US1774033A - Button cover - Google Patents

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Aug. 26, 1930. w MYERS ET AL BUTTON COVER Filed March 10, 1930 III \ T-ZIT-F "Patented Aug. 2e, 1930;

I simplified construction of the button cover UNI ED STATES WILLIAM E. ivrY E so NEWARK, AND GEORGE 11' HARRISON, '0']? ,EELLEvr LE, NEW

JE sEY, AssIeNo sro L. A. MYERS, E; me, or NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 'A conro- A'rIo 0 NEW JERSEY BUTTON COVER Applicationfiled March 10,1930. Serial No. 434,664. Y I

Our invention relates to an improved or shield to cover the button on a shoe strap or the like disclosed in our 7 Patent No.

1,67 8,265, dated July 24:, 1928." In our, present resilient back which performs the functions of both cross bar and resilient member and.

greatly simplify the means" for securing the two parts of thecover together thereby reducing the amountof labor, increasing the out put per worker and cheapening the' cost'of production. I Y

In'the drawing is a sectional viewer of our improved button coveron a strap and button; Fig. 2 an edge view of our improved button cover; Fig.3 a back view of the structure of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 a front view of the 2 structure of Fig. 2; Fig. 5 aperspective view I ofthe button cover on a strap and button; I

and Fig. 6- a plan view of a sheet metal re.- silient member before bending.

The improved device consists of a cover" member 1 which may be of any desiredsize,

shape, material or ornamentation. In the preferred form the combined cross bar and resilient button gripping member are formed of a piece of spring wirebent to form an open ended loop 2 with a narrowed entrance '3, then bent back at l' and ,4 to form asubslid on the strap. I

stantially W-shaped structure, then downwards at 5 and 5 and forward again'at 6 e a, In the form shown this combined cross bar and button gripper is secured tothe cover member 1 by'means of ears 77. and 7 -7" formed on the edge of the cover member and clinched over the wire parts 6 and 6'.

The wire may be slightly deformed at 8 adjacent the ears to prevent its slipping out of theclincheddown ears when the cover is In theform shown 1n Fig. 6 the resilient button gripping member is'formed of a piece of resilient sheet metal having the open ended loop 10 with the restricted opening 11 and side members 12 and 13 provided with slots '14:

and 15. These side members ,12 and 13 are bent downwardly at right angles to the loop, proper and theears on the cover member are clinched in the-slots 14 and 15 so that the the resilient back. The strap 8, is then but toned by the button b to the'str'ap s after a which the button cover is slid along the strap e until the button has entered the loop 2 through the'entrance 3, as shown in Fig. 1,

the wire yielding to allow its passage, after which the entrance contracts to hold the cover. firmly over the button.

Weclaimz- I 1. In a button cover for shoe straps a cover member and a resilient wire member bent into a loop having an open, contracted entrance then bent back on itself on either side of the loop forming a substantially W-shaped structure, the free ends-being bent to form side members spaced ina plane diiferent'from that of the W-shaped portion,an d means forsecuring said sides to said cover member. 2. In a button cover for-shoe straps a cover member, ears on the side edgesof said cover member, a resilient wire member bent into a loop having an open,- contracted entrance then bent backonto itself on either side of the loop forming a substantially .w-shapeda.

structure, the free ends being bent to form side members spaced in a'plane'different from.

that of the W-shaped portion, said earsbeing member, ears on the side edges of said cover member, a resilient wire memberbent into a loophaving can-open, contracted entrance," then bent back on itself on either side of the'- 3 bent over said wire side members whereby the two are secured together. i y "-2:

3. In a button cover for shoe straps a cover. a p

, loop fonni ng a substantially W-shaped structure, the free ends being bent to form side -members spaced in a plane different from that of thew-shaped portion, said ears being bent over said wire sidemembers whereby thetwo are secured together, the wire being deformed adjacent the ears to prevent withdrawal.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto subscrlbed our names.

. WILLIAM L. MYERS.

GEORGE D. HARRISON.

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