The present invention relates to a shoelace.
A conventional shoelace is woven by a plurality of strands, and an appearance of the shoelace can only be changed by changing the weaving method or color of the plurality of strands, which limits the variability of the shoelace and requires complicated processing steps. In addition, the conventional shoelace is generally formed as a flat rope or round rope with a smooth outer surface that provides insufficient friction force so that the shoelace is easy to loosen when tied.
The present invention is, therefore, arisen to obviate or at least mitigate the above-mentioned disadvantages.
The main object of the present invention is to provide a shoelace, which is not easy to loosen when tied and provides preferable appearance.
To achieve the above and other objects, the present invention provides a shoelace, including: a core material and a woven layer. The core material defines an axial direction, and the woven layer is sleeved on the core material. The woven layer includes a plurality of strands, a plurality of ridge portions and a plurality of connecting portions. The plurality of ridge portions and the plurality of connecting portions are woven by the plurality of strands and arranged alternatively in a circumferential direction of the core material.
The present invention will become more obvious from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, which show, for purpose of illustrations only, the preferred embodiment(s) in accordance with the present invention.
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The core material 10 defines an axial direction, and the woven layer 20 is sleeved on the core material 10. The woven layer 20 includes a plurality of strands 21, a plurality of ridge portions 22 and a plurality of connecting portions 23, and the plurality of ridge portions 22 and the plurality of connecting portions 23 are woven by the plurality of strands 21 and arranged alternatively in a circumferential direction of the core material 10. Therefore, the woven layer 20 provides a relatively concave-convex outer surface to the shoelace 1 so that the shoelace 1 has special visual effect and sufficient friction force, and is not easy to loosen when tied.
Each of the plurality of strands 21 extends meanderingly along the axial direction and includes a plurality of first loops 211 and a plurality of second loops 212 which are arranged alternatively, and every adjacent one of the plurality of first loops 211 and one of the plurality of the second loops 212 have a connecting segment 213 connected therebetween, as one of said strands 21 marked with dots in
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Preferably, a stretch ratio of each of the plurality of strands 21 is smaller than a stretch ratio of the core material 10. At least a portion of the woven layer 20 is stretchable and slidable relative to the core material 10 in the axial direction so that the woven layer 20 can protect the core material 10 from abrasion and maintain a flexibility of the core material 10 at the same time. Before mounting a shoelace head, the woven layer 20 can be compressed or stretched in the axial direction, and said meshes 214 are deformed so as to change the touch, a stretch ratio and the visual effect of the shoelace 1. A wire diameter of each of the plurality of strands 21 is preferably smaller than a wire diameter of the core material 10, which can form said meshes 214 with a larger size and provides a preferable appearance and sufficient flexibility of the woven layer 20.
Although particular embodiments of the invention have been described in detail for purposes of illustration, various modifications and enhancements may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the invention is not to be limited except as by the appended claims.
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