US1042516A - Device to prevent slipping. - Google Patents

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W. S. WILLIAMS, JR. DEVICE TO PREVENT SLIPPING. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 30, 1912.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

1 WILLIAM S. WILLIAMS, JR., OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY. I

i DEVICE TO PREVENT snrrrrn'e.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 29, 1912.

I Application filed January 30, '1912. 7 Serial No. 674,322.

Be it known hat 1,, WILLIAM WILLIAMS, J12, a citizen of the United States, residing at Jersey City, in the county of Hudson, State of New'Jersey, have in-' vented certain new and useful Improvements in Devices to Prevent Slipping; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This'invention relates to' ice creepers and has for an object to provide a light, strong,

adjustable and flexible-creeper that may be easily and" quickly appliedto the shoe and that will permit'of perfect freedom of movement of the wearer while at the same time preventing slipping without undue strain upon the foot.

tion consists of certain novel details of construction and combination of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed, it beihg attachin understood that various modifications may be made inthe-minordetails of construction within the scope offthe-appended claim.

In the accompanying drawing forming .part of this specification :Figure 1 is a sideelevation of a shoe equipped with my improved anti-slip device. Fig. 2 isa bottom plan view of the shoe and device applied. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary detail view showing the manner. of securing the toe ends of the chains.

Referring now to the drawing in which like characters of reference designate similar parts, 10 designates an ordinary shoe.

The creeper consists of a pair of parallel link chains 11 adapted to extend long1- tudinally and lie flat upon the bottom of the shoe sole. 7 The chains are connected upon the ball of the sole by a short cross chain 12.

about the center ofthe arch of the sole,and are connected to the branches of a Y-shaped member 13 which lies entirely within t e edges or borders of the arch. The shank'of the attaching member is rovided with a slot through which the bight shoe and comprising substantially of a strap 14 is engaged, the strap being directed upwardly and rearwardly so as to engage the back strap of the upper as clearly shown in Fig. 1 the strap bein equipped Wth the usual blickle 15 for tigli tening the strap to snugly fit the shoe. A strap 16' is terminally secured to the strap 14 near the heel of the shoe, and arches over and snugly engages .the instep of the upper, the'strap 16 being provided with the usual buckle17 for adjusting this strap to position. The forward ends of the chains llare connectedby a cross chain 18 which extends'to the edges of the sole near the toe, and the terminal links of the chain 18 are engaged with eyes 19 of substantially L-shaped attaching members 20 having eyes 21 adapted to receive the terminals of a toe strap 22, the latter being equipped with the usual buckle 23 for ad justing the strap about the toe of the shoe.

A creeper constructed as above described will be light andstrong and may be quicklyapplied to and detached from the shoe, and

when detached may be folded compactly for carrying in the pocket.

creeper will be flexible and will conform to the movements of the foot so that the latter will not be cramped or sprained.

What is claimed, is:-

A creeper adapted. to be applied to a arallel chains adapted to extend longitudina y upon the bottom of the shoe sole, a substantially Y-sha ed attaching member havin its branc es connected to the rear ends 0% said chains, an ankle strap carried by the shank of said Y-shaped attaching member, a cross Furthermore, the

chain connectmg the forwardends of said Y chains, substantially fL-shaped attaching members carried upon the en s of said cross chain and adapted to hook over'the edges of the shoe sole, "and a toe strap connecting said 'L-shaped attaching members.

In testimony whereof, .I afix my ture, in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAMS. WILLIAMS, JR; Witnesses: I

FLORENCE M. WILLIAMS,

SAamA, WmJ Ms.

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