Shoelace

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Description

1.1 : Front

1.2 : Left

1.3 : Top

1.4 : A-A′ enlarged view

1.5 : B-B′ enlarged view

1.6 : Magnified left side view

1.7 : Reference view of the product attached to the shoe

The shoelace according to the present design is a flat shoelace used primarily for sneakers, etc., the shoelace according to the present design has gentle, continuous arc-shaped projections and recesses on both the left and right sides that form the knot, as seen in front and top views; the back view of the present design appears the same as the front view, the bottom view appears the same as the top view, and the right side view appears the same as the left side view, so they are each omitted; in addition, the central region of the shoelace is a normal (publicly known) flat part, and part of it is omitted in the illustration; the broken lines show in reproduction 1.7 illustrate the environment of the shoelace and form no part of the claimed design; the two parallel wavy lines in reproductions 1.1 and 1.3 indicate a symbolic break and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a shoelace as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1130993
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 12, 2025
Date of Patent: Jun 23, 2026
Inventor: Ryuji Kajiwara (Funabashi)
Primary Examiner: George A Bugg
Assistant Examiner: Adrienne Corna
Application Number: 35/524,356
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D2/978; D2/946