US2006503A - Shoe plate - Google Patents

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l. JAFFE ET AL 2,005,503

SHOE PLATE Filed Feb. 26, 1954 -FIG- 3 July 2, 1935.

JW 3mm 4 x W f i-i Patented July 2, 1935 PATENT OFFICE SHOE PLATE Isadore Jaife, Cleveland, and Louis G. Dingeldey,

Euclid Village, Ohio; to said Jafie said Dingeldey assignor Application February 26, 1934, Serial No. 712,872

1 Claim.

This invention relates to supports for shoes and the like, and particularly to'a plate that may be conveniently applied within the shoe to assist in securing the heel to the shoe, and to hold the 5 inner and outer soles together at the heel of the shoe.

Heretofore one form of heel securing plate has comprised a metallic plate that has been attached to the heel by a screw, which extends through the center of the plate. Such plate terminated adjacent the forward end of the heel and consequently presented a relatively sharp edge transversely of the foot, and therefore, made it considerably uncomfortable for the wearer. In addition, the 15 use of a central fastening screw has not been entirely satisfactory for the heel could still be twisted with reference to the shoe and thus, be easily broken off.

An object of our invention is to provide a heel plate of the character described, which will not only serve to hold the heel satisfactorily in place, but which will act as a cushion and conform to the shape of the foot, so as to avoid a sharp transversely extending edge near the instep. In addition, we contemplate a non-metallic structure, which will be extremely light in weight, and yet, will have suflicient rigidity to retain a shape that will provide a slight cushion for the heel.

Referring now to the drawing, Fig. 1 is a top 30 plan view of a plate embodying our invention;

Fig. 2 is a section taken on the line 2--2 in Fig. 1;

Figs. 3, 4 and 5 are sections taken on the correspondingly numbered lines in Fig. 2, and Fig. 6 is a sectional view of a shoe partly broken away to 35 show the plate.

Referring now to the drawing, l indicates a shoe of the usual form and construction that has an inner sole, a lining, a counter, an upper and an outer sole of the usual type. The heel is indi- 40 cated at H, and is usually of wood, and is held to the outer sole by glue, attached nails and the like.

Our invention embodies a plate preferably of hard fibre that has a contour, which corresponds to the interior of the shoe adjacent the heel and 45 that has suflicient length to extend beyond the heel and downwardly over the instep portion of the shoe. The plate, in general, is indicated at 15, as having small spaced openings l6 adjacent the heel for the insertion of attaching nails, and

additional openings l1 adjacent the forward end for facilitating attachment to the shoe adjacent the instep. The plate is intended to provide a cushion for the wearer, or at least to conform as nearly as possible to the shape of the foot, and to this end, we curve the plate downwardly both in a longitudinal and transverse direction. This is preferably accomplished by bending the marginal edges of the plate downwardly, and providing a flange 20 that extends around the curved portion at the rear of the plate and terminates near the midportion of it.

p The flange 29, as heretofore stated, terminates adjacent the point 2| so that from such point to the point 22, which is at the transverse bend of the plate, the edges 23 are smooth, as is shown in Fig. 4. From the point 22 however, to the foremost edge 24, we prefer to utilize relatively small flanges 25, as shown in Fig. so as to accentuate the concave-convex portion forwardly of the bending line.

By bending the plate downwardly adjacent the instep, we terminate the plate in a region which cannot be felt by the wearer, and thus, we evercome the objection which has been inherent in former plates. In addition, we relieve the strain on the heel attaching members by providing for the use of attaching nails at the" forward end of the plate. The hard fibre out of which the material is preferably made has resulted in a plate that is extremely light in construction, and that can if necessary be modified by the craftsman to fit any particular shoe.

We claim:-

A heel plate, comprising a relatively thin plate 5 of hard fibrous material, having the characteristic of deformability by the weight of the wearer, and having a contour, which conforms to the shape of the interior part of the shoe and having sulficient length to project downwardly, and under 4 the instep of the wearer, and having nail holes arranged in spaced relationship over the heel and in the forward portion of said plate, said plate being curved downwardly around its heel engaging periphery to form a down turned flange and having a concave heel receiving surface moulded therein.

ISADORE JAFFE. LOUIS G. DINGELDEY.

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