US1489655A - Slipper - Google Patents

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Patented Apr. 8, 1924.

AUNITED lSTA-TES f ERNEST A. iarcxronn, or WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

SLIPPER.

Application led March 26, 1923. Serial No. 627,549. l

To all 'whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, ERNEST A. BIOKFORD, a citizen of the United States residing at IVorcester, in the county of orcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Slipper, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a slipper of the turned variety, and the principal object thereof is to provide such slipper with elastic means for securing the upper to a permanent soft, comfortable lining for the inner sole in order to prevent the stitches at that point tearing out when the slipper 1s worn.

Reference is to be had to the ing drawings, in which- Fig. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a complete slipper constructed in accordance with this invention;

accompany- Fig. 2 is a similar view showing it in the process of manufacture before it is turned; and

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary plan.

Referring first to Fig. 2 it will be seen that the slipper is made with the upper 10, preferably of felt, sewed to the outer sole 11 and a lining 12 along the edge of the sole by a row of stitches 13 passing into a tape 14 of knitted or braided material itself sewed to the edge of the insole 16. The raw edges project outwardly in the position shown in Fig. 2 but when turned they are brought inside and concealed. Over this lining, but under it in the position in which the slipper is worn, is a loose heavy packing 15 of felt or similar material.

This is not sewed to the other parts.4

Beyond this is the insole 16 which consists of a piece of lambs skin with the wool upon it on its inner surface. This is what is ordinarily known as lambs wool. This skin itself constitutes the insole and to it is sewed the tape 14 by a line of stitches 17. Thus, the above mentioned raw edges are concealed by the lambs wool, the edges of which cover them up. The tape elastically binds-the raw edge of the upper and the lambs wool face or skin so as to avoid the projection of a projecting ridge that will irritate the feet, and also securely encloses everything inside, so that it constitutes a finishing line around the sole. Projectin up from the skin is the wool 'tself which is part thereof and is not artificially attached.

At the heel, to allow for the eXtra thickness of the felt packing, the tape is sewn to two pieces of felt andthe lower one 20 is sewed to the outsole.

After the slipper is completed in this way as shown in Fig. 2 it is turned to the position shown in Fig. 1, which is the condition in which the slipper is worn. By the use of the tape sewed directly on the lam'bs wool insole and stitched to the outsole and upper, the elasticity of the tape permits it to yield to the foot. Thus there is no likelihood of the stitches tearing out of the insole. The construction also is much easier. By sewing the braided tape to the edge of the leather first and then sewing together with an overstitch the lower edge of the upper and the outside edge of the tape, the slipper is finished with an economy of time and labor.

I am aware of the fact that lambs wool has been used on separate soles made and sold as soles and intended to be provided with an upper crochetedV upon them. My invention is entirely different, however, as I produce a manufactured turned slipper with a lambs wool inner sole and thus get the advantage of the hand-made slippers which have been used before, but at the same time I also get the advantage of manufacture by machinery and ami enabled to produce the articles in quantities.

Although I have illustrated and described only a single form of the invention I am aware of the fact that modifications can be made therein by any person skilled in t-he art without departing from the scope of the invention as expressed in the claims.

Therefore I do not wish -to be limited to all the details of construction herein shown and described, but what I do claim is 1. As an article of manufacture, a felt turned Slipper having sewed directly in contact with the outer surface of the upper thereof, a lambs wool inner sole, and having a piece of yielding material surrounding the sole and connecting it with the upper and lying over the right inturned edge of theupper.

2. As an article of manufacture, a turned slipper having an inner sole consisting of a lambs skin with the wool thereon, the

g flesh side being applied over the sole ofthe slipper and having a yielding tape sewed around it, said tape being secured to theA upper along the inner surface thereof at the Q d Y 1,489,655

hot-torn throughout the periphery of the sole, and a felt padding underneath said lambs Skin throughout itsarea.

3. As an article of manufacture, a turned slipper having an upper and an outsole sewed together around the latter with the raw edges extending inwardly, a tape covering Tooth of said raw edges, and an insole consisting of lambs Wool having its edges sewed to the tape inside the slipper. l0

In testimony whereof vI have hereunto aixed my signature.

ERNEST A. BICKFORD.

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