US1684812A - Overgaiter - Google Patents

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Sept. 18, 192& 1,684,312 C. TWEEDIE .v

OVERGAITER Filed July 11, 1927 Patented Sept. 18, 1928.

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CHARLES TWEEDIE, or JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI.

OVERGAITER.

Application filed July 11,

My invention relates to overgaiters and has for its principal object to devise an overgater that will fit properly and present a good appearance. It consists principally in. the arrangement and combination of parts Fig. 1 is a diagrammatic view in long tudinal elevation showing my ov-ergaiter in full lines in comparison with a standard shoe pattern indicated in dotted lines,

Figs. 2 and 3 are, respectfvely, views of, the

' inner side and of the outer side of'my overgaiter applied to a shoe which is indicated in dotted line, and

Figs. 4, 5, 6 and 7 are, respectively, detail Views of the inner quarter, the button fly quarter, the button quarter, and the shank strap.

An ordinary overgaiter of the present day has the, following, among other d'sadvantages: namely; It does not hug the shoe tightly enough but gaps and flops around in an unsatisfactory way; its front seaindoes not stay in proper position but very fre quently goes awry and presents a bad appearance; the fastening strap is usually so arranged that the overgaiter has to be dragged or pulledover the foot and is thereby likely to be soiled; and such mounting of the strap makes it unnecessarily ditlicult for corpulent people to put on'such overgaiter.

My overgaiter, which is made of woven fabric, comprises an inner. quarter 1, a button quarter 2, a button hole or fly quarter 3, and a strap 4. The rear edges of the inner and button quartersare sewed together forming the rear seam; and the front edgesof the inner quarter and of the button fly are sewed together, forming the front seam. The strap is secured to the lower edge of the button quarter and is extended in the line of the buttons and preferably extends from the top of the button quarter a sufiicient distance beyond the lower edges of said button quarter to pass below the shoe shank and reach a tab 5 on the lower margin of the inner quarter. The tab has a button hole 6 and the end portion of the strap has a button 7 that engages therewith.

My invention may be better understood by comparison with a standard shoe pattern 8 of upper for mens button shoe. The out- 1927. SeriaI No. 204,767.

l ne of such a pattern is indicated in dotted l nes in Fig. 1. The shape and dimensions of the top portions of tlielquarters of my overgaiter are the same as those of the standard pattern. According to the present invention, however,.tl1e lower portions ofboth the front and the rear seams of my overgaiter are sprung in; that is, the front and back edgesof the lower portions of the quarters are cut scant. By this arrangement, the edges of the upper portions of the quarters coincide with those of the standardpattern; but at the bottom edges, the quarters of my device lack about three-sixteenths of an inch at the rear of reaching the rear edge of the standard pattern, and atthe bottom of the front edge, my quarters lack about a half inch or more, of, reaching the front edges of the standard pattern. The point A at which the front edge of my quarters begins to depart from the edge of the standard pattern is located about the center of the ankle throat curve of the standard pattern; and-from this point downwardly the front edge of my quarters follows a substantially straight line to and slightly beyond the vamp line point B of the standard pattern, and from the end of this line, which is; near the lower margin of this quarter, the seam is sprung in even more. The point C at Which-the rear edge of my quarters depart from the rear edge of the standard pattern is located about opposite the point. AQ The effect of thus springing the front and rear seams. coupled with the useof the strap and the flexibility of the material is to make the lower edge of the ovcrgaitcr hug the shoe nicely throughout all movements of the foot.

Overgaiters of the type commonly in use have their buttons arranged in a vertical line; and the strap is secured to the button hole fly with its ends about equidistant from the back of the shoe. According to the present invention, the line of the buttons is not vert'cal but inclines upwardly and rearwardly at an angle of about seventy-two degrees more or less. The strap is preferably permanently secured to the button, quarter at the front edge thereof and extonds'in the line of the seam; and the inner quarter has a tab or extension along its bottom margin that is provided with a button hole for the button on the end of the strap. This button hole is located forwardly of the button strap in the position that the buttonon the strap will naturally occupy when the strap is wr ped around the shank ofthe shoeand bea s flatwise against said shank.

The effect of this arrangement of the strap coupled with the springing ofthe seams and the flexibility of the material is to induce stresses that tend to hold the front seam,

the proper position on the shoe and to pull itback to its proper sition in case it has been set awry. Anot ier advantage of this arrangement is that the strap button,.being .on the. inner side of the foot can be easily reached for buttoning or unbuttoning; and as the strap is secured to the button quarter the overgaiter may be mounted by wrapping it around the foot as distinguished from pulling. it over the foot. The gaite-r may be readily put on or taken off of the foot Without unbutton'ing the strap and without dan ger of soiling the overgaiter, because it is only necessary to insert the heel portion of the shoe between theback of the overgaiter and the strap, and then wrap the gaiter around the foot and button the same. Ac-

cordingly, it is not essential that either end front seam, and a strap permanently secured to the button quarter and detachably secured to the inner quarter at a point forward of its point ofa'ttachment to the button quarter. 4

2.An overgaiter comprisingan inner quarter, a button quarter secured to said inner quarter by a rear seam, a button hole quarter secured to the inner quarter by a front seam, and a strap connecting the but ton quarter and the inner quarter, its attachment to the inner quarterbeing at a attachment to a button quarter, said strap being permanently secured to the button quarter and extending downwardly and forwardly therefrom so as to reach the inner quartera t a point forward of itspointof attachment to the button quarter when Wrapped flatwise against said shoe shank.

4. An overgaiter comprising an inner quarter, a button quarter securedtofsaid inner quarter by a rear seam,'a button hole quarter secured to the inner quarter by a front seam, and a strap adapted to extend under. the shank ofa shoe and connect the lower portions of the inner quarter and the button quarter, the line of buttons sloping upwardly and backwardly, and said strap being secured. to'the button quarter and extending downwardly and forwardly therefrom so as to reach the; inner quarter at a point forward of its point of attachment to the button quarter when wrapped fiatwise around said shoe shank.

5. A woven fabrle overgaiter comprising an inner quarter, a, button quarter secured .to said inner quarter by a rear seam whose lower portion is sprung inwardly, a button hole. quarter secured to the inner quarter by a front seam whose lower portion is, sprung inwardly, and a straight strap permanently secured to the button, quarterand extending downwardly and forwardly and detachably secured to the inner quarter at a point for ward of its point of attachment to the button quarter. a

Signed at Jefferson City, Missouri, this first day of July, 1927,. a a

' CHARLES TWEEDIE.

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