US1590312A - Method of making shoes and heel-securing means used in such method - Google Patents

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June 29' 1926. 1,590,312

s. PALMIERI METHOD OF MAKING SHOES AND HEEL SECURING mums USED IN suca METHOD Filed April 9. 1924 INVEN TOR.

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Patented June 29, 1926.

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SALVATORE IPALMIEJELI, OF RGGHESTER, NEW' YORK.

METHOD OF MAKING SHOES AND HEEL-SECUBING MEANS USED IN SUCH METHOD.

Application filed April 9, 1924. Serial No. 705,382.

The present invention relates to a method of making shoes and a heel securing means used in such method, this application being a continuation in part of an application filed by me on May 14th, 1923,,Serial No. 638,787. An object of this invention is to provide for effectively securing a French or wooden heel to a shoe. Another object of the invention is to provide a heel securing means which may be attached directly to the inner sole before the upper is lasted, so that the securing means is firmly attached to the shoe.

To these and other ends, the invention consists of certain parts and combinations of parts, all of which will be hereinafter described; the novel features being pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary side view of a last showing a fragment. of the inner sole secured thereto and the anchoring member of the heel securing means in position;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of a fragmentof the under side of the inner sole;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary plan view showing the underside of theshoe after the upper has been lasted to the inner sole;

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary plan view showing the underside of the shoe after the outer sole has been placed in position;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary side view of the shoe showing the heel anchoring prongs in position;

Fig. 6 is a top view of the heel, showing the opening in the heel seat;

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary view of a shoe showing the heel in position and in longitudinal section; and

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the secur ing means.

In the illustrated embodiment of the invention the last 1 has the inner sole 2 secured thereto in the usual manner. The anchoring plate 3 is then secured to the inner sole by tacks 4 or other suitable means. In this instance, the anchoring member embodies a sheet metal plate out out at its center to provide three inwardly extending tongues 5, 6 and 7 the tongue 5 extending forwardly from the rear portion of the plate and the tongues 6 and 7 extending inwardly or to ward each other from the side portions of and l.

tempered so that the tongues and the plate are resilient. Each tongue is provided with an opening 8 which has screw threaded walls.

After the plate is secured to the inner sole, the upper 9 is lasted, the inwardly turned portion of the upper covering the sides and rear portion of the plate as shown in F 3, leaving the tongues 5, 6 and 7 exposed. Thereafter, the outer sole 9 is socured in place, this outer sole not extending over the heel portion so that the tongues 5, 6 and 7 may also be exposed. Three heel anchoring devices 10, 11 and 12 with inner screw threaded ends are now secured in the screw threaded openings of the tongues 6 and 7 respectively. These heel anchoring devices are pointed and are provided with barbs 13 being formed preferably of the same material of which wire nails are formed so that they are pliable. The heel 1a is now attached. Before the heel is attached it is provided with three openings 15, 16 and 17. These openings are for the purpose of centering the anchoring nails 1O, 11 and 12 but are not so deep as the nails are long so that, -when the heel is driven in place on the shoe, the nails will, after passing through the openings, pass into the material of the heel. The openings are arranged in diverging relation so that openings are spread or diverged with reference to each other. The nail 10 which is near the rear portion of the heel is shorter than the nails 11 and 12 so that it will not pass completely through the rear shallow projecting portion of the heel.

From the foregoing it. will be seen that there has been provided a new method of securing wooden or French heels to shoes. According to this method an anchoring member is fastened to the inner sole before the upper is lasted so that this anchoring member lies between the inner sole and the inwardly turned portion of the upper. Spring tongues are provided on the anchoring member and carry anchoring prongs which enter into openings in the heel the heel being applied after the lasting eration and operation of attaching the outer sole has been completed. The openings in the heel spread the prongs so that an eifec tive connection is provided between the heel and a resilient support for the prongs so that the prongs may be deflected sidewise to permit them to be entered into the openings ofthe heel.

When the anchoring tongues, but to twist the whole plate or anchoring member so that after the prongs have been driven homeinto, the heel, this distortion of the plateacts to maintain the gap between the heel andtheshoe proper in a closed condition. H v V p What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

'1. In combination withna' shoe, a member secured to the shoe inthe heel port-ion thereof, prongs resiliently supported by said member, and a heelhaving diverging openings into which said prongs extend.

'2. In combination with a shoe, tongues provided with screw threaded openings, prongs secured in said screw threaded openings, and a heel having diverging openings into which said prongs extendfor securing the heel to the shoe.

A shoe comprisingan inner sole, an up per with int-urned portions at its heel secured to the underside of the'inner sole, a heel securing plate secured between the inner sole and the inturned portions of the upper, said plate having ton ues provided with screw threaded openings, pliable pron-gs secured in the screw threaded .openings,and a heel having diverging open-ingsin which said prongs extend.

A shoe comprising an'inner sole, an upper having int-urned-portmns at 1ts heel, heel securing means secured between the inner prongs are pressed inwardly, they not only tend to deflect the sole and the inturned portion of the upper, and having also diverging prongs removably' secured ,'and a' heel having diverging openings through its seat in which said prongs extend.

5. In combination with a shoe, a resilient member secured to the heel portion thereof, prongs resiliently supported by said member, and a heel having diverging openings into which said prongs extend.

6. A nethod of making shoes which consists in attaching a resilient member to the underside ofthe inner sole, lasting the upper to cause the inturned portions thereof to cover portions of said member, attaching the outer sole, connecting. heel. anchoring prongs to the resilient member, providlng a heel with diverging openings therein, deflecting said heel anchoring prongs to distort the resilient member and cause the prongs to 7 enter said openings and forcing the prongs into the diverging openings of the heel, while the resilient member is under distortion. a

7. A method of making shoes which consistsin providing a shoehaving a resilient member provided with diverging prongs and secured to the underside of the inner sole thereof with the inturned portions of the upper covering portions of said resilient member, providing a heel with diverging openings, deflecting the prongs on the resilient member to distort the member and to cause the prongs to enter the diverging openings ofthe heel, and forcing. the prongs=,..;

into said diverging openings.

SALVATORE PALMIE'RI.

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