US1397681A - Shank-stiffener - Google Patents

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W. H. F688.- SHANK STIFFENER. APPLICATLDN HLED lUHE 29, 1921.

Patenwd Nova 22, 1921 A iys ig l 2 cool 3 where of large size chunk oriireiicr for mens shoes is shown ili'lfi body portion 1 is provided or: its comflr upper position ul'iowri is Fig: 7 is secured to the bodyporchion wiriili'ss rib 4 embedded in the groom r: wirliriic ficii; surface of the web I io rile surface of ihe body portion us shown in 2 The reinforce is held iii piece by driving the pics 5 through the 000" portion and bending down rhus fir W securing; the reinforce in place wirhouis .ieeviiig unyprojecvions above fiche fiarfi upper surface of iliifijsllllllii siiiener.

The construction iliuslzrclzecl iii 4 mil 5 is {similar to that juszt described dept chef in Ellis case ijhe groove 3' in the bony portion 1 corresponds in gene-rel cross seciion to the cross section of the reinforce so llmt when the reinforce secured in place the upper fiat surface of the Web 3 not only c izforms to the upper surface of the body portion 1 bro; SllbSimlfiifiiliy coincides at Elie sides of the Web with the upper surface of the web.

The form of shank stiffener shown in Fig. 6 may be constructed either as shown in Fig. 3 or 5. out in this case the reinforce 8 is brought down i; the very end of the body portion 9 as shown at the left, thus enabling the end of rho stiffener to be placed beneath fshe heel of a boot or shoe when the shank stiffener is in place to serve as a rei forccrnent which is pariiculcrly desirable when a Wooden lieel used or when extra amount of reinforcement for any reason desired Having fully described. my invention, What; I claim as new and cleeirc igo secure by Lei- Potent is:

l. A shank stiffener comprising :i flexible body portion of suitable material curved ion gil'udin'ally and provided on its convex up per surface with a longitudinally extending groove, :2 stiil' resilient longitudinally curved motel reinforce comprising erolctively wide Web flat on its upper surface with e rel-w i coeeer lively narrow rib on its; iower curl-Ewe rooms for securing line reinforce to l: portion with the rib eiiibeducd ,i Elia grow and with the lac surface or the Web conforming to. ibe upper surface oi rho laoriy porciou.

. 9. chunk stiffener comprie body portion of suit 1* loiigiruolincily and provided on its cor upper surface with a longiizuoliiially @115)? ing; groove, e stiff resilient .lflllgliillllill'i cur'ecl metal reinforce comprising a r" tively Wide Web iiui; on upper surface Wiifill relec-ireiy narrow b on. its 3. :iecc 21116. plurality of struo lice eo coring when drivel: Lilisfl lioo y poriion end (lo-rm r force m the body per erolieded in groove ii surface of the web conforming to surface of the body portion 3. A "S:1&nk stiffener comprising lilo coneiruc bion (lcfiueci in claim 1 in which the rib is subsmi tiaiiy ii-circ in cross section.

A slienl; et'fiener couprising the con struclion defined in claim 1 in which the groove in. the lody portion corresponds in general cross secio the reinforce where when the reiiiforcc and body portion are eecured-togethcrche upper surface of: the Web and rho upper sur face of the body portion the sides of the Web gibsten'tielly coincide,

5. A shank stiiiiencccomprieing c. flexible -.per surface of rile body portion. v in testimony 'WilGEQOf, l. have signed. my

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