An Improved Method of and Device for Fastening Boots and Shoes.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd July, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 3rd Sept., 1996-Accepted, 21st Nov., 1896-
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Method of and Device for Fastening Boots
and Shoes.
We, JOHN CONDON, Youghal County Cork Ireland Auctioneer and Rate
Collector, and JOHN PEDDER FURLONG, D'Loughtane Youghal County Cork
Landowner do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Our invention consists in an improved method of and device for fastening boots
and shoes and is carried out as follows:-
We attach by sewing riveting or like means to one side of the divided upper
leather of the boot or shoe a strap or tongue or a series of straps or tongues
formed partly of leather or other suitable substance and partly of strong elastic,
the elastic generally occupying the central or middle portion. To prevent over-
straining or crippling of the elastic a piece of thin leather slightly longer than the
elastic is sewn or otherwise fastened on the underside of each strap or tongue.
Metallic or bone studs are sewn rivetted or otherwise fastened into the divided
upper on the side opposite that on which the tongues are sewn or otherwise secured
and the free ends of said tongues or straps are correspondingly perforated. To
fasten up the boot or shoe the perforated end of each tongue or strap is passed over
the corresponding stud or equivalent replacing it any overstretching of the elastic
being entirely prevented by the loose leather backing formed mounted and operating
as described.
Dated this 3rd day of July 1896
FRANCIS M. ROGERS,
21 Finsbury Pavement, London, E.C., Agent for Applicants.
COMPLETE SE
An Improved Method of and Device for Fastening Boots.
and Shoes.
We, JOHN CONDON, Youghal County Cork Ireland Auctioneer and Rate
Collector, and JOHN PEDDER FURLONG D'Loughtane Youghal County Cork
Landowner, 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 :-
Our invention consists in an improved method of and device for fastening boots
and shoes and is carried out as follows:-
We attach by sewing riveting or like means to one side of the divided upper
leather of the boot or shoe a strap or tongue or a series of straps or tongues formed
partly of leather or other suitable substance and partly of strong elastic, the elastic
generally occupying the central or middle portion.
To prevent overstraining or crippling of the elastic a piece of thin leather
slightly longer than the elastic is sewn or otherwise fastened on the underside of
each strap or tongue. Metallic or bone studs are sewn riveted or otherwise
fastened into the divided upper on the side opposite that on which the tongues
are sewn or otherwise secured and the free ends of said tongues or straps are

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correspondingly perforated. To fasten up the boot or shoe the perforated end of
each tongue or strap is passed. over the corresponding stud or equivalent replacing
it, any overstretching of the elastic being entirely prevented by the loose leather
backing formed mounted and operating as described.
To enable our invention to be better understood reference is made to the
accompanying drawing in which :-
Fig. 1, is a perspective view of a boot shewing method of fastening.
Fig. 2, shews detailed view of fastening with loose leather backing.
Fig. 3, shews a perspective view of modification.
In the drawing 1, shews in perspective a boot fitted with our improvements.
We attach by sewing, riveting or like means 2, to one side of the divided upper
leather 3, a series of tongues formed in part of elastic 5, and partly of leather 6,
the elastic by preference occupying the central or middle portion of the tongues.
To prevent the overstraining or crippling of the elastic, a piece of thin leather 7,
see Fig. 2 slightly longer than the elastic is sewn or otherwise suitably fastened as
by eyeleting or riveting on the underside of each strap or tongue.
The free ends of each tongue are perforated as at 8 for the reception of the
metallic bone or other studs 9, sewn riveted or otherwise fastened into the divided
-upper leather on the side opposite to that on which the tongue or tongues are
secured.
Fig. 3, shews a modification of our invention in which narrow strips of elastic 5",
are inserted transversely at intervals into the divided upper leather 3, of the boot
and backed by a piece of thin leather 7 slightly wider than the clastic extending
the full length of the opening of the upper. The edges of the leather flap or
tongue may be ornamentally divided up as shewn and perforated as at 8 for the
insertion of the studs 9, or they may be eyeleted for a hook or equivalent device
employed for fastening the same.
To fasten up the boot the tongues or when formed in the manner shewn in Fig. 3,
the single flap or tongue is slightly pulled so that the head of each stud may pass
through the eyelet hole or holes or like perforation 8. Any overstretching of the
elastic 5, 5 is entirely prevented by the thin piece of leather 7, mounted and
operating as described, moreover a boot or shoe constructed in accordance with
our invention yields readily to the movements of the foot and renders walking
easier and more comfortable. The loose leather strip has also the effect of rendering
the elastic portion of the boot or shoe waterproof and the rigidity of the stud as
compared with ordinary buttons offers increased facilities in the operation of
fastening.
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. In a hoot or shoe the improved elastic fastening fitted with the particular
. device herein described for preventing the crippling or overstretching of same.
2. For the purpose of fastening a boot or shoe the combination of an elastic
strip 5, or strips 5ª mounted between the fixed and free eud or ends 6, of the tongue
or tongues and the thin leather backing 7, mounted and operating in the way and
manner and for the purpose described.
3. For the purpose of fastening a boot or shoe the combination and use with an
elastic strip the overstretching of which is prevented by a backing operating as
described of studs formed of bone, metal or the like, sewn, riveted, or otherwise
fastened into the upper leather and operating in the manner set forth.
Dated this 3rd day of September 1896.
FRANCIS M. ROGERS,
21 Finsbury Pavement, London, E.C., Agent for Applicants.