US1685871A - Detachable heel for boots and shoes - Google Patents

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II-l. ASHER DETACHABLE HEEL FOR BOOTS AND SHOES Filed Aug. 1'7, 1927 lil lDlElTACHAIlES E lie hee be and eheee el? the type in which u ineal heee er helder plate eeeured te Jdie heel liftj Sele er other perinanenl' ia 'la el' ille heet er shoe is previded upen er in ,ils under 'lince wilili rihs er slels elf deve lail er ecniivelene .l'ernr adapled te be e11- gagljed hy eeriespending elelte er ribs in er upen la delai, ine; imi-t which 'ie applied in pesitien hy elid- 'ngg lengiiudinally uih r xf'ipeet lie lie rilee er :allele rllhe present invention has; aineng' ile ehjei-*ei te prei/ide an irnpi'ei'ed and an effeeliive eenellrueiuien el such heels and shoes, Wlierehy The riiiplaeeinenl: er renewal ell the detach.- ahle heel er eele may he lz're'ililualzed and wherehy the heel er Sele may be fixed in the pesilzien el uee Wilheul, the neCeSSary use el. any

leele.

ln luieu'n eenelruetiene eli heele and Slieee elt the type referred im the nei-unal `peeimen el the delzuzhal'ih-i heel er Sele hawl heen deter-` ihe ilfrenl; parl e'i the-pad er wxaring part` ahum and 'he lziller heine :fixed in neeilien hy menue dif-inaeed at: the rein? parli eilV lhe heel. :herding le lilielmventiein in a heet er ehee el' the 'iyne :u e-:iiied the haee er helder plaie .ie previifled with a, de.vnwaull5,Y extend,- in Flange hy whieh the nermal 'position elf 'the deflaehehle heel er Sele is determined and whieh 'e--eperztesi with n'leane upon lille de laehahle heel er Sele lier preventing the ,lef/- ler dehiehahle heel. er suele 'i'r'ein eiidine; eut

ei pei-zitien. The :flange may extend the 'whele depll! er thickness eti' the detiehahle heel er steleJ lmeerding te the inventien, inereever, 'in erder le lin the detachable heel er Sele in .its nermal pesi'ljen el? ueeH-tliali is .in lhe .peeiliien in which il' abul'e against lhe dewnuuarcln ly extending; llfine'e elf the base er helder plate and lhue lie prevent lengituiflinal er other Sliding; inevenleni: ef l'he detachable heel or Sele with reepeel: lie the heet er ehee When in um; lixinp; nieane Sueh lier instance as a Sheet inelzal. tag er tege er the equivaleifitnmy be hahle heeh Sele er ether wearv l; hae` allee heen infepeeeil te provide a 213,593, and ni e1-eat einem .apli-n e, lez?.

previded Le extend :frein llie part ef' the deraehal'ile heel er selle which causes te lie ageii'ii-:t er adjaeenlv te the iilewnwardly eX- leiniing flange afi( remid end te page *ehreuglr a elet er slel's priwided lier il purpose in lhe dewnwardly extending' hmge. the leeg er lage er lnhe equivalent heine` adapted eassily te he 'benl'7 inte a peeitien "ce engage with er again le Vthe euler 'lfulee el lhe {lang-2e According lie the inventiein niereever, means may he pre filled le facilitate the remevil. e'll the heel er Sele when il becomes wei-n. llhufi ene. er ri'iere lielee er recesses may he previiiled in llie dewni fardly extendingY 'Flange hereinheere i Yu'red lne ee that en the :ihee'v me ,i leef er 'lage er the equivl lem heine; ,Citrainhl'ened eut` le permit their Withdrawal Ylfreni the eerreenemline eletel elets in lhe l eef'uwardl y extending' 'llzini'xjej a, punch r ether feel may be applied through the l eles er refeeeee ,in the flange lie drive eff the del'ziehzahle heel er fiele.` 'll he Slel' er filete er the equi falenl may he enlarged er {laredoutwaiil al; their outer enih er lille rih er ribs whirfh engage therewith may he l; pererfl ei: elherwise reduced in eresie-wehen afl; the respective end ee lhal thus ihe leealiien el' l'he inierliuzliing parie in peeileiefn te he engaged by l'he sliding heel er eele lengiludinalljer etherwiee with reep wt te ehe heer er Sele may he facilitated.

