US1545966A - Shoe heel - Google Patents

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Jul 14, 1925. 1,545,966

W. L. LAWRENCE SHOE HEEL Filed Oct. 9, 1923 IN VEN TOR WL.Lau/renw BY j Z W ATTORNEY Patented July 14, 1925.

PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM L." LAWRENCE, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

SHOE HEEL.

Application filed October 9, 1923. Serial No, 687,442.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM L. LAW- ImNoE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shoe Heels, of which the following is a specification.

The main object of this invention is to provide a shoe heel composed of two parts, a main body and an auxiliary part which may be readily attached in place after the original portion has been removed from the main enlarged pockets body.

Another object is to provide a shoe heel, the rear corner of which has an inclined surface upon which a second member may be attached after the original has been worn down.

These and other objects will become apparent in the description below, in which characters of reference refer to like-named parts of the drawing.

Referring briefly to the drawing, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a shoe inverted in order to show my invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional elevational view thru the shoe heel.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the main body of the shoe heel with the rear portion detached.

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the rear portion of the heel with. the attack ing lugs thereon.

Referring in detail to the drawing,the numeral .10 indicates the sole of a shoe at the rear end of which a heel 11 is mounted. The heel on the usual shoe is generally topped with a rubber body 12 which has a flange 13 on its under side, said flange fitting snugly into a smaller recess formed within the body 11 of the heel. This type of rubber heel does not require nails for securing the rubber body 12 in place, as the flange 13 serves to retain said body in place upon the heel 11. The rear portion of a rubber heel is worn down much more quickly than the remainder'of the same, and for this reason I provide my heel with an inclined surface 15 at its rear end. Projecting downwardly from this surface, holes of uare 01 any other shape desired, are provi ed and are indicated by the numeral 16. The lower p ditionalheel member substantially trianguportions of the openings are provided with 17, t e purpose of which the incline surfaces the openin 'tangular in outline, the open n 15, and when in mounted position, tops the cut-away portion of the heel body 12 and forms a rectangular body therewith. A pair of lugs 18 of similar shape as the openlngs 16, project upwardly from the inclined sur-- face 17 and have enlarged heads 19.

As previously stated, the heel wears down more quickly at the rear end, and for this reason my heel is particularly adaptable. The main body of my heel is preferably molded in the shape shown in Figure 3 with the inclined surface 15 and the openings communicating with the inclined face thereon. The additional portion ofthe heel 2 0 is designed to be mounted upon the body 12 when the latter has had its previous and similar member worn completely off. In order to mount member 20 upon the body 12, the surfaces 15 and17 are treated'with a rubber cement or similar compound, and the lugs 18 are inserted into their res ective openings 16. In urging the hea s 19 of said lugs into the openings, the heads will be slightly compressed until they arrive at the pocket 16, when they will again assume their normal positiontherein. It may be readily seen that one of the advantages of this type of heel is that said heel may be repaired while the shoe is on the foot and no skill is required by the repairer, as the only operation required is to cover the adjacent surfaces of members 12 and 15 with a cement substance and then urge the lugs into their openings. By treading on the heel after this operation has been completed, member 20 will assume its correct position on body 12 and no additional care is required.

A heel com risin a rubber body, means for securing t e rub r body to the shoe, an inclined surface atthe rear of said heel, the cut-out portion bounded by the inclined and tread surface of the heel body bein substantially triangular in cross section, said heel havin openings vcommunicating with being reehaving ockets formed at their lower en an adlar in cross section, one of the surfaces of'the additional member being adapted to lie on the inclined surface of the heel body, lugs integral with the additional member projecting from one surface of said additional 6 member, the lugs being engageable in the openings of the heel body, heads on said lugs, the latter being adapted to beretained in said pockets, said heads retaining the additional heel member securely upon the inclined surface of the heel body the addi- 10 tional heel member being removable by removing the lugs from the openings.

In testimony whereof I afllx my signature.

WILLIAM L. LAWRENCE.

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