US1767427A - Ice creeper - Google Patents

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June 24, 1930. B N 7 1,767,427

' ICE CREEPER Filed Sept. 26, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Inventor A ttorn ey June'24, 1-930. A. BARNES 7 ICE CREEPER Filed Sept. 26, 1929 7 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor .fiza'eijarnea M B9 Attorney Patented June 24, 1930 UNITED STATES AnsEL BARNES, or srnnerrsn, iinwfiro igfj ff Application filed September 2 6, 1929. Serial m5. 395,347.

The present invention relates to icecreepers, and has for an object to provide a device of this class embodying new and improved features of simplicity, convenience, durability, adjustment, easy of assembly and disassembly, and utility.

, A further object of the invention is to provide a device of this nature embodying improved means for attaching the'sameto the shoe in a quick but yet secure manner.

With the above and numerous other objects in view as will appear as the description proceeds, theinvention resides {in certain novel features of construction, and in the combination and arrangement'of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

Figure 1 is a bottom plan view of the shoe showing my improved ice creeper mounted thereon,

Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof, Figure 3 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 33 of Figure 1,

Figure 1- is a perspective view of one of the L-shaped members,

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken sub-- stantially on the line 55 of Figure 3,

'Figure 6 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 6 6 of Figure 3, and Figure 7 is a perspective view of a protector.

Referring to the drawing in detail it will be seen that I provide a. device constructed of two L-shaped members A and B. The member A is thesimpler of the two members and will be described in detail first.

It consists ofthe elongated baseleg 5 and r the upstanding shorter leg 6. j r a The base leg 5 has adjacent leg 6, a longitudinally extending oblong slot 7. The upstanding leg 6 has adjacent its upper end.

a transverse oblong slot 8. The member B comprises anelongated base leg 9 and a relatively short upstanding leg 10. The leg engage in the sole of the shoe. Lever protectors or shields 15, are disposed to the inner side of the leg portions 6 and 10 bein formed with slits-16 through which the leg 1 portions 16 and 15 may be passed and further formed with slots 17 registering with vthe slots 8 and 8'. Y

T An elongated strap 18is engaged with thev leg 10 through slots 8 and 17 and a shield 1 19 is adjustably mounted thereon. A loop strap section 20 is engaged with the leg 6 through slots 8 and" 17 and has mounted thereon a buckle structure 21 of the quick ziicting type for engagement with the strap a In Figures 5 and 6 it willbe noted lthat the sides of the leg 9 are bent under the leg 5 so that these legs are slidably .connected together and the device may be adjusted to the desired width of the shoe.

It is thought that the construction, op-

'eration, utility and advantages of this invention will now be quite apparent to those.

skilled in this art wlthouta more detailed description thereof. i j V Thepresent embodiment of the invention has; been disclosed in considerable detail merely forrthe purposes of exemplification ,85

"since'in actual practice it attains the features of advantage-enumerated as desirable in the I the invention and the above details of construction, and in the combina- 7 tion and arrangement of parts may be resorted to Without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed or sacrificing any of its advantages.

- Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new is: Y

A device of the class described comprising a pair of L-shaped members having longer legs and shorter legs, means for slidably connecting the longer legs, strap and buckle meansengagedivvith the shorter legs, one

of said. longer legs having side extensions extending under the other longer leg, and

terminating in depending cleat forming ears.

In testimony whereof I affi'xmy signature;-

ANSEL BARNES.

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