US862875A - Shoestring-fastener. - Google Patents

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PATENTED AUG. 13, 1907.

H. BEHRENS. SHOESTRING PASTENER. APPLICATION mum APB..12,1906.

lm/e 71%;." Hem y B671 rerzs shoe, directly above the uppermost set of hooks used HENRY BEHRENS, OF OAKlDALE, PENNSYLVANIA.

SHOESTRING-EASTENER.

Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented Au 13, .1907.

Application filed April 12, 1906. Serial No. 311,280.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY BEHRENS, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Oakdale', in the county ofAllegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shoestring-Fasteners, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing. I

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in shoe string fasteners, and the invention has for its primary object to provide a simple and inexpensive fastener for shoe laces, to which the laces may be secured and thereby dispense with the tying of shoe laces as heretofore. To this end, I have devised a fastener, which is placed-upon each side of the upper of a in connection with a laced shoe. The fasteners are preferably riveted in the upper of the shoe and are formed with T-shaped heads around which the ends of the shoe lacesare wound or hitched, and firmly held until removed.

The detail construction entering into my inventionwill be'hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and referring to'the drawing accompanying this application, like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views,.in which:-

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a shoe equipped with my improved fastener, I ig. 2 is a perspective view of my improved device, showing the method which .is'

employed in securing the shoe-string thereto. Fig; 3

- is a detail view.

. at points near the upper of the shoe.

In the accompanying drawing, I have illustrated a conventional form of shoe 1', as having an upper 2, providedwith eyelets 3 and'hooks 4. The shoe 1 is secured upon a, persons foot by a lace 5 which engages in the eyelets 3 and around the hooks 4, the ends 6; 6 of the laces terminating their connection with the hooks My invention resides in providing the upper of the shoe 2 with two fasteners 7, 7, each fastener consisting of a shank portion 8 and a curved T-shapedhead 9, the curvature of the head being such-asto provide undercut recesses therebelow, adjacent the point of i juncture of the head and shank. The head is preferably of greater width, in cross-section than the shank, thereby preventing, with the undercut recesses; the

loops of the lace from passing off of the arms while the lace is being secured. Thefastener is secured to the shoe upper in such position as to provide a space between the outer surface of the upper and the lowest point of the arms in order that the lace or its loops can be readily placed over the ends of the arms. "The fasteners are preferably constructed of light and durable metal and are riveted or otherwise secured within the upper 2 of the shoe. Whenthe shoe has been ,laced to.

- the point where it is desired to secure the lace, the end of the latter is passed around the arms successively in the form of loops, the latter-preferably crossing on the outer surface of the h'ead, this operation being continued until the end of the lace has almost been reached, whereupon a loop-is formed -by grasping the lace adjacent its end and passing the end beneath that portion of the lace on the opposing side' of the grasping point, I and then placing the loop so formed on the arm and drawing the end taut.. This loop is similar to the others previously placed on each of the arms during the preliminary operation, but prior to being placed in position, it is inverted. From this it will be seen that a particular length of end of the lace is not essential. If of greater length than is absolutely necessary, the lace is carried over the arms successively until approximately the proper length of endremains, this being accomplished without releasing'the tension on the lace; hence the presence of loose-ends of objectionable length is :1. A lace or tie fastener of substantially T-shape and having its laterally-extending arms curved outwardly and downwardly to provide undercut recesses on opposite sides of the shank, said shank being adapted to be secured to a shoe upper with the ends of the arms spaced from the outer surface of the upper, whereby the lace may be looped about said arms successively ,and secured by inverting the last loop prior to its being placed on the arm, the undercut recesses receiving aplurality of successively-formedloops without liability of such loops being'diseugaged during the lacefsecuring operation.

2. A lace or" tie fastener of substantially T-shape and 7 having its laterally-extending arms curved outwardly and downwardly and or greater width thau'the width of the.

shank adjacent thereto to provide undercut recesses on opposite sides of the shankfsaid shank being adaptedto be secured to a shoe upper with the ends of the arms spaced from the outer surface of the upper, whereby the lace may be looped about said arms successively aid secured by in verting the last loop prior to its being placed on the arm, the undercut recesses receiving a plurality of successivelyformed loops withoutliability of such loops being disengaged during the lace-securing operation. p In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in the presence & two witnesses; HENRY Bun-suns.

Witnesses \VILLIAM W. STEWART,

WILLIAM Wru'rznn.

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