An 11 inch piece of 1/4 to 3/4 inch wide elastic with a one inch piece of double-stick tape on the bottom side of middle of strip so elastic strip can be adhered to shoe. On top of elastic in the center is sewn a two-inch wide piece of loop Velcro. On right and left ends of said piece of elastic are sewn one inch pieces of hook Velcro so that when adhered to shoe and threaded through loops of bow Velcro will lock. After elastic piece is adhered to shoe, pull the left side of elastic to the left bow loop of tied shoe and thread through. Pull left side back to the heel and secure onto loop Velcro. Do same with right side locking bow in place or tethering bow.
After waiting at children's basketball games for time-outs while the children were allowed time to retie their shoes, I thought long and hard for a solution to this problem. I believe my tether is that solution. My invention will save time eliminating the need to keep retying shoes plus is will be an added safety feature. My invention can be used to personalize shoes. Also advertising can be typed onto the elastic portion. As well, different colors, glow in the dark colors and even light-up batteries attached in the end portions above the Velcro tabs. The tied shoe will look neater and be safer.
Figure one shows the tether in overview which is substantially a tether comprising; an elastic strip (12) which is folded over upon itself (thus forming a loop (15) having a first end (14) and a second end (16) each being threaded through the loops of a tied shoe lace then secured to (18) the receptive Velcro with number (20) being the double-stick tape that secures the device to the heel of the shoe.
Figure two shows how the tether looks when it has been operated as described in figure one to keep the shoe from coming untied.