US1514460A

US1514460A - Shoe and method of making same

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Publication number: US1514460A
Application number: US598131A
Authority: US
Inventors: John D Price; Drake Walter Henry
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1922-10-31
Filing date: 1922-10-31
Publication date: 1924-11-04
Anticipated expiration: 1941-11-04

Description

www@ J. D. PRICE ET AL A i SHOE AND METHOD 0F MAKING' SAME Filed pct. 51 1922.

Nav. 4,' 1924.

m Nw .Patented Nov. 4, 192.4.

rrs- STATES JOHN' D. PRICE AND WALTER HENRY BRAKE, 0F CLEVELAND, OHIO.

snor: AND METHOD or nannte SAME Appllication led October 81, 1922. Serial No. 598,181.

To all 'whom t may concer/n.: v Be it known that we, JOHN D. PRICE and WALTER H. DRAKE, citizens of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county 6 of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements 'in -Shoes and Methods of Making Same', of which the following is a specification.

'This invention relates to shoe sole attachr10'ing means and has for an object to provide improved means for attaching the various` elements of a sole to the upper.

A further object of the invention is to provide a shoe sole attaching means embodyingv in its organization a welt with improved means for connecting together the welt, the insole and the upper.

A further object of the invention is tc provide in a shoe sole attaching means an insole, a welt, a'liner for the insole and ar upper, the liner and the upper having their edges inserted between portions of the insole and the welt and secured therein by some driven, or penetrating, 0r impaling instrumentalities.

A further lobject of the invention is tc provide a shoe sole attaching means which shall loperate successfully, though not neces-V sarily exclusively, with the shoe construction embodying a metallic or like sole member as disclosed in co-pendingA application Sr. No. 598,132, tiled on even date herewith. V With these and other objects in view, the invention comprises certain novel parts, elements, units, combinations, constructions and methods as disclosed in' the drawings to,- gether with mechanical, functionall and method equivalents thereof, as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

40 In the drawings: f-

i Figure 1 is a transverse sectional view on a greatly enlarged scale through a shoe sole and upper attached in accordance with and by the practice of the present method.

Figure 2 is a detail sectional view show` ying a modified type wherein the welt and Figure 5 is a still further modification showing the separation penetrating members inverted.

Like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several vlews.

In the usual and ordinary construction of shoes, the sole 10 is attached to the upper 11 by th'e use of a welt, the sole being stitched to the welt. The present invention follows this general plan and provides a welt 12 which is stitched by the stitching X, to the sole 10. The manner of connecting the welt ,17 of the upper 11 and the edges 18 o liner 19. This liner 19 in the practice as at present proposed will cover and inclose a'plate 20 of some relatively stiff, springy or resilient material, such for instance as a metal plate. The metal plate, however, forms' no part of the present invention except as it is adapted for usesin conjunction vwith the sole attaching means-described and claimedl herein.

The edges 17 and 1 8-of the upper 11 and liner 19 respectively being positioned between the welt 12 and the inclined edge ofv the insole 1 3 in laminated position will be secured by means of penetrating `member-s inserted vthrough the insole and through the welt" and the two laminated edges. Preferably, also wires or

similar members

21 and 22 will be laid in .grooves or furrows, the

' former in a groove or furrow cut in the welt 12 and the latter ina roove or furrow formed in the insole, as s own in the cross sections figures of the drawings. These wire members -21 and 22 will, it is intended, ex'

tend entirely around the soleadjacent the periphery and positioned -as indicated at igure 1. These

wires

21 and 22 wil serve not'only for adding resiliency and springiness to the sole and maintaining the shape of the sole under all conditions, but serve also as a means for resisting the tendency of the penetrating members to pull. Instead of making the welt 12 as a separate part, a welt portion 12 may be formed directly upon and as part of the insole 13. In all other respects the structure so formed will correspond to the structure shown at Figure 1 and may also employ the various fastening means to be hereinafter more fully described.

As shown at Figure 1, staples 23 are employed which are inserted through the

insoles

13 or 13 as an initial step. The penetrating oints of these staples will extend substantially at right angles to and 'beyond the face of the insole. The liner 19 over the plate 20, if employed, will then have its edges turned over the edge of the insole and impaled upon the upwardly extending points of vthe several staples which are spaced about adjacent the peripheryr of" the sole. The upper, with, of course, a lining if employed but not shown, will then be placed in position and its edges turned over and likewise impaled upon the points of the staple 4and pressed downwardly upon and against the inturned edgesof the liner 19. The welt 13 will now be placed in position by impaling upon the same points. The grooves of the insole and the grooves of the welt are now in the relation shown at'Figure 1 and just within the lines of the point-s of the staples, so that, when thepoints of the staple arev clinched, as indicated at 24 and 25, such clinched ends will be directly upon the wires. It is obvious that this part of `the construction will be completed before the sole.10 is placed in position and stitched by means of the stitching X.

e To' vary' the con-struction as circumstances may make desirable, the staple 26, see Figure 3, maybe inserted from the underl side of the insole after all `of the parts with the' exception of the outer sole have been assembled a`nd clinched in any`approved manner as against the metal plate 20. Also, a furf ther variation may employ nails o r like members 27, 4see Figure 4, driven through the insole in the same manner as described in regard tothe staples 23 and employed in like manner in all other particulars, or the same,result may be accomplished by the construction as shown 'at Figure 5 with the nails 28 driven'upwardly from the bottom in accordance with the employment of the staple 26 and having their ends also clinched against some surface, as the metal plate 20.

