US1452959A - Shoe heel - Google Patents

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Apr. 24, 1923.'

G. DI DIO SHOE HEEL Filed Jan. 9, 1922 Patented Apr. 24,- 1923.

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GIUSEPPE DI DID, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

To all whom it maly concern Be it known that I, Ginsnrrn DI Dio, a subject of the King of Italy, and resident of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shoe Heels, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to shoe heels, and more particularly to the type which may be detached from the shoe for interchanging and for further'use.

An object of the present invention is to provide a shoe heel of the metallic type which is relatively light in weight and which provides a strong structure, and which is arran ed to carry a rubber, leather or other suitable bottom lift which may be detached by the usual nails, and a heel structure which may be secured to the heel part of a shoe by a screw or the like which is operated independently of the lift screwing devices.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide a hollow heel structure with a screw receiving post so arranged within the heel structure as to equally distribute the stress incident to the tightening of the attaching screw evenly at the front and rear portions of the upper end of the heel, or where the heel comes in contact with the out sole or other adjacent heel part of the shoe so as to bind the heel with an equal firmness entirely about its upper edge.

A further object of the invention is to provide a fastening device for a heel which permits of the loosely fastening of the heel to place, the subsequent adjustment of the heel into the final required position, and the tightening of the heel so as to firmly hold it in the finally adjusted position, all of such adjustments and fastenings being independent of thelift retaining devices and in no way disturbing the relation of the same to the heel of the shoe.

The invention has for a still further obj ect to provide a hollow metallic heel with a cavity in its lower end into which may be fitted a plurality of layers of leather or other nail receiving lifts which are of suitable depth or thickness, and into which may be driven nails or the like for holding in place a rubber, leather or other suitable bottom lift; to provide a heel securing device which operates at substantially right angles to the plane of the upper end of the heel to bind the same evenly against the underside of SHOE HEEL.

Application filed January 9, 1922. Serial No. 527,899.

the shoe; to provide a fastening device for the heel which is located substantially cen trally of the upper end of the heel and which permits the heel to be turned axially on the fastening means to obtain desired adjust ments of the heel; and to provide a heel fastening means which may be anchored or secured in final position to prevent displace ment of the heel.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention will be more fully described hereinafter, and will be more particularly pointed out in the claim appended hereto.

In the drawings, wherein like symbols refer to like or corresponding parts through out the several views,

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary sectional view taken longitudinally and vertically through a heel constructed according to the present invention and through the adjacent part of a shoe.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the heel detached.

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the heel, the lower lifts being removed.

Fig. 4: is a bottom plan view, partly broken away, of the heel with the lower lift removed and the nails shown in section.

Fig. 5 is a bottom plan view of the heel, showing a slight modification in the fasten-. ing means therefor.

Referring to the drawing 10 designates the body portion of a shoe provided with the usual out sole 11 which extends into and forms a portion of the heel part of the shoe.

The body portion 12 of the heel may be formed of aluminum or other suitable light metal, and which is given the general configuration of a heel with the flaring upper end shaped to conform to the lower side of the heel part of the shoe and with its lower end tapering and extending downwardly to the desired extent. The body portion 12 of the heel is hollow and is provided with a relatively horizontal partition 18 located intermediate the top and bottom portions of the heel body, and which provides a relatively deep cavity 14 in the lower end of the heel. The cavity 14 is adapted to receive a plurality of relatively thick lifts 15 of leather or the like which are of suitable material for receiving nails and such fastening devices of suitable length for attaching to the lower end of the heel and final lift 16 of rubber, leather or other suitable wearing material. The lifts l5 and the cavity 14: are of suitable depth so that long nails 17 may be used, and so that no other fastening devices for the lower lift 16 wil l. e found necessary.

The heel is secured to the body portion of the shoe by a,v clamping screw '18 which is positioned downwardly through the out sole 11 from the interior of the shoe, and which enters a post l9 arranged within the hollow body portion 12 of the heel, and into which the screw 18 is adapted to be turned for tightening the screw in the post and against. the out sole '11. The post 19 is not disposed in axial alineinent with the heel as is usual, but is located rearwardly of the verticai axis of the heel and. is inclined forwardly so as to dispose the axis of the post 19 substantially at right angles to the plane of the upper edge of the heel 12. This tilting or inclination of the post 19 causes a direct pull or tension upon the post when the screw 18 is turned down into the post, which pull or tension is distributed equally in all directions to the post 19 so thatthe front, rear and lateral edges of the upper part of the heel are bound with equal force or stress against the adjacent lower surface portions of the out sole 11 and the adjacent parts of the shoe.

The post 19 is thus located in a. substantially central position with respect to the upper end of the heel'and when the screw 18 is turned into the" p'ost19 to extend sufiiciently for loosely holding the heel in place, the heel may be turned into various positions until the desired adjustment is reached, when the screw 18 may then be tightened to bind the heel in place. If desired, additional fastening devices may be used for retaining the heel body 12 from turning on the shoe, and as shown in the present instance these additional fastening devices comprise screws 20 which are countersunk in the outer surfaces in the heel body 12 near the upper forward edge thereof, and which engage in the out sole 11. As shown in Figs. 2 and -3, a pair of these screws 20 may be employed, or as shown in Fig. 5, a single screw it) may be used, andin the latter case asingle screw is located intermediate the lateral edges of the heel.

The lifts 15 are held in the cavity let by an axially positioned screw 21 which extends upwardly cit rongli the lifts l5 and is threaded in the partition 13. The screw :21 tern'iinates in the partition 13 so that the screw is relatively short and may be of small diameter to thus reduce the weight and size of the complete heel.

The heel is provided with a surface co vering 22 of leather, cloth or other suitable material. to match the particular shoe body to which the heel is to be applied. is shown, the lower portion of the (rover may he turned. inwardly about the ma ginal edge portion ,of the carity l3 and cia red therein by the lifts l5 so that the covering and the lifts may be bound together in the cavity by the axial screw 21.

There has been illustrated preferred and satisfactory forms of this invention, but it is obvious that this may be made therein within the spirit and scope thereof, as defined in the appended claim.

It will be noted that the part 15 can be changed when worn out. The metal heel i self can be used over again when the shoes are worn, and put on a. new pair or other pair of shoes. Great economy can thereby be effected.

What is claimed is:

A shoe heel comprising a hollow body having an open upper end presenting thercai a relatively deep recess with its niargii'ial edge inclining from the hack to the breast of the heel body, said heel body having a. post inclining forwardly from the rear wall. of the body at substantially right angles to the plane of the upper edge of the body and at the center thereof, and a screw threaded axially in the post and adapted to engage through the sole of the shoe for binding the same evenly about. the edge of the heel body, said post teri'ninating below the plane of the upper edge of the heel body to permit the sole to extend downwardly into the recess in the top of the heel body and settle against the upper edge thereof at all sides, the breast portion of the heel body at itsupper end having an opening therein adapted to receive an anchoring device subsequent to the clamping of the screw.

Intestimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name hereunder.

GIUSEPPE DI D10.

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