Patents by Inventor Sean T Glendon

Sean T Glendon has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6178606
    Abstract: The present invention 10 discloses a device for securing the shoelaces 28 on shoes 18. The device 10 comprises an outer cylinder 12 being open on one end having apertures 14 positioned in the longitudinal walls thereof for receiving an inner member 16. The inner member 16 is also cylindrically shaped having apertures 14 passing therethrough with a head 36 on one end. The apparatus functions by positioning the inner member 16 on the inside of the outer cylinder 12 whereby the apertures 14 are aligned and thereafter threading the shoelace 28 through the aperture 14 of the outer cylinder 12 and the inner member 16. Thereafter a spring 38 placed longitudinally in the bottom 40 of the outer cylinder 12 communicating with the bottom of the outer cylinder and the tip 42 of the inner member 16 biases outwardly the inner member 16 so as to bind the shoestrings 28 between the apertures 14 of the outer cylinder 12 and the apertures 14 of the inner member 16 thereby securing the shoestrings 28.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2001
    Inventor: Sean T Glendon