AN IMPROVED METHOD FOR FASTENING AND UNFASTENING BOOTS OR SHOES
Year: 1884

page_text: GEORGE LINDSEY Brewer 5 Vere Road Brighton, Sussex I, Geo. Lindsey do
hereby declare the nature of my invention for AN IMPROVED METHOD FOR
FASTENING AND UNFASTENING BOOTS OR SHOES to be as follows:-
The object of this Invention is to supersede the present tedious Methods which
are adopted for the fastening of. Boots and Shoes, by a simple arrangement, which
shall quickly Brace up the Boot or Shoe when required, and shall also with equal
despatch release when required, the fastenings to such an extent, that the Bout or
Shoe may be taken off with the smallest possible delay or trouble-The following
are its particulars:-A sufficient Number of laces, or rather Braces of suitable
lengths (according to the size of the Boot or Shoe) are fastened Separately by their
ends, to the sides of the opening down the front part of the Boot or Shoe, and
looped together in the following order-Pass the lowest but one Brace over, and
then under the lowest Brace, and bring the loop thus formed nearly up to the third
Brace, which will then be passed through it, and form a loop for the fourth Brace,
and so on until the hollow part of the Boot or Shoe, corresponding with the bend
of the instep is reached by a loop-The remainder or upper part of the opening is
Braced up as follows:-The two ends of a long Brace are passed through the last
loop formed, and each end passed through (downward) a hole next but one above
the last Brace-Each end remains on its own particular side, and is then passed
upward through the intervening hole on the same side-The two ends are then
crossed over each other, and fastened at a suitable distance above the afore-
mentioned holes-Then by pulling tight the loop formed by this long Brace, the
whole of the opening of the Boot or Shoe is immediately closed up by one pull, with
the exception of the top most part of the Boot or Shoe, which is then secured by
passing the drawn up Brace round a brass crook on the one side, and fastening the
end by a spring or some other kind of fastener on the other side.
When the Boot or Shoe requires to be taken off, it is immediately done by
releasing the drawn up Brace from its fastening, and simply pulling off the Boot
or Shoe.
The Braces are of such suitable lengths that while they effectually Brace up the
Boot or Shoe, yet they remain connected together when loose, by their respective
loops, and are, without readjustment, ready for fastening up with the despatch
aforementioned.
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page_text: 1, GEORGE LINDSEY late of 5 Vere Road Brighton Sussex and now of Hazelmere
Kingston Cross Portsmouth, Brewer, do hereby declare the nature of my invention
for AN IMPROVED METHOD FOR FASTENING AND UNFASTENING BOOTS OR SHOES
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement and shown by accompanying
Drawing:-
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A certain number of Leather, Cord, or other kind of laces or as they will be
hereinafter termed braces, cross over and are fastened by some suitable fastener, to
each side of the lower part of the opening of the Boot or Shoe-The number of the
braces will vary according to the size of the Boot or Shoe to which they are
attached and the lengths will be cut to suit the increasing width of the opening of
the Boot or Shoe towards the top-Assuming for example that a Boot requires
four braces in conjunction with the upper part of the fastening and unfastening
arrangement (which is described hereafter) The lowermost brace but one will pass
over and then under the lowermost brace, and the loop thus formed by the first
mentioned brace, will be in its turn braced up by passing the next brace above
through it and thus form another loop for the fourth brace to do likewise-The
bend of the Upper may be at this point and the width of the opening there is
considerably more than below, so that braces would not be of service on account of
the inordinate length of the loops thereby formed-To continue the fastening
therefore two braces of suflicient length to complete the remainder of the fastening
up is attached to the Boot as follows-Pass one of the ends of each brace through
an eyelet hole above the fourth brace on each side of the opening and fasten the
said ends between the said eyelet holes and the fourth brace, but on their respective
opposite sides through which they are passed, by crossing them-The two other
ends are then passed through the loop formed by the fourth brace, and the whole
can then be closed by a single pull-Two springs or some other kind of fasteners
(one on each side) are fixed near the top of the boot for holding the ends of the
brace, and the fastening up is completed By releasing the two ends the Boot may
be immediately pulled open, but without releasing the loops from each other-For
" low quarter
Shoes, the loops only are necessary, and the crossed long braces at
top may be dispensed with.
Having now particularly described, and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is, Quick despatch in fastening and unfastening Boots or Shoes by means
of braces looping under and over, or over and under each other, and the whole
braced up with one pull by means of two braces crossing at the fastened ends
above the loops, and the loose ends passed and drawn through the last formed
loop For low quarter" Shoes the loops alone will be necessary to form the
novelty.
Dated this thirtieth day of September 1884.