In any and all of. these constructions, it is apparent that the edges of the liner and the edges of the upper are turned inwardly and under a beveled portion of the insole and that the fastening members are inserted through the insole and throu h the inturned edges' and that the welt, whether integral with the insole or separate, will also be` secured Afirmly in position and relation to the other parts by these fastening members and thatin any and all types of fastening members or other relations the reinforcing wires will be held in their groovesor furrow-s in the insole and the welt or welt portion by means of such fastening members. With a shoe constructed in accordance with this in- -vention, with the liner turned under and firmly secured, it is obviously impossible for any through the bottom of the shoe into the shoe chamber to annoy the wearer as is found common in foot wear.

What Iwe claim is:

1.` The methodof attaching a shoe sole and upper consistin in turning the edges of the upper inward y and under an insole, employing a welt beneath the inturned edge and connecting they several parts. together by penetrating members substantially perpendicular to the plane of the insole.

2. The method of attaching a shoe sole and upper consisting in folding under the edge of an insole the edgesof a liner for sald insole, folding under the edges of the liner the edges of the upper, embodying a welt under said infolded edges and' inserting fastening members through said welt strip, said lnturned edges and said insole substan tlailly perpendicular to the plane of the in-5 so e.

3. The method of attaching ashoe sole1 and upper consisting in forming la rabbet about the edge of an insole, folding the edges of a liner from the u per side of the insole about the edges of sai insoleandinto said rabbet, turning inwardly the edges of the upper to bear upon the inturned edges of the liner also within the rabbet, inserting the inner edge ofa welt stri into the rabbet bearing -u on. the inturned edges of the upper an liner, and inserting fastening members through the insole, the said inturned edges and the said welt strip substanzially perpendicular to the plane of the inso e. v

of the ,fastening members to protrudev 4.' The method of attaching an upper to l a sole consisting informing a rabbet about the edge of an insole, placing aliner u on the top of the insole and turning its e ges ing a welt strip which `is inserted into the rabbet bearing upon 'said inturned edges, forming a groove about the welt strip, in-

serting a reinforcing wire in the groove, and

inserting fastening members to pass through said welt strip, said inturned edges and said l under and into the rabbet, turning the edges v l of the upper inwardly Within the rabbet and upon the inturned edges of the liner, employfrom said rabbet,a liner carried upon the` surface of the insole and having its ends turned under the inclined edge of the insole and seated within the rabbet, an upper having itsv edges inturned Within the rabbet and from the groove of the insole, and fastening Vmeans inserted through the welt, the inlturned edges and the insole and extending' across saidgrooves.

6. A shoe comprising an insole having a marginal rabbet with inclined surface, a

liner for the insole with its edges turned about the edge of the insole and into the rabbet, an upper having its edges turned into the-rabbet and bearing upon the edges of the liner, a welt strip bearing upon said inturned edges and positioned within the rabbet, said welt strip and insole having furrows formed substantially equidistant throughout their vcourse and upon opposite sides of the abutting of 'the welt strip with the insole, wires positioned in-the furows, and fastening members inserted through the welt, the inturned edges and the insole and bearing upon the wires. V

7, The method of attaching a sole to an upper consisting in forming about the edge of an insole a rabbet having an inclined sur- 1 face, insertingy through the said insole staples with their penetratin points extending be- 5 low the surface of t e insole, one of said points extending through the rabbet, placing upon the insole a liiier, turning its edges inwardly and vimpaling them upon the points of the staples which are inserted through the 40; rabbet,'turning inwardly the edges of the upper and impaling them upon the same penetrating points, impaling upon said points the inner edge of a welt strip proportioned to be accommodated in the rabbet and bear upon the inturned edges, forming furrows each adin the insole and welt stri jacent one of the-points ofpsaid'staples, placing wires in the furrows and clinching the points of the staples over said wires.

A8. The method of attaching a shoe sole and upper consistin in forming about the edge of an insole a ra bet having an inclined face, turning over the edge of the insole the marginal edges of a liner and positioning such edges within the rabbet, turning inwardly the edges of the upper and positioning them within the rabbet, inserting into the rabbet l' a welt strip to bear upon said .inturned edges, e forming furrows about said insole and welt strip upon opposite sides of the dividing line, and employing a staple penetrating the insole, the inturned edges and the welt and bearing upon the said wires.

9. A shoe comprising an insole, a liner for the insole with its edges turned under and positioned within a rabbet formed in the edge of said insole, an upper having its edges turned inwardly and positioned within the rabbet and upon the inturned edges of the liner, a welt strip bearing upon the inturned edges, reinforcing wires embedded in said welt strip andy said insole andspaced upon .opposite sides of `the dividingr line, and

staples penetrating said insole, said edges and said welt strip and bearing upon the reinforcing wires, maintaining said wires in fixed relation relative to each other.

10. The method of attaching .a shoe sole and upper consisting in turning the edges of the upper inwardly and vunder an insole, inserting a welt stripl ybeneath the inturned edge and connecting the several' parts togetherby penetrating members spaced upon opposite sides of the inner edge of the welt and connected by a part substantially parallel with the plane of the insole.

11. rl.`he method of attaching a shoe sole )and upper consisting in folding under the edge of an insole, the edges of a liner for said insole, foldin under the edges ofthe liner the edges o ythe upper, applying a welt strip to the under side of said infolded edges and inserting penetrating members through said welt strip, said yinturned edges and said insole and through the insole, said penetrating members being connected by a part substantially parallel with the plane of the insole.

12. The method of attaching a shoe sole and upper consisting informing arabbet about the edge of an insole, folding the edges of a liner from the upper side of the insole about the edges of saidinsole and into said' rabbet, turning inwardly the edges of the upper to bear upon the inturned edges of ythe liner also within the' rabbet, inserting and the said welt strip and the otherthrough y the insole only within the lines of the welt.

In testimony whereof we aix our signae tures.

. JOHN D. PRICE. A

WALTER HENRY BRAKE.