US1205492A - Buckle. - Google Patents

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E. R. SWIFT.

BUCKLE.

APPLiCATlON men um. 13. 1915. 1,205,492.

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EARL R. SWIFT, OF NEBRASKA CITY, NEBRASKA.

BUCKLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 21, 1916.

Application filed January 13, 1915. Serial No. 2,070.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EARL R. Swnrr, a citizen of the United States, residing at Nebraska City, in the county of Otoe and State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Buckles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved buckle which is intended to be used in connection with overshoes or like articles of apparel and the principal object of the invention is to provide a buckle of the character described which is so constructed that it may be securely connected with the overshoeand to also so construct the two elements constituting the buckle that they may be securely held in a fastened position and to further so construct the two elements that while they may be securely connected they may be readily disconnected when desired.

Another object of the invention is to provide a buckle which will be very simple in construction and therefore very easy to produce and cheap to manufacture.

Another object of the invention is to so construct the buckle that the hasp or hook element may be adjustably connected with the rack plate or second element and to so construct the hook element that it will be resilient and to further so construct the hook element that it may be easily manipulated in order to connect it with the plate element or disconnect it from the same.

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein Figure l is a view in front elevation showing fragments of a pair of rubbers provided with the improved securing buckle. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view taken along the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the hook or hasp element of the buckle. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the plate element of the buckle. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the securing devices which are used for pivotally connectingthe taro elements of the buckle with'the overs oe.

The plate or rack is formedfrom a blank of unyielding metal and is curved longitudinally as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 4 and provided with side flanges 11 which hold the body portion of the plate in spaced relation to the shoe over which the rubber is placed. It is of course obvious that this plate may be cast if desired instead of being formed from a blank.

Throughout the length of the plate 10 there has been provided openings 12 which form the pockets in which the hooks of the second element will fit and at one end of the plate there is provided a larger opening 13 the purpose of which will hereinafter be brought out.

The hasp or gripping'element shown in Fig. 3 is formed from a single strand of resilient wire which is bent intermediate its length to form the bridge 1 1 from which the arms 15 extend. These arms 15 extend in converging relation as shown in Fig. l for a short distance and are then bent to form the bowed or U-shaped finger engaging element 16. After the finger engaging elements have been formed the arms are then 7 carried in substantially parallel relation and are then bent to form the hooks or fingers 17 which extend through the openings 12 to releasably connect the hasp element with the plate element.

It is desired to have the hasp element and the plate element pivotally connected with opposite sides of the overshoe and therefore the securing plates shown in Fig. 5 have been provided. Each of these plates is formed from a blank which is bent intermediate its length to form the inner and outer leaves 18 and 19 and pocket 20, when in use thesecuring plates are connected with the plate 10 and gripping device with the bridge 21 of the plate 10 rotatably mounted in the pocket 20 of its securing device and the bridge 14. of the gripping device rotatably mounted in the pocket 20 of its'securing device. The side portions 22 and 23.

of the overshoe are then passed between the leaves of the securing devices and the tongues or prongs 24 are passed through the slots25 and clenched as clearly shown in Fi 2. v

After the rubber has been put on and drawn tightly in place, the plates 10 are put into position as shown in Fig. 1 with the flanges 11 engaging the shoe at the lacing and the hasp or securing devices are then drawn longitudinally above the-plate until the overshoe is as tight as desired after which the hooks are passed through the proper slot 12 and the fingers removed from the bows or arches 16 by means of which the securing device has been held. When the pressure'is relaxed upon the bows-or gripping devices 16 the arms 15 will expand and thus bring the hooks into tight engagement with the side portions of the plate. The flanges 11 not only hold the plates in spaced relation to the shoe thus providing ample room for the hooks but also serve as means for preventing the arms from spreading beyond a desired amount and thus causing the hooks to extend beyond the sides of the plates when the overshoes are fastened. When it is desired to remove the overshoes the finger engaging elements of the fastening devices are grasped and the arms pressed together thus permitting the hooks to be removed from the slots. The hasp will then be disconnected from the plates and the overshoe will be released and may be readily removed.

What is claimed is A fastener comprising a plate provided with transversely extending openings and having depending side flanges, and an engaging element including an attaching mem- Gopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

her and an engaging member, the engaging member being formed from a strand of resilient Wire bent intermediate its length to provide a bridge engaged by said attaching element to pivotally mount the engaging element and having arms extending therefrom, the arms being bent inwardly adja-' cent the bridge and then carried away from the bridge in spaced relation and bent intermediate their length to provide finger grips, the free end portions of the arms being bent downwardly and then outwardly to provide side prongs for passing throiwh the openings of said plate to engage t e flanges thereof.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EARL R. SWIFT. itnessesz ALEX. H. BRENEL, F. J. HOMEYER.

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