rlllhe inventifm, Further Cen'iprisee the fea? lures hereii'iailfter deriurrihed 'il he inventien ie hereinafter deeeribed with referenee ivi the aeeeninanying diagrainina- .ie drawing7 ,in Vwhich i Figure l ie a parl; sectional side elevation el the rear part elf a ehee prerided with a delacl' ehle heel, meerding le the inventien; Vhe detachable heel heine` ehewn in a pesitien in erhieli il is partly applied upon Jthe Shoe;

lligure 2 is a eide elevarfien showing the delievhahle heel in the position e' use upon lille ehee; l

Figure 3 ifi a rep plan rnew eli the detachable heel 5 F i eure 4L is z re: ,r eleval'iien e'l the Shoe with l'he delaf'luihle heel reinevecl, and

Figure ie a erees-seeliei'i corresponding lie Figure lin Carri/*innY the inreulien nite elleei'y aeeercling); le ene censlrueii and wilh relierenee le lhe aeeeinpenyine dii-ieraininetie chewing; the heel lilf't 'is prevideijl en it@ uudersurlfaee with a metal hase plate Secured in position by means such as nails or screws.

A pair or parallel longitudinally extending sectiony adapted to engage and to interlock with corresponding undercut slots d or recesses in the detachable heel (l. The ribs or bars c advantageously extend short ot the rear of th-e heel and the slots (Z or recesses in the heel l may be substantially co-extensive so that thus the rear part of the heel presents an unbroken contour.

As shown in Figure l, the detachable heel l is applied in position by sliding longitudinally towards the toe ot the shoe, the position of use beingvdetermined, by means ot a flange ZJ extending downwardly trom the base plate at the front end thereof. Sheet metal tags e or the equivalent may be provided upon the detachable heel advantageously flush with the upper surface thereof, the tags e or the equivalent being adapted to extend through corresponding slots b2 in the tlange Z1 oit the base plate Z), and (as shown in Figure 2) being turned orbent upwardly or downwardly to engage with or against the outer or front face of the flange b. By such means it will be understood that the detachable heel may be held firmly in positionduring wear.

VVhen it is desired to remove the detachable heel Z for the purpose of replacement or reneWal, the tags are st-raightened out to permit their withdrawal from the slot o2 in the flange and in order to facilitate the removal of the heel l by sliding rearwardly holes b3 may be provided in the flange Z2 in suitable positions whereby a punch or other tool may be applied against the liront part ot the heel cZ- todrive the latter oli'. Furthermore, in order to facilitate the application of the heel into position, the slots d in the heel (Z may be enlarged or tlared outwardly at the front end,as indicated in Figure 3.

The tags e may be secured to the heel Z by providing them at their rear part with downwardlyextending serrated flanges e or the like which are driven into the leather or other material of which the upper part ot the hecl CZ is made. rllhe heel Z may be made in one piece ot leather, rubber, metal or other suitable material, or, as shown in the drawings,

Lessen may be made olf two or more superimposed layers nailed or otherwise secured together to form an integral part.

It will be understood that the invention is not limited to the construction hereinbefore described. For example, the downwardly cxtending tlange Z2 of the base plate I) may be provided at the rear or at the rear and sides and may be curved or shaped to the contour of the heel, in which case the heel (I is applied in position by Isliding rearwardly. Furthermore, the tags e may be otherwise disposed and may be adapted to be bent laterally to engage with or against the outer or trout vface ot' the flange 0'; while in place ot' lju-oviding the ribs or bars e upon the heel litt or other corresponding part, they may be provided upon the detachable heel, the undercut slots being provided in the heel lil't.

In a slightly modified construction, the base plate Z) may be slightly smaller than the lift a and may be recessed therein so as to leave an upstanding non-mctallic margin and thus to avoid the apparance of any metal a i the sides or rear ol the heel and to provide only a simple line joint between the parts (L and (l.

It will be obvious that the present, invern tion is applicable to the soles of boots and shoes as well as to the heels thereof as parti cularly described.

that I claim is A shoe heel having upper and lower sertions, a plate secured against the under tace ot' the upper heel section and havingI a, depending portion at its front edge constituting an abutment and formed with an opening, a longitudinally extending rib depending,r t'rom the plate between the abutment and the rear end of the plate and dovetailed in rmss set'- tion, the lower heel section having a longit udinally extending groove opening through it s front edge lace and dovetailed in cross .seetion to snugly receive the rib, and a Fastener having an attaching portion secured against the upper tace oit the lower heel .sert ion and a tongue projecting toiwvardly and passed through the opening` in said abutnunt and bent into clinching engagement with the front face thereof.

In testimony whereof l. have hereunto signed my name.

HAR-RY A Sl I ER.

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