US740021A - Ice-creeper. - Google Patents

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No. 740,021. y 'PATBNTBD SEPT. 29, 1903.4

' H. s. KELLBY.. 4

IiGfE; QREBPER.

APRMEATIQN, FILED IAY 15.v 1903.-.

I0 MODEL.-

Strom No. rectora..

vPatented September 29, 190B.

UNITED STATE-s PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY S. KELLEY, OF CAIRO, WEST VIRGINIA.

ice-CREEPER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 740,021, dated. September 29, 1903. Application iiled May 15, 1903. Serial No. 157,294. v(No model.)

To LZZ whom it may concern: Be it known that I, HENRY S. KELLEY, citizen of the United States, residing at Cairo, in the county of Ritchie and State of West Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ice-Creepers, of which the following is a specification.

Myinvention relates to antislipping devices for boots and shoes; and it consists of a frame shaped to [it the outline of the heel and so constructed'as to be expansible when being applied to or removed from the heel and contracted to'hold it in position on the heel.

The construction, operation, and ad vantages of my invention are fully explained hereinafter and by referring to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a top plan view of my invention, showing the parts closed; Fig. 2, a bottom view showing the parts open'to be applied to or removed fromthe heel; Fig. 3, a cross-section of one ofthe parts of the device, and Fig. 4 a rear view ofthe device.

Referring to the drawings, in which similar` reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views, A, B, and C represent the three parts composing` my icecreeper, which, as clearly shown in Fig. 3, is L-shaped in cross-section, A being a straight' piece tofit the front of the heel,

While B and C are the pieces to fit the sides and back of the heel and curved, as shown,

for this purpose.

D represents hinges connectingthe ends of part A with the side pieces B and C, while the rear ends of said pieces B and C are joined by means of a latch consisting of a tongue E, pivoted to a clip F, secured to piece B, and a loop G, pivoted to clip' H' on piece C. Tongue E is formed-with shoulders e to prevent the loop G from sliding off said tongue when the device is open. I represents spikes secured to the bottom of parts A, B, and C.

To apply the device tothe heel of a shoe, the parts are expanded, as shown in Fig. 2. The tongue E is then thrown over to the position shown in Fig. 1, and the device is locked on the heel. In opening .the parts I provide a teat `J on thefpivoted portion of tongue E to throw loop G over to insure the separation of parts B and C.

It will be understood that my invention is applicable to other uses than as ice-creepers,

Having thus described my invention, what I claim isl. In an ice-Creeper, pieces shaped to surround the heel of a shoe and pivotally connected to one another and having an opening between two of said pieces, a tongue pivoted to the free end of one piece and having shoulders on its edges, and a loop pivoted to the free end of the piece on the opposite side of said opening and slidably mounted on said tongue inside of said shoulders, substantially as shown and described.

. 2. In an ice-Creeper, pieces shaped to surround the heel of a shoe and pivotally connected to one another and having an opening between two of said pieces, a tongue pivotedto the free end of one piece and having shoulders on its edges, a teat on the pivoted portion of said tongue, and a loop pivoted to the free end of the piece on the opposite side of said opening and slidably mounted on said tongue inside of said shoulders, substantially as shown and described.

, 3. In an ice-Creeper, a piece shaped to fit the front of a shoe-heel, pieces, hinged thereto,vshaped to lit the sides and back of the heel, la tongue pivoted to one side piece having shoulders on its edges, and a loop pivoted to the other side piece and slidably mounted on said tongue inside of said shoulders, substantially as shown and described.

4. In an ice-Creeper, a piece shaped to fit the front of a-shoe-heel, pieces hinged at each end of said front piece and shaped to it the sides and back of the heel, all of said pieces being L-shaped in cross-section and having spikes on the part-s resting on the ground, a tongue pivoted on one side piece having shoulders on its edges, a teat on the pivoted portion of said tongue, a loop pivoted on the other side piece, and slidably mounted on said tongue inside of said shoulders, substantially as shown and described.

Intestimony whereof I hereto affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

HENRY s. KELLEY.

Witnesses:

J1 NEWMAN,

S. P. HECKERT.

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