US1300071A

US1300071A - Shoe-heel.

Info

Publication number: US1300071A
Application number: US23566218A
Authority: US
Inventors: Frank Wharton
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1918-05-20
Filing date: 1918-05-20
Publication date: 1919-04-08
Anticipated expiration: 1936-04-08

Description

0 F. WHARTON.

SHOE HEEL.

APPM-CATION FILED luv 20. ms.

1,300,071 Patented Apr. 8,1919.

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Specification. Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 8, 1919.

' Application filed m 20, 1918. .Serial No. 235,662.

in the county of Lorain and State of Ohio, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Shoe-Heels, of-which the following s a 1 specification.

This invention relates to shoe heels and aims to provide a heel constructed of rubber or other compressible material which may-be either permanently or detachably secured to a shoe. Y

The primary object of the invention is to provide a heel of this character with an auxiliary cushioning means in the form of -a raised portio extending. beyond the tread surface of th? out or provided with a cavity upon the upper surface at the rear of the raised portion to permit'the latter to yield under, pressure,

.aplurality of radially disp sed ribs extend ing. from the side wall of the cavity and normally spaced from the heel the shoe to providea stop to yield1nglylim1t the inward movement of the auxiliary cushion.

Other objects and-advantages of the invention will appear as the followin description is. read in connection with t e accompanying drawings, iif which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a shoe heel constructed inaccordance with the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a transverse, sectional {View of the same; 1 y

' Fig. 3 isa view-similar to Fig. 2 illustrating means for detachably securing the heelto the'shoe; Fig. 4 is a .plan view of the. attachingplate shown in Fig. 3. h 'j Fig. 5 is a longitudinal central sectlon taken'from Fig. 4, and

- Fig. 6 is a. detailed perspectlveview ,of the hook member. v Referringto the drawings in detail, wherein like characters of reference" denote correspondingparts, the improved heel is indicatedat'lO. 3

surface. 11

concaved as showniand is further provided with a cavity or depression lapreffesrl'lably of a o 1s cav circular form. The lower w ity extends beyond the lower or tread'surthe lower Wall of the cavity an heel, the heel being hollowed ort on of" forme face ofthe heel as shown at 14 to rovide anauxiliary cushioning means-for t e heel. Disposed concentrically withi'n the cavity 13 is a rin 15, preferabl formedof rubber and ma e integral wit the lower wall of the cavity, the upper surface or edge of. this ring terminating short of the upper surface 12 of the heel. Connecting the ring and the inner wall of the cavity are a plurality of radially disposed ribs 16, the upper edge of these ribs being slightly curved so as to be flush withboth the upper edge of the rin 15 and the upper surface 12 of the bee These ribs form a strengthenin means for act in conjunction with the ring 15 to limit thee-inward movement of the wall under pressure by contact with the heel portion of the shoe. The heel is preferably provided with a lurality of depressions 17 disposed aroun' or adjacent its edge for the reception of nails or suitable fastening devices by means of which it may be secured to the shoe.

In Figs. 3 and 4 there is illustrated means whereby the heel may be detachably-secured to the shoe. In this form of the invention the heel 10 is similar inconstruction' to the form. previously described, except that it is V -'shapedgroove 18, which is adapted to receive a similarly shaped tongue or flange 19 formed around the edge of a secnrin plate 20. This plate is preferably formed 0 metal and is provided witha plurality of .apertures 21 for the passage of nails or other fasten- Y ingdevices' for the purpose of securing the plate in the heel-portion of the-shoe." In order to secure the heel against accidental around its edge with a substantially displacement, the latter is rovided with a hook member 22 which is. a apted to engage in a slot 23 formed in the plate 20:, One

edge of the slot 23 is provided with beveled surface 24' to provide a closer grip beneath :the hook. The hook member is formed of a strip of metal-having each of its ends bent substantially at right angles and in opposite directions, I one of -these ends 'fol' lfig the hook 22, while the other end has its edges flared outwardly to provide an anchor 25.

Openings 26 are formed in the hook member, so that when the lattefr is embedded in the heel as shown in Fig. ,5, the material will enter the openin 26 and together with the anchor 25 secure y hold the said member imposition.

The invention is susceptible of .various "in the upper surface thereof, a raised portion forming, the outer face of the lower wall of the cavity and extending beyond the 1 lower tread surface of the heel and a hollow compressible element located within the cavity or depression, theupper end of said element terminating short of the upper edge of the cavity. g

2. A shoe heel formed of compressible material and having a cavity or depression in the uppersurface thereof, a raised portion forming the outer face of the lower wall ofthe cavity and extending beyond the lower tread surface of the heel, a concentrically disposed ring located within said depression or'ca'vity and terminating short of the upp edge of said cavity and radially arrange ribs connecting the ring with the side wall of the cavity.

3. A shoe heel formed of compressible material and having a cavity or depression in the upper surface thereof, a raised portion forming the lower wall of the cavity and extending beyond the lower tread surface of the heel and a hollow compressible stop located within the cavity or depression, the upper end of the stop terminating short of the upper edge of the heel, and means for cognecting the cavity to a shoe.

- A shoe heel formed of compressible material and having a cavity or depression in the upper surface thereof, a raised portion forming the outer face of the lower wall of the cavity and extending beyond the lower tread surface of the heel, a concentrically disposed ring located within said depression or cavity and radially arranged ribs con- .necting the ring with the side Wall of the cavity and terminating short of the upper edge of said cavity and means for connecting the heel to a shoe.

5. A shoe heel formed of compressible material and having a cavity or depression in the upper face thereof, a raised portion forming the outer face of the lower wall of the cavity and extending below the lower tread surface of the heel, a plate secured to the heel portion of the shoe, an S-sh'aped member having one end embedded in the heel and its opposite end extending to provide a hook for engagement with an opening in the plate and a flared portion formed in the embedded end of the hook member. 6. A shoe heel formed of compressible material and having a cavity or depression in the upper surface thereof, a raised portion forming 'the outer face .of the lower wall of the cavity and extending below the 'ower or tread surface of the heel, a plate secured to the heel portion of the shoe, a

flange of substantial triangular cross section extending partially around the marginal edges of the plate for engagement with a similarly shaped groove in said heel and a stop located within the cavity and normally spaced from the plate for contact with the latter to yieldingly limit the inward movement of the lower wall.

7. A shoe heel formed of compressible material and provided with a cavity or depression in its upper surface, a compressible raised portion forming the'outer face of the lower wall of the cavity and extending beyond the lower tread surface of the heel and arranged to be flexed to form a substantially flat tread, surface, and a stop within said cavity or depression.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.