US1902521A - Spiked sandal - Google Patents

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March 21, 1933. E, 'v RICE 1,902,521

SPIKED SANDAL Filed March 3l, 1932 Il 1111111 I liatented` Mar. 2.1., 1933- l Y, l' Y 1 l l l Y UNITED STATES ff ELMER v. RICE, on.empfNLa(umFlqIA`z l t l j sPIxED Y* Appueation med March a1, 1932. seriainaeoaas,' i

My invention relates to anathletes sandal l Fig. 2 .is at vertical longitudinalA .section adapted to be worn over an ordinary shoe through the.ls,andal,` showing the samefap-fv and provided with the usual anti-slipping plied toa shoe.V ,i I` 2 j calks or spikes extending down from the Fig. 3 isa-'topplan viewofthesandal. l

5 sole ofthe sandal. Fig. 4 is a vertical section ofyawspringV It is an object of this invention to provide hook and s trapta'ken ,Q11 "the line,4 of Q a light flexible yet durable sandal which Figure 3, may be quickly slipped over the sole and "Fig 5 is a detailedyertical section taken forward portion of the upper of the ordion the line` of Figure.` .i l

19 nary shoe and provided with attaching Referring to the drawing, l indicatesal 60,V

means. i v flexiblerouter sole, such as a leather sole, to

The present invention contemplates a con- Which spikes 2 ofany desired construction struction of a sandal which covers the sole are Secured.` 3 indicatesfjthe inner sole rto and the forward portion of the upper of the which the tip andv Vamps 4 are secured. The. l5 shoe only leaving the shank and heel portip and vamps 'are preferably made of,v one .65 tions of the shoe free. This type of sandal peee f leather Or JEhey like ,and @Over `the of the prior art was objectionable for the OIWaI'd part of the shoe S, t0 which it` is reason that sand, mud and other matter Secured A,by means of two straps, the front would work between the sole of the sandal Strap y andthe rear Strap 6, 20 and the sole of the shoe, The soleyl of thev sandalcovers the sole 70 The present invention has for its object to O the` Shoe Sy extending' rearwardly toaprovide means which will form a closure belille-Where the Shank. of the :ShQe JllrILS up? tween the two soles preventing the entrance wardly. `It at athis point where the slip` of any sand, water and the like. For this @Ver Sandals; of the prior art were defective 5 purpose a flexible strip of material, such as f9.1' the reaSOIl ,that dr'rSHld, mudandl the 75 rubber, is secured to the inner end of thev like, lwould work in between the sole 1 of the sole of the sandal which normally projects Serldel end the SOleQf the ShOe VS,- .I S et; upwardly therefrom but when the sandal is thlS' 19011111 Where the ySOle l `O the Sandal slipped over the shoe the strip of rubber will termlllateS Where `the fleXlng. EOf the shoe form a closure between the two soles. takes plaeemnaking an opening into which 80 Another object of the invention is to pro- Sand and the like wouldpenetrate and work` v vide a reversible strap ywhereby the sandal fOrWJrdly llhder the Sele 0f vhe'ShfOe- T0. may be secured to the shoe and the buckle OVeIjCOIhe' `flllllllty. havey pIOVideda Vof the strap may be disposed either on the leXllOle Strlp 7, Pr9ferahly-mede 0f rubber, inside or outside of the shoe as desired by end PITOVlfled' WlthrellfO'lClIlg rhS 7', WhCh the user, is suitably secured tothe inner end of the Another object of the invention is to pro- SOle' l 0f the sandal, such as by sewing, or vide anchoring means holding the strap vulcan'izatlon, or both. The str1p`7 normalagainst vertical displacement on the heel of 1y prOJeCtS vertically upward therefrom, as 40 the Shoe, shown in Figure 5, but when the sandal is With the above and other objects, which slipped OVel lo.he ShOe and in ,use it .snugly will appear as the descriptionproceeds, my hugs the Shank 0f the ShOe 21S ShOWIl 1D Flginvention consists in the construction and Ure 2- i arrangement of parts hereinafter described The upper 4 has apsprlng hook 8 secured 5 and claimed. by rivet 9 to opposite sides thereof for the Referring to the drawing which forms a reception of the reversible strap 6 which is part of the specification: provided with a buckle 10. One end of the Fig. l is a perspective view of a sandal strap 6 is provided with an eyelet ll'which containing my improved construction .apsnaps into the spring hooks 8 so that the plied to a shoe. buckle l() maybe Vdisposed "on the inside or @athesme jthe outside of the sandal to suit the convenience of the wearer. VA. slidable sleeve 12 is arranged onk strap 6, said sleeve being provided with an inwardly extending sharp' point 13. When the strap 6 has been fast ened and adjusted, the point 13 ispressed into the shoe above theheel, thus keeping the strap 6 in position and preventing vertical displacement thereof.

My improved sandal is especially lsuited for hiking, golfing and other'thl'etic'sports. It is light, flexible, hugs a shoe closely, and

prevents the entrance of sand and the llike i between the soles of thesandal andy the'shoe:

It should also be noted that the tip and vampsare made of one piece Vand extend sufficiently far upward on'tlhe instep .so vthat sand and dirt are prevented'from getting between 'the `vaiiip'of the 'sandal and the upper yVarious; changes mayfbe made' in the oonstruction and arrangement of parts by those skilled inther art :without rdeparting from `the spirit of my invention as claimed. 25

'I Claim: v l. -A sandal comprisinga'lexible sole-provided with antislippin'g members, means to removably attach thesandal to the 'forward portion of an ordinary shofe, said means Comprising afpairof springfhooks attached tothe shoe, and a'reversible strap provided at one end with alink andl'at the other end with a buckle whereby said vstrap may op'- tionally engage eithero'fsaid'spring hooks.

Q. "san'dal emprisingi'a lflexible sole -provided with antislipping members, means to removably attach the sandall to the forward portion 'of *an yordinary shoe, said means comprising avpair yof spring Yhooks Vattached to 5the shoe,-and a vreversible strap provided" lat `oneend 'wit-ha linkandvat the other end withv a buckle whereby said strapmay `optinally engage either of saidsfpringjhooks, said :Strap having a slidablef sleeve Iprovided with an inwardlyproj'eeting point to secure the strap aga-inst verticaly displacement vto theheeilfthe Shoe.k Y v In testimony whereof Il have 'signed my name :to 'this'speciication v ELMER V. RICE.

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