Lacing Fastening for Shoes, Gloves, Corsets, and other Garments.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Oct., 1896-Accepted, 6th Mar., 1897
Lacing Fastening for Shoes, Gloves, Corsets, and other Garments.
We GABRIEL SCHRÖDER Sculptor 17 Winkelfelderstrasse and SIMON COHEN
Merchant 17 Schadowstrasse both of Dusseldorf Germany do hereby declare the
nature of our said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
The object of this invention is a tieing or fastening device for boots shoes gloves
corsets and other garments which is characterized by the fact that a mere pull or
tug on the tieing lace suffices to fasten the articles in question while the release
of such lace enables the two connected parts of such articles to be readily open by
applying a slight pressure thereto. In devices of this kind such as hitherto used
especially for boots and gloves &c. the lace had to be passed through holes or
eyelets formed in the boot, or the lace had to be passed around partly opened hooks
which were fixed to the boot uppers. In such cases as well as in all cases generally
the tags of the shoe lace got generally broken in several places and on account of
the friction developed they could no more be passed through all the holes or eyelets
in a convenient manner.
This invention is a great commercial improvement as compared with the above
named devices in as much as by its means a mere pull on the shoe lace suffices to
thoroughly fasten the shoe and hence it is no more necessary to pass the lace
through the various holes or eyelets. Moreover this tieing device permits of the
flaps or sides of the garment being accurately fitted to the corresponding part of
the body and yet be closed so as to assume constantly and comfortably the form
of such part. This tieing device is carried out by means of the arrangement of
eyelets rings and other similar guiding appliances allowing of the lace resting
loosely throughout upon the garment or covering and not having to be passed
crosswise through eyelets or holes while the tags do not break the said lace being
so guided that the position of the guiding appliances correspond to the natural
direction of the pull. In the accompanying drawings are shown two methods of
carrying out the invention. In one case the tieing devices are permanently fixed,
in the other case they are loosely secured. Fig. 1 to 4 (Sheet 1) show the first
manner of carrying the invention into effect a are the fastening devices or appliances
consisting of entirely closed tubes or rings arranged at different distances on the
garment or covering required to be fastened that is to say along its closing edges b
in such a manner as to fall longitudinally in the direction of the pull on the
lace. The lace c is as clearly shown in the drawings passed crosswise through
the fastening devices so that by pulling the said lace the same will readily
slide through these fastening devices and bring the closing edges 6 in close
contact together as shown in Fig. 2. the closing edges can be separated further
apart if the lace is not pulled very taut whereby the garment fits conveniently to
the periphery and form of the body to which it is applied. These fastening devices
may also be fixed on the inner sides of the garment so as to enchance the
appearance of the same without in any way whatsoever departing from the
nature of this invention (Fig. 4) in the other method of carrying out the invention
(Sheet 2.) wherein the fastening appliances a are loosely arranged the latter
slide upon the cord or wires band are placed in pairs at the same height
although they are not rigidly connected together. The lace c by means of
which these fastening appliances are moved upon the closing edges b is suitably

page_text: fixed thereto. The lace may by way of example be passed through holes or
perforators formed in the inner side of the fastening or closing devices so as to
carry these with it when pulled. To prevent however that a pull at the lace may
cause the latter to slide through the holes of the fastening appliances without
taking them with it the lace is provided with knots d. The lace may be also
symmetrically fixed to the various fastening devices in another manner for instance
by means of stamped fasteners or the like (Fig. 4). By pulling the lace the
closeing edges one pulled more or less together than the other, according as required
and in accordance with the amount of motion of the fastening devices on the closing
edges the latter fitting comfortably on the part of the body to which they are
applied. It is obvious that by the use of such fastening devices or appliance
it will be possible to release the two closing edges so that the latter may be
more readily separated whenever a pressure is applied to the part of the body
laced thereby and without having to release the whole arrangement.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is:-
1. A fastening device for boots shoes and gloves corsets and other garments
characterized by the fact that by a mere pull or tug on the lace used in connection
there with the closing edges are fully or partially closed in such a manner that the
garment closes or fixes itself over the corresponding part of the body the form of
which it assumes constantly and with comfort while a mere pressure exerted by the
imprisoned body part suffices when the lace is loose to undo or open the whole
fastening arrangement.
2. A modification of the fastening arrangement above claimed characterized by
the lace resting loosely on the shoe not passing through the closing edges of the
latter and not breaking in the direction of the pull.
3. A modification of the fastening arrangement set forth in Claim 1 characterized
by the arrangement on the closing edges in the natural tensional direction of
the lace c and at varying intervals one from the other of pairs of fixed fastening
devices a which are drawn through by a lace guided crosswise and passing between
these pairs of fastening appliances arranged in the direction of the natural
tensional direction so that according to the strength of the pull or tug on the lace c
the closing edges bare brought more or less close together the separate protruding
body parts being properly enclosed or surrounded by the closing edges.
4. A modification of the fastening arrangement set forth in Claim 1. characterized
by fastening devices a secured in pairs on the closing edges and actuated by a lace c
passing crosswise from pair to pair and provided with knots d between the various
pairs these knots preventing the lace from sliding or slipping through the fastening
devices.
5. A modification of the fastening arrangement set forth in Claim 1. provided
with sliding fastening appliances actuated by a mere pull or tug on the tieing lace
and characterized by a lace guided crosswise to which are fixed at determined or
equal intervals fastening devices or means which follow the motion or pull of the
fastening lace.
6. A modification of the fastening arrangement as set forth in Claim 1.
characterized by the arrangement of closing or fastening means or appliances upon
the inner side of the closing edges.
Dated th: 00
1000
GEORGE BARKER,
77 Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicants.