US1971050A - Shoe - Google Patents

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Aug. 21, 1934. 5. J. PENTLER ET AL SHOE Filed Jan. 30, 1933 2 Sheets-Sheet l 1934- s. J. PENTLER EFAL 1,971,050

SHOE

Filed Jan. 30, 1933 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 /z' v W Patented Aug. 21, 1934 V SHOE Sigmund J. Pentler arrdrotto R. Short, Wausau,

Application January 30, 1933, Serial No. 654,264

1 Claim. (01. 36-47) This invention pertains to shoes, and more single blank of material and are of substantiparticularly to the rear quarter. ally the same general contour. While it is not The invention has primarily for its object to essential to the invention that the quarter linfurther improve the structure of shoe quarters, ing be constructed similarly to the outer quarter,

'15 such as disclosed in pending application for Letthe same is most desirable in the preferred form 6,

ters Patent No. 636,660, filed October 7, 1932, of the invention. wherein a one-piece rear quarter is notched at- With particular reference to Figure 3 of the the rear lower edge and stitched to a point interdrawings, it will be noted that the rear quarter mediate its upper and lower edges in order to 10 is formed from a single blank of material,

;10- effect the desired shaping and tailoring. having its ends terminating in the usual lace Q5 The only objection to the foregoing constructabs 12, which are provided with eyelets or hooks tion resides in the presence of a somewhat un- 13, as best illustrated in Figure 2 of the drawsightly seam. Therefore, the present invention ings. Intermediate of the end tabs 12, the lower has for its object to overcome the foregoing obedge of the outer quarter blank is provided jection by the provision of a one-piece rear quarwith a plurality of spaced notches 14, the depth 79 ter, which is not only tailored to the desired shape, of which is limited to such extent that the but also presents no seam, the stitching being notches will be positioned entirely below the below the lasting line. line of lasting in the finished shoe.

Incidental to the foregoing, a more specific ob- In order to shape the quarter to the heel of ject resides in the provision of a one-piece rear the last, the edges of the notches 14 are secured Z5 vquarter t d i a p ura ity of pla s at its together by the stitching 15, thus drawing in l w r e dja nt h h l s a the edges of the lower edge of the quarter and at the same the notches being stitched together and positime slightly shaping the same to the heel of tioned below the line of lasting. the last without puckers or wrinkles inasmuch .25 With the above and other objects in view, as surplus material has been removed. 8,0 which will appear as the description proceeds, While two or more of the notches 14. may be the invention resides in the novel construction, formed i th t spaced t desired t combination and arrangement of parts, substanvals, it has been found in practice that the quara y as hereinafter described and more p ter can be more readily tailored and shaped to CU- y d fi d y the pp c s, t the last by the provision of three notches, one inc und st d at uc changes in the precise positioned on the center line of the heel seat, embodiment of the heroin disclosed invention may ith th th spaced slightl therefrom, Also, be made as come within the scope of the claims. th use of plurality of t h enables th In the acco pa y drawings is illustrated depth of the notches to be reduced to a mini- 35 one c pl eXample of the physical embodimum, essential in order to confine the same be- 90 ment of the present invention constructed accordl th line of lasting so they 111 t be ib ing to the best mode so far devised for the pracin th finished h tical application of the principles thereof. While any type of seam, such as a fiat-fell,

I t d1 butt seam, or the like, may be employed for se- Figure 1 is a rear elevation of a Shoe C011- curing the edges of the notches 14 together, those 95 structed in accordance with the present invention. m g t are merely pressed open Seams, which Figure 2 is a flattened elevation Of the rear are easy to construct and require no pequarter with the lining attached thereto. Cial machinery F ur 3 is an elevation of the reer quarter As will be noted in Figure 5 of the drawings,

blank. wherein the lining blank 11 is imposed upon the 100 Fi ure 4 i e simfler view of the quarter outer quarter blank in dotted lines, both blanks and are of substantially the same contour, although Figure 5 is an eleYation 0f the real quarter this may be slightly varied, requiring the lining blank with the outline of the quarter lining t be prung in stitching its upper edge and end imposed thereon in dotted linestabs to those of the outer quarter, thus provid- 1 05 Referring ow more particularly to the ing a flare between the quarter and lining for companying drawin s, he pr n inventi n, reception of the usual heel counter interposed which resides in the novel construction of the between the lining and quarter.

rear quarter, comprises an outer quarter 10 and Like the outer quarter, the lining is provided a quarter lining 11, which are formed from a with end tabs 12', and its lower edge has the notches 14, corresponding with those of the outer quarter, formed therein. The notches 14 are then stitched to draw in the lower edge of the lining and shape the same to the last.

Obviously, from the foregoing it will be readily seen that an extremely simple, durable, and attractive rear quarter assembly has been provided, which eliminates unsightly seams and does away with reenforcing and back straps. It will also be appreciated that the possibility of the stitching 15 tearing is eliminated, in that the same is securely held between the inner sol and heel in the finished shoe.

SIGMUND J. PENTLER. OTTO R. SHORT.

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