Ornamental Hooks and Studs for Fastening Boots, Shoes, Gloves and other Articles of Dress by Means of Laces.
Year: 1885

page_text: Ornamental Hooks and Studs for Fastening Boots, Shoes, Gloves,
and other Articles of Dress by Means of Laces.
I JAMES SMITH of 9 Brook Street Stoke-upon-Trent in the County of Stafford,
Agent do hereby declare the nature of my invention for ORNAMENTAL HOOKS AND
STUDS FOR FASTENING BOOTS SHOES GLOVES AND OTHER ARTIOLES OF DRESS BY
MEANS OF LACES to be as follows:-
The tops of these hooks and studs are ornamented in any suitable manner and
are made round, oblong, or otherwise with either straight or curved shanks
attached to the tops in the usual way or the tops and the shanks may be cut out
in one piece and the latter be turned down and made round in any practicable
way. The bottom part of the shanks is made in any suitable form for fastening to
the material such as with one or more prongs for putting through and fastening
on the other side or the shank may be put through the material and fastened with
a washer on the other side or they may be fastened in numerous other ways. The
boots and other articles are fastened by entwining the laces round the hooks or
studs in the usual manner.
Ornamental Hooks and Studs for Fastening Boots, Shoes, Gloves,
and other Articles of Dress by Means of Laces.
I JAMES SMITH of 9 Brook Street Stoke-upon-Trent in the County of Stafford,
Agent do hereby declare the nature of my invention for ORNAMENTAL HOOKS AND
STUDS FOR FASTENING BOOTS, SHOES AND OTHER ARTICLES BY MEANS OF LACES
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
The tops of the hooks and studs are made ornamental in any fitting and
agreeable manner and are formed of any material that can be used for the purpose
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page_text: such as bone, glass, metal &c. The shanks of such hooks and studs are made of
metal suitable for the purpose and are either straight or curved as shewn in the
drawings; these are fastened to the tops by means of pins or any other convenient
method. The lower parts of the shanks are formed with one or more prongs for
putting through the leather or other material and fastening on the other side
thereof either alone or with the aid of small washers.
thereof either alone or with the aid of small washers.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1-Section of one form of top of hooks and studs.
Figs. 2 & 3-Pins for fastening tops to shanks.
Fig. 4-One form of shank with round flat head for fastening the tops to.
Fig. 5-Section shewing method of fastening tops to shanks by means of the
pins.
Fig. 6 One form of hook fastened to the leather or other material (c).
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Fig. 7-Section of another form of shank (a) with top attached and fastened to
the leather or other material (c) This form has a small roller (b) placed on the 11
shank so as to allow space for a lace between the top and the leather and to
facilitate the working of the lace.
Fig. 8-Top view of roller (b).
Fig. 9 Section of stud shewing top fastened to leather &c. by a pin and shank
combined (d), the small roller (b) also being required for the like purposes as 2
explained for Fig. 7.
The boots or other articles are fastened by entwining laces round the hooks or
studs in the usual manner.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be observed and performed 2
I declare that what I claim is
1st. The manufacture of ornamental hooks and studs for the purposes stated and
2nd. The methods of attaching the same to leather or other material substantially
as shown by the drawings and as set forth herein.
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