Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Mar., 1886.
Complete Left, 15th Jan., 1887. .
Complete Accepted, 15th Feb., 1887
I FRANCIS ROBERT BAKER of Snow Hill, Birmingham, in the County of Warwick
Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This improved hook is for the purpose of holding the boot lace in position when the
boot is laced.
Hitherto the hooks have been cycletted on to the boot causing much trouble in
putting them in and also requiring a large front to hide the eyelet hole.
By my improvement I can use considerably less metal make a smaller top to the
hook produce it considerably cheaper and make a much smaller hole in the leather to
fasten it on by.
To effect the above advantages I construct the hook as follows. I take a metal disc
with a tongue piece projecting from one side and cut two slits in the disc one on each
side of the tongue. I then force up the tongue and portion of the disc between the
slits so that they lie parallel to but slightly above the plane of the disc. I then turn
back the tongue so as to form a hook, and one or more holes may be pierced in the
disc to assist in fixing the hook in the boot by stiching.
To attach the hook to the boot a small hole or slit is cut in the leather, the tongue
of the disc is passed into it so that the outer leather lies between the disc and the cut
out raised portion. This raised portion being then pinched down onto the leather the
hook is in position and secure but may be further secured if desired by stiching
through the hole or holes. Although the hook and disc is described above as being
made from a flat piece of metal it may if desired be made of the same general out line
in wire the object of the invention being the construction of a hook of the form
described.
PAYNE & TALBOT,
4 & 5, Arcade Chambers,
Corporation Street, Birmingham,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: I FRANCIS ROBERT BAKER, of Snow Hill Birmingham in the County of Warwick
Engineer 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:-
Reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to the letters and Figures
marked thereon.
This improved hook is for the purpose of holding the boot lace in position when the
boot is laced.
Hitherto the hooks have been cycletted on to the hoot causing much trouble in
puiting them in and also requiring a large front to hide the eyelet hole.
By my improvement I can make a smaller top to the hook and make a much smaller
hole in the leather to fasten it on by.
To effect the above advantages I construct the hook as follows, I take a metal disc
with a tongue piece projecting from one side and cut two slits in the disc, one on each
side of the tongue. I then force up the tongue and portion of the disc between the
slits so that they lie parallel to but slightly above the plane of the disc. I then turn
back the tongue so as to form a hook and one or more holes may be pierced in the
dise to assist in fixing the hook in the boot by stitching.
To attach the hook to the boot a small hole or slit is cut in the leather the tongue of
the disc is passed into it so that the outer leather lies between the disc and the cut out
raised portion, this raised portion being then pulled into position the hook when in
position is secure but it may be further secured if desired by stitching through the
hole or holes.
The accompanying Drawings will aid in more fully and clearly describing the
invention.
The Drawings shew the boot hook to a scale of about double the real size..
Fig. 1 is a top view or plan and Fig. 2 a side view in which it will be seen that the
tongue (a) is bent into the form of an (S) the lower side of the (S) next the plate (b)
holds the hook in position on the leather the upper half of the (S) shaped tongue (a)
being used to hold the boot lace.
When the hook is in position on the leather it can be retained firmly in its position
by squeezing the plate and lower portion of the (S) shaped tongue together and may
then be further secured by stitching through the hole (c) in the plate (4).

page_text: Although the hook and disc is described as above being made from a flat piece of
metal it may if desired be made of the same general out line in wire the object of the
invention being the construction of a hook of the form described.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention
and in what manner the same is to bo performed I declare that what I claim is.
Constructing boot hooks substantially as herein more fully set forth and specified,
whereby I am enabled to attach the hook to the leather with great ease and rapidity.
PAYNE & TALBOT,
4&5, Arcade Chambers,
Corporation Street, Birmingham,
Agents for the Applicant.