US2983011A - Fastening device - Google Patents

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May 9, 1961 w. w. WINCHESTER, sR 2,983,011

FASTENING DEVICE Filed Aug. 25, .1959

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20 Wm flwiew/egsx U it e O FASTENINGDEVICE William Winchester, Sr., 2268 ,Westg'ate Ave., San Jose, Calif.

Filed Aug. 25, 1959, Ser. No. 835,963

2 Claims. (Cl.24-117) This invention is an improvement over the fastening device shown and described in my prior patent applica tion Serial No. 552,395 filed December 12, 1955 which is now abandoned.

The object of the invention is to provide a fastening device which'is especially'suitable for use with shoes,

'boots or the like wherein the shoe lace or lacing can be Zing device which can be used on any desired member such as a shoe, boot or the like orsan article of clothing or any other article-or member, and wherein with the fastening device of the present invention two separate portions or members can be laced together, and wherein the ends of the lace are adapted to beheld secured without the necessity of tieing a bow, knot or the liketherein.

A further object of the invention is to provide a fastening device which is extremely simple and inexpensive to manufacture.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this application, and in which like numerals are used to designate like parts throughout the same:

Figure l is a fragmentary elevational view illustrating the fastening device of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Figure 3. I

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on line 4--4 of .Figure 3.

Figure 5 is an elevational view similar to Figure 3, but :showing the fastening device secured to a support memiber which may be sewed or fastened to a portion of the article on which it is being used.

Figure 6 is a view taken at right angles to the view Shown in Figure 5.

Referring in detail to the drawings, and more particularly to Figure l of the drawings, the numeral 10 indisoaked or icy and it is also adapted to be used on cates a portion of a member such as a shoe, boot or the like which includes separate portions 11 and 12, and these portions 11 and 12 are provided with a plurality of spaced apart eyelets 13 therein. The numeral 14 indicates a shoe lace or lacing which extends through the eyelets 13, as shown in Figure 1 for example, the portions of the lace 14 are arranged in criss-cross' relation.

According to the present invention there is provided a fastening device which is indicated generally by t-he'nu-,

meral 15, and as shown in Figure 1 oneof the fastening,

devices 15 is provided with each of the portions lland 12. Each of the fastening devices 15 has the same con structionand each'includes a main body portion 16 which is adapted to be fastened to the portions '11 or 12 by fastening devices may be used with any desired article jsuchas' the rivets 17. Then, with the lacing 14 extended i through the eyelets 13,, it will be seen that portions .of

extended through the loops 20 and through the retainers 'ene'd on their inner surfaces so as to preventaccidental lacesaswell as soft laces, can held or gripped.-- On" highly advantageous. fThe retainer or .ring 22'will be can be freely inserted! through the retainer. 7 The entire "upper portion of "thef shoe will be steadied without any ice 2 v means of securing elements such as rivets 17. InFigurcs 5 and 6 there is illustrated a modification'wherein :the}: fastening device is shown connectedto fa s'u'pport'member or tab 18 by means of the securing elements 17, and the support member 18 may then in turn be fastened to poritions, such as the portions 1 1 and 12 by means of stitch?v ing19. V Each of the fastening devices "15 is provided Wit ha pair of spaced parallel curved sections or loops 20, and these sections 20 are adapted to have projected therethrough portions of the lacing 14. Each end of the fastening device is providedwith a pair of opposed slots or cutaway portions 21, and the numeral 22 indicates a retainer which engages the slotted portions '21, for vexample as shown in Figure-4, and portions of the lacing are adapted to extend through the retainer 22,;as for example as shown in Figure 1. 'The innersurface of the retainer 22. may be knurled or roughened so as to provide a better gripping surface for the portion of the lacing which extendstherethrough.

From the foregoing, it is apparent that there has bee provided a fastening device which is especially suitable. for use in securing laces such as the lace 14. The

such as a shoe, boot or the like, and as shown in Figure 1 a pair of these fastening devices 15 are connectedto the' portions 11 and 12 by means of securing'elements the lacing are adapted to be twisted together-and then 22 so as to maintain the lace or lacing in the .desired position. The retainers 22, as stated above, are roughdisengagement or unraveling of the lace. It will be seen that the lacing will be held firmly so that the lacing will not become undone or untied, and it will not be necessary to tie a knot or bow or the like in the lacing so as to retain the lacing in the desired position.

