US957559A - Lacing. - Google Patents

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LACNG.

APPLIGATION FILED MAY 251909.

eliminano@ LBERT T. HGLT, F CLUMUS, HEO,

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Eheteiiteel Mey El., LQ.

ipplieetion. filled May 2li., l. Serial No. e'.

To all Awhom fit may eoncem:

Be 1t known that l, ALBERI 'f2-Hom; a citizen of the United States, residing at C0- lumbus, in the county of liienllin ami. State 4vide a lace of this class with improved tips or termmals; to so construct said tips of lace terminals as to render the same pliable and l to a desirable degree flexible and, at tl'ieeeme time impart thereto a suilicient elegifee oi 4.rigfulit to jfacilitate the passing of the tip vtliroug an eyelet; to combine the tip with the lace end as to deviate the teaoleney of the tip being pulled oi" iemoveal there from, and to prevent the accidentel. flattening of the tip and to produce otilei` improvements tie details of which will be more fully pointed out liereina ftei. These objects l eomplish in the' manner illuetete-lv iii the aecompanying drawing, in which:

Figure l represente a ieee having my improved tips thereon, F :E is en enlarged .transverse section on line @wel of Fig. l, Fig. 3 is an enlarged enel View of the ieee in elevation, Fig. l is a transverse section el the tip, and, Fig. 5 is a Flew in elevation oi? th eiid of tile lace showing the condition tli same before the vuleaniziiig proeeee after described.

Similar numerals ieei' to Similar parte throughout the several views.

repieseiits a shoe oother lace, wliieli. may be weven in the tubular ifoim iriflieatecl fin tlie drawing, o may lie of e single flat Width, as deyslrecl. lil piovidiwr my 1mpfoved tip il, the ein portion of the lace Wl'iieli is intentie@ to form a wart of the tip, ilst lieg ite iiieeliee lled with e Suitable rubbez-- eoi'iipoeitiofa and the ieee end is afterwecl tvieted into the rounded form inclicateci iii l* 1g. of tile cli.' ving. This being aecomplieleai, the twisted rubber lillecl end,

the employment of desirable vulcaniziiolcls, 'vuleaniaecl to procluee it substantielly integral o1 Solid tip 'oocly which oomprises ythe united rubbei and fabric and which through the eid oie the molds., is substantially round in cioes section. By this combination oit i'ubbei' and the twisted fabrie, a laee tip is foimefl which while having the flesiiaiile L* of rigidity, will at the keme time be soliieieutly flexible and pliable as to 'ebviete any tendency of the same beleg brokene subjected to ixeri bonds 0i? by accident permanently flattened.

lt Well kieowiilzlaat Where tile ordinary metallic luce tips ae employed, suoli tips fregna-.lilly lient oi' i'iatteiied until it is dilileuli". te pase tlie same tin-@ugh an eyelet anal the tips are often entirely separated from the material forming the lace. lt will be umlei-stooil that by the construction which l have cleseiibecl, ilieee f 'aieullzies aye eri- -t ly oweome.

elaiiia is:

tip formeel by illliii the emi pou tions of e ie lace with :cubbei composition, twisting; "i lace emi, 'mtl Su istaiilially ouiidlefl ioiiia and vulcanizii'xg together the rubber ami lace enel.

in testA Wely whereof eilix my signature iii pieeeliee oi' two witnesses.

l` A igllflllT ,tneeeeez C. SHMHERD:

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