Improvements in Lace Fasteners for Gloves, Shoes, and other Articles.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Aug., 1894-Accepted, 22nd Sept., 1894
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Lace Fasteners for Gloves, Shoes, and other
Articles.
We, OTTO PAUL ELTERICH, of 101 East 79th Street, in the City, County
and State of New York and GOTTHOLD OTTO ELTERICH, of Main Street, New
Marlborough in the County of Berkshire and State of Massachusetts, both in the
United States of America, Civil Engineers, do hereby declare the nature of our
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 has reference to fasteners for securing the ends of the cords usually
employed in lacing gloves, shoes and similar articles of apparel.
It has for its object to provide, at a low cost, a simple device with which the end
of the lacing can readily be thrown into engagement and is then securely held
without further manipulation.
The nature of our invention will best be understood when described in connection
with the accompanying drawings, in which-
Figure 1, represents a face view of a glove provided with our improved
fastener.
Figure 2 is an elevation of the fastener drawn to an enlarged scale, and looking
in the direction of arrow 1 Figure 1.
Figure 3, is an elevation looking in the direction of arrow 2, Figure 1.
Figure 4 is a perspective view.
Similar letters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several
views of the drawings.
In these drawings the letter a designates the head of the fastener, 6 is an
eccentric neck, and c the base plate terminating as usual in prongs d d adapted
to pass through the material of the glove or other article and through a plate e
after which they are bent over to hold the fastener to the article. In the neck b
is formed a tapering incision f gradually narrowing inwardly so as to compress
the lacing y as it is forced into the same. The entrance slot h of the clasp is
preferably made wider at the upper side than at the lower side, so as to facilitate
the introduction of the lacing. The outer end of incision f is made substantially the
width of the entrance slot at the same side.
When the lacing is forced into the incision and turned over, it is tightly held
from retrograde motion, while at the same time by turning the end of the lacing
upwardly it can be readily freed from the incision.
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. A fastener for lacings containing an entrance slot for the lacing, and a
neck provided with a transverse taper incision communicating with the entrance
slot, and adapted to receive and wedge the lacing, substantially as and for the
purpose set forth.
2. A fastener for lacing, comprising a head and base forming an entrance
slot for the lacing, and a connecting neck provided with a transverse taper
incision communicating laterally with the entrance slot and adapted to receive
and wedge the lacing after its passage into the entrance slot, substantially as
described.

page_text: 3. A fastener for lacings composed of a base plate, an inclined head forming
an entrance slot with the former, an eccentric neck, and a taper incision
formed in the neck for receiving and compressing the lacing, substantially as
described.
Dated August 14th 1801
OTTO PAUL ELTERICH,
GOTTHOLD OTTO ELTERICH,
By Harris & Mills,
23, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents.