US2481281A

US2481281A - Sandal with elastic upper elements

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Publication number: US2481281A
Application number: US735644A
Authority: US
Inventors: Bender Samuel
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1947-03-19
Filing date: 1947-03-19
Publication date: 1949-09-06
Anticipated expiration: 1966-09-06

Description

Original Filed Oct. 18, 1944 INVENTOR. SAMUEL BENDER Patented Sept. 6, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 559,155, October 18, 1944.

This application March 19, 1947, Serial No. 735,644

Claims.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in sandals and house slippers.

This is a substitute for my abandoned app tion filed October 18, 194A, Ser. No. 559,155.

More specifically, the present invention proposes the construction of sandals or house slippers characterized by having a fabric sole and elastic straps adapting the sandal to be quickly placed on or pulled ofi of a foot. lending the sandal to easy washing and to bending for packing into a pocket of a robe and to easy repair in case the stitches become broken, the elastic becomes stretched or the canvas or other flexible material becomes torn.

Still further, it is proposed to provide a sandal or house slipper as aforesaid having guards for the sides of the toe portion of the foot.

Another object of the invention is to provide a sandal as aforesaid having a rear instep strap and a rear heel strap.

A further object, is a sandal provided with the aforesaid guards, is to provide uards having stretchable portions.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, and to the appended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a sandal or house slipper constructed in accordance with this invention, a foot being indicated in outline.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the sandal of Fig. 1 in fiat condition.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

The present invention is directed toward providing an improved flexible sandal or house slipper, such as a beach sandal, lounging slipper or the like. Such a sandal is particularly adapted for use on the beach or in a bathhouse. It protects the feet from infection such as ring worm, from hot pavements, stones, glass and the like. It is of flexible construction so that it may be packed in a beach bag or carried in a coat or robe pocket. It is also of washable material so that it may be scrubbed and disinfected. It is made of any flexible material such as canvas, elastic and fabric tape so that it can be sewed both for its original construction and for repair.

The sandal according to this invention includes a canvas flexible fabric sole It the shape of an ordinary insole. An elastic instep strap H is sewed to the heel end of the sole Id and an elastic heel strap I2 is also sewed to the sole adjacent the shank portion thereof, the straps II and I2 crossing each other as shown in Fig. 1 in use so that the strap ll urges the sole forwardly while the strap 12 urges it rearwardly, actually holding the sole stationary on the foot and preventing slipping. Strap 12 passes through strap ll.

Adjacent the toe portion of the sole are two opposed guards l3 sewed to the sole along the sides thereof. These guards protect the sides of the foot from abrasion by stones or the like. The guards are connected at their top edges by a toe strap l4 made of elastic. The strap M is sewed to the guards with the free ends of the strap in line with the free ends of the guards, the strap running parallel at its ends to the guard so that the ends of the strap i l and the ends of the guard may be covered with a strip of tape 15 sewed to both the guards l3 and the strap I4. A strip of tape I 6 is then sewed around the sole [0, covering the edges of the sole, the edges of the guards l3 adjacent the sole and the edges of the straps I I and [2.

This sandal is held tightly in place by the straps H, [2 and I4 and is therefore also admirably suited for swimming, playing ball, etc, as it has no tendency to slip off the foot or curl under it. The guards are connected to the sole sufliciently close to the toe of the sole to prevent the sole from turning under when the toe is stubbed.

Any or all of the straps may be made of tape if elastic is not available, and the tape may be made adjustable. Particularly strap 12 may be made of tape, if desired. To place the sandal on the foot where the strap II is made of elastic, the foot is first inserted through strap II and the toes pushed under the strap I l. Strap I2 is then pulled up behind the heel. To remove the sandle, strap [2 is slipped from the heel and the entire sandal pulled forward.

Guards 13 are formed of a piece of elastic 13 sewed to the sole l0 and a piece of canvas I3 sewed to the elastic I3 The seam between elastic l3 and canvas I3 is covered by a strip of tape l3. This sandal has the added advantage that the elastic pieces I3 provide flexibility in the guard itself over and above the flexibility provided by the elastic strap M so that while the strap l4 holds the guards around the top of the toe of the foot in the proper manner, the guards may give to provide for extra wide feet, bunions, enlarged joints of the big toe or other protruding parts of the foot.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise construction herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

1. A flexible sandal, house slipper or the like,

comprising a flexible fabric sole, two opposed guards, each including a piece of elastic sewed to the sides of the toe portion of said sole, and a piece of flexible material sewed to said piece of elastic, an elastic toe strap sewed to the top free edges of said guards, a tape binding sewed to and covering said top free edges of said guards and the edges of said toe strap, and a tape binding sewed to and covering the edge of said sole and the adjacent edges of said guards. 2. A flexible sandal, house slipper or the like, comprising a flexible fabric sole, two opposed guards, each including a piece of elastic sewed to the sides of the top portion of said sole and a piece of flexible material sewed to said piece of elastic, an elastic toe strap sewed to the top free edges of said guards, a tape binding sewed to and covering said top free edges of said guards and the edges of said toe strap, and a tape binding sewed to and covering the edge of said sole and the adjacent edgesbf said guards, and a tape binding sewed to and covering the seams between saidfpie'ces of elastib and their corresponding pieces of flexible material.

3. In aflexibl'e sandal having a fiat flexible sole, toe guards secured to andextending from opposite sides of the toe portion of the flexible sole, and an elastic toe strap extended between and having its ends secured to the top edges of said toe guards, each of said toe guards comprising a lower elastic portion secured at its bottom edge to the adjacent edge of the toe portion of the sole and a non-elastic portion secured at its bottom edge to the top edge of said elastic portion, said toe strap having its ends attached to the top edges of said non-elastic portions of said toe guards.

4. In a flexible sandal having a flat flexible sole, toe guards secured to and extending from opposite sides of the toe portion of the flexible sole, and an elastic toe strap extended between and having its ends secured to the top edges of said toe guards, each of said toe guards comprising a lower elastic portion secured at its bottom edge to the adjacent edge of the toe :portion of the sole and a non-elastic portion secured at its bottom edge to the top edge of said elastic portion, said toe strap having its ends attached to the top edges of said non-elastic portions of said toe guards, and binding material secured in position over the top edges of the non-elastic portions of said toe guards and the adjacent ends of said toe strap.

5. In a flexible sandal having a fiat flexible sole, toe guards secured to and extending from opposite sides of the toe portion of the flexible sole, and an elastic toe strap extended between and having its end's secured to the top edges of said toe guards, each of said toe guards comprising a lower elastic portion secured at its bottom edge to the adjacentedge of the toe portion of the sole and a non-elastic portion secured at its bottom edge to the top edge of said elastic portion, said toe strap having its ends attached to the top edges of said non-elastic portions of said toe guards, and strips of tapesecured to said toe guards and covering the attached adjacent edges of the elastic portions and non elastic portions of said toe guards.

SAMUEL BENDER.

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