US329901A

US329901A - Fastening for shoes

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Publication number: US329901A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1885-11-10
Anticipated expiration: 1902-11-10

Description

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T. HAWLEY.

FASTENING FOB SHOES, GLOVES, &0.

No. 329,901. Patented Nov. 10, 1885.

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THEODORE HA\VLEY, OF FAIRFIELD, CONNECTICUT.

FASTENING FOR SHOES, GLOVES, 84C.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 329,901, dated November 10, 1885. Application filed March 16, 1885. Serial No. 159,050. (X model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, THEODORE HAWLEY,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Fairfield, in the county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fastenings; 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 that class of fastenings which are tightened by drawing up a cord, and which are especially adapted for use upon shoes, particularly arcties, gloves, horse-collars, &c., and has for its object to produce a fastening which shall be economical in cost, easy and quick to fasten and unfasten,

. always ready for use, and, moreover, one in which the cord can be taken out and a new one inserted without detaching any of the parts and with hardly an instants delay.

WVith these ends in view, I have devised the simple and novel construction, which I will now describe, referring by letters to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure l is a top View; Fig. 2, a reverse or under side view; Fig. 3, an edge view. Figs. I and 5 are respectively under side and edge views of one of the parts, with a modified means of attachment to the shoe, glove, or other article upon which it is to be used. Fig. 6 is an edge view illustrating a modification in which a closed loop is substituted for the hooks Fig. 7, a modification showing myinvention as applied in connection with a series of ordinary hooks on a strip of metal; and Fig. 8 is another modification in which two spurs, pointing in opposite directions,are used to hold the free end of the cord.

The fastening consists of two parts besides the string. These parts may be made in any suitable manner. I preferably, however,strike them out from sheet metal. The parts vary somewhat in construction, and are designed to be placed upon the opposite edge's,which are to be drawn together.

A represents the part having the cord holder for the fixed end of the cord, this part being at the right in Figs. 1, 2, and 3. At the forward end of this part is a hook or loop, B, formed by bending over metal from in front of the body.

0 is the cordholder, which'is formed by striking down flaps of metal from opposite sides of a central strip. The flaps of metal are curved under until their edges meet, as clearly shownin Fig. 2. This cord-holder is preferably made slightly funnel-shaped, as will be again referred to.

D represents the part having the spur for holding the free end of the cord. This part is made to correspond in outline with the part already described.

E represents a hook or loop at its forward end, which is made in the same way, and corresponds in shape with hook B upon the other part. Just back of loop E is aspur, F, which is formed by striking up astrip of metal, leaving it attached atits forward end, the rear end of the spur being made to stick up just high enough to allow the cord to be caught under it.

The parts of the fastening are secured to the shoe, glove, or other article upon which they are to be used in any suitable manner. The mode of attachment forms no part of my present invention, and may be varied to suit the article to which they are to be attached.

In Figs. 1 and 2 I have shown the parts as provided with slots G, through which straps H, of cloth, rubber, or leather, are passed, which may be riveted or otherwise secured to the shoe or glove. In attaching these fastenings to arctic overshoes I preferably use rubber straps, which are placed between the inner and outer parts of the shoe, cemented there, and then vulcanized.

In Figs. 4 and 5 I have illustrated another means of securing the fastcnings in place, which consists in providing each part with prongs I, which are pushed through the material of the shoe or glove and then clinched down upon the inner side.

K represents the cord, which is provided at one end with a knot, L. (See dotted lines Figs. 2 and 3.) The cord is threaded through the funnel-shaped cordholder from the back, and the knot drawn in until it is firmly wedged in place.

The operation of fastening is simply to carry the cord forward around hook E, then back simply necessary to tie a knot in the end to keep it from being drawn through the holder. In the modification illustrated in Fig. 6 hooks B and E are bent down, forming loops through which the cord is threaded, and from which it cannot escape except when pulled through. In this form, after the cord has been passed through the loops, a knot is tied in the free end, so that it cannot slip back through the loops until the knot is untied, thus leaving an end of the cord attached in both parts of the fastener. This style is particularly desirable in shoes, in which it is not necessary to unlace the cord each time the shoe is taken off, but merely to loosen it. After putting on the shoe no lacing up is required, but simply the drawing up of the cord and catching the free end under the spur.

In the modification illustrated in Fig. 7, I have shown my invention as applied in connection with a series of ordinary hooks, M. These hooks may be all made on a single strip of metal, as shown, or they may be attached separately, as shown in the other figures.

In Fig. 8 I have shown part D as provided with two spurs, instead of one, to hold the loose end of the cord. I preferably make the spurs to point in opposite directions and catch the end of the cord under one, 'then around and under the other, to prevent the possibility of slipping.

I do not of course desire to limit myself to the exact construction illustrated in my drawings, as it is obvious that the details may be considerably changed without departing from the spirit of my invention.

I claim 1. In a fastener, the combination of two metallic parts and a cord, one of said parts having a holder for the fixed end of the cord, and a hooker loop at its forward end, the other part having a similar hook or loop, and a spur or spurs under which the free end of the cord may be caught.

2. In a fastener, part A, adapted for attachment to a shoe, glove, or similar article, and having a hook or loop at its forward end, and

a holder for the fixed end of the cord, in combination with an independent hook or loop around which the cord passes.

3. In a fastener, part D, adapted for attachment to a shoe, glove, or similar article, and having a hook or loop around which the cord passes, and a spur or spurs, F, for securing the free end of the cord, in combination with an independent part to which the cord is at tached. I

4. (lord K, having knot L, and part A, having hook or loop B, and funnel-shaped holder 0, in which the fixed end of the cord is detachably held, in combination with part D, having hook or loop E, and spur F, adapted to hold the free end of the cord.

5. In a fastener, cord K, and parts A and D, having prongs for attachment to a shoe, glove, or other article, and hooks or loops for the cord, one of said parts having also a funnelshaped holder for the fixed end of the cord, the other having a spuror spurs for holding the free end of the cord.

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

THEODORE HAVVLEY. I

Witnesses:

A. M. WOOSTER, A. B. FAIROHILD.