US43488A

US43488A - Skate-fastening

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Publication number: US43488A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1864-07-12
Anticipated expiration: 1881-07-12

Description

UNITED STATES H. n. GALLAGHER, 0E GENEVA, NEW YORK.

SKATE-FASTENING.

To all whom it may concern:l

Be it known that I, H. N. GALLAGHER, of Geneva, in the county of Ontario and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in SkateFastenings 5 and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making a part ot' this specification,

in which- Figure lis a top view of my invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation ot' the front portion ofthe skate. Fig. 3 is a plan ot' another modication of the front or side tastenings, B and C. Fig. 4 is a view of the pin for turning the clamping-screw G.

Similar letters of reference indicate corre sponding parts in the several figures.

This invention relates to that class ofskates having heel and side fastenings g. and it consists in the employment of suc-h fastenings when they have arasp-like or otherwise roughened surface on the clamping portions, which clasp the edge of the sole ot the boot, and is thereby adapted to any thickness of sole or height of heel; also, in pivoting one of the arms of one ot' the side'clamps tothe skate in such a manner that the said clamps shall adjust themselves to the shape of the boot and its relative direction to the skate, and also in providing the pivoted arm with several holes, whereby the iastenings or clamps may be set for any width of sole.

To enable others to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describeits construction and operation.

A in the drawings represents the foot-piece of an ordinary skate. The bent plate E is bedded into A, where it is secured by screws or otherwise, and the clamping-screw F is tapped through theraised end cof the plate,and is pivoted-through the curved clamping-plate el, the concave face of which is roughened. The rear face of the raised portion o of the adjustable plate D is also roughened, and the plate has several holes to receive the screw b, whereby it may be adjusted to the differentsized heels. The side'clamps, B and C, are provided with arms L, f, and g, which keep them in position when applied. The' arms fand g ofthe outside clamp, U, is placed in the mortise through the foot-piece A, where it is pivoted by the screw a. The inside clamp, B, is then placed in position and the elampingscrewG is screwed through the nut z', which connects the ends of the arms h ofclamp B. The clamps B and C should project above the upper face of the foot-piece, as seen inl Fig. 2, only far enough to clasp the edge of a thin sole without reaching the upper.77 Thatportioin of these clamps which comes in contact with the bootsole is also roughened.

This skate is secured to the boot by clamping the heel with the set-screw F and by turning the screw G, which is done with the pin n, when the two clamps will conform to the shape ofthe sole by swinging upon the pivot a, there being a little play between the arms of the two clamps and between them and the mortise to enable them to change their relative posi'- tion to each other, and also to the skate. lf desired, the clamps may be coupled together adjustably, as seen in Fig. 3, by making several notches in the armsjh and providing the threaded stem S with a head, r, to tit in said notches. In this construction anut, s, is used, which need not be detached except to make changes in the length of the stem, which is done by removing the nut and withdrawing the clamp B far enough to permit thehead r to be placed in a noch nearer the clamp to shorten it, or nearer the end of the arms to lengthen it, when the parts may be replaced. They should be made in pairs, so as to place the screw on the outside of the skate.

I claim- 1. Making' the side clamps, B and self-adjustin g laterally by pivoting them to the footpiece A as set forth, and for the purpose described.

2. Providing the pivoted clamp C with several adjustments laterally, substantially as shown, and for the purpose specified.

H. N. GALLAGHER.

Witnesses:

W. A. VANVRANKEN, PEINE-nas PRUTTY.