Alternative to shoelaces

Usage examples of velcro.

In the far corner, there should be a large patch of Velcro that Liv had put there.

I found what I was looking for as I heard footsteps approaching the receiver at the other end: It was female Velcro, the soft bit, just as Liv had said.

I heard the rip of Velcro, then was dragged sideways through a heavy door.

As they continued to throw off their kit, I could now see where the sound of Velcro had come from: She was ripping apart the side straps from sets of body armor before stacking them in the boxes.

Everything movable had been stowed, sometimes in the most ingenious way, and often the men gave thanks to that genius who invented Velcro, the miracle fabric with a million fingers that enabled them to attach pens and compasses and data books arbitrarily to any spot on the interior surface which had been covered with Velcro.

Teflon frying pans to housewives or Velcro hold-fast fabrics to vaudeville performers, enabling them to appear in funny break-away costumes.

The boots were secured with four Velcro straps, and there was a built-in covered knife sheath on the left boot and a covered holster for wire cutters on the right.

Each pack was constructed of nylon netting with Velcro attachment pads.

The two packs were connected with Velcro straps under his armpits, preventing them from hobbling around.

He peeled the Velcro straps off the packs he wore on his chest and back and then shrugged out of the harness.

His eyes never left her pressure suit, as if he were committing every velcro tab and instrument gauge to memory.

Charlotte put the envelopes in her breast pocket and refastened the velcro tabs.

Lude fastened the Velcro leg straps and showed him how to shift forward to get into a prone flying position.

Desert Eagle into its holster and stood to press the holster against the Velcro patch at the back of the Kevlar vest.

There were only very narrow Velcro grip-strips between the individual stones.