US1119513A

US1119513A - Heel.

Info

Publication number: US1119513A
Application number: US72800512A
Authority: US
Inventors: Thomas Johns
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1912-10-26
Filing date: 1912-10-26
Publication date: 1914-12-01
Anticipated expiration: 1931-12-01

Description

T. JOHNS.

HEEL. APPLICATION FILED OCT. 26, 1912.

L,1-19,513, Patented Dec.1,1914.

TBOMAS J'OHNS, 01F PHILADELPHIA, PENNEiYLVdNIA.

HEEL.

Lilli 51 Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 1', 1914.

application filed October 26. 1912. Serial No. 728,0Gl5.

T (IN whomit may concern:

Be it known that I. THOMAS Jonxs, a citizen. of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, county of Philadelphia, and State of Pennsylvania. have invented new and useful. Improvements iu'l-leels, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to new and useful. improvements in heels for boots or shoes and has for its object to provide an exceedingly simple and effective cushion or rubber heel 0] heel lift which is so constructed that the means such as nails for fastening the heel to the ordinary shoe heel will not pass directly through the rubber. which often causes the rubber to cut or lreak thereby making the same impractical and unsightly.

Considerable diliiculty is usually experienced when permanently v=-.ttachinr rubber lifts to boots and shoes inasmuch as the faslenings used forattaching the lift soon cut or grind the rubber body away and the lift quickly becomes loose and easily torn off, also when holding Wushers or bushings are used and embedded directly in the body of the rubber. the same frequently pulls through the rubber after it has been worn and allows the liftto drop off While the lustenin, means remain in the heel of the shoe. Then again these Washers or bushings make the lift heavier than desired, besides making a metallic sound when they come in contact with the pavement after the lift has been worn down. The present invention provides simple means for obviating these 'diilicul ties and objections and produces a cushion heel or heel lift having a wearing surface of two different substances which prevents sli 'lping.

As is well known certain conditions of the dilferent pavements'often caused by the different forms of Weather will allow either a. rubber heel or a leather heel to slip, but by combining the two materials, if the pavement is such that the rubber portion of the heel will slip, the leather portion will prevent slipping and vise-versa.

.l'ith these ends in yiew this invention cons in the details of construction and. combination of elements hereinafter set forth and then specifically designated by the claims.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this invention appertains may understand hovv to make and use the same. I will describe its construction in (let-ail, referring by numeral to the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification, in which Figure 1, is a perspective View of the heel portion of a shoe equipped with a rubber or-cushion heel or heel lift made in accordance with my ilnpro ement. Fig. 2, a face lleW thereof, and Fig. 3, a section at the line --a:a1 of Fig. 2-. j

In carrying out my invention ashereembodied, 2 represents a shoe equipped with the ordinary leather heel 3 to which is attached my improved rubber or cushion heel or heel lift l, comprising a body portion 5 of rubber or other suitable elastic material such as a composition of rubber and canvas or the like. Said body portion is formed in the shape of the ordinary shoe heel and may be made in different sizes to correspond approximately with th different sized heels for mens and ivomeus shoes and said body portion has a cavity or cut away portion 6 extending from the outer face in proxim-r ity to that end which lies ad]acentthe shank of the shoe and running from one side to the other.

Where the attaching means 9 such as nails or screws are to be placed.

The inner of the leather insert is preferably produced at an angle as indicated by 10 thereby leaving a greater portion of the rubber body along the outer edge 11 of the heel which generally that portion which comes in contact with the surface on which a person is Walking.

of leather insert since some persons, especially cripples, often walk more on the inner they do on the outer fastening means pulling therethrough and also" retain said fastening means in their In this cavity or cut away por-. tion is mounted the leather 1nsert 7. prefer-' ably having indents 8 to indicate the point I do not Wish 1 to limit myself to this special'cut or shape same relative hositions ti'ieiehy preventing hody arranged to entirely cover the face oi;

the shoe heel, said hocly having a cutaway them from cutting or tearing the iuhher. I has been. found in use that the cushion heel or heel lift when. formed. entirely of ruhher and used on Womens' shoes oitcn tears their clothing because of the it produced the rubber between it one the clothing, Whereas leather which not produce such a great amount of friction will permit the clothing to readily slip therefrom and prevent tearing or ripping. It will he noted that when the cushion heel or heel lift is in place upon the shoe, the front end of the robber portion is tightly, clamped between two pieces of leather, that is the ordinary leather heel anal the insert 7 and when mounted in this man her, the rubber and leather insert may he cut to correspond with the ordinary shoe heel without mutilating the rubber.

0f course I do not Wish to be limited to the exact details 0;? construction as here shown as these may he varied. Within the limits of the appended claims Without do parting from the spirit oi my ihvention.

Having thus fully described my invention, What I claim as new and. useful, is-

1. As an article of manufacture a cushz a a r. ionecl heel for shoes comprising a resilient portion 01 cavity at its forWa-rol cool, the encl wall of said cavity extending obliquely iii-om the outer edge of the body adjacent its forward end to the inner edge the-rec adjacent its rem? end, ami a leather insert of the same shape end size of "the cavity moun'tecl in said cavity to complete the treao surface of the heel and expose the resilient body only at the rear outer portion of the 2. As a new article of manufacture a oush ionecl heel for a shoe comprising a resilient body having a cut-sway portion to leave a raisecl tread portion with an oblique front Wall and a leather insert of the same shape fixed my signature 1n the 'piesehch otttwo subsorihihg Witnesses.

lll ltilv 1S JJQHNS.

Whtnesses:

M. E, Hume, MARY H. Lo hiss.

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