US905324A - Overshoe-fastener. - Google Patents

Description

E. H. a; s. H. KING.

OVERSHOE PASTBNER;

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 15, m7.

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UNITED STATES PATENT ormon.

EUGENE H. KING, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, AND SYLVESTER H. KING, PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

OVERSHOE-FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 1, 1908.

Application filed November 15, 1907. Serial No. 402,300.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that We, EUGENE H. KING, a resident of Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, and SYL- VESTER H. KING, a resident of Providence, in the county of Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Overshoe-Fasteners; and we do hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

This invention relates to devices for holding overshoes from slipping off the shoe or being pulled ofli accidentally.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple and cheap device" which can'be applied to and readily removed from any overshoe and which will hold it securely in place, as well as one which is convenient to operate to permit the overshoe'being taken off, and which is adjustable to sult overshoes of various heights and also shoes having various heights of heels.

The invention consists, generally stated, in a clasp constructed and arranged to engage the edge of the overshoe and to be secured thereto, together with a dog carried by said clasp and arranged to extend down into the overshoe and engage a part of the shoe.

The invention also comprises certain details of construction enabling the dog to be adjusted to adapt the device to overshoes and shoe heels of different heights.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a view showing the heel portion of a shoe, and an overshoe in section with the fastener applied; Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view on an enlarged scale of the fastener; Fig. 3 is a vertical section on the line 33, Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is an elevation of the upper. end of the dog; Fig. 5 is a similar view of a modified form of dog; Fig. 6 is a sectional perspective view showing modified means on the clasp for holding and adjusting the dog shown in Fig. 5; Figs. '7, 8 and 9 areviews showing other modifications; and Fig. 10 is a vertical sectional view showing a modification having the dog integral with the spring.

The main elements of the invention are a clasp for engaging the edge of the overshoe, together with a dog carried thereby and projecting down into the overshoe in position for engaging a portion of the shoe. The clasp may be of various forms, any construction capable of being slipped over the edge bearlngs or seats 6 formed in the frame or body portion, such as by punching the metal slightly outwardly. The longer limb of this angle lever is on the outer side and serves as the means for locking and unlocking the clasp while the short inwardly projecting limb or toe 7 serves as the means for securing the clasp to the edge of the overshoe.

The locking dog is preferably in the form of a curved resilient strip or plate 8 projecting down into the overshoe, as shown in Fig. 1, and suitably secured to the limb 9 of the frame of the clasp. The manner of connectingit to the frame of the clasp is preferably such as to permit the projecting part of the dog tobe lengthened or shortened to adapt the same to overshoes or shoe heels of different heights. This connection obviously can be made in a great variety of ways.

As sh 'wn in Figs. 2 to 4, the limb of the frame has a portion of the metal punched out and bent inwardly to form the stud or lug 10 which is of considerable width.

The dog .is provided with a number of slots 11 having a fairly close fit with the lug so that when the dog engages said lug it cannot twist sidewise but is held rigidly in a vertical position, while the plurality of holes permit the dog to be secured to the clasp so as to leave the projection part of the dog of various lengths. Obviously, of course,the lug 10 might be a separate stud.

Figs. 5 and 6 show a modification wherein the limb 9 of the frame has a pair of small pins, or teats, 12 secured in the frame or punched inwardly from the metal, and ar- 1 1 and the dog is provided with notches 15 on the edges of resilient limbs and arranged to engage the pins;

Fig. 5 shows a somewhat similar modification in which the clasp carries a single lug 16 and the dog has two resilient arms 17 provided with notches 18 for engaging the lug, while Fig. 9 shows a somewhat similar modification in which there is only a single pair of notches 19 formed on the edge or a slot 20 in the do in the modification shown in Fig. 7 the notches 15 on the opposite edges of the dog are in alternate or staggered relation and the pins are correspondingly placed so that adjustment can be effected by merely working the dog back and forth sidewise.

A U shaped spring 21 is placed inside the clasp, this spring serving two purposes, first to hold the dog from accidentally dropping ofi the holding lugs in the clasp, and also to provide a means against which the toe 7 of the lever bears so as to prevent contact with and marring the overshoe to which the clasp is attached. This spring is formed of thin sheet metal provided with an opening 22 through which the lug 10 which holds the .dog in place may pro ect. It is preferably roughened or corrugated, as at 25, to assist it in taking a firm hold on the overshoe. The end of the outer limb of the spring is 'preferably curved outwardly, as shown at 2 1, to project into a depression 25 in the limb 2 of the clasp in order to prevent the spring from being accidentally pulled out when the clasp is opened and when adjusting the dog.

