Improvements in Laces and Lacing Fastenings.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Feb., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 15th Oct., 1392-Accepted, 7th Jan., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Laces and Lacing Fastenings.
I, JOHN BROWN ABERCROMBY Artist of Earn Villa Aberdour in the County
of Fife Scotland do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
I construct of suitable steel or brass wire or such like material a small ring
chain in the following manner. I make inside measurement of each link or ring
of chain about one eight of inch & also each ring or link I prefer to shape it
somewhat like a crescent when the ring is seen in profile it will appear slightly
convex about half sixteenth of inch my purpose is for it to fall readily into the
shape of the instep & the rings could be easily put upon small tags which small
tags are proposed to be fastened on to boots & shoes where the holes are made
at present.
propose the tags to be neat & small to suit the small ring chain & the tags to
be similar to those already in use but of a more suitable size & strength to suit the
ring chain as mentioned.
The tags I propose to have are to act as a point or catch to hold-fast the ring of
the lace & length of round point or catch about inch & constructed of suitable &
similar material as the ring lace already mentioned & the catch or point to lie
about flat or parallel with surface of boot or such like allowing space for ring lace
to go between it & catch ring of lace & the other end of tag to be fastened to boot
by the eyelet in depth or breadth about inch and to go through hole in leather
& fastened on to underside by pressure & the upper part of eyelet about + inch in
diameter & the eyelet being hollow in its outer side or edge the pressure will bind
all together to be sufficiently strong to enable us to utilize this simple way
of lacing only by looping onto these tags the small ring lace as already
mentioned.
J. B. ABERCROMBY.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Laces and Lacing Fastenings.
I, JOHN BROWN ABERCROMBY, Artist, of 52 Hazelbank Terrace, Merchiston,
Edinburgh, late of Earn Villa, Aberdour, in the County of Fife, Scotland, 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:-
I construct of suitable steel or brass wire, German silver wire or such like material
a small ring chain of any suitable pattern or shape in the following manner:-1
make inside measurement of each link or ring of chain about one or two eighths of
inch and also each ring or link I prefer to shape it somewhat like a crescent when
the ring is seen in profile it will appear slightly convex about half a sixteenth of
inch my purpose is for it to fall readily into the shape of the instep and the rings
could be easily put upon small tags which small tags are proposed to be fastened
on to boots and shoes where the holes are made at present or thereabouts.
In the accompanying drawing
Sax Cenience.

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propose the tags to be neat and small to suit the small ring chain a and the
tags b to be similar to those already in use but of a more suitable size and strength
to suit the ring chain a as mentioned.
I
Ths tags propose to have are to act as a point or catch to hold fast the ring
of the lace a as in Fig. 1 and length of oblong or round point or catch about
quarter of an inch and constructed of suitable and similar material as the ring
lace a already mentioned and the catch or point to be about flat or parallel with
surface of boot c or such like allowing space for ring lace to go between it and
catch ring of lace a and the other end of tag e' as in Figs. 2 and 3, to be fastened
to boot c by the eyelet in depth or breadth about one eighth of an inch and to go
through hole in leather and fastened on to underside by pressure as in Fig. 3 and
the upper part of eyelet about one quarter of an inch in diameter and the eyelet
being hollow in its outer side or edge the pressure will bind all together to be
sufficiently strong to enable us to utilize this simple way of lacing only by
looping on to these tags the small ring lace as already mentioned.
The object of this invention is to dispense with the present troublesome method
of putting laces through holes in boots and shoes, and the loss of time thereby
incurred. This aim is attained by substituting small and neat tags for the present
holes. The boots are then fastened by putting the ring lace over the tags either
single or double, or as the wearer may desire.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inveu-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. In a lace or lacing fastenings, the combination of the metallic chain or ring
lace and the tags for lacing up boots and shoes, substantially as herein described
and according to the accompanying drawing.
2. In a tag, the combination of the metallic hook and clip or clips to fasten
same to a boot or shoe, substantially as herein described and according to the
accompanying drawing.
Dated this 15th day of October 1809
J. P. BAYLY,
18, Fulham Place, W., Agent for the Applicant.