US1213123A - Shoe. - Google Patents

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J, A, NORDLOH.

SHOE.

APPUcATIoN FILED FEB. 25, |915.

Patente Jan. 16, 1917.

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Be it known that I, JOHN A. NonDLoH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Evanston, Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shoes, of which the following is a specification.

rIhis invention relates to improvements in slices and more particularly to soft sole shoes. Shoes of this type now on the market have the upper united to the sole by a seam running entirely around the' inside of the shoe at the margin o-f the'sole and ordinarily this seam is not covered in any way whatsoever and proves decidedly uncomfortable particularly to the heel. Furthermore, such slices are also uncomfortable to wear due to the absence of a counter, no satisfactory means, so far as I am aware, having been previously discovered whereby a counter could be conveniently inserted in a shoe of this type. The present invention, therefore, aims to provide a shoe of this type having a counter so inserted as to cover the seam above referred to at the heel of the shoe and thereby render the shoe more comfortable to wear and also prevent sagA ging or collapse of the heel.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure l is a fragmentary sectional perspective view of the heel portion of a shoe of the type above mentioned formed in accordance with the present invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse sectional view through the heel portion of the shoe. Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. l, illustrating ay slight modification of the invention. Fig. l is a view similar to Fig. 2 illustrating the structure shown in Fig. 3.

In the drawings the numeral l indicates the heel portion of the upper of the shoe and 2 the sole of the shoe. The upper l may be of leather, cloth, or, in fact, any other suitable flexible material, and the sole 2 is preferably of thin {iexible leather, although it also may be of other material if found desirable. The lower edge of the upper 1 is united to the margin of the sole 2 by a line of stitching forming a seam 3, the edges of which seam are located within the 4shoe so that eXteriorly the shoe will present a neat and uniform appearance at the line of juncture of the upper and sole.

The shoe embodying the present invention also includes an insole which is indii fS-peciication of ietters Patent. Y i Piltgl'td Jam, 16, tgp?. I

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cated. by the numeral l and which is pref erably substantially of the same marginal contour as the sole 2.

The heel of the shoe shown in Fig. l of the drawings is stiiifened and supported by a counter indicated in general by the numeral 5 and this counter may be secured within the heel portion of the upper 1 by leather cement or by means of lines of stitching as illustrated in the drawings.

In that form of the invention shown in Figs. l and 2 of the drawings, the lower edge or marginal portion of the counter 5 is provided at its rear portion with a number of V-shapedv incisions 6 and the said portion of the vcounter is turned inwardly before the insole is inserted so that after the insole has been placed within the shoe and is stitched or otherwise secured in place, the said inturned edge portion of the counter blank, which is indicated by the numeral 7, will extend between the marginal portion of the insole and the marginal portion of the sole 2, as clearly shown in the said figures of the drawings. The V-shaped incisions 6, of course, permit of the said inturned marginal portion of the counter being received between the sole 2 and insole et without causing any bulgingin either sole. In order that the space del-ined by the edge of the inturned marginal portion of the counter may be lled so that the insole 4 will not sag into this space, a filler blank 8 is in terposed between the two soles. By reference to the said Figs. l and 2 of the drawings it will be observed that the counter 5 serves to completely cover the seam 3 at the heel portion of the shoe so that this seam will not come in contact with the heel of the wearer of the shoe and render the shoe uncomfortable. At the same time the counter serves to stiften the heel portion of the upper and prevent sagging or collapse of the same.

In that form of the invention shown in Figs. 3 and l of the drawings, the upper, sole and insole are indicated by the same reference numerals as in Figs. 1 and 2 but in this form of the invention the counter, which is indicated by the numeral 9, does not have its lower marginal portion turned in to lie between the two soles, but on the other hand, its lower edge terminates at the seam 3. The counter in this form of the invention, however, is provided with a lining which is indicated by the numeral 10 and which is i preferably of substantially the same shape or marginal outlines asthe said counter and may be' of thin leather or` any other suitable material and this lining has its lower marginal portion provided with-two or any desirednumber of V-shaped incisions as inthe case of the marginal poi`- tion of the counter 5 in Figs. 1` and 2 of the drawings and turned in to lie between the soles 2 and 4. In this form of the invention the counter 9 serves to stiii'en the heel portion of the upper and prevent its collapse and the lining 10 serves not only to render the shoe more comfortable as it prevents direct contact with the counter, but also serves to cover the seam 3 in the same manner as does the counter 5 in the pre viously described form of the invention.

It will be understood that in one sense of the word the lining l0 constitutes a stiliening element for the heel and that, there- Aillustrated and described it may be said that'the heel' portion of the upper of the shoe is -provided interiorly with a stiifening element having its lower marginal portion turned vin to lie between the sole and insole of the shoe so as to cover the seam uniting the upper to the sole.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

A shoe comprising an upper, a solo united to the upper by a seam extending along the margin of thepsole, an insole, and a member fitted within the heel portion of the said upper and constituting a means for stiiiening the heel portion of the upper and having its lower marginal portion turned in to lie between the said sole and insole in position covering the. said Seam.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

JOHN A'. NORDLOH. [Ls] Copies of this patent may be obtained for iv'e cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. C.

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