US1489117A - Lace fastener - Google Patents

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J. DE PAYE LACE FASTENER Filed March 6, "1923 INVENTOR Je an 12 Faye fl w By Y ATTORNEYS WITNESSES Patented Apr. 1, 19241.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JEAN DE PAYE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNlOR TO DOMESTIC APPLIANCE CORR, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE.

LACE FAST'ENER.

Application filed March 6, 1923.

'1 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JEAN on PAYE, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Lace Fasteners, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact descrip tion.

This invention relates to lace fasteners.

In tying knots on shoe laces to prevent the lace from loosening in the shoe it is necessary to tie a bow knot or some other knot that is easy to open, otherwise a great deal of difiiculty is experienced in opening the lace. Such knots as bow knots and other knots that are easily opened often become entangled with objects and are pulled open. Further, in the opening of bow knots and the like if care is not observed they may be drawn into a knot which is hard to open. The inventor appreciated all these diificulties and in order to overcome the same he devised the device to be subsequently described.

The general object of the invention is the provision of a simple and eificient device for mounting on the ends of a lace to grip the same and hold it taut after it has been tightened in a boot or similar article.

This object is accomplished by providing two channel members so constructed that a lace may be drawn through them, hingedly connecting these channel members together by a pin and mounting on the pin a spring which serves to force the ends of the channel members on one side of the pin together to grip the lace.

These and other objects of the invention Will be more clearly understood from the following detailed description and accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a laced shoe, showing the lace fastener mounted in position;

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the lace fastener;

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the lace fastener as shown in Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a section on the line l4t, Figure 3.

Serial No. 623,219.

Referring to the above-mentioned drawings, two channel members 10 and 11 are shown hinged together by means of a pin 12. These channel members 10 and 11 are so shaped that a lace may be drawn through them, as shown in Figure l. The sides 18 of the channel members are triangular in shape, the apex of the triangle being located nearer one end than the other. The pin 12 which projects through the sides 13 of the channel members, hinging them together, is located considerably nearer to one pair of ends than to the other. A spring 14 provided with arms 15 and 16 is mounted on a bushing 17 carried by the pin 12. The arms 15 and 16 of the spring 14: engage corre sponding ends of the channel members, serving to force them apart thus forcing the opposite ends of the channel members together to grip the ends of the lace 18.

In using this device, the ends of the lace are projected through the channel members 10 and 11, as shown in Figures 1 and 4. Referring to Figure l, when it is desired to tighten the lace, a pull is exerted to the left, drawing either end of the lace through the channel members. As soon as the lace is released the spring compels the channel members to grip the lace thus holding it against movement to the right.

I would statein conclusion that while the illustrated example constitutes a practical embodiment of my invention I do not limit myself strictly to the exact details herein illustrated since manifestly the same can be considerably varied without departing from the spirit of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Claims:

1. A lace fastener, comprising a pair of channel members adapted for receiving a lace, a pin pivotally connecting the channel members, and means for rotating the channel members in opposite directions about the pin, projecting the adjacent ends of the channel members into engagement with the lace, gripping the same between them.

2. A lace fastener, comprising a pair of channel members presenting triangular walls, a pin pivotally connecting the walls of said channel members, and a spring oooperating With the channel members to rotate them in opposite directions about the pin, projecting a pair of ends into engagement With the lace to grip the same.

3. A lace fastener of the class described comprising a pair of channel members adapted to receive a lace, a pin hingedly connecting the channel members together 50 that they face inward, a spring mounted on the pin and engaging the ends of the 10 channel members, forcing them outward so that the opposite ends of the channel members grip the lace.

JEAN DE PAYE. In presence of- PAUL N. WESTERBEKE.

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