US1222309A - Welt-innersole. - Google Patents

Description

A. J. LE CLAIR.

WELT INNERSOLE.

APPLICATION man FEB. 5, 1917.

l ,222,09 Patented Apr., 10, 1917.

ARCI-IILL J. LE CLAIR, OF HAVERHILL, IVIASSACIIUSEETS.

WELT-IN 1\T ERSOLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented apr.. itl, i917..

Application led February 5, 1917. Serial No. 146,661.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, Anonimi. J. Ian CLAIR, a citizen ot the Unite-d States, and a resident of Haverhill, county of Essex, and State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in 1rWelt-Innersoles, of which the following is a speciiication.

This invention relates to inner-soles for welt slices, in which a lip is provided about the fore part, to which the upper and welt are attached.

The object of my invention is to provide a form of welt inner-sole which may be made of materials which are less expensive than those commonly purpose and in the construction of which the labor costmay be reduced, so that a reduction in the total cost of the sole may be secured, and at the same time, a sole may be produced which will be, at least, as satisfactory as those which have previously been produced.

I accomplish this object by means shown in the accompanying drawing in which:

Figure l is a view of the under or outer side of an inner-sole embodying my invention.

Fig. is an edge view thereof.

Fig. 8 is a plan view of the outermost sole section.

Fig. i is a transverse section at the line Li-l of Fig. l.

According to my invention, the inner-sole comprises an inner section a, in the form of a complete sole. The particular material, of which this section is composed, may be considerably varied, as any substance, which is suitable for the inner side of the bottom of a shoe, may be employed, such as leather splits, canvas, or iber-board. It is preferable, however, to employ a material which, at least, will not be liable to wrinkle.

I further provide an outer section o, of similar shape to the section a, except that it is reduced in size, or cut away throughout the shank and fore part portions, so that the edge of such portions is located at a distance from the edge of the inner section,

corresponding to the distance at which the lip is to be located from the edge of the sole, and thus forming a shoulder. The main body of this outer section o, may be of liber-board, but, in such case, it is preferably reinforced by a layer of thin textile material c, which is adhesively connected thereto, throughout the fore part.

employed for this I also attach a strip of textile material, about the edge-portion of the section by means oi stitches c, which pass through one side portion of the tape and through the section o, and its reinforcing covering c, adjacent the edges thereof. In thus attaching the tape, it is preferably ted through a folder, so that it is bent into approximately U-form, and the edge-portion which is attached is laid against -the opposite side of section o from its covering c, or between the sections o and o, while the tree edge portion of the tape is bent over onto the opposite side of the section Z), the stitches extending through one edge portion of the tape, the sole section b and its covering c, only. The side portion of the tape, which is laid over onto the outer side of the outer section Z), will thus be held in the position of the usual lip of a welt inner-sole. rIhe section is preferably connected to the section a by cement, although another attaching means may be employed.

If the lip, thus secured, is not sui'iiciently stili, to serve as a suitable guide for the sewer, when attaching the welt and upper thereto, the tape, of which it is formed, may be passed through liquid sizing just before it is attached, so that it will be somewhat stiened thereby when dry. By employing double thicknesses of tape, the stiit'ncss ci' the lip may be substantially increased.

The edge of the sole-section o, formed by cutting away its edge portion, or by making it of reduced size about its shank and forepart, provides a solid shoulder, against which the welt and upper may be drawn when attached, as well as an edge about which to bend the tape to form the lip.

As the tape is attached to the textile covering c by the stitches c, any tendency on the part of the sole section Z) to spread, or otherwise yield, will be eiiectively resisted, and the shoe will be held in shape by said covering. If the material, of which the section is made, is suiiiciently strong to resist the tendency to spread, the covering c will be unnecessary, but its use enables the employment of relatively inexpensive material for the main body of the sole.

When constructed as above described, no stitches extend sole, or to the inner side of the shoe, and this feature is considered advantageous for the reason that a smooth interior is tiff-,us prof tape d, of stout entire cut-away to the inner surface oi the l nected thereto and vided and also because a shoea having stitches extending entirely through the 1nner-sole, 1s liable t'o be mistaken for a Mc- Kay sewed shoe.

I claim 1. A. welt-inner-sole comprising a soleshaped inner-section, an outer-section conhaving the edge of its shank and fore-part portions disposed at a substantial distance within the corresponding por-tion of the inner-section, to forni ya correspondingly extending shoulder, and a strip of textile fabric having one edge-portion stitched to the outer-section and extending from between said sections about said shoulder, throughout the length thereof, so that its other edge-portion overlies tl e outer side of said outer-section, to provide a lip for the attachment of the welt. t

2. A welt-inner-sole comprising a soleshaped inner-section, and an outer section connected thereto and having the edge of its shank and forepart disposed at a substantial distance within the edge of the corresponding edge-portions of the inner-section, to provide a correspondingly extending shoulder, and a strip of textile material having one edge-portion stitched to the outer section at the side thereof next the inner-section, throughout the length of and adjacent said shoulder and shaped in U-forin thereabout, so that its opposite edge portion extends over the outer surface of the outer section to form -a lip.

3. A welt-inner-sole comprising a solesh-aped inner-section, and a similarly shaped outer section connected thereto and having the edge of its shank and forepart portions disposed at a substantial distance Within the edge ofthe corresponding Aedge portions of the inner-section, to provide a correspondingly extending shoulder, a strip of textile material, extending throughout the length of said shoulder and about saine with one edge-portion between said sections and the other overlying the outer side of the outersection, and stitches extending through said outer-section :and the portion of the strip interposed between said sections and terminating at the 'side of the inner-section next to the outer section.

e. A welt-inner-'sole comprising a `soleshaped inner-section, an outers'eetion, connected thereto, having its shank and forepart portions covered, from edge to edge, with a. sheet of textile material .adlies'ively connected thereto and having the edge of sai-d portions disposed at a substantial dis,- tance within'the corresponding edge portions of the inner-section, to form a correspondingly 'extending shoulder, and a strip of textile fabric having one edgepor tion stitched to the outer section, and to the textile covering thereon, adjacent said shoulder and extending fro-In between said sections about said shoulder, throughout the length thereof, so that its lother edge-portion overlies the outer side of said outer-section, to provide a lip.

In testimony whereof, I have signed ymy naine to this specification.

ARCI-ULL J. LE CLAIR. Witness:

L. H. HARMMAN.

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