An Improved Boot or Shoe Fastening.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Dec., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 24th Oct., 1891-Accepted, 28th Nov., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Boot or Shoe Fastening.
I WILLIAM WILSON HORN of the firm of Horn & Son of 151 Strand in the
County of Middlesex Patent Agents do hereby declare the nature of this invention
(a communication to me from Benjamin A. Smith of Camden, State of New Jersey
United States of America) to be as follows:-
This my invention relates to an improved boot and shoe fastening and it is
designed with the object of replacing the method of fastening by means of buttons
and my invention is therefore particularly applicable to that class of boot known as
"button boots."
My invention consists in attaching to one side of the upper of the boot a number
of small plates, preferably of metal, each plate being provided with pins or projec-
tions by which the said plate is secured to the upper.
The said plate has also upon its outer face a small stud or button for a purpose
hereinafter described.
The other side of the upper of the boot is provided with a flanged socket or cap
having an outer button attached thereto and the said socket is capable of being
fitted over the stud upon the other side of the upper of the boot.
Thus it will be understood that the boot is fastened by bringing the two sides of
the upper together and engaging the said studs within the sockets the buttons
forming a convenient finger hold during the operation.
Dated this 24th day of December 1890.
HORN & SON,
Applicant's Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Boot or Shoe Fastening.
I WILLIAM WILSON HORN of the firm of Horn and Son 151 Strand
in the County of Middlesex Patent Agent do hereby declare the nature of this
invention (a communication to me from Benjamin A. Smith of Camden State of
New Jersey United States of America Inventor) and in what manner the same is
to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:—
The upper of the shoe is provided with a circular plate which bears on the top
of the leather and has a number of knock down lips for fixing it in place. A
button-of-this-plate engages-with-a-cap-that extends through the flap.of_the_upper.
and has a suitable finger hold or knob on its screw-stub.
On reference to the accompanying sheet of drawings making part of this
Specification
Figure 1 is a section through the fastener and the material of the shoe upper and
its flap. The cap is sectioned in heavy black lines and its finger-hold is not
sectioned the whole being greatly enlarged for the purpose of illustration.
Fig. 2 is a side view of the flange and cap as applied to the upper flap.
Fig. 3 is a side view of the finger hold or knob of Fig. 1.
Fig. 4 is a view of the bottom Hange and its knock down projections.
Fig. 5 shews a modification of my invention and
Fig. 6 is a side view of a shoe and the fasteners disconnected or unbuttoned.
Similar letters refer to similar parts in the several views.

page_text: A is the upper of a shoe and B is its flap. C is a circular or other shaped plate
that is applied to the upper beneath the flap and a its knock down projections
for extending through the leather and knocking down and clinching as shewn at b
Fig. 1.
:
D is a flange at the under side of the flap B provided with a cape that extends
through a similar opening in the leather. A finger hold or knob E screws on a
stud of the cap and confines the flap between it and the flange D.
In the modification illustrated in Fig. 5 the flange D is brought round so as to
_form an annular recess d to contain a spring ring G. The finger hold E may also
be rivetted or otherwise attached instead of being screwed as before described.
The operation of my invention is as follows: The knob E is used for over-
drawing the flap until its cap c is above the button F of the plate C when it is
pressed over it, as shown Fig. 1.
The cap cannot accidentally get released from the button for the tension or
drawing of the upper and flap being lateral the resistance is such that no vertical
movement is possible.
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. The plate C provided with projections a and button F in combination with
flange cap provided with a screw stud d projecting from its upper portion, and a
finger hold E attached to said stud substantially as described.
C
2. The plate C and button F in combination with a flanged cap having a spring
ring inserted therein and a knob or finger hold attached thereto, the whole substan-
tially as described and illustrated.
Dated this 24th day of October 1891.
HORN & SON,
Applicant's Agents.