US1446663A

US1446663A - Shoe-lace-tie retainer

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Publication number: US1446663A
Application number: US449975A
Authority: US
Inventors: Charles J Sandberg
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1921-03-05
Filing date: 1921-03-05
Publication date: 1923-02-27
Anticipated expiration: 1940-02-27

Description

Fe1b.27,1923. 1,446,663

- 0. J. SANDBERG SHOE LACE TIE RETAINER Filed Mar. 5, 1921 II II I W] TN IN V EN TOR.

( KY/uarles I S'avwfl'erg' Patented their. .27, 1923.

CHARLES J. SANIDBEBG, F GHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SHGE-LACE-TIE RETAINER.

Application filed March 5,

T 0 (LE whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES J. SANDBERG, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Shoe-Lace-Tie Retainer, of which the following is a specification.

li ly invention relates to improvements in the means of retaining and concealing the lacetie of footwear, and the primary object of my invention is to pr vide a lace-tie retainer which will not cause discomfort to the wearer and which can be securely tied to the shoe by the shoe lace, and which although being easily and quickly attached and detached can be securely fastened. Other objects will appear as description is disclosed. attain these objects by means illustrated in the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification.

Referring to the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a front view of the upper portion of a laced shoe with the lace-tie retainer secured in position covering and concealing the lace-tie.

Fig. 2 is a side view of same showing a section through the concealing shield. The ends of the lacetic being shown as secured by the retaining spring.

Fig. 3 is a section along the line {3-6 Fig. 5.

Fig. 1 is a side view of the lace-tie retainer.

Fig. 5 is a reverse view of same.

Referring to the drawings, 7 re resents the upper portion of a laced shoe having the customary eyelets or perforations 13 through which the shoe-lace 15 is drawn in lacing the shoe. is an embossed shield of suitable opaque material to conceal the lace-tie composed of the knot 20 and the lace ends 21, and of contour to contain the lace-tie and 1921. Serial in). 449,975.

retaining spring 25. The

prongs

23 and 24 which are partially slit from the shield 10, are bent over as shown to secure the retaining spring. The

links

11 and 17 being closed into perforations 26 are joined to the links 1 1 and 16 by the intermediate links 12. The ends of the lace after being drawn through the upper eyelets 13 of the shoe and the links 1 1 and 16 are tied into a knot thereby securing the shield in suspended position from that portion of the shoe-lace between the knot 20 and the eyelets 13. The shield may then he lifted up and the ends of the lace-tie pressed in between the nihs of a retaining spring which is of such resiliency as to cause the ni'os to clasp and retain the ends of the lace-tie. The shield. may then be returned to position with the prong 19 inserted between a lower portion of the shoe-lace 15 and the tongue of the shoe. The prong 19 integral with 10 is for the purpose of keeping the shield in approximate desired position and to prevent excessive swaying of the shield.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a shoe-lace-tie retainer, a shield of convex-concave form having a perforation in each side and a prong member at its lower end, and having atlixed to its concave side a resilient spring member.

2. in a shoelace-tie retainer, a shield of convex-concave form having a retaining spring secured within the hollow side, a pair of supporting chains, and a motion arresting prong.

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

CHARLES (T. SANDBERG.

Witnesses:

WM. A. Bonn, MABEL A. Bonn.