US1714262A - Welt for boots and shoes - Google Patents

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May 21, 1929. w. J. FALLON. JR

WELT FOR BOOTS AND SHOES Filed May 21, 1927 /Nl E'N7'CR.'

ATTORNEY umrso STATES Patented May 21, 1929.

WILLIAM J. FALLON, in; or osron, MAssAciIUsE'rrs.

WELT r03 Boo'rs-ANn snons.

' Applica'tionlflled Ma -21,

This invention relates to an improvement in that type of. welting known as beaded orfstorm welt.

Many makes of'shoes now on the market are provided with a beadorrounded filler strip that lies in the shoe crease formed between the upper and the welt of the shoe. This bead helps to exclude dirt'and moisture from the shoe crease and gives the shoea heavier and storm-proof appearance.

In some constructions employed heretofore the bead has been formed upon the welt by bending and folding portions of the welt strip, while in other constructions a bead producing strip formed separately from the welt has been placed on the welt so that when the welt is sewed to the shoe upper and inner sole the securing stitches will hold the bead forming strip'within the shoe crease.

The present invention relates to a beaded weltin which the bead forming strip is secured to the strip of welting in a novelmanner.

The novel features of the present invention will be made clear from the following description and accompanying drawings of one good form of the invention;

In the drawings Fig. 1 is a sectional perspective view of the toe portion of a shoe the welt of which is constructed in accordance with the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a piece of welt;

Fig. 3 shows the welt of Fig. 2 after a strip has been removed from an edge thereof by a bevel cut;

Fig. 4 shows the bead forming strip sewed to the welt but unfolded; and

Fig. 5 shows the construction of Fig. 1 after the bead forming strip has been folded over into its final, position.

The piece of welt of Fig. 2 may be formed of leather as is usual, and the upper face may be regarded as the grain or hair side of the leather. The under face is shown as having the usual stitch-receiving groove 11. The upper face of the welt 10 is preferably cut to give the same a relativelywide bevel 12 that lies adj acentthe shoe upper. The use of a pronounced bevel as shown is desirable because it materially increases the flexibility of the welt so that the'same may be more readily bent about the toe of the shoe, and it also conforms better to the inclination of the shoe upper.

- to increase the size of the bead.

i927. Serial no. 193,250.

'2 The bead or envelope forming strip 13 is preferably formed of thin leather having a grain finish to cause itto present a pleasing appearance, and it is sewed to the upper face ofthe welt 10 by the stitches 14 as shown in Fig. 4. not extend over-the beveled'face 12'but terminates short of the bevel as'best shown In F ig. 4:, thus producing a savingin the leather required to form the folded portion '15, and the stitches 14 serve to securely fasten the under portion 15 to the welt 10 adjacent the line of fold.

The remaining portion of the strip 13 is The portion 15 of the strip 13 need folded over upon itself along the row of stitches 14 to form the bead 16, and the upper folded portion of the strip 13 is wider than the lower folded portion and extends" over the beveled portion 12 of the welt as indicated by 17. The upper marginal portion 17 is firmly cemented to the beveled portion 12 of the welt, and the under folded portion 15 may be cemented to the welt in addition to the securing stitches 14.

By constructing the bead forming strip 13 in the manner above described so that only the upper marginal portion 17 extends over the beveled face 12, a substantial saving in the width of the bead forming strip 13 is secured','an'd since the bead forming strip is not an integral part of the welt it is possible to secure pleasing and contrasting color effects between the bead and welt. For example; in a black shoe the bead 16 may be formed of white leather while the welt 10 and the rest of the shoe may be formed of black leather. The strip 18 cut from the welt in forming the bevel 12 may be used as a filler I The beaded welt of Fig. 5 may be secured to the inner'sole 19 of a shoe by a binding stitch 20 as is usual, and the bead 16 is so positioned upon the welt that it will lie snugly against the shoe upper 21 to fill the shoe crease as shown. The shoe sole 22 may be sewed to the welt 10 as is usual.

As a result of the present invention the bead forming strip 13 is firmly secured to the welt by a row of binding stitches 14: that are completely concealed in the finished products,

and these stitches,-it should be noted, are

placed a sufficient distance from the beveled portion of the welt to clear the binding stitches 20, as will be apparent from Fig. 1. When tliebeaded welt of the present invention is installed in a shoe, the under marginal edge portion 15 is held in place by the stitches 14, while the opposite marginal edge portion 17 is secured in place by the stitches 20, and since only one marginal edge portion of the strip 13 lies upon the beveled face 12, this face of the welt may be secured closer to the upper 21 than it could if itwere separated by both the upper and lower fold of the strip 13.

By folding the bead or envelope forming strip 13 over upon itself as shown, a relatively small head 16 is formed that is well adapted for use in womens shoes and in lightweight mens shoes where a small bead of neat appearance is desired, and if the head is formed of a different colored leather from that of the rest of the shoes a novel and pleasing effect isproduced.

What is claimed is 7 As an article of manufacture, a beaded welt for use in making boots and shoes, consisting of a strip of welting having its upper face beveled to conform to the slope of the shoe upper, a separate bead forming strip having a relatively narrow portion sewed to the upper face of the welting so that this narrow portion extends towards but does not project over said beveled face, and having the remainingfportion of said strip folded over into flat contacting relation with said sewed portion so that it conceals the stitches and forms a small ornamental bead, and said upper folded portion being of sufficient width to extend over said beveled portion well beyond the edge of the relatively narrow underlying portion. I

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

WILLIAM J. FALLON, JR.

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