Improvements in Laces.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application (in United Kingdom), 3rd May, 1897.
Complete Specification Left, 3rd May, 1897-Accepted, 17th July, 1897.
Improvements in Laces.
I, ELEAZER KEMPSHALL, of Newton, in the County of Middlesex, State of
Massachusetts, United States of America, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained, in and by the following statement:-
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This invention has for its object the production of a new Lacing, and consists
of the novel features of construction and relative arrangement of parts hereinafter
fully described in the specification, clearly illustrated in the drawings, and
particularly pointed out in the claims.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying sheet of drawings forming a part
of this application, in which like characters are used to indicate like parts wherever
they occur.
Figure 1 represents in front elevation a lacing constructed in accordance with
my invention, a portion thereof being shown in section in order to illustrate the
relative arrangement of the several parts.
Figure 2 represents in detail sectional view, another form of tip from that shown
in Figure 1.
Referring to the drawings, in the embodiment of my invention therein shown
and selected by me for the purpose of illustrating the same, a represents a lacing
comprising a core a¹ arranged within a sheath 6, and tips f arranged upon the
ends of the lacing and interlocked with the ends of the core and sheath.
The core a is preferably a cord of hemp, linen, or other tough, non-metallic
material, and of a diameter less than the inner diameter of the sheath, so that it
does not contact at all points with the walls of the latter. The sheath b is a
tubular covering of lacing fabric woven or formed in the usual way, and enclosing
core a¹. In weaving the sheath about the core, or inserting the core in the sheath,
any desired mechanism or process may be employed. The tips f may be affixed
to the ends of the lacing in any desired way. They may be made of plastic, or
other material, molded or formed about each end of the lacing, and anchored to
the sheath and core. The tips may be composed of a piece of wire f, as shown
in Figure 1, formed helically around the end of the lacing, the core being extended
into or through the parts of the sheath enveloped by the tips, so that both the
core and the sheath are firmly secured to the tips, it being important in all cases
to have the tips firmly anchored to the sheath and the core, this anchorage being
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page_text: effected in Figure 2, by the interlocking of the material with the core and the
sheath, and in Figure 1 by the grip of the wire upon the core and sheath, and
the passing of the wire through these parts.
As already stated, the core akis relatively of less diameter than the hole in the
sheath. By this construction the strain brought upon the lacing is borne by
the core; the lacing itself suffering no stretch even when bent at a sharp anglo
as rough a hook or eyelet, as would be the case if the core completely filled the
sheath, in which latter construction if the lacing were bent, the outside of the
lacing would necessarily receive an undue stretch or strain.
By my invention a lacing is produced in which the longitudinal strain is borne
in large part; or entirely, by the core, and the sheath, or part of the lacing that is
visible protected from strain and breakage..
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
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1. As an article of manufacture, a lacing comprising á tubular. woven body or
sheath, a non-metallic, flexible core within said sheath and of less diameter than
the hole in the sheath, and tips arranged about the ends of the lacing, and anchored
to the ends of the core and sheath
ELEAZER KEMPSHALL.
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Haseltine, Lake & Co.,
u45 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.