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Laces of a shoe are secured against coming loose or untied in use by providing a simple clip through which the lace ends are easily threaded and then clamped. Each clip, formed as a thin plate, is carried atop a shoe, adjacent the knot which is tied conventionally in the lace ends. The clip has two

Laces of a shoe are secured against coming loose or untied in use by providing a simple clip through which the lace ends are easily threaded and then clamped. Each clip, formed as a thin plate, is carried atop a shoe, adjacent the knot which is tied conventionally in the lace ends. The clip has two holes through it, one generally atop the last eyelet in the row along each side of the tongue of the shoe. The clip also has two slots, spaced apart from each other and generally perpendicular to the line between the two holes. The walls of the slots are formed to constrict the space therein, so that a portion of a lace pulled sideways thereinto can move only if a comparatively great force is applied to it. The knot is tied above and atop the plate of the clip, in one form, and the free ends of the lace are secured in the slots in that form of use of the invention. In other forms of use, the lace ends are passed from the holes to the slots, being first crossed or not, and then the knot is formed along the top peripheral edge of the clip. Upper surfaces of the clips are exposed to view during use and so are available for team or advertising markings, logos, and colors. The clip is useful with athletic, casual, dress, childrens', and other shoes of all types.

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[ We claim as our invention:] [1.] A securement clip for ends of a lace on a shoe, the shoe being securable upon a user's foot by a knot tied in said ends of said lace, and the lace having two said ends formable into said knot, wherein the clip comprises:a thin plate adapted to be carried atop said

[ We claim as our invention:] [1.] A securement clip for ends of a lace on a shoe, the shoe being securable upon a user's foot by a knot tied in said ends of said lace, and the lace having two said ends formable into said knot, wherein the clip comprises:a thin plate adapted to be carried atop said shoe adjacent said knot;the plate forming two apertures therein spaced apart along an axis generally transverse to that of the shoe, each said aperture being sized to pass freely one end part of said lace; andthe plate also forming at least one constricted slot spaced entirely from and not intersecting with said apertures and having side walls extending through the plate, and each said slot being sized to pass but releasably hold in clamped relation therein between said walls said end part of said lace adjacent said knot.