US1370423A - Driving overshoe - Google Patents

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Patented Mar. 1, 1921 3 SHEETS-SHEET 1- T. B. FUNK.

DRIVING OVERSHOE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 15, 1920.

1,370,423. Patfinted Mar. 1 15,

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T. B. FUNK.

DRIVING OVERSHOE.

APPUCATIOH FILED MAR.15, 1920.

Patented Mar. 1, 1921.

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UNITED STATES TRUMAN ."B. FUNK, 0F MOIJINE, ILLINOIS.

DRIVING OVERSHOE.

Specification of Letters ratent.

Patented Mar. 1, 1921.

Application filed March 15, 1920. Serial No. 365,711.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, TRUMAN B. FUNK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Moline, in the county of Rock Island and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Driving Overshoes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is primarily intended for use by drivers of automobiles or similar ve hicles, and the particular object of the invention is to provide an overshoe which will not only be warm but serviceable when on the foot, and which will also be adapted for the ready insertion of the foot without manual manipulation on the part of the wearer. The importance of this feature will be read ily understood when it is considered that the space occupied by the driver behind the wheel is frequently limited, so that it may be diflicult or practically impossible for the driver to lean over for the purpose of manually adjusting the overshoe to his foot. For this reason the present invention is designed to maintain itself either in open or in closed position by spring action so that the foot can be readily slipped into place and the overshoe clamped around the ankle and leg of the wearer, and the reverse operation performed with equal facility and without manual manipulation.

The invention is further designed to dispense with buckles, clasps, or other unsightly fastening devices which require manual manipulation, so that not only can the overshoes be more conveniently adjusteed, but theey will also be improved in appearance and in their weaering properties.

The invention consists in the features of construction and combination of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the overshoe of the present invention, indicating the position of the heel of the wearers inner shoe in dotted lines;

Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view taken on line 22 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a top or plan view of the overshoe in open position;

Fig. 4 is a detail showing the split spring closing ring in elevation;

Fig. 5 is a similar view showing the same feature in plan view; and

Figs. 6 and 7 are details of a modified spring ring.

The overshoe is formed to have a sole 6 of the usual configuration, but without any heel. At the rear end of the arch portion of the sole is a depending stop plate 7'whicn serves both to reinforce the rear edge 8 of the sole and also toprovide a stop for contact against the front face of the users inner shoe heel when the foot is inserted into position.

The overshoe sole has mounted thereon a vamp 9 of the usual formation, with the exception that the rear portion thereof is cut away as indicated in Fig. 1, so thatthe counter is entirely lacking and the rear end of the overshoe is thus left open to afford easy admission of the wearers foot. The vamp is united with an upper 10 of the usual formation, which is preferably pro vided with a lining 11 to insure warmth, the upper being split vertically in the back so that it may be widely distended when opened, as indicated in Fig. 3. In order to afford an easy mergence between the rear portion of the vamp and the rear portion of the upper, the rear edge .12 of the vamp is cut away on an oblique line which avoids any sharp or unsightly breaks or angles in the structure of the overshoe and at the same time tapering the relatively stiff material composing the vamp in such a way that it will more readily flex when the upper is opened or closed as occasion may require.

The upper is preferably formed of relatively flexible material, and is provided with one or more split spring rings 13, each consisting of two sections 1 1 and 15 hinged together atthe front side, the spring rings being interposed between the fabric and thelining of the upper so that they will be concealed from view and also will be cushioned by the lining against uncomfortable pressure upon the foot of the wearer.

The hinged portion of each of the spring rings consists of a bifurcated loop 16 on the section 14.- and an interposed looped tongue 17 upon the companion section 15, with a pintle 18 for hinging and uniting the two sections together. In order to afford the necessary spring action a flat spring 19 is riveted to the section 14: by rivets 20, leaving its forward ends free to overlie the hinged inner end of the companion spring ring section, which latter is shouldered at the point 21 to ride under the flat spring when the sections are distended as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 5. With the parts in open position, the flat spring will be forced back to lie upon the shouldered face 21, so that after the critical point is passed in the distending of the ring sections the spring ring will fly back into open position; and similarly, when the ring sections are forced in past the critical point, the spring will act to close the ring and maintain the upper of the overshoe in clamped position upon the foot of the wearer.

As shown in Fig. 1, the lowermost split spring ring is disposed within the upper in such relation as to close the upper firmly around the instep of the wearer, and the uppermost of the rings is arranged around the top of the upper, so that the conjoint action of the two spring rings will serve either to hold the upper, together with the tapered rear ends of the vamp, widely distended and in a position to permit the wearers foot to be easily and conveniently inserted into place, and thereafter, when closed, will hold the upper in closed relation around the ankle portion of the wearer, affording a neat, comfortable and easily adjustable protection for the wearers foot. Obviously, the upper can be extended to embrace the calf to a greater or less degree as may meet the desire or whim of the wearer, and if desired additional split rings can be inserted, the number depending upon the height of the shoe and the snugness with which it is desired to hold the overshoe in place.

