US283418A - For boots and shoes - Google Patents

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(No Model.) H E RIBS.

V SUSPENSION HOOKPOR BOOTS AND SHOES. A No. 283,418. Patented Aug. 21, 1883.

To'all whcim it may concern/.-

7 .UNITED STATES PATENT Fries,

nuns ELKAN RIBS, or new ronn, n. Y.

SUSPEN'SION-HICOK FOR BOOT-S AND SHOES,

SPEGIFIFATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 283,418, dated Augustl :21, 1883.

v Application filedhluy-Q, 1883. (Kilomodel.) I

Be'it kn Twnthalt L'Enms E. RIEs, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Coupling and Suspension'Hooks for Boots and Shoes, of which the following is a specification. 4 Q

My. invention relates to improvements in do, vices for fastening boots and shoes and analogous articles in pairs, so that they may be suspended froin hooks or nails in -the ceiling or walls of a-storc, or from hooks, wires; or rods in a show-window, in such manner that the boots orshoes may be readily taken apart for exhibiting fitting on, or any other purpose, and as readily again connectedand that they may be easily and quickly taken from and restored to the hooks on rods upon which they belong. -I accomplish this by, means @of wire coupling-hooks? which hooks are variously formed, accordingitothe requirements of the particular kind ofgoods'they are intended for, will be more fully described hereinafter. Heretofore boots and shoes have been co nnccted in' pairs by means of a stringgor cord connecting them, and have usually been placed in show-windowsor suspended from} the cell ing or walls of a stor'so connected; thus making it difficult to conveythcm to and from their places and'entail'ing agreat loss of time in re: connecting them after being cut apart tor trying on, &c., whilejthe strings are seldom of g the same length, and therefore: giveig'and uneven appearanceto the boots. and shoes:

- The object of my invention is, first; to pro vide a simple and durable coupling device forf coupling a pair of boots or shoes, so that'they may be easily and quickly coupled or uncoup= .40

led without in; any mannerwrinkling 'them,

and in such a way that the boots or shoes will,

when suspended, hang, at the; same distance, and present anniform and even appearance;-

' second, to provide means for rapidly lifting to and suspending the boots and shoesso con nected -from rods or hooks'in a show window or ceiling of a store ;third, to provide -means for holding and displaying a priceflor. show card in connection therewith; and I "attain 59 these obj cots by means of peculiar shaped wire hooks, which hooks are so constructed that one or both of a 'pair of boots or shoes may be rapidly and easily connected or disconnected without disturbing the other, and at the same timeallow them to be readily lifted to or from their supportinghook or nail by means of a hooked stick or otherwise.

My invention consists of a combined coup guided directly to a point under the ring or loop, thereby permitting the hook, with its pair of boots or shoes or other urti eles, to be readily is left free and llllObSl'IllCtBd to engage wit-ha nail or hook destined to receiveand support it. The invention consists, further, in forming, the hooks intended for displaying goods in show-windows, &c., with a double or slotted ring, in order to allow of inserting a price-card, label, or othermarlgso as to be firmly .bctween the double ringor in the slot. In the drawings accompanying this specification, Figure-lis a vertical elevation in perspective of the hook used for boots and shoes having-their straps on the" side. Fig; 2 is a vertical side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 atop view of the same hook. Figgl is a vertical elevation of the hoe: used for" boots and shoes having straps in the front and back, and Fig. 5 is a vertical end vicw'of' the same on line 3 Fig. 4;, Fig; Bis a perspective view of a niodi'fied form of the hook designed for buttonedboots or shoes; Fig. 7 is a detailed view in perspectiveof the hook when formed with a double ring for introducing a showcard, and Fig. Sis an end view of the same on line z 2, Fig. 7. Fig. 9 is ail-end view of the upper part of the hooks. shown in' fiigs. 4, 5, and 6, showing" the ring as it appears when lifted in such a manner that the ring or loop ling and suspension hook made of one piece of anywhere between the inclined sides-will be held slotted or split for the introduction of'a show F F. The horizontahparts E E of the hook' fit, respectively, into one of the finger-straps 2 I 1 seams manner in which it is used, with shoes and price-card in position.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views. As will be seen by reference to the drawings, the hook, although made of one single length of wire, consists of several distinct features, each fulfilling a certain peculiar function in its application, as will be shortly described.- Thesefcatures may be classed into five gen-' eral divisions or parts of the hook, which are lettered in' the drawings as A-B, .G O, D D, E E, and F F. The wire of which the hook is formed, having been out to the proper length, is preferablybent at or near its center, so as to form the ring or loop A, then crossed or twisted upon itself one or more times, as shown at B in Figs. 1, 2, and 8,,and in Figs. 4, 5, and 6. The free ends of the wire are now inclined outward and-downward from their junction at b', as shownat G 0, then bent to form the vertical sidesfiD D, -then again bent at right angles to D D in order-to ,5 form thehorizontal portions E E, and finally againbent to form the" short upright guards,

of each of the two bootsor shoes forming a pair, and are made, long enough to hold the straps without wrinkling them. The short upright guards F F effectually prevent the boots or shoes from accidentally slipping or falling off the horizontal coupling-arms E E.

