US1274220A - Shoe-lace fastener. - Google Patents

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F. H. ULREY.

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FRANK H. ULREY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

slice-LACE FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 30, 1918.

Application filed August 17, 1916. Serial No. 115,360.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK H. Union, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shoe-Lace F asteners, (If which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in shoe lace fasteners, and the primary object of my improvement is, to provide a simple, eflicient and durable construction/got the class.

A further object of my present improvemht'is to afford suitable grip "means to re-J vent the shoe string becoming loosene nnfastened.

With the above and other objects in view, my invention consists in the novel features and in the novel combination and arrange ment of the parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, and particularly pointed out in the claims hereunto appended it being understood that changes, variations and modifications in the details of the invention within the scope of the claims, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof, hence I do limit my invention to the exact details of the construction and arrangement of the parts shown and described.

Figure 1 is a perspective of the front upper part of a shoe having my invention applied thereto.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged top plan view as it comes from the die.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged top plan view of the fastener after being formed.

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section on line 44 on Fig. 3 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 5 is a similar view with the top section raised.

Fig. 6 is a sectional detail on line 66 on g i h m numerals and letters refer to simil parts thfQugllOllt the several views. I

I th b d ment chosen to exemphfy my invention, A di'l h pp r front portion of a shoe, with 11?) mR VGd Snapfastcner B attached thereto, lacing hooks C of the usual form and laces D are emp oyed. In accordance with my present invention there is a base portion 7 an ntermediate part 8, and a top section 9, consisting of a length of sheet steel to present itself in the form of parallel intermediate and base portions hereinafter more fully described.

Suitable lateral prongs 10 serve to secure the fastener to the shoe or other supporting body. The opening 11 through the annular raised portion 12 in the base member 7 affords aclearance for the stud 19 of the snap fastener. The annular raised portion 13 of the intermediate part 8 has an opening 14. which registers with the opening 11 through theannular raised portion 12.

The resilient socket member or element l5 consisting of a length of steel wire fold- 'ed with its free ends 20 disposed inwardly and adjacent to each other, and mounted between the raised portions 12, 13 serves as one member of the snap faslener.

The points or slightly raised places 16, 17 in the opposing surfaces of the top section 9 and the intermediate portion 8 serve as grip means to hold the shoe laces l) in a desired position, thus avoiding the necessity for tying operation in securing the laces in the usual way.

The hollow portion 18 of the male member of the snap fastener prcfcral'ily is filled with lacquer or other suitable substance in finishing the fastener. The adjacent free ends 20 of the element 15 forms the female member of the fastener and is operated in the manner common to snap fasteners extent.

Preferably the end 21 is curved to obviate breaking from use.

The raised portions 12, 13 are frusto conical in form and in different planes and register with each other, the portion 12 being within the portion 13 and the axial openings 11, 14, register with each other and form a passage for the free end of the male member 19 to move into snap engagement when projected between the free ends 20 of the yielding member 15. In my present construetion, preferably there is employed a length of thin sheet steel of suitable width folded or bent upon itself to form what is termed top, intermediate and base portions, the base portion being provided with prongs 10 to secure it to the supporting body. The intermediate and base members or portions each being formed with axially apertured frusto- conical portions 12, 13, which provide a mounting between the adjacent ends thereof for the yielding snap member 15,

ance between the freeendof theinember 19 and the suporting body A to which the fastener is secured. This is animportant feature of my invention. lhe curved end of'fold 21 is yielding andgives-a long term of usefulness. The base and intermediate portions are parallel to each other.

It will be observed there is an absence of hinge or pivot connection and the device is adapted to rapid practical manufacture.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patenttis:

l. A shoe lace fastener consisting of a length of sheet steel to present itself in the form of parallel intermediate and base portions each being formed with axially apertured frustoconical portions registering with each other.

2. A shoe lace fastener consisting of a in the form ofparallel intermediate .tlltl linso portions each being formed with :ixinll apertured frusto-conieal portions registm ing with each other and having positioned therebetween a yielding snap member and a top portion having a male member of a snap fastening for engagement with the yielding snap member.

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

FRANK H. ULREY.

Witnesses SoomnM. HOGAN, H. A. MOSHER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing .the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. 0.

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