US625330A

US625330A - Onesime galarneau

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Publication number: US625330A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1899-05-23
Anticipated expiration: 1916-05-23

Description

No. 625,330. Patented May 23, I899.

0. GALARNEAU.

ICE CBEEPEIL.

(Application filed Mar. 28, 1898.)

(No Model.)

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PATENT OFFICE.

ONESIME GALARNEAU, OF MONTREAL, CANADA, ASSIGNOR TO ADELARD EMILE CI-IARRON,

OF SAME PLACE.

lCE-CREEPER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 625,330, dated May 23, 1899.

Application filed March 2 8, 1 89 8.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ONESIME GALARNEAU, a citizen of the Dominion of Canada, residing in the city and district of Montreal, Province 5 of Quebec, Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ice-Creepers, (for which Letters Patent of the Dominion of Canada were granted May 4:, 1898, No. 59,8l8, the application for which was filed on March 26, 1898, Serial No. 81,201,) and I dohereby declare the following to be a clear, full, 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 improvements in ice-creepers.

The object of my invention is to provide a device which can be readily attached to or detached from the shoe or rubber and which can be readily placed into and out of position when affixed to the shoe or rubber.

A further object is to provide an ice creeper which is neat and attractive in appearance,

durable in construction, and which can be made at a moderate cost.

To these and. other ends my invention consists in the improved construction and combination of parts hereinafter fully described,

and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings, in which similar letters of reference indicate similar parts in both views, Figure 1 is a bottom plan view of a shoe pro- 5 vided with an ice-creeper formed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same.

A designates my improved ice-creeper, formed of the attaching-dogs CL and the spur- 0 carrying frame a. The spur-carrying frame a is preferably formed as shown in the drawings, having the form of a bow, and to one face of the bow-frame are formed integral spurs a which are adapted to engage with the ice. The ends of the bow-frame are extended laterally and screw-threaded, as at a for a purpose hereinafter described. A suitable screw-threaded pin a is mounted in suitable openings formed in the bowed portion and serves to draw the attachinglugs or against the heel of the boot or shoe in order Serial to. 675,522. on model.)

that they may hold the creeper in position. The attaching-lugs a are provided with screwthreaded openings, by means of which the attaching-lugs a are connected to the ends of the bowed frame.

The creeper is attached to the heel of the shoe by first rotating the attaching-lugs on the screw-threaded ends of the bowed frame until the distance between them about equals the width of the heel, after which the creeper is held against the heel and the pin a rotated, and thus tightening the-attaching lugs against the sides of the heel. The position of the creeper is as shown in Fig. 1, as in this mannor the weight of the user will serve to cause the spurs to enter the ice without fail and without any danger of the spurs slipping, the only possible movementbeing a rotatory one, and the size of the creeper, together with the distance of the spurs from the pivotal point, preventing any liability of the rotatory movement.

hen it is desired to turn the spurs to an inoperative position, the creeperis rotated on its pivotal points and within the attaching: lugs to the position shown in dotted lines in the drawings, thus putting the creeper into a position where the spurs project inwardly and will not engage with the carpet and other objects. When the creeper is in its inopera--v tive position, it will be obvious that the lower face of the attaching-lugs and face of the bowed frame will form an extended surface on the bottom of the heel on which the wearer can walk without any danger of injuring carpets, &c., and which will not have any tendency to cause the wearer any inconvenience or accidental falling. Another advantage lies in the position of the pin (0 being placed so that the wearer can easily reach it and detach the lugs without difficulty. 7

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is' 1. An ice-creeper, comprising aspur-carrying frame; spurs formed on one face of said frame; attaching-lugs rotatively mounted on said frame; and a screw-threaded pin mounted on said frame, adapted to removably secure said attaching-lugs to the side of a heel.

2. An ice creeper, comprising a bowshapet spur-carrying frame, the ends of said frame extendinglaterallyfrom said frame and pin, mounted on said frame, adapted to move provided with screw-threads; spurs formed said attaching-lugs into and out of engageon one face of said frame; and attachingment with the side of a heel, substantially as lugs adjustably and l'otatively mounted on described.

5 said screw-threaded ends, said lugs being In witness whereof I have hereunto set my I5 adapted to engage with the side of a heel. hand in the presence of two witnesses.

3. An ice-creeper, comprisingaspur-earry- ONESIME GALARNEAU.v [L. s.] ing frame; spurs formed on one face of said \Vitnesses: frame; attaching-lugs adjustably and rota- A. LAMIRAND, 1o tively mounted on said frame; and a threaded O. GUILLET.