US1219482A - Shoe and other fastener. - Google Patents

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J. P. PHILLIPS.

SHOE AND OTHER FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 30, I9I6.

1,21 9,482. Patented Mar. 20, 1917.

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JACOB P. PHILLIPS, 0F YANTLEY, ALABAMA.

SHOE AND OTHER FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 20, 1917.

Application filed June so, 1916. Serial No. 106,855.

.To all whom it may concern} Be it known that I, J'AooB P. PrnLLirs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Yantley, in the county of Choctaw and State of Alabama, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shoe and other Fasteners; 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.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in shoe fasteners and my ob ject is to provide means for fastening the flap of the shoe to the upper portion or top thereof, said fastening means supplanting the usual form of button structure.

A further object is to provide means carried by the flap of the shoe adapted to be locked with means carried by the top of the shoe under tension.

A further object is to provide means for adjusting the parts of the securing device attached to the top of the shoe.

And a further object is to provide means for attaching the fastening devices to the parts of the shoe.

Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter set forth and more particularly pointed out in the accompanying specification. I

In the accompanying drawings which are made a part of this application,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a shoe, showing my improved form of fastening means applied to use thereon.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of a section of the shoetop, showing the fastening means locked together, the covering for the parts of'the fastener carried by the flap being omitted.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of a portion of the top and flap of the shoe, showing the fastening means in unlocked position, and

Fig. 4 is a similar view of a slightly modified form of device.

Referring to the drawings in which similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, 1 indicates a shoe which may be con-' structed in the usual or any preferred form, 2 indicates the top portion thereof, and 3: in-

dicates the flap or that portion of the shoe extending across the instep and forward portion of the leg.

Attached to the top 2 at suitable intervals are tabs a, which are provided with straps 5, to which are adjustably attached the keepers 6 of the fastening device, said keepers having a pair of transversely extending slots 7 therethrough through which the straps 5 extend, the body of the keepers between said slots having pins 8 thereon which project through openings 9 in the straps. and by providing a plurality of the openings in the straps, the, keepers may be adjusted lengthwise of the strap.

The inner end 'of each keeper is provided with an opening 10 with which engages a tongue 11 carried by a latch 13, the opposite end of said keeper having a loop 14 which extends transversely of the keeper and is centrally positioned between its edges, said loop being adapted to be engaged by an arm 15 of the latch 13 to lock the latch into engagement with the keeper.

The latch 13 is preferably formed of spring wire, and the tongue 11 and arm 15 are formed by bending parts of the wire into substantially U-shape formation, the tongue 11 being positioned centrally of the end bar of the latch, while the arm 15 projects inwardly from one side bar of the latch so as to extend transversely of the keeper 6 and in the path of the loop 14: of the keeper.

The free edge of the flap portion 3 is preferably provided with scallops 16, to the under faces of which the latches 13 are attached, each scallop having on its under face a shield or covering 17 between which and the scallop 16 the outer end of the latch 13 is positioned, the arm 15 projecting through a slit 18 in the shield so that it may be readily engaged with the loop 14.

In order to prevent the casual disengagement of the arm from the loop, the side bar of the latch 13 opposite the arm 15 is provided with a bowed portion 19 to form a knob or stop, the side bar of the latch having the bowed portion also having a lateral extension 20 which is in alinement with the arm 15, said extension being employed for moving the bowed portion or knob out of engagement with the loop so that the arm 15 can be readily introduced into or disengaged from the loop. In this construction, the bowed portion'19 also projects through the shield 17 whereby it will come into direct contact with the loop, when the latch is in locked engagement with the keeper.

In F ig. 4 of the drawing, I have shown a slightly modified form of device, in which instance the tabs 4 are dispensed with and the keeper 21 provided with tongues 22 which are adapted to engage slits 23 in the top 2, and by providing a plurality of the slits the keeper may be adjusted longitudinally to cause the top and flap to fit snugly when the shoe is applied to use. I have also shown a slightly different form of latch 24 in that the bowed portion is dispensed with and the spring action of the latch employed to frictionally engage the locic ing arm 25 with the loop 26 of the keeper 21, and in addition to the arm 25 the side bars of the latch are provided with out wardly projecting extensions 27 and 28 which are employed for positioning the arm 25 for engagement with or disengagement from the loop 26.

In operation, after the shoe is placed upon the foot, any one of the scallops may be grasped and the tongue portion of the latch carried by said scallops extended through the opening 10' in the keeper, when the scallop is then forced downwardly and swung laterally until the end of the arm 15 is in registration with the opening in the loop 14, when the scallop and latch are moved transversely of the keeper and the arm of the latch extended through the loop of the keeper, and to better facilitate the entrance of the arm into the loop, outward pressure may be directed against the extension 20, and inward pressure against the arm 15, the outward pressure on the extension 20 moving the bowed portion out of the path of the loop of the keeper. As soon as the arm 15 has been properly engaged with the loop pressure on the parts of the latch is released, whereupon the bowed portion 19 of the latch will move into the path of the keeper on the latch and prevent the arm from casual disengagement from the loop.

If it isfound that the flap is too loose or being drawn too tightly by the engagement of the latch with the keeper, said keeper may be adjusted lengthwise on the strap. In releasing the shoe, the finger is first introduced below the scallop and outward pressure directed against the extension 20 to move the same out of the path of the loop, when lateral pressure is applied to swing the arm 15 out of engagement with the loop when the flap may be swung from over the edge of the shoe top and the tongue disengaged from the opening in the keeper.

This device can be very cheaply construct ed and readily applied to use in connection with a shoe and may be detached from one part of the shoe and attached to another part, if so desired. It will also be understood that in view of the simplicity of this device, it can be very cheaply manufactfired and readily applied to use on the s oe.

It will likewise be understood that in view of the spring action of the latch when applied to use, said tension will normally hold the latch in engagement with the keeper, but by providing the bowed portion, the latch will be positively held in engagement with the loop until such time as it is desired to remove the shoe.

Itwill likewise be understood that when the latch is locked with the keeper, the parts of the securing device will be removed from view, thus lending a pleasing effect to the ihoe and causing the shoe to snugly fit the oot.

And it will likewise be understood that each one of the keepers may be adjusted to compensate for the curvature of the ankle and limbs of the wearer.

I claim 1. In a? fastening device, the combination with a keeper formed with an opening and a loop, of a latch member embodying a body and a tongue adapted to enter said opening in the keeper, and an arm carried by lobe latch member adapted to engage said oop.

2. In a fastening device, a keeper having an opening formed adjacent one end, a laterally extending loop at the other end, a resilient latch member embodying a body and a tongue at one end of said body adapted to engage said keeper opening, and an inwardly and laterally projecting arm carried by the opposite end, said arm adapted to be sprung laterally to engage it with the keeper loop.

3. In a fastening device, a keeper having an opening formed therein, a loop carried by the keeper, a spring wire latch member embodying a body and a tongue at one end of said body adapted to engage said keeper opening, and an arm carried by the opposite end of the latch member, and a finger piece carried by said latch member whereby the latch member may be flexed to spring said arm into engagement with the'keeper loop.

and means projecting from the latch memname to this specification in the presence of her and at rlght angles to the laterally eX- two subscrlbmg' wltnesses.

tending arm, said members adapted to be JACOB P PHILLIPS M D positioned on one side of the keeper loop i to prevent accidental diseng-tgement of said Vitnesses:

latch arm from the loop. W. E. SMITH,

In test1mony whereof I have slgned my STUART SMITH.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

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