Improvements in and relating to Show Cards for Boot Laces and the like.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 20th June, 1899
Complete Specification Left, 11th Nov., 1899-Accepted, 16th Dec., 1899
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Show Cards for Boot Laces and
the like.
We, WILLIAM PATON, LIMITED, of Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Manufacturers,
and GEORGE CLAZY PATON, Secretary to said Company, do hereby declare the
nature of our invention to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to improvements in and relating to show cards
for boot laces and the like.
According to our improvements we fit a transverse wire or wires or like device
across the show card in such a manner that the same can be removed or swivelled
out for removing the laces or for threading or inserting the pairs of laces on to
same, and then replaced for the laces to hang in pairs down vertically without
pressure contact on the card.
This would or may be effected by having projecting brackets near each edge
of card, and bending the ends of wires to enter through eyes and be secured to
these brackets. Or one of the ends may be hinged to one of the brackets and the
other end be clipped to or passed through an eye in the opposite bracket.
Or the wire or wires may be hooked into the card itself by means of eyes or
holes or may be hung to the card by means of hooks of metal, twine or other-
wise. The wires may be straight, corrugated, oval, flat, smooth, rough, or having
undulations for holding each pair separately.
The wires may also be held to card by means of springs.
W. R. M. THOMSON & Co.,
96, Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Show Cards for Boot Laces and
the like.
We, WILLIAM PATON, LIMITED, of Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Manufacturers,
and GEORGE CLAZY PATON, Secretary to said Company, 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, that
is to say:
This invention has reference to improvements in and relating to show cards
for boot laces and the like.
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page_text: practice may be properly understood, we have hereunto appended an explanatory
drawing in which Figure 1 represents a view in perspective of a show card show-
ing our improved fittings applied thereto. In this view the wire fittings are
shown as threaded through both the top and lower parts of the hanks of laces,
but generally the application at the top only is sufficient, Figure 2, shows a
view of that part of show card broken away where the wire is applied, and repre-
senting a modified form, while Figure 3, represents a transverse section of same.
Figures 4 and 5 are views corresponding to Figures 2 and 3 representing another
modification. Figure 6 represents a further arrangement, and Figure 7 is a
detached corresponding view to show the hinge fittings.
Referring to these drawings:-
According to our improvements we fit a transverse wire or wires a or like
device across the show card A in such a manner that the same can be removed
or swivelled out for removing the laces B or for threading or inserting the pairs
of laces B on to same, and then replaced for the laces to hang in pairs down
vertically without pressure contact on the card A.
This would or may be effected by having projecting brackets near each end
of card, and bending the ends of wires to enter through eyes or slits a and be
secured to these brackets. In Figure 4 the brackets are shown as made in the
form of eyelet hooks. Or as shown in Figure 2 one of the ends may be hinged
to one of the brackets and the other end be secured to a spring clipe or to a
hook as in Figure 6, and in the latter figure the hinge is shown in the form of
a coiled spring d.
The wire or wires a may be hooked into the card A itself by means of eyes
or holes or may be hung to the card by means of hooks or eyes la of metal, twine
or otherwise. The wires may be straight, corrugated, oval, flat, smooth, rough,
or have undulations for holding each pair separately.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is:-
First. The method of holding boot laces and the like on show cards, consisting
in using a moveable wire or wires or like devices for threading on and removing
the pairs of hung laces substantially as set forth.
Second. In show cards for exhibiting boot laces and the like the devices for
inserting, holding and removing the pairs of laces, substantially as herein
described, in reference to and shown in the accompanying drawings.
Dated the 25th October 1899.
W. R. M. THOMSON & Co.,
96, Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Agents.