Improvements in Lacing Studs.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Oct., 1892-Accepted, 25th Feb., 1893
Improvements in Lacing Studs.
I, HARRY BEECHER BAKER, of Dighton, in the County of Bristol, and 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 :-
My invention relates to wire lacing hooks or buttons intended particularly for
boots and shoes, and it consists in the novel construction below set forth whereby
the loop is rendered rigid and firm by reason of a spreading winged wire base and
whereby the clothing is prevented from catching under said loop.
In the accompanying drawing, in which similar letters of reference indicate like
parts,
Figure 1 is a view in perspective of my improved wire lacing hook before it is.
placed in position on the boot or shoe.
Fig. 2 is a view of a portion of a hoot or shoe with my hooks secured thereto.
Fig. 3 is a rear view of the same.
Fig. 4 is a vertical section.
Fig. 5 is a vertical section showing a slight modification.
My device is formed of wire. The lacing hook is formed by bending the central
portion of the wire into a nearly round or oval loop a, bringing the two portions of
the wire together at a', then bending them down at substantially right angles into
the parallel portions or shanks b, thence apart at about right angles to the parts b
horizontally into the loops d, which spread at right angles to the direction of the
loop a, and thence down into the parallel prongs e.
The device is attached by thrusting the prongs e, through the leather or through
an eyelet hole therein and bending them up against the under surface as shown.
The loops d, d, lie flat upon the upper surface of the shoe and constitute a firm and
broad base preventing the hook from tipping or yielding.
The loop a, is broad with an outer end which is nearly or quite an arc of a circle.
The effect is that the leather shows through it and the loop is not nearly as
noticeable as when two wires are bent closely together thus exhibiting twice the
thickness of the wire as an object of view.
The broad end of the loop a effectually prevents the trousers from catching as is
the case with a sharp or narrow end. The loop a is slightly bent down toward the
boot.
In Fig. 5 the loop a is bent so that its end lies against the boot and is slightly
elongated for the purpose. This is desirable for ladies' boots so that the skirts
cannot catch under the loop.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is,
As an improved article of manufacture, a lacing hook for boots and shoes
consisting of a loop forming a head having a depending neck arranged in a vertical
plane and extending into horizontally-disposed laterally projecting loops d, forming
base rests with their ends projecting downward and adapted to be upset against the
under side of the material to which the device is connected, the said projecting
loops forming the base rests being extended outwardly at a greater distance than
the width of the head, and the said head being slightly deflected respectively below

page_text: the horizontal and inward from an outer vertical plane in order to provide a secure
fastening or retention of the lace engaging the same, substantially as described.
Dated this 4th day of October 1892.
W. P. THOMPSON & BOULT,
Agents for the Applicant.