BRAIDED STRIP

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED U.S. APPLICATIONS

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STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT

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NAMES OF PARTIES TO A JOINT RESEARCH AGREEMENT

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REFERENCE TO AN APPENDIX SUBMITTED ON COMPACT DISC

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates generally to a braided strip. More particularly, the present invention relates to a braided strip with an expanded end for protection purposes.

2. Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 37 CFR 1.98.

The commonly-used shoe strips or braided strips for swimming trunks and coats are fitted securely with two reducing ends. As for the shoe strips, the reducing ends are made of plastic or metal sheet coatings, which are wrapped onto the ends of a shoe strip, with two sides overlapped and adhered to form a reducing end.

However, in spite of the fact that the reducing end for the shoes can be used for fixation, the coatings are cut in a manner to form a sharp reducing end, making it possible to hurt the hands, feet or clothes particularly for metal sheet coatings.

Thus, to overcome the aforementioned problems of the prior art, it would be an advancement if the art to provide an improved structure that can significantly improve the efficacy.

Therefore, the inventor has provided the present invention of practicability after deliberate experimentation and evaluation based on years of experience in the production, and development of related products.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The enhanced efficacy of the present invention is as follows:

Based on the unique structural configuration of the braided strip of the present invention wherein the main body is provided with expanded ends, the present invention allows the reducing ends to be covered onto two ends of the main body, and makes the expanded ends protrude slightly from the front end of the reducing ends, thus avoiding any injury to hands, feet or clothes or shoes with improved applicability.

Although the invention has been explained in relation to its preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that many other possible modifications and variations can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows a schematic view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 shows an isolated view of an expanded end of the present invention.

FIG. 3 shows a schematic view of the application of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

FIGS. 1 and 2 depict preferred embodiments of a braided strip of the present invention, which are provided for only explanatory objective for patent claims. The braided strip includes a main body 10, extended to form a first end 11 and a second end 12. Two reducing ends 20, are covered separately onto the first end 11 and the second end 12. These two reducing ends 20 are configured at interval in a reducing pattern.

Two expanded ends 30 protrude slightly from the front end of the reducing end 20 into an expanded state for protection purposes. The reducing ends 20 are made of either plastic or metal sheet coatings.

The core configuration of the braided strip of the present invention lies in that the reducing ends 20 are provided with expanded ends 30, which are protruded slightly from the front end of the reducing ends 20 into an expanded state for protection purposes. FIG. 3 depicts an application view of the present invention wherein the braided strip is applied to the shoes. The front end of the reducing end 20 is provided with an expanded end 30 to eliminate the sharp portion of the reducing end 20, thus avoiding any injury the the hands, feet or clothes or shoes. Moreover, the braided strip can also be used for swimming trunks or clothes.