Fig. 10 shows a modification in which a separate spring 21 is dispensed with, but the upper end of the dog is bent to hook or U shape, as shown at 26, and serves the func tion of the U shaped spring. In this case, however, the dog has no vertical adjustment. The dog is also shown as bent upwardly on itself so as to have its end high, to adapt it to overshoes which are very low.

The use and operation of the device will be readily understood. The device is applied to the heel portion of the overshoe, as shown in Fig. 1, the clasp being slipped down over the top edge of the overshoe and clamped thereto by throwing the lever i to closed position. The dog 8 projects downwardly into the overshoe and is curved so as to project inwardly and in position to engage either with the heel crease, as shown in the drawing, or with a stud such as described in our application, Serial No. 395,548, filed October 2, 1907. This serves to hold the overshoe from falling off. or being accidentally pulled off.

In order to take off the overshoe the user throws the lever 4 to open position, thereby the latter canv be taken oi.

The device described is simple and cheap of construction and can be readily applied to any overshoe. It can be readily operated and securely holds the overshoe in place. It can be adapted to overshoes of various heights or shoes having heels of various heights by merely adjusting the dog vertically, which can be readily done by pressing the dog bodily inwardly until the holes or notches therein become disengaged from the lugs or pins, when by moving the dog upwardly or downwardly its projecting length can be varied and it can be made to engage the lug or pin with a dillerent hole. The device also can be used for holding on an overshoe which is several sizes too large by moving it around to the side of the heel. instead of having it directly at the heel, as will be readily apparent.

Various other forms or modifications ol the device can be made without departing from the invention.

What we claim is:

1. An overshoe fastener comprising a. clasp constructed to embrace the edge of the overshoe, means for clamping the same to the overshoe, a plate arranged to have the clamping means engage the same and to bear against the overshoe, and a projecting dog carried by the clasp and arranged to extend down into the overshoe and en age a part of the shoe.

2. An overshoe fastener comprising a. clasp arranged to embrace the edge of the overshoe, a locking lever carried by said clasp, and a downwardly extending dog carried by the clasp and arranged to project into the overshoe and engage a part of the shoe.

3. An overshoe fastener comprising a clasp constructed and arranged to engage the edge of the overshoe and be clamped thereto, and a dog connected to said clasp by means permitting the dog to be adjusted vertically, said dog being arranged to tend down into the overshoe and engage a part of the shoe.

4-. An overshoe fastener comprising a clasp constructed and arranged to engage the edge of the overshoe and be clamped thereto, and a dog comprising a resilient curved plate connected to the clasp by means permitting vertical adjustment of the dog and arranged to project down into the overshoe and engage the shoe.

5. An overshoe fastener comprising a clasp constructed and arranged to engage the edge of the overshoe and be clamped thereto, and a dog connected to the clasp by means of a protuberance and a plurality of vertically arranged holes or notches permitreleasing the bite of the spring 21 on the l ting adjustment of the dog, said dog being shaped clasp arranged to engage the edge of 4 the overshoe, a locking lever carried by said clasp, and a downwardly projecting dog connected to said clasp by means permitting vertical adjustment of said dog.

8. An overshoe fastener comprising a U shaped clasp arranged to engage the edge of the overshoe, a locking lever carried by said clasp, and a curved resilient plate connected to said dog by a protuberance carried by one of said parts and a plurality of vertically arranged holes or notches formed in the other part.

9. An overshoe fastener comprising a U shaped clasp arranged to embrace the edge of the overshoe, a projecting resilient dog carried by said clasp, a spring member in said clasp, and a locking lever carriedby the clasp and engaging the free end of said spring member.

10. An overshoe fastener comprising a U shaped clasp arranged to embrace the edge of the overshoe, a U shaped spring in said clasp, a locking lever in one limb of said clasp and arranged to bear against one limb of said spring, and, a dog held between the opposite limb of the spring and clasp and arranged to extend downwardly into the overshoe.

11. An overshoe fastener comprising a U shaped clasp'arranged to embrace the edge of the overshoe, a U shaped spring in said clasp, a locking lever mounted in one limb of the clasp and bearing on one limb of the U shaped spring, a resilient plate havin its upper end between the opposite limb or the clasp and spring, and a protuberance on the clasp projecting inwardly into holes or notches in the plate and spring, said plate being provided with a plurality of vertically arranged holes or notches for said protuberance.

In testimony whereof, we the said EUGENE H; KING and SYLvEsrER H. KING have hereunto set our hands.

EUGENE I-I. KING. SYLVESTER H. KING. WVitnesses:

ROBERT C. TOTTEN, JOHN F. WILL.

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