Improvements in Fastenings or Hold Fasts for Straps and Boot Laces and for other Purposes.
Year: 1885

page_text: Improvements in Fastenings or Hold Fasts for Straps and
Boot Laces and for other Purposes.
I JAMES PALMER HEARN of Cox Parks in the parish of Calstock in the
County of Cornwall Smith do hereby declare the nature of my said Invention
for "IMPROVEMENTS IN FASTENINGS OR HOLD FASTS FOR STRAPS AND BOOT LACES
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 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 an appliance for fastening boot laces and bands for
purses, pocket books &c umbrella bands also for fastening garters, gloves, bags and
satchels collars and cuffs also for tightening and fastening parcels straps flat or
round ropes and a variety of other things at any required point. I will proceed to
describe my invention by the aid of the accompanying sheet of drawings Similar
letters denote similar parts in each view in which they occur.
Fig. 1 is a side view of the holdfast complete.
Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through centre.
Fig. 3 is an end view.
Fig. 4 is a cross section through centre.
Fig. 5 is a plan.
Fig. 6 is a sectional plan.
Fig. 7 is a detail of bearing plate in side elevation and plan.
Fig. 8 is a detail of screw in elevation and plan.
Fig. 9 is a side view complete with modified bearing plate and screw.
Fig. 10 is a plan of same.
Fig. 11 is a longitudinal section of modified bearing plate and screw.
Fig. 12 is a longitudinal section with circular bearing plate.
Fig. 13 is a sectional plan of same.
Fig. 14 shows the holdfast as applied to a lace-up boot.
Fig. 15 shows the holdfast as applied to a strap or garter.
Fig. 16 shows the holdfast as applied to a purse or letter case.
"a" is the body. or casing of the holdfast having projections "a¹ a¹" at the ends
provided with holes "a³ a³" for attaching to the strap or other article to which it
is to be fastened. The casing body "a" is preferably circular in form and it has
on the top a boss "a" which is screwed internally. Below the boss is an aperture

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passing longitudinally through the casing and through this aperture passes the
strap "d" which is to be secured. "6" is a screw with a head" 61" octagonal in
shape so as to be conveniently grasped by the finger and thumb it passes through
the internally screwed boss "a³." C " is a bearing plate to interpose between the
screw "b" and the strap "d." This bearing plate has projections "c¹ c¹" one at
each end on its upper surface. These fit into corresponding recesses in the
casing "a" and prevent the bearing plate becoming displaced The action of the
apparatus is as follows. The screw "b" and bearing plate "e" being raised
the strap "d" which is to be secured is passed through the aperture in the casing
between the bottom plate and the bearing piece "c," the screw. "b" being then
screwed down on to the bearing plate. The strap "d" is compressed and held by
friction. In figs. 1 to 8 the bearing plate is shown detached from the screw
but when desirable I make the bearing plate "c" attached to the screw as in
figs. 9-10-11 so as to be capable of rising and falling with it, but so attached that
it does not partake of the rotary motion of the screw. For the sake of ease in
passing the strap into place I may round off the bottom end corners of the bearing
plate as at c³ ³ Fig. 11 Fig. 12 and Fig. 13 show another modification of the
bearing plate where it is circular in form and either attached to the screw as that
in fig. 11 or altogether made fast to it, the head of the screw may be circular and
milled as shown in figs. 9, 10, 11 and 12.
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"ee" are the
In fig. 14 ce" are the two sides of the front of a lace up boot.
ordinary hooks or eyelets. "f" is the bootlace and ", a "the holdfast.
In fig. 15 "gg" is a strap or garter narrowed at "91" to enter the boldfast "a."
In fig. 16 h is an ordinary purse or pocket book to one flap of which is attached
the holdfast " while the band is fastened to the other and passes through the
.holdfast in the manner previously described.
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I do not confine myself to the exact shape or configuration of parts shown on
drawing but may vary them slightly while not departing from my said invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
1st The construction of a fastening stud or holdfast for straps and laces in the
manner described and set forth on the drawing accompanying this specification.
2nd The application of such boldfasts to boot laces, purses, pocket books,
umbrella bands,' garters, gloves, bags, satchels, collars, cuffs parcel straps flat or
round ropes or to any or all of them or similar application.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this fourth day of February
NICOLLS & BLIGHT,
Agents for the above named James Palmer Hearn.