US2032206A - Shoe - Google