US1383238A - Method of making boots and shoes - Google Patents

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F. E.. ROBERTS.

METHOD OF MAKINGFOOTS AND SHOES. APPLICATION FILED OCT- 6, 1520.

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F. E. ROBERTS.

'METHOD OF MAKENG BOOTS AND SHOES.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 6, I920,

Patented June 28, 1921.-

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FRANK E. ROBERTS, OF LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIG-NOR TO GOTHAM IROCESS SHANIQ ING, OF LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION OF MASSACHU- SETTS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 28, 1921.

Application filed ocotber 6, 1920. Serial No. 415,085.

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- Be it known that I, FRANK E. Ronnu'rs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lynn, in the county of Essex and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Methods of Making Boots and Shoes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to boots and shoes and particularly to turned boots and shoes having molded outer-soles.

It has been the practice to mold the outersoles of boots and shoes, particularly womens boots and shoes, so as to form a sharply defined angle or corner extending across the sole at the junction of the shank with the forepart, that is, just back of the ball, so as to give a pronounced arch to the shank which starts upwardly abruptly from the rear end of the fore part.

It has also been the practice to mold the shank of the outersole' so that it was more or less V-shaped in cross section with a sharply defined median ridge upon the exterior thereof extending from the first mentioned corner at the rear of the forepart to the breast of the heel. This last form, that is, the form having both the transverse corner and longitudinal median ridge, is known as the Cottage Root shape.

In my two co-pending applications filed, respectively, August 20, 1919, Serial Number 318,771, and July 20, 1920, Serial Number 397,695, I have illustrated and described methods of making boots and shoes whose outersoles are molded to either of the two shapes referred to above after the parts of the shoehave been assembled upon the last, and my present invention has for its object to provide a simple expeditious, economical and efficient method of making turned shoes provided with outer-soles having either of the shapes r ferred to which isimparted to the sole after the parts of the shoe have been assembled and secured together.

In making a boot or shoe in accordance with my present invention the parts of the shoe are first assembled and secured together after which the shoe is turned and drawn onto a last with one or more bolstering members occupying positions between the last and the outersole. The outersole is then beaten down the bolstering member or members backed up by the last serving to give the desired shape to the outersole.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the bottom portion of :1 turned shoe having a Cot- Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the bottom portion of a turned shoe constructed in accordance with my invention and having a molded outer-sole of another shape.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the last used in making the shoes shown in Figs. 1 and 4. 1

The shoe shown in Fig. 1 is a turned shoe provided with a molded outersole 1 having a Cottage Roof shank which is characterized by the provision of a sharply defined transverse bend 2 at the rear end of the forepart Sir-om which the shank portion 4 arches upwardly abruptly toward the heel seat, said shank portion being of. more or less V- shape in cross-section, as shown in Fig. 3, with a sharply defined median ridge 5 upon the exterior thereof extending from the corner 2 to the breast of the heel 6. In making this shoe the upper 6 and outer sole 1 are secured together inside out as usual, after which the shoe 1s turned. A stiffener consisting of a leather strip or inner sole secdrawn upon a last 10, Figs. 2 and 5, to the bottom of which is nailed or otherwise secured a bolstering member 11. said member 11 extending across the last at the junction of the bottom of the forepart 12 with the shank 13. The outer sole is then beaten down, preferably in the manner described consist of 2 short lengths of-electric cenductor, comprising a pliable core or wire 14: of copper or the like and cox'ering 15 of rubber or other pliable material.

The shoe shown in Fig. 4 is provided with a molded outersole 16. formed with the sharply defined transverse bend 2 at the junction of the forepart and shank but lacks the bolstering member 9 of the shoeshown in Figs. 1 and 2 so that the shank 4' lacks the median ridge 5 ot-the latter. This shoe, with the exception of the omission of bolstering member 9 is produced in the same fashion as the shoe shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

What I claim is 1. The method of making, turned boots and shoes of the class described which consists in first securing the upper and, outersole together, then turning the shoe right side out, then drawing the shoe onto a last with a bolstering member occupying a position between the outersole and last, and'then beating down the outersole so as to utilize the bolstering member to shape the outersole. Y

2. The method of making turned boots and shoes of the class described which consists .in first securing the upper and outersole together, then turning the shoe right side out and. inserting therein a shank stiff enerwith a longitudinally disposed bolstering member between said stifi'ener and the outer sole, then drawing the shoe onto a last, and then beating down. the outersole so to utilize the bolstering member to shape" the shank portion of the outer-sole.

3. The method of making turned boots and shoes of the class described whiclrconsists in first securing the upper and outersole together. then turning the shoe right side out and inserting therein a shank stir?- :ener with alongitudinally disposed bolstermg member between said stiffener and the outer sole, then drawing the shoe onto a last a with a transversely disposed bolstering member positioned between the outer sole and last at the junction of theshank and forepart, and then beatin; down the outersole so as to utilize said bolstering members to shape the outersole.

4. The method of making turned boots and shoes of the class described which consists in first securing the upper and outersole together. then turningdhe shoe rightside out and inserting therein a shank stifliener with a longitudinally disposed bolstering member between said stifiei'ier and the outer sole, then drawing the shoe onto a last with a transversely disposed bolstering member fastened to the last at the junction of the shank and forepart of the latter so as to occupy a. position between the outersole and last, and then beating down the outersole so as to utilize said bolstering members to shape the outersole.

FRANK E. ROBERTS.

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