US1314284A - Shoe-clostlbjj - Google Patents

Description

Patented Aug. 26, 1919.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 26, 1919.

Application filed January 23, 1919. Serial No. 272,755.

To all whom 2 1- may concern:

Be it known that I, IIENRY M. Rnnnsu, a citizcn of the United States, residing at Junction City, in the county of Geary and State of Kansas, have invented certain new .and useful Improvements in Shoe-Closures; and L do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to in'iprovements in shoe closures and has for one of its objects .the provision of a device of,this character whereby the use of hooks, or projections for closing or securing together the closure flaps of the shoe is'ohviated, thereby preventing fraying of dresses or trousers or the interference with the polishing process of the shoe.

Anotherobject of this invention is the provision of spaced flat hooks secured to the inner faces of the closure flaps of the shoe adapted to receive the shoe strings from the inner faces thereof, whereby the tedious process of threading eyelets and the fraying of garments is obviated.

A further object of this invention is the provision of a shoe closure of the above stated character which shall be simple, durable and efficient, and which may be manufactured and sold at a comparatively low cost.

With these and other objects in view as will become more apparent as the description proceeds, the invention consists in ccrtain novel features ofconstruction. combination, and arrangement of parts as will be hereii'iafter more fully described and claimed.

For a complete unilerstai'iding of my invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, in which Figure l is a front elevation of a, shoe closure constructed in accordance with my invention,

Fig. 2 is a fragn'icntary sectional view illustrating the manner of securing the hooks to the inner faces. of the securing flaps of a shoe upper,

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail sectional View of one of the hooks illustrating the manner of securing the same to a strip of leather secured to the inner face of the flaps of the shoe,

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken'on the line -li of Fig.1,

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary tion of one of the hooks.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numeral 1 indicates a, shoe upper having the .usual closing flaps 2, to which my invention is applied. Strips of "leather or other suitable material 3 are stitched or otherwise socured to the inner faces of the closure flaps adjacent the edges thereof. Hooks 4 constructed from fiat resilient material consist of a body portion 5 which riveted or otherwise secured to the strips of leather 3 as illustrated at 6 and have one of their ends disposed angularly as illustrated at 7 to engage one edge of the strip to prevent fraying thereof. The body portions 5 are bent upon themselves in spaced relation to form resilient tongues 8 which tongues are disposed over the faces of the strips 3 in spaced relation thereto so that a shoe string 9 may be passed under the tongues 8 into the curved portion 10 which is enlarged and slightly rounded so that the shoe string can work freely therein when released and drawn'taut. N ibs 11 are formed upon the bodies 5 adjacent the portions 10 for engaging the other edges of the strips to prevent the strips from frayihg and also preventing the shoe string from coming in contact with the strips thereby binding the movement of the same. The nibs are slight] inclined so that in removing the shoe string 9 from the hooks, it will be caused to freely ride over the edge of the strip 3. The string receiving portion 10 of the hook is disposed inwardly from the edge of the flap 2 of the shoe so that the same is not visible from the exterior of the shoe. The free end of the tongue 8 is slightly curved away from the strip and projects beyond the strip so that the string can he rcadily inserted and removed from under the tongue when desired. The upper ends of the strips 3 are left free from the closure flaps 2 of the shoe upper 1 and provided with eyelets 12 to receive the ends of the shoe strino 9 so that they may be tied together on the inner faces of the closure flaps thereby providing an invisible tying means of the string for the shoe.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be noted when hooks of the above described character are secured to the inner view partly in secstruction,

lifter passing them through the eyelets 12.

By having the hooks placed upon the inner faces of the closure flaps 2 the edges of the closure flaps are permitted to be drawn in close proximity to each other making a neat appearance to the shoe which is veryv desira' e.

While I have'shown and described the pre- :terred embodiment of-my invention, it will be understood that minor changes in concornbination, and arrangement of parts, may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

What 1 claim as new is 1. The combination With a shoe upper in eluding closure flaps, of strips of material secured to the inner faces of the closure flaps adjacent their edges, hooks secured to said strips for receiving a shoe string to secure the flaps together, and means formed upon. said hooks for engaging the edges of the strips to prevent fraying thereof.

2. The combination with a shoe upper including closure flaps, ofstrips secured to the inner faces of the closure flaps, fiat resilient hooks secured to the strips between the same and the inner faces of the, closure flaps for receiving a shoe string to scure the flaps together, nibs formed upon the hooks for engagement with the edges-of the strips to prevent fraying thereof and the, bindin of the shoe stringthereagainst.

3. The combination with a shoe upper including closure flaps, strips secured to the inner faces of the closure flaps adjacent their edges, hooks secured to said strips for receiving a shoe string to securethe flaps together, said strips having their upper ends free from the closure flaps, eyelets carried by the upper free ends of the strips for receiving the ends of the shoe string to permit the shoe string to'be tied together upon.

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4. The combination with a shoe upper including closure flaps, strips of leather stitched to the inner faces of the closure, flaps adyacent their free edges, strips of resilient metal disposed between said strips of leather and the inner faces of the closure flaps and extending transversely of the strips of leather, said strips of resilient metal being bent upon themselves in spaced relation to form resilient tonguessaid reriveted to said strips of material, resilient tongues formed on said members and disposed over said strips in spaced relation to receive the shoe string, and said tongues projecting beyond the edges of the strips and slightly curved to permit the easy insertion .of a shoe string thereunder. Iihtestimonv whereof ii efiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY M. RENNER. Witnesses:

Fns'ronsn E. VINSQN, Gwen F. @wrm-

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