Improvements in Ornamental Knobs or End Pieces for Cords, Lines, Laces, and similar Devices.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 6th May, 1898-Accepted, 18th June, 1898
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Ornamental Knobs or End Pieces for Cords, Lines,
Laces, and similar Devices.
I, BASIL JOHN FISHER, residing at Ashboro, County of Randolph and State of
North Carolina, United States of America, Gentleman, 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:-
This invention relates to ornamental knobs or end pieces for cords, lines, laces
and similar articles, and the object thereof is to provide an improved device of this
class which is particularly adapted for use in connection with the ends of shoe laces,
and the ends of the cords of window shades, but which may be employed in connec-
tion with the ends of lines, cords or ropes wherever necessary or desirable.
The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification of which the accom-
panying drawing forms a part, in which ;-
Fig. 1, is a side view of the end of a cord provided with my improved ornamental
knob or end piece;
Fig. 2, a sectional view of the knob or end piece; and showing the manner of
connecting the cord therewith; and,
Fig. 3, a view opposite to that of Fig. 1.
In the drawing forming part of this specification the separate parts of my im.
provement are designated by the same numerals of reference in each of the views,
and in said drawing I have shown at 5 a short piece of cord or line, or the same may
constitute the end of a shoe lace, and in the practice of my invention I provide an
ornamental knob or end piece consisting of a spherical body 6 which is provided at
one side with a hollow extension 7, and at the opposite side with an outwardly
directed hollow conical extension 8, the base of which is directed outwardly. Said
device is formed of sheet metal stamped or swaged into proper form in any desired
manner, and as shown in Fig. 1, the said device is split longitudinally of one side
thereof as shown at 6ª, this split being occasioned by reason of the fact that in
practice, it is most convenient to form the knob or end piece from a strip of metal,
the edges of which are brought together at one side, and the opposite side is also
split for a portion of its length as shown at 7ª in Fig. 3, which also aids in forming
the device.
The outwardly directed conical extension 8 is fluted or convoluted as shown, in
order to ornament the same, and in practice the cord, line or lace may be passed
through the device in either direction, and the end thereof is tied into a knot 9
which cannot be pulled through the small hollow tubular extension 8, and by this
means the knob or end piece is securely held on the line, cord or lacing as will be
readily understood.
My invention is not limited to the exact form of the knob or end piece herein
shown and described, and the same may be made in any preferred form, and it may
also be ornamented in any desired manner.

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 :-
1. A knob or end piece for lines, cords and laces, consisting of a hollow body,
one side of which is provided with a tubular extension which communicates with
the interior thereof and which is open at its outer end, said body being also pro-
vided on the side opposite said tubular extension with a hollow extension which is
conical in form the base thereof being directed outwardly, substantially as shown
and described.
2. A knob or end piece for cords, lines and laces, consisting of a hollow
spherical body provided at one side with a tubular extension which is open at both
ends and at its opposite side with a larger conical extension the base of which is
directed outwardly, said last named conical extension being convoluted or fluted,
substantially as shown and described.
3. A. knob or end piece for lines, cords and laces, consisting of a hollow body one
side of which is provided with a tubular extension which communicates with the
interior thereof, and which is open at both ends said body being also open on the
side opposite said extension, substantially as shown and described.
Dated this 6th day of May 1898
HIO
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.