US1129160A - Slipper-sole. - Google Patents

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u To all whom 'it may concern.'

a citizen of the United States, residing at `Worcester, in the county of Worcester and which the upper, although capable of being e applied by hand in a the same manner as heretofore."

UNITED STATES PATENT orales.

1,129,160- Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Feb. 23, Q..

Application filed March 19, 1914. Serial No. 825,911.

on the line 7-7 of Fig. 6 showing the upper in addition.

The slipper soles known ordinarily as lambs Wool satin, and the like, soles have been open to a serious defect ever since they have been on the market. This defect is due to the fact that the threads by which the upper is attached to the sole necessarily come directly into a position on the outer edge in which they wear. On account of this diliculty they have necessarily 'been made of comparatively cheap materials because there was no use in using the highest Be it known that I, ERNEST A. BICKFRD,

State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and usefulv Slipper-Sole, of which the fol lowing is a specification.`

.v This invention relates to a slipper sole of the type which have been sold heretofore asa separate article of manufacture for the purpose of having an upper applied thereto by hand.

One of the .objects of 'this invention is to provide a construction of this character to strengthening them at this, their weakest point. In spite of this serious defect the Weltefl'ect is so desirable in the appearance of the sole that an important industry has most convenient way, can also be applied by-machine, so that the complete `slipper can be sold as an article of manufacture if desired Ainstead of the separate sole, but it is to be understood that the sole itself also constitutes a separate article of manufacture which can be sold in several years and numerous patents have been taken out relating to the subject.

have discovered that by an extremely simple arrangement, not involving addi tional expense, and in fact permitting the manufacture in a more economical manner by machinery, this entire away with, sothat soles may be made of as high grade materials as can be obtained, thefsole after the kand there will be no necessity for the at attaqhmentt is completed will ,show as a taching stitches to come to wear and thus SmoothiniShed Welt, H destroy the value of the high grade mate- Theinvention also has for an important objectthereof the provision-of means forv attaching thev upperso arranged that none of theparts. or i 'fat'erials attaching. they upa positiontol wear,

The'ilyent/ion also involvesimprovements rialsil It also possesses the additional adin detailst construction.` as will hppear. vantagethat the upper can be attached by hereinafte x y machinery 1f desired so that. complete slipmarket manufacred entirely by machinery and having than the Aprevious 'nd attached constructions. For this purpose Italie as usual a sheet of leather, pasteboard, or other comparatively stiff material and cut it out to form a body portion a. This may be provided with a lining on the top surface or not as desired, but on the bottom surface is pasted or otherwise secured an Vouter covering b comprising a thin sheet of leather, the flesh side being secured to the body portion preferablyfsothat the rain side shall constitute the Wearing surace.

ing drawings, in whichT-f e Figure 1 isaplan` ai slipper sole conf Reference had tothe accompany- I Zvis a bottoimplan lview:ofrlh same; Fig. 3 is anenlarg'ed sectional viewon; the .line 8-3 of Fig. l showing this stage of manufacture; Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the sole showing a later stage in the manufacture; Fig.'5 is an enlarged sectional view. of the same on the line 5 5 of Fig. 4; Fig. 6 is a plan of the complete slipper 'so'le ready for the attachment of the upper; and Fig. l is an enlarged sectional View of the same grade materials when there was no way of.l

been maintained on this type of sole forl diliiculty is done This is cut out to the same shape as the body portion but extends beyond'it all As the wear all comes on the outer cover around a distance suilicient to enable it to ing band none of the stitches come to wear beiv` turned over the edge as willA appear. it will be seen that this outer covering can be This sole with its covering lying" flat is made as durable as desired and the length of turned bottom Side up and an attachin life of the sole and slipperl will depend upon qu strip preferably inthe form of a pieceo' its durability. Therefore a sole having tape c, is secured at a'distance aboutfhalf much longer life can be made more economiway between the edge of the body portion c cally and advantageously than has been the and the edge of the covering Z). The linefcase with those constructions in which the of stitches d by which this tape is secured stitches pass through the edge of this outer 75 follows theA stiff edge of the body portion covering and limit, the life of. the whole and in practice that edge can be used Aas a article. v 'l ide in sewingthose parts together. 'Ihis Although I have illustrated and described ne of stitches also is as near as possible to only one specific embodiment of the inventhe outer edge of this tape. 4In other words, `.tion I am 4aware ofthe fact that many modigg atthis stage of the operation as shown in iications can be made therein andespecially 1,2 and 3 this tape extendsinwardly that other attaching strips than ta' e and along the bottom of the sole from its atother combinations of materials or the tachmg lineof stitches d. The next step 111 body ortion and outer covering can be em- 2a @the operation is to turn this part 'of the Aploye without departing from the scope of g5 4 alfpplatht iS, t0 bend the outer ed 6 0f the invention as expressed lnthe claims. the covering lb up over the edge of the ody Therefore I do not wish to be limited in ortion a and'cement or otherwise secure' it these res acts, but