The parts may be made of any suitable material and in different shapes or sizes.

The fasteners can be knurled or plain, and can be in different sizes to handle shoestrings, cord ropes and even i lightweightwire cables. It is especially handy as a single lace or cord fastener to be used on rubber or for zippered garments. In thelatter case, it gives the wearer a chance to draw the garment together without the necessity of having to use the slide fastener which is to be closed from the bottom. In using the fasteners on rubbers, it is handy as a single tie to keep the rubbers from pulling off in mud, particularly in the case of children. In using the knurled type, it is particularly useful in holding wet rawhide, laces or ties which become very slick when smooth ropes that is used by truckers. in tightening the I loads or takeup on tarpaulin covers used on such loads and gives an extra grip or drag in addition to the single grip. The fasteners can be used for laces, rope or the like. 1

The knurled surface and the sharp angle serve to hold the lacing in position regardless of how. tight or slack the lacing or line is and there are no projections or ears} to catch on garments, fabricor the like. Thus, a person could walk through roughground and bushes without snarls or becoming entangled and rawhide or leather rubbers, on e singlela'ce with a fa t onrxeagh side: using either sidefor an anchor. right Orleftwill'prove.

held in, such a position by the slots= 21- so that the lacing 3 pulling or binding. The free ring or retainer 22 is arranged inwardly with the fasteners positioned as shown in Figure 1 and the retainer can also be used to hold the loose ends of the lace. The fastener can either be arranged on the inside or outside of the shoe or other article on which it isbeing used. The retainer 22 is in nature of a movable ring or link which will keep the lace or cordtight regardless of whether thereis a strain on the rest of the cord or not. The entire fastener may be knurled on the inner surface so as to give the neces sary frictional grip and the provision of the loops assure that the lace will be securely gripped when the parts are arranged as shown in Figure 1 for example. With the present invention the upper ends of laces will be held in firm position by friction so that it is not necessary to tiethe laces. The fasteners can be used on footwear or other articles and can be used to prevent slippage of the laces. The device may be fastened to the shoe or article in any suitable manner, as for example by means of staples, clips, rivets, stitching or the like.

Minor changes in shape, size and rearrangement of the details coming within the field of invention claimed may be resorted to in actual practice, if desired.

I claim:

l. A device of the character described embodying a member-comprising separate portions which each have a plurality of spaced apart eyelets therein, a lacing projecting through said eyelets and having ortions thereof arranged in criss cross relation, a fastener arranged adjacent to each portion, each fastener embodying a main body portion of one piece construction which has a pair of spaced parallel vertically disposed curved sections of the same size and shape for the projection therethrough of portions of the lacing, an end of said fastener having opposed slots, a retainer having portions thereof engaging said slots, the inner surface of the retainer being roughened so as to provide a better gripping surface for the portion of the lacing which extends therethrough, means connecting said fastener through the separate portions of the member with which it is being used, said retainer being held in such a position by the slots that the lacing can be freely inserted through the retainer.

2. A device of the character described embodying a member comprising separate portions which each have a plurality of spaced apart eyelets therein, a lacing projecting through said eyelets and having portions thereof arranged in criss cross relation, a fastener arranged adjacent to each portion, each fastener embodying a'rnain body portion of one piece construction which has a pair of spaced parallel vertically disposed curved sections of the same size and shape for the projection therethrough of portions of the lacing, an end of said fastener having opposed slots, a retainer having portions thereof engaging said slots, the inner surface of the retainer being roughened so as to provide a better gripping surface for the portion of the lacing which extends therethrough, means connecting said fastener through the separate portions of the member with which it is being used, said retainer being held in such a position by the slots that the lacing can be freely inserted through the retainer, said retainer being arranged inwardly with respect to the curved sections of the fastener.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 73,847 Starrett M Jan. 28, 1868 2,083,331 Illsche Iune.8, 1937 2,475,339 Sandy July 5, 1949 2,744,348 Smith May 8, 1956 FOREIGN PATENTS 626,856 Germany Mar. 4, 1936 863,441 France .a Jan. 2,1941

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