US1242317A

US1242317A - Arch-supporter for boots and shoes.

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Publication number: US1242317A
Application number: US18265717A
Authority: US
Inventors: Sarkis H Boyajian
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1917-07-25
Filing date: 1917-07-25
Publication date: 1917-10-09
Anticipated expiration: 1934-10-09

Description

s. H. 'BOYAJIAN.

ARCH SUPPORTER FOR BOOTS AND SHOES.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 25. 917.

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SARKIS H. BOYAJ'IAN, OF MELROSE, MASSACHUSETTS.

ARGH-SUPPORTER FOB. BOOTS AND SHOES.

Specification of Letters Yatent.

Patented Oct. 9, 1917.

Application filed July 25, 1917. Serial No. 182,657.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, SARKIS H. BOYAJIAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Melrose, county of Middlesex, State of 'Massachusetts, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Arch-Supporters for Boots and. Shoes, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings. I

Arch supporters as heretofore constructed for boots and shoes have not been quickly and easily adjustable by the wearer to the shape of the instep. Heretofore, such arch supporters have usually been made from a cast of the foot, in which case they are expensive, or have been made in accordance with a certain standard shape and size, in which cases they fit the foot imperfectly. In either case, they are likely to do injury to the shoes. I am aware that'it has been proposed to make an adjustable arch supporter, but such supporters have not been adjustable without taking the shoe apart and doing injury on the exterior of the boot or shoe so as to be. likely to catch and trip the wearer and are therefore dangerous and unsightly.

My invention has for its object a new and improved arch supporter, in combination with the shoe itself, which, although made into the shoe, is capable of ready adjustment by the wearer for the purpose of increasing or diminishing the amount of curvature given the shaft of the shoe. The

device embodying my invention is simple and inexpensive; it is not visible from the outside of the shoe and therefore does not disfigure' the shoe' at all. It is easily accessible in case adjustment of the arch is required. This adjustment may be made by the wearer himself.

I The invention will be fully understood by reference to the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, and the novel features thereof are distinctly defined in the claims at the close of this specification.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of a shoe containing an arch su porter embodying my invention.

' ig. 2 is a sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section of a heel embodying my. invention.

to it, or they have been Fig. 4 is a. side elevation of the front member. a

7 Referring to the drawings, at A is indicated the upper of a boot or shoe, the heel being shown at B, the outsole at C and insole at D. The shoe may be made of any desired type and may or may not have a metal shank. It is only necessary that the shoe be of such a construction that the arch supporter can be inserted between the two layers of the instep, preferably between the outsole and the insole.

At 11 is shown the front member and at 12 is shown the rear member of a device by means of which the curvature of the instep of the shoe is regulated. The front member 11 consists of a relatively flat flexible plate secured in any suitable manner as by nails 13 to the sole of the shoe and a stem 14 which is screw threaded at the rear end.

The heel. member 12 includes a lug 18 which extends downwardly from the heel seat into a suitable recess 15 in the upper part of the heel of the shoe. This lug 18 may be carried on the under side of the plate 16 or may be otherwise suitably secured to the rear part of the shoe. The lug 18 is bored out as shown at- 17 to admit the screw threadedstem 14 and a tubular nut 19 having an enlarged head. Severalholes 20 are drilled radially in the head of the said nut 19 so that the nut can be turned by inserting a pin into one of the holes. Similar holes 30 are also drilled in the front end of the stem. The insole of the shoe D has a recess or opening 21 formed therein adjacent a corresponding recess 22 in the plate 16 so that access may be had through these recesses to the holes 20 in the nut. If desired the recess 22 in the plate 16 may be closed by the insertion of a small piece of leather of corresponding size and shape. At 31 is a hole in the sole through which the front end of the tubular nut 19 may be reached and the nut turned to adjust the curvature'without takin oil the shoe.

If more than norma curvature of the shank of the shoe adjacent the instep of the wearer is required the nut 19 is turned as described so that it screws onto the stem 14 and tends to bring the two ends closer together. ter of curvature, it tends to bendthe instep of the shoe and increase its curvature. The

10.5 Since. the device lies nearer the cenmaterials of which this portion of the shoe are made are ordinarily of sufficient strength so that When held in place by the tension flat, and as the wearer becomes accustomed i to them, the curvature will be increased from time to time as required. lln this way, the shoe may be adjusted to the foot of the wearer until it fits perfectly and the wearer does not have to go through a period of dis comfort'or even of pain in getting-accustomed to the supports. Another important feature is the fact that the instep does not rest directly on a metal surface which is substantially rigid. It is, therefore, more comfortable and better for the foot. As the device lies Wholly between the insole and the outsole, it does not detract from the appearance of the shoe, nor in fact is it visible, nor is there any danger of tripping resulting from it.

What it claim is:

1. In combination witha boot or shoe, having a plurality of layers of material at the shank, a tension member lying between said layers of material and secured at its ends to the shoe, and means for shortening said tension member to increase the curvature of the adjacent portion of the boot or shoe.

having an insole and an outsole, a tension 2. In combination with a boot or shoe,-

member lying between said insole and outsole, and secured at its ends to the shoe, and means for shortening said tension member to increase the curvature of the adjacent portion of the boot or shoe. W

' 3. .ln combination with a boot or shoe having an insole and an outsole, an arch adjusting device lying between said insole and outsole and, comprising a thin flexible front member secured to the shoe forwardly of the shank, a rear portion secured to the shoe adjacent the heel, and screw actuated means for varying the distance between said members.

4:. The combination with a boot or shoe having an insole and an outsole, a tension member secured at its ends to the shoe and located between the insole and the outsole, and screw actuated means for shortening said tension member there being an opening in the insole adjacent said screw actuated means to permit access thereto.

5. The combination with a' boot or shoe having an insole and an outsole, a tension device comprising a front member secured to the shoe forwardly of the shank, a rear member having a depending lug, said rear member being secured to the shoe to the rear of the shank, said forward member having lug, and a nut on said stem, there being an opening through the insole to permit access to the said nut.

a screw threaded stem received within said