Figs. 6 and 7 illustrate a modification of the split ring, in which the sections 14: and 15 are hinged at the point 16, in the manner previously described, but are held in open or shut relation by the action of a cross bar 22, the ends 23 of which are inturned in opposite directions and enter through loops 24 in the respective ring sections, the arrangement being such that the direct distance between the connected ends of the bar' rather than a hinged ring may-be employed,

in which-case, of course, the ring will not hold itself in distended position as previously described.

i It is plain from the above description that theovershoe of the present invention is one which may be allowed to remain in standing position upon the floor of a car, being supported at its rear end upon the stop plate 7, and that when in this position, with the upper widely distended, the wearer can almost instantly insert his foot into place and thereafter close the split rings by slight pressure of the hands, or even by the manipulation of the other foot, so that no diificulty will be experienced in adjusting the overshoes t position. In a similar manner the overshoes can be readily opened and the foot withdrawn as occasion may require. Obviously the style, finish and llning of the oversho'es may be varied to suit the taste or pocketbook of the user, and various modifications can be made in the general form and structure of the shoe as a whole without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

Although the invention isprimarily intended as a drivers overshoe, it obviously can be worn under any circumstances in which convenience of manipulation is desirable.

I claim:

1. An overshoe comprising a sole portion terminating forwardly of the heel position, a vamp portion secured to the sole and cut away to afford an opening at the rear end, an upper secured to the vamp and split at the back, and a stop member secured at the rear end of the sole and adapted, in combination with the sole, to support the overshoe in standing position, substantially as described.

2. An overshoe comprising a sole portion terminating forwardly of the heel portion, a vamp portion secured to the sole and cut away to afford an opening at the rear end, an upper secured to the-vamp and split at the back, a stop member secured at the rear end of the sole and adapted, in combination with the sole, to support the overshoe in standing position, and a spring ring in the upper for clasping the same around the wearers foot, substantially as described.

3. An overshoe comprising a sole portion terminating forwardly of the heel portion, a vamp portion secured to the sole and cut away to afford an opening at the rear end, an upper-secured to thevamp and split at the back, a stop member secured at the rear end of the sole and adapted, in combination with the sole, to support the overshoe in standin position, andza spring ring in the upper for clasping the same around the wearers foot, said spring being hinged at its front side to facilitate openingand clos- 7 ing, substantially as described.

4. An overshoe comprising a sole portion terminating forwardly of the heel portion, a vamp portion secured to the sole and cut away to afford an opening at the rear end, an upper secured to the vamp and split at the back, a stop member secured at the rear end of the sole and adapted, incombination with the sole, to support the overshoe in standing position, and a spring ring in the upper for clasping the same around the wearers foot, said spring being hinged at its front side to facilitate opening and closing, and said hinge being provided with a spring member adapted to force the ring sections either to open or closed position, substantially as described.

5. An overshoe comprising a sole portion terminating forwardly of the heel portion, a vamp portion secured to the sole and cut away to afiord an opening at the rear end, an upper secured to the vamp and split at the back, a stop member secured at the rear end of the sole and adapted, in combination with the sole, to support the overshoe in standing position, and a spring ring in the upper for clasping the same around the wearers foot, said spring being hinged at its front side to facilitate opening and closing, the spring ring being concealed within the fabric composing the upper, substantially as described.

6. An overshoe comprising a sole portion terminating forwardly of the heel portion, a vamp portion secured to the sole and cut away to afford an opening at the rear end, an upper secured to the vamp and split at the back, a stop member secured at the rear end of the sole and adapted, in combination with the sole, to support the overshoe in standing position, and a. spring ring in the upper for clasping the same around the wearers foot, said spring being hinged at its front side to facilitate opening and closing, and said hinge being provided with a spring member adapted to force the ring sections either to open or closed position, the spring ring being concealed within the fabric composin the upper, substantially as described.

7. n overshoe comprising a sole portion terminating forwardly of the heel portion, a vamp portion secured to the sole and cut away to afford an opening at the rear end, an upper secured to the vamp and split at the back, and a spring ring in the upper for clasping the same around the wearers foot, substantially as described.

8. An overshoe comprising a sole portion terminating forwardly of the heel portion, a vamp portion secured to the sole and cut away to afford an opening at the rear end, an upper secured to the vamp and split at the back, and a spring ring in the upper for clasping the same around the wearers foot, said spring being hinged at its front side to facilitate opening and closing, substantially as described.

9. An overshoe comprising a sole portion terminating forwardly of the heel portion, a vamp portion secured to the sole and cut away to afford an opening at the rear end, an upper secured to the vamp and split at the back, and a spring ring in the upper for clasping the same around the wearers foot, said spring being hinged at its front side to facilitate opening and closing, and said hinge being provided with a spring member adapted to force the ring sections either to open or closed position, substantially as described.

10. An overshoe comprising a sole portion terminating forwardly of the heel portion, a vamp portion secured to the sole and cut away to afford an opening at the rear end, an upper secured to the vamp and split at the back, and a spring ring in the upper for clasping the same around the wearers foot, said spring being hinged at its front side to facilitate opening and closing, the spring ring being concealed within the fabric composing the upper, substantially as described.

11. An overshoe comprising a sole portion terminating forwardly of the heel portion, a vamp portion secured to the sole and cut away to afford an opening at the rear end, an upper secured to the vamp and split at the back, and a spring ring in the upper for clasping the same around the wearers foot, said spring being hinged at its front side to facilitate opening and closing, and said hinge being provided with a spring member adapted to force the ring sections either to open or closed position, the spring ring being concealed within the fabric composing the upper, substantially as described.

TRUMAN B. FUNK.

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