nary hooks 'or nails permanently secured to the wall or ceiling of a store or to rods in 1a show-window, as shown at H, Fig. 10, in section, and this ring. A may be made double, as

shown at a a, Figs. 7 and 8, or may have longitudinal slot, 8, extending. part-lyaround it, Fig. 9, for the reception of a show or price card. g

The twist B serves to separate the ring A from the lower portion of the hook, to strengthen the lower, portion to a great extent against any tendency to spring inward from the weight of boots or shoes, and to act as'a support at its lower end, b, for a hooked stick or rod in liftingwit to and from its place on the station- InFig. 1 the twist B is shown single, while in Fig. 4 it is double.

The function of the inclined sides 0 O is to separate the space between the boots and shoes so they will hang without crowding, and to guide a hooked stick that maybe inserted anywhere within the space bounded by thesides 0 G and'D D to, the point bat the junction of O O.

The vertical sides D D are used to enlarge the open space above the boots 'or shoes, and thereby facilitate the insertion of the liftingstick and assisting the sides 0 C inguiding the lifting-stick to b, 'andthey also serve i'n'loringing the center of gravity of the hook a little below b, in order that the hook may be lifted at b in an upright position without any load.

In Fig. 1, used for boots and shoes having 1 side straps, (or straps running in the direction of theirlength,) the inclined sides C O are bent in a backward direction from the ring A, and

{the horizontal supports E E are formed paral- I llel with each other and at a relative right langle with the face of'the ring A, thus bringing the ring A directly over the supporting- ;arms E E, Figs. 2 and 3, and, maintaining the center of gravity from b in such a manner that the arms E E will remain level with or without a load when the hook is lifted or suspended at either the junction I) or ring A.

.The form of hook shown in Fig. 4: differs from Fig. 1 in having its arms E E bent outward in opposite directions? from the upright side D D, and in having, all i'ts parts in aver-- ner of inserting the price-card J ,.which in this case has a circular opening corresponding to the opening in the ring A formed in it, as indicated by the dotted line K, in order to leave thering unobstructed'and free to engage with the hook or nail H. This figure also shows the method of coupling, a pair of "shoes and their appearance when supported on the hook The ring Ais intended to engage with ordiby their front straps. I

The invention is intended not only for coupling and displaying finished boots andshoes,

but can be used to great advantage during their manufacture in keeping}; the-pairs from becomingseparated or mixed; during the different operations, preventingLthe bottoms or uppers from being soiled or so atched by coming in contact with the work-bench, facility for transporting them from place to place impairs,

hanging them safely out of the way when not in immediate use, and. for many other purposes.

The combined coupling and shspension hook above described is not limited in its appliea.

tion to boots and shoes alone, but can'be used equally well for any other articles requiring to be connected 'in pairs and supported from hooks or nails in ceilings, walls, show-windows,.or other places. 5

I Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, an desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

1. A combined coupling and suspension device for holding boots and shoes, made. iirom a single piece-of wire, and consisting of a suspension-ring, A, inclined or converging sides (1.0, and verticalarms D D, terminating in holding hooks and guards, all arranged sub-- stantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. A suspension device 'for holding boots and shoes and analogous articles, consisting 'of the slotted or split-suspension ring A, inclined or converging sides C G, snd'depending arms DD, terminating in hooks or guards for holding the boots or shoes or other articles, ull from a single piece of wi re bent to form all the parts, substantially as shown, pose deseribed. g l i 3. Aeombined-eonpling and snspensiondevice for holding a pair of boots .or shoes or,

analogous articles, consisting of a double or spiral ring for receiving and holding a show or 1 price card, inclined or converging sides for guiding alifting-stick, and depending arms terminating in hooks on guards for coupling and holding the boots or shoes or. other nrti les, all from a single piece of wire, all arranged andconstrneted-to operate substantially as set forth.

and forthe pura and consist- In testiin onythat I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signediny namein presence of two subscribing witnesses.

Emits ELKAX RIBS.

- \Vitnesses:

OTTO Risen, CARL KARP.

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