US2024766A - Overshoe - Google Patents

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C. H. INGWER Dec. 17, 1935.

OVERSHOE Original Filed June 15, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 gwuantoo CARI [NGWER Dec. 17, 1935 C H. N E 2,024,766

OVERSHOE Original Filed June 13, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 gum-mica MJKM awineqs Patented Dec. 17, 1935 UNITED STATES OVEBSHOE Carl B. Ingwer, Elyria, Ohio Application June it, 1930, Serial No. 460,991 Renewed October 25, 1933 1 Claim.

This invention relates to improvements in foot covering of the arctic type, which are adapted to be worn over the shoe, and are sometimes called galoshes.

Heretofore, overshoes that have been commonly used, have been constructed with the slit, which may be opened in order to put the shoe on, extending from the top downward toward the sole over the'instep. The majority of footwear, such as the usual shoes or oxfords, are usually fastened in a similar manner, and the slit closed by buttoning or lacing. This results in the fastening means, consisting of the shoe laces and tongue of the shoe and also of the fastener means of the gaiosh, or overshoe, all disposed at approximately the same relative position upon the wearers foot and all being at a place where the foot and shoe are flexed many times during use, resulting in considerable discomfort for the wearer.

It is therefore, one of the objects of this invention to provide an overshoe in which the fastener or lacing means is eliminated from the fi ant, or above the fastening of the regular shoe, and disposed at a point where the fastenings of the shoe and the overshoe do not. coincide.

It is also common knowledge that in placing overshoes upon the foot considerable difficulty is sometimes met when the opening is in front, the reason for this being that unless the shoe is extremely flexible, the toe must be inserted into the overshoe as far as it will go before the heel has a suflicient clearance in order to clear the heel of the wearer's shoe.

It is, therefore, another object of this invention to provide a shoe wherein the wearer's foot may be easily inserted into the overshoe without the usual distortion of the overshoe necessary to stretch it over the wearers regular shoe accompanied by soiling of the wearer's gloves or fingers.

Still another object of the invention is to provide an overshoe which is easier and more economical to construct.

Still other objects of the invention and the invention itself will become more apparent after reading the following specification and claim, which specification is illustrated by the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of the overshoe of my invention;

Fig. 2 is a rear elevational view thereof, with the cuff on the top of the shoe turned down;

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 with the cuff turned up;

Fig. 4 is a rear elevational view with the shoe open, and showing a tongue bridging the opening;

Fig. 5 is a rear elevational view of a shoe similar to Fig. 4, but wherein the tongue does not bridge the opening;

Fig. 6 is a side elevational view of a shoe adapted to be worn with high-heeled shoes; and l Fig. 7 is a view taken from a plane on the line 1-1 of Fig. 6, showing the gore or tongue in the position it will take when the shoe is closed. 10

Referring now to the figures of the drawings throughout which, like parts are designated by like reference characters: The shoe of my invention consists of a rubber sole which may be provided with a suitable tread 2; a low vamp 3 is 5 connected to the sole in the usual manner and may be of a rubberized cloth or other waterproof material. The upper portion may be an uninterrupted surface provided with a relatively long neck 5 terminating in a flexible cuff 6. Suitable reinforcements may be provided as is common in the construction of the ordinary type of overshoe.

As better shown in Figures 2, 3, 4 and 5, the rear 20 of the shoe is slit at 2| from the top. downward to a point 22 spaced from the bottom of the heel 23.

A metallic fastener 24 may be provided for the slit, which includes a plurality of interlocking elements adapted to be locked together by a guide block 25 operated by a handle 26. The fastener is secured to the sides of the slit by stitching or cementing or both, and extends to the top of the slit adjacent to flexible cuff.

A double folded gore or tongue 21, may also be stitched to the sides of the slit 2 I, bridging the slit in back of the fastener as best shown in Figures 4; and 7. This provides a positive waterproof opening for the shoe. A fly 28 may be secured at one side of the slit adjacent the top.of the shoe and adapted to be closed by a button or snap 29 of the glove fastener type and provides a means for covering the slide block which operates the fastening means.

The flexible cuff 6 is secured to the top of the shoe by stitching or cementing and may be worn 5 in either the raised or lowered position to suit the fancy of the wearer, as best shown in Figures 2 and 3.

It may be readily seen. that arctics or overshoes embodying the invention may be adapted for high or low heeled shoes, one of the high heeled type being illustrated in Fig. 7.

In Fig. 5 there has been illustrated a flap tongue secured to but one side of the slit. This may be found desirable in some instances, allowing a 5 slightly freer access to the shoe and at the same time affording protection to the rear of the inner shoe or stocking against the metallic fastener.

In an overshoe of this construction, the toe of the wearer may be more easily inserted into the toe of the overshoe without the usual accompanying pulling and tugging necessary to get the toe of the shoe far enough into the overshoe in order that the heel may slide into place. It may also be seen that with the fastener means in the back that it does not coincide with the fastening means at the front of the shoe as is common at the present time, thus presenting a large double surface to dig into the flesh above the instep of the wearer Although I have described this fabric as being a rubberized fabric, it is also within the purview of the invention not to limit the application to any particular kind of fabric as the kind of ma-.

terial used is dependent upon how and when the overshoe is to be used as the invention is not necessarily restricted to overshoes for ordinary street wear.

Having thus described the invention, I am rear of said neck to allow the foot of the wearer i to be inserted into the overshoe from the back, said slit extending from the top of said cuii por- ,tion to a point within the heel enclosing portion and spaced from the sole portion of the overshoe, closure means for drawing the edges of said slit together from a point within the heel enclosing portion to the edge of said cuff including interlocking metallic fasteners secured to the sides of said slit adapted to be closed by a guide block,

" and a double folded gore stitched to the side of said shoe adjacent to said fastener and adapted to bridge the opening to make the same water proof.

CARL H. INGWER.

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