ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,203, issued on Nov. 25.
"Mechanical assembly to tie laces" was invented by Jeremy Roesch (Star, Idaho).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mechanical assembly has an inner body with a slider assembly comprised of a left slider arm and a right slider arm. A left wing is joined to the inner body with a left hinge. A right wing is joined to the inner body with a right hinge. Interlocking gears join the left wing to the right wing. A left tweezer is joined to the left wing. A right tweezer is joined to the right wing. A left end of a shoelace is arranged through the left slider assembly arm. A right end of the shoelace is arranged through th...