An Improved Boot and Shoe Lace Tag and Tie Fastener.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Mar., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 31st July, 1894-Accepted, 1st Sept., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Boot and Shoe Lace Tag and Tie Fastener.
ARTHUR EVANS DAVIS 97 Malham Road Forest Hill Kent Commercial
Traveller, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists of a hollow metal tag one end of which is fastened on one
end of the lace-the other end of the tag being closed up, the middle of the tag is
partly cut away on each side, so as to leave an open space between the sides, on
the outer end of the tag a short length of tube is placed to slide over the open parts,
but a catch or rivet on the sliding tube prevents its slipping off the outer end.
The sides of the opening being slightly extended hold the sliding tube firmly
when the latter is pressed towards the lace. The boot or shoe lace having a tag on
each end, being tied in the ordinary way with bows, each bow is folded so as to be
drawn through the opening in the tag up to the knot, when the sliding tube is
pressed down to it and holds it firmly, thereby preventing the bow tie from becoming
loose and untied while the tags being held by the bows prevent them from dangling
about.
March 7th 1894.
ARTHUR EVANS DAVIS.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Boot and Shoe Lace Tag and Tie Fastener.
I ARTHUR EVANS DAVIS of 97 Malham Road Forest Hill Kent 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 invention consists of a hollow metal tag in the middle of which a slot is
formed through which the bow of the lace is passed and held by a sliding collar,
thus giving a tidy appearance to the bow and preventing its becoming untied.
The accompanying drawing illustrates my invention, similar letters indicating
similar parts throughout.
Figure 1 shows the bow after being tied and secured by the tags.
Figure 2 is the tag proper and
Figures 3 and 4 show the sliding collar, while Figure 5 is the tag and collar
complete
The tag consists of a metal cylinder Figure 2 slotted out at A and formed at B in
the usual way for securing to the lace while the collar which slides upon the said
tag which is shown in Figures 3 and 4 is prevented from being lost by the pin C.
In figure 1 the lace is represented by the letter D the tags by the letter E and the
collars by the letter F.
The lace D is secured to the tags E E at each end in the usual way and after
being tied the bows which are formed by tying are passed through the slots A A
in EE as shown and the collars F F are then slipped up to the lace and hold it
firmly, the sides of the tags E E being slightly extended in order to form springs,
thus preventing the collars FF from slipping back; and the tags E E are thus at the
same time held by the bows D¹ D' and cannot dangle about, while the bows cannot
become untied.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is-
A lace tag formed with a slot and provided with a sliding collar substantially as
described into which slot one of the bows of the lace is passed (after being tied)
and held firmly by the sliding collar.
A. H. REED,
Agent for Applicant.