Comments on: Does this thing have commonly accepted name?

Question: Does this thing have commonly accepted name?

pax digita — Wed, 02 Aug 2006 09:30:48 -0800

I want to buy something but I can't think what to call it to search for it!

It's usually used to cinch rucksack laces or shoelaces closed.

It's often barrel shaped and about 1.5 cm (a little more than half an inch) long, usu. made of plastic, and typically cylindrical, with a spring holding tension on an internal retaining plate and holes on either side of the curved wall. Sometimes the gadget isn't cylindrical and the holes are side-by-side.

You push on the ends with thumb & forefinger to press in a button that allow the laces to slide freely through the holes, and when you release the button, the retainer clamps the laces firmly.

I've tried "lace clamp," "barrel clamp," etc. and I'm getting nowhere. I've been to a sports superstore, a camping/hunting/fishing superstore, and a couple of big-box retailers -- all without success. I remember being in a camping store once where they had a huge fishbowl of these gadgets for 25 cents each.

By: JMOZ

JMOZ — Wed, 02 Aug 2006 09:34:15 -0800

I think you're talking about cordlocks? $1 seems sorta steep, but there ya' go.

By: subatomiczoo

subatomiczoo — Wed, 02 Aug 2006 09:38:05 -0800

try lace lock or shoelace lock!

By: SassHat

SassHat — Wed, 02 Aug 2006 09:39:55 -0800

I've always called them toggles.

By: Zed_Lopez

Zed_Lopez — Wed, 02 Aug 2006 09:41:21 -0800

Speed Laces?

By: sarahnade

sarahnade — Wed, 02 Aug 2006 09:42:58 -0800

Cord Locks or Cord Stops

By: pax digita

pax digita — Wed, 02 Aug 2006 09:44:47 -0800

Googling "lace lock" seemd to reveal a whole bunch of stuff, including this About page. Thx all.

Now, to find somebody that'll give me deal on a couple dozen of the blighters...

By: pax digita

pax digita — Wed, 02 Aug 2006 10:08:35 -0800

Oh, and sarahnade, the sewing place had the best deal on the barrel type -- again, thx muchly!