US1582232A - Industrial shoe guard - Google Patents

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Patented Apr. 27, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH I. VINZANT, OF INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-FOURTH TO RAYMOND MUSE, OF INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA, AND ONE-FOURTH TO BERT MALIN, VOE INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA.

INDUSTRIAL SHOE GUARD.

Application led October 16, 1925` Serial No. 62,772.

To all wlw/m, it may concern:

Be itknown that I, JOSEPH I. VINZANT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Inglewood, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Industrial Shoe Guards, of which the following is a speciication.

My invention is an industrial shoe guard adapted to be attached to a persons shoes to protect -them from splashing of paint, mortar and other` dirt incidental to industrial operatons.

An object of my invention is to provide a shoe guard which may be readily attached to the shoe, covering the upper and gripping the shoe between the outsole and the vamp. In my construction I utilize a flexible covering fabric, as of rubber, which is secured at its lower edge to a wire shaped to lit the contour of the shoe. The wire is of spring material so that it grips the shoe just above the outsole around the vamp holding above the welt on welted shoes. The fabric extends up the front of the shoe, covering the instep and extending around the sides suiiciently to form a proper protective covering.

My invention will be more readily understood from the following description taken with the drawings in which Figure 1 is a perspectiveview of my industrialshoe guards as worn on a pair of shoes.

IFigure 2 is a longitudinal section of the guard, indicating the shoe in side elevation.

Figure 3 is a vertical cross section on the line 3-3 of Figure 2 in the direction of the arrows indicating the guard in section and the shoe in front elevation.

Figure his a perspective inside view of the guard removed from a shoe, looking up from the bottom.

Figure 5 is a cross section similar to Figure 3 of a modification having a thick corrugated rubber covering to protect the foot from injuries', as well as functioning as a guard from dirt and splashings'from` industrial operations.

In the drawings the guard has a covering or protective member 1 and is secured at its lower edge to a holding wire 2, the wire being shaped to grip a shoe between the sole and the vamp and being shaped to follow the contour of the shoe. The covering member may be designated as having a toe upward in front of the ankle.

The covering, which is made of flexible material as sheet rubber may be secured-to'I the wire in a number of ways. That shown consists of folding the lower edge of the fabric inward and upward forming a beading 7 with the inner edge 8 vulcanized to the outer lower edge 9 of the covering.

The wire 2 is upset or slightly curled at the rear ends 10 forming a bead to protect the slices from the points of the wire in placing the guard on the shoes. It is not necessary to make the guards in rights and lefts, to fit the right and left feet as the wire and the fabric covering` readily shape themselves to the shoes.

In the construction of Figure 3 I show a layer of cloth fabric 11 embedded in the rubber 12 to form a. reinforcing material to strengthen the rubber covering. However in some cases it may be desirable to make a covering of thin Stretchable sheet rubber in order to draw tightly over the shoes, thus tending to draw the wire into close contact with the shoes and increase the hold of the wire on the shoe.

In Figure 5 I show a covering of thick corrugated rubber 13, having thick corrugations over the top of the foot and with thin Side walls 14 .adjacent the holding wire. This type of construction makes the guard have a natural arch, causing it to bind tightly on the shoe. The thickened corrugations also protect the foot from injuries of falling articles, tools and materials of construction and so forth.

I have only illustrated my shoe guard as extending part Way back onthe sides of the shoe, but it may be made and so shaped to cover more of the shoe if desired, but the guard as shown is suflicient protection in most cases of industrial use. It is obvious thatmy invention may be changed in general make up and in materials used and in specific details without departing from the spirit of my invention as set forth in the tion of air for Ventilating between the shoe and the guard. This aids keeping the feet cool and avoids discomfort in wearing the guard. The small corrugations on the inside of the covering as shown in Figure 3 also function in part to allow a Ventilating action as well as causing the guard to grip the shoe forming a snug lit.

In some types of work in which the wearer is particularly active it is sometimes desirable to attach hooks 15, shown dotted in Fig. 1 to the toe portion of the shoe guard. The hook would preferably be made of wire and secured to the wire 2. Additional hooks 16, shown dotted in Fig. 1 would be connected to the side portion of the guard, adapted to fasten over the sole and hold the rearward portion of the guard firmly connected thereto.

Also in some types of work it is desirable to have a ban-d 17 shown dotted in Figs. 1 and 6 to clamp around the. shoe, holding the ankle sheath in a tight fit against the front of the shoe. These hooks and the band are optional and inY many cases are not required as the grip of the wire to the shoe between the sole and the band holds the guard in position and allows the guard to conform to the movements of the foot.

Having described my invention what l claim is y 1. A shoe guard comprising a cover of rubber shaped to fit over the toe, instep and part of the sides of a shoe, a wire secured to the lower edge of the cover shaped to engage the shoe between the sole and the vamp, and hooks attached to the wire adapted to pass over the edge of the sole.

2. A shoe guard comprising a `cover of rubber shaped to t over the toe, the instep and part of the sides of the shoe, the rubber being formed with relatively large corruga tions compared to the thickness of the rubber, a wire secured to the lower edge of the cover shaped to'engage the shoe between the sole and the vamp and hooks attached to the wire adapted to pass over the edge of the sole.

In testimony whereof 1 lhave signed my name to this specification.

JOSEPH VINZANT.

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