Improvements in Fastenings for Gloves, Boots, and the like.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 13th May, 1891-Accepted 27th June, 1891
. COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fastenings for Gloves, Boots, and the like.
I, JOHN LYE of the firm of Copeland & Lye, Warehousemen, Sauchiehall
Street in the City of Glasgow, 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 fastenings for gloves, boots and the like and it has for
its object to permit of the glove or boot to which the improved device is applied
being drawn tight upon the wrist and arm or ankle by a simple pull upon the
end of a number of cords or laces which replace the usual buttons or other
fastenings.
In the accompanying drawings which illustrate the invention
Figure is a view of a glove showing the improved fastening applied,
Figure 2 is a similar view showing the glove unfastened, and
Figures 3, 4, 5 and 6 are detailed views of part of the fastening.
A single button or other metallic fastening composed for example of a stud a on
one side entering a catch on the other side of the glove is applied at the wrist,
and above that point on each side of the glove G extending upwards on the arm
cords or laces are fastened preferably to eyelets d fixed in the glove leather, the
alternate cords or laces or alternate pairs being fastened to opposite sides. The
cords or laces pass from the one side to and through eyelets d' on the opposite side
and thence loosely within a lining at e inside the glove and out through eyelets f,f
at the upper edges. Thence the cords or laces are passed through a ring or
sleeve H which may be made in the form of a disc or sphere or of other ornamental
form and they are knotted together at their ends the knot I being if desired covered
with a metallic or other ornament. To the ring, sleeve or disc H are attached the
ends of two or more cords or laces j, j which are passed through the eyelets
the upper edges of the glove and are thence carried with the fastening laces c
through the ring or sleeve H and tied or knotted at 1 with these laces. By this
arrangement when the glove is on the hand and the knotted ends of the laces drawn
the eyeletted edges of the glove are drawn tightly together and the pull upon the
cords or laces attached to the ring or sleeve causes the latter to slide down upon
the laces towards the glove. By turning over a cam lever which bears on a
spring plate within the sleeve H the laces are firmly grasped between said plate
and an under plate unfastening of the glove being thereby prevented whilst by
raising the lever and sliding back the ring or sleeve H by hand the lacing of the
glove may be freely loosened.
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The fastening is obviously applicable to boots, shoes, stays and other laced
articles of apparel.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to he performed, I declare that what I
claim is
1. A fastening for gloves, boots and the like composed of a sliding sleeve or
spring holder in combination with laces applied to the glove and operating sub-
stantially as described.
2. In combination with a laced glove or other laced article of apparel a ring,

page_text: sleeve or spring holder forined to slide on and grasp or fasten the laces sub
stantially as described.
Dated this Twelfth day of May 1891.
CRUIKSHANK & FAIRWEATHER,
62, St. Vincent' Street, Glasgow, Agents.