Improvements in Skates.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 17th June, 1896-Accepted, 15th Aug., 1896
COMIDELE DE TOT
Improvements in Skates.
I, JAKOB STUTZ, of Kempten in the Republic of Switzerland, 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:-
The improvement in skates which forms the object of the present application for
Letters Patent consists essentially in forming the sole clips and the heel clips to
close by means of draw springs independently of each other and that by means of
a bar engaging in the draw bar of the sole clips and capable of being pressed down
by the foot of the skater the stretched springs are disengaged, and a firm attach-
ment of the skate to the foot of the skater is obtained.
The accompanying drawing shows one method of carrying into effect the above
invention.
Figure 1 shows the elevation.
Figure 2 the view from below.
Figure 3 a section of the skate on the line of Figure 2.
Figure 4 a section of the skate on the line y y of Figure 1.
In the above named drawings a represents the blade, 6 the sole clips of the usual
kind and c the draw bar adjustable in the longitudinal axis and with which the
clips bare adjustably connected by means of the screw d and the slot e. The front.
end of the bar c is carried in the support f and the hinder end of the same is.
provided with slot c. The projection c engaging in a slot y of the foot plate gl
serves to guide the bar c. In the front part of the bar c a longitudinal slot c³ is
formed the hinder end of which is widened out. The spring fastened at one end
to the hinder support h and at the other end to the più e of the bar c strives to
draw back the bar c and thereby to close the clips b. In a central hollow f¹ in the
front support fis placed the bar k and the spring pressing it upwards. The bar k
has two parts of different thicknesses of which the thinner part kl corresponds with
the width of the slot c³ and the thicker part 2 corresponds with that of the
widened portion of the said slot. For the purpose of pushing the bar c forwards,
that is in opposition to the draw of the spring i, there is arranged upon the under
side of the foot plate g¹ revoluble around the peg y the lever m acting upon the
guide bar c When the bar c is sufficiently pushed forward by means of the
lever m the widened part of the slot ca comes to lie over the part of the bar k in
such a manner that this latter under the pressure of the spring I can move upwards.
Hereupon the part 2 of the bar k presses into the widened portion of the slot ca
and stops the bar c whilst the part of the same projects somewhat over the foot
plate g (see the dotted position of Figure 4). On the advance of the bar c the
spring i is stretched and the clips are opened. The pin n engaged in the slot c¹ of
the bar e which is connected with the sliding bar n' of the heel clips o is hereby
also pushed forward, the clips o open and the spring p stretched which is connected
on the one side with the support h and on the other side with the pin n.
springs i and p are placed one within the other. If the skater places his foot upon
the skate his bodily weight presses down the projecting bark whereby the part k²
of the latter escapes from the widened portion of the slot and the bar c becomes
free. The latter now springs back under the influence of the spring i and closes
the clips b. Simultaneously with the bar e but independently from the same the
bar n' also springs back under the pressure of the spring p and closes the heel
The

page_text: clips o. When it is desired to remove the skate from the foot it is only necessary
to take hold of the lever m and to push the bar c forwards again whereby all clips are
opened. By means of the screw q working in a corresponding slot the heel clips o
are adjustable upon the bar n. The closing of the heel clips o is effected
independently of those of the sole clips-b whilst on opening the clips. the hook end c
of the bar c carries with it the hook n of the bar n¹ and so causes the advance of
the latter to be dependent on that of the former.
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 :-
1. A skate with sole and heel clips actuated by springs characterised by the
arrangement that the spring p acting upon the heel clips by means of a slot c¹ of
the draw bar c connecting the sole clips to a spring i is stretched together with this
spring for the purpose of opening the skate, the pressing up of the heel clips
however being actuated independently of the movement of the sole clips.
2. A skate as described in Claim 1 in which by means of an adjusting bar k
engaging in the draw bar c of the sole clips and capable of being pressed down by
the foot of the skater the stretched springs are released.
Dated this 27th day of May 1896.
W. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
322, High Holborn, London, W.C., Patent Agents for the Applicant.