'n.the top surface thereof as shown in Figs. What do claim is 5 The result of thisis that the line 1. As an article of manufacture, a slipper 90 "stitches d 0011186 just HlSld thedge of sole comprising l. body portion, an outer the portion a and the attaching Stllp covering attachedrto the bottom of the body n outwardly from 1t and on account portion and being `turned inwardly over the ,of -the'shape of the sole pro1ects upwgrdly edge of the body portion and secured to the -gll-round as lindicated 1n- Fig. 5., In this top thereof, and an attaching strip arranged n ,Way it willy be Seen that E -SmOGth Surface '1S` to Ihave an upper secured thereto, secured around from the bottom t0 the tQP along a line to said inwardly turned portion ,of thesele at the edge and/'allfO thlB Surf ofV said covering and projecting upwardly face -is ormed by Ithe"grain surface 0f the at the outside of said line.

3.5 swing 5,. Moreover, the attaching Str 4 '2'. As an article of manufacture, a sli per 10o securedb'y the line of stitches d whi sole comprising a stiff body portion',`a exif pass throughthe coverlng?? only which -ble covering larger than the body portion '1S' located illSlde th ttilchln Strip, 50 that attached to the bottom of the body portion I .m'platrlpiee coverart prevents these and being turned inwardly over the edge of mitches'lfrom connng toaposltlon mwhlh the body portion and securedvto the top 105 fgb'yf will wear,xand leaves thel-fattlchl, thereof, and an attachingl strip arranged to so that when the upper e 1SA a P 1 have 1an l upper secure thereto, .secured that Wlll vials? be -ltt'hedby i Sllqs ,Ofi along aline to saidinwardly turned portion Witches f Whlch D 110i? 'come t0 POSmOB of said covering and rojecting upwardly at y the outside of said ine,l whereby the up- 110 :Before'thefupper 1S. SXPhBOOUISBJhQ vwardly projecting part of the strip is lovinner lining gis'appll, ,land-1t 1s Shmjmjll cated entirely outside said line and coni illmbewocl arranged t0 Overl?? tll'mf eenling the same.v l g @hedge ofthe cve 1b SOS that, It 1.15111. 99% v; 3; As 'an article of manufacture,l a slip er 5o show. a'In this way t e edge .0f the 'hide sole comprisingl a body portioxna leat er 115 which formsk the base of the lambs .Wool outer covering avin the flesh sido secured inner lining will ,generally come substan'- to the bottom ofthe ody-portion and being tially flush with the inner edge 0f the tturned inwardly over the edge of the body tachm'g strip c so that they ferm practically portion and' secured tothe top thereof and ,i a continuous'surface and the attaching strip Va tape' arranged to` have anupper secured 120 .55 of thepmrtl.

extends; iip'wanly almost V,directly trom the .theretasewe to the grain side of the outer edge'of the lambs wool lining. The upper covering-s'long a line and rojecting upin this case canbe attachedby .machinery wardlyatthe outside of said ine. because no peculiar-ity injthe sewingis` ref l 4. As an article-of manufacture, .,a slip r quired and it is to bev'applied directly to the sole :comprising a bodyy portion, a leat er 135 attaching strip' c which: extends upwardlyl outercovering having the flesh side secured 1.

from the sole and' is? preferably free from to the bottom-of the; body portion and being "the' other parts-and capable of'beingsewed turned-inwardly 'over the edg'e lof. the: body through without anvgdicultfxanipulations 'y 'on'. f-and secured to the top thereof-a covering along a ine and xomj'ecing up- En tesmony whereof have hereun'o'se' Wardly at the outslde of sal Ime, whereby my hand, 1n the presence of two subscrlbmg the upwardly projectmg part of he sape 1s Witnesses.

located entirely outside of said line and on- ERNEST A. BFGRD, seals the same when in use, and an upper Witnesses: O

seWed to the outer edge of said tape and pm- ALBERT E. FAL?,

jectng upwardly therefl-om. E.. ML Mmm.,

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