US1101295A - Shoe-button. - Google Patents

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A. LEAOH.

SHOE BUTTON. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 27', 1912.

1,101,295, Patented June 23, 1914.

SM'UMM om A/flzwieado ARTHUR LEACH, 0F COAL CITY, ILLINOIS.

SHOE-BUTTON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 23, 1914.

Application filed August 27, 1912. Serial No. 717,346.

To all whom it may concern: 1

Be it known that I, ARTHUR LEAOH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Coal City, in the county of Grundy and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Shoe-Buttons, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to shoe buttons, the object in view being to provide a button of the class referred to, embodying a foldable or collapsible head adapted to be easily inserted through the button hole of the shoe, and then returned to its normal holding position, thus doing away with the necessity of using a button hook, or other extraneous device for buttoning the shoe.

With the above and other objects in view,

the invention consists in the construction,

combination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claim hereunto appended.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a bottom perspective view of a button embodying the present invention. Fig. 2 1s a bottom plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is a vertical sec tion taken close to the shank, showing the action of the spring thereon. Fig. 4 is a detail view of the shank. Fig. 5 is a sectional view of a portion of a shoe, showing the relation of the button thereto. Fig. 6 is a detail view of the wire fastener.

The button contemplated in this invention comprises essentially a shank 1 having at its outer end a T-shaped head forming oppositely projecting pintles 2 extend ng 1n opposite directions from the center line of the shank, so as to engage between the top and bottom sections of the button head. The button head comprises an outer concavo-convex wall 3, and an inner wall 4, the last-named wall being provided with parallel slits along the lines 5, thereby leaving an intervening spring tongue 6 which bears against the T-shaped head or oppositely projecting pintles of the shank, so as to restrain pivotal movement between the head and shank. countersunk or pressed in suitable dies and ofiset to formsockets 7, in which the oppositely projecting pintles of the shank are pivotally seated, so as to admit of the pivotal action between the shank and button head. At its opposite end, the shank is pro- The inner wall of the head is vided with a hole 8 adapted to receive a Wire fastener 9 which is shaped as shown in Fig. 6, that is to say, said wire fastener is provided with a single ofiset 10 where it passes through the eye 9, thereby properly offsetting the shank from the flap of the shoe. The opposite extremities of the wire fastener are bent and extended through the flap of the shoe, and then recurved and clenched upon the under surface of the shoe, as shown at 11, thereby securely fastening the button as a whole to the shoe.

It will be observed that the base or back wall of the button head consists of a spring steel disk provided with parallel cuts which divide off the central portion of the disk from the side portions, the central portion extending diametrically of the disk-shaped wall and forming a spring which is bowed inward or toward the top wall of the head so as to pass over the shank and pintles and act thereon to resist pivotal movement between the head and shank. The remaining or side portions of the back wall at opposite sides of the spring are dished inwardly in hemispherical form and bowed outwardly on a diametrical line perpendicular to and at opposite sides of the central gap left by the formation of said spring, to form bearing sockets in which the pintles are held and adapted to turn.

In operation, it will be understood that preparatory to passing the button through the button hole, the head of the button is folded down into substantially parallel relation to the shank. Then, after the button is pushed edgewise through the button hole, the head of the button is turned back to a position at right angles to the shank, so that it lies fiat against the flap of the shoe, adj acent to the button hole thereof.

What is claimed is:

A shoe button comprising a T-shaped shank embodying oppositely projecting pintles, and a pivotal and non-detachable head embodying front and back walls, the back wall consisting of a spring steel disk provided with parallel cuts leaving a central diametrically extending portion forming a spring which is bowed inwardly over the shank and pintles and acts thereon to resist pivotal movement between the head and shank, the remaining portions of the back wall at opposite sides of the spring being dished inwardly in hemispherical form and bowed outwardly on a diametrical line per- In witness whereof I aflix my signature pendicular hi i md at fp ifosite sides of the in testimony of two witnesses. central gap et by t e ormation of said spring, to form bearing sockets in which the ARTHUR LEAGH 5 pintles are held and adapted to turn, both Witnesses:

said. bearing sockets and said spring being WILLIAM SOMERVILLE, integral parts of said disk. FRANK LEAOH.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of intents, 7

Washington, D. G.

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