US1622639A - Protector - Google Patents

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March 29, 1927. ,6 ,639

E. J. GILBERT PROTECTOR Filed Dec. 50. 1925 INVENTOR ATTORNEYS.

Patented Mar. 29, 1927.

EIJLA'J'; GILBERT, OFNEW YORK, N. Y.

PROTECTOR.

Application filed December My invention is directed. to protectors for the shoev andrankleand has for one of its objects the provision of av protector'which willovercome in a simple manner the objectionstov the various. Spats, leggins and. other ankle andv shoe protectors now offered. for sale.

Another: object of. my invention is the provision of a protector preferably made of waterproof material such as rubberized fabric for example, whioln while afiording the necessary and desired protection when in use, yet at the same time is capable of being folded or rolled into a very small and compact package suitable for carrying in a ladys pocketbook, handbag, etc.

Another object of my invention is the provision of a protector which is made in one piece and which may be worn on either foot. This provides an article which is not only much more convenient than those types of coverings which are right and left hand, but materially reduces the cost of manufacture so as to enable the same to be sold at the minimum cost to the consumer.

A still further object of my invention is the provision of a protector which is free of fasteners of any kind, such as hooks, buckles, buttons, etc., and which is free of straps and stirrups, etc., thereby providing a protector which may be slipped on in an instant and as easily removed.

Another and further object of the invention is the provision of a protector which is so cut and shaped as to provide a device which will hug the shoe and ankle and hence present a neat appearance.

In the accompanying drawings wherein I have illustrated an embodiment of my invention,

F1 ig. l is an elevational ew of the same; anc

Fig. 2 shows the protector in course of manufacture.

Referring to the drawings in detail, 1 designates a strip of thin, flexible and preferably waterproof material, such as a rubberized fabric for example, comprising an upper or ankle protecting portion 2 and straight lower relatively long edge portions 3 and 4, which I will designate as instep portions. The instep portions 3 and 4 are provided by cutting a V-shaped piece out of the center of the bottom edge of the 30,- 1925:. Serial No. 78,271.

fabric. as indicated. at 5, andl by biascuts 8 and. 9v along. thelower edge of the fabric. Bias. cuts-10 and 11 along, theside edges. of

the fabric intersecting the cuts8 and 9-pro.

vide,.in conjunction with the. latter the ,ortion.12. which. covers theavamp of the $106, as will be pointed out hereinaften.

The. strip 1. after being shaped. as. above described is then tucked asindicated; at. '1 if desired, folded over upon .itself; and stitched. or otherwise joined. alongthe front thereof, as indicated at 13, along the bias cuts 10 and 11 and along the instep portions 3 and 4. This provides a tubular member adapted to be slipped over the shoe and ankle, open at the top, and provided with an opening for the toe of the shoe or slipper, and another for receiving the heel of the shoe, the instep portion formed by joining the portions 3 and 4 providing means lying beneath the arch of the foot for limiting upward movement of the protector.

This instep Which I will designate 14 is relatively long and straight, and by reason of this fact, taken in conjunction with the bias cuts 8 and 9, and the bias cuts 10 and 11, causes the protector to draw snugly about the shoe or slipper so as to prevent the entry of moisture beneath the lower edges of the protector.

It will be seen, therefore, that I have provided a garment of the class described which is particularly adapted for emergency use, in that the same is all in one piece, is free of buckles, hooks, buttons or other fasteners and constructed of a material which Will permit of its being folded or rolled into a very small, compact package so that it may be carried readily in a ladys bag, for examale. 1 It will be seen furthermore that by shaping the strip 1 the garment is made so as to fit either foot and by stitching the protector along the lower edge portions 3 and 4, straps and the like are eliminated, a relatively long integral instep portion being provided thereby to cause the protector to draw about and snugly fit the shoe not only over the arch but over the toe and about the rear portion of the shoe as well.

I have mentioned waterproof material as being suitable for use in the present device,

but it is to be understood that other ma terial may be used if desired; waterproof material being preferable when the protector is intended for use primarily as a protector against moisture. Obviously it intended for warmth, other material could be substituted, the primary desiderata being that flexible and light weight material be employed so as to enable the protector to be folded or rolled or gathered into a small compact package capable of being carried in a ladys handbag or even in a pocketbook Without difliculty.

It will be seen also that the protector may be worn with equal facility on either foot, the edges of the protector fitting snugly about the shoe'in all cases.

Vhile I have described my improved garment as composed of a strip of material, the edges of which are brought together and attached to each other, it is to be understood 1 that it falls within the scope of the invention to knit the same if desired.

Having thus described my invention,

what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is A garment of the class described, comprising a tubular one-piece member composed of flexible waterproof material having the opposed portions of its lower end joined to each other to provide a straight integral instep receiving portion, the material of the garment at each end of the instep-receiving portion being cut slightly on the bias to provide toe and heel receiving portions the sides of which are substantially straight and cooperate with the instepreceiving portion to draw the garment snugly about the arch of the foot and edges length.

This specification signed this 28th day of December, 1925. I

ELLA J. GILBERT.

of the toe and heel receiving openings into engagement with the shoe throughout their

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