US1054278A - Footwear. - Google Patents

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H. P. OOLB.

FOOTWEAR. v APRLIOATION IVILBD MAY 27,1903.

1,054,278, Patented Feb. 25, 1913.

gel/@Humanes Sylvae/foe UNITED STATES PATENT. .oFEIcEJ HABLAN P. COLE, oF NEW YoRK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR To THE ANATOMIK FOOTWEAR oo.,

or NEW YORK, N; Y., A CORPORATION oF NEW YORK.

FOOTWEAR.

I in Footwear, of which the .following is a clearly dened peripheral specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

Myinvention relates to the construction of anatomical gfootwear.

More particularly it has reference to a .new method whereby footwear may -be provided with a forward lateral extension rearwardly of the center -of the footwear, which extension issubstantially reinforced in the course of manufacture. To this end my invention is more particularly 'set .forth in the accompanying drawings in which- Figure 1 is a bottom 'view-of the shoe complete showing in dotted outline the position of the insole. Fig. 2 a plan view of ashoe in the course of manufacturing mounted upon a last showing the insole attached to said last with the inner and outer coverings and other parts assembled including the reinforcing shank, and Fig. 3 represents a plan view of an insole cut according to .the

lines of the invention with the reinforcing shank in dotted outline. t

In the construction of footwear heretofore, owing to the inarticulate contour of the tread or bearing surface of the last theapplication of the insole to the same for the construction of" footwear has not been attended witl suliicient exactness and accuracy. According to my invention the last employed is preferably designed with a contour on the bearing surface with a forward lateral ex-y tension rearwardly of the center toconform with the insole shown yin'Fig. 1. This last is particularl set forth in my' companion application erial No. 435,345, filed May 2 ,1908.

In the manufacture. of the footwearthe l insole islaid truly upon the last and fastened thereto, after which the counter 4 1s inserted in the upper inthe -position shown in Fig. 2 and the upper 1s attached 1n the usual manner by stitching the upper, the

. Specification of Letters Patent. Application tiled May 27, 1908. Serial No. 435,346.

Patented Feb.25,1913;

welt and the inner sole together. After this instead of placing the steel shank or reinforcement in -the longitudinal center of the arch as usual, the steel shank 6 cut as shown in Fig. 2 and as shown in dotted outline in Fig. 3 is placed upon the insole 7 close up. j

to the inner edge with which it is cut to con-V form, thereby reinforcing and strengthening the forward lateral extension hereinbefore referred to. After the outer sole'is applied the 'heel is cut about as shown in Fig. 1 in which Vit will be observedV that the cross sectional area of the treading surface of the heel is greater than the cross sectional area- 'of the surface of the heel of the insole. The Y rear of the upper is so designed and reinforced by the counter 4 that it is tapered pro-V ducing a conical effect adapted to fit snuglly to the sides of the heel of the fo'ot there preventing lateral shifting.'

The advantages of my invention result in shaping and reinforcing the treading sur- 'face of the footwear in a line with the line of gravity of the leg and foot and extending the counter a greater distance along the inside ofthe footwear as shown in Fig. 2 so to reduce the liability to twist to a minimum.

I claim:

1. Footwear havin a sole extended laterally on the inside w ere the shank portion joins the heel portion to form a sharp angular projection beyond the outline of tie ordinary sole, and a heel having a lateral angu-` lar projection corresponding to and located opposite the lateral angular projection of the sole. y

2. Footwear having a sole and an insole, each of which is extended laterally on the inside where the shank portion joins the heel portion to forma sharp angular` projection beyond the outline of the ordinary sole, a heel havinga lateral angular projection corresponding to and located opposite the lateral angular projection of the sole, and an upper secured between said sole and said insole and forming the internal enlargement above said angular projections.

3. Footwear having a sole and an insole, each of which is extended laterally on the inside where the shank portion joins the heel portion to forma sharp angular prog Y i 1,054,378

jection beyond the outline of the ordinary cated at .and conforming t'o said angular sole, a heel having a lateral angular projecprojections. A I tion corresponding to and. located opposite In testimony whereof aix my signature the lateral angular projection of the sole, an in presence of two witnesses.

upper secured between said sole and said. i LAN P. COLE. insole and forming the `internal enlargement Witnesses: above said angular projections, and a sup- LOUISE ENDEBLE,

' port between said sole and said insole lo-v THOMAS A. HILL.

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