted to interlock with teeth of the opposing half section so as to maintain the hair around the roller without damage thereto.