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(11) | EP 2 508 094 A3 |
| (12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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| (54) | Loop for shoelace utilizing asymmetric pulley |
| (57) A loop for a shoelace utilizing an asymmetric pulley, including: a plurality of shoelace
loops mounted to each of eyelet tabs of a shoe using respective rivets, wherein each
of the shoelace loops includes: an asymmetric pulley having a pulley groove for guiding
a shoelace without allowing the shoelace to be removed therefrom by itself and opposite
circular side surfaces provided on opposite sides of the pulley groove, in which a
diameter of a first one of the opposite side surfaces is larger than a diameter of
a second one; a pulley holder having a structure suitable for sitting the pulley therein;
and a rotating pin rotatably mounting the pulley to the pulley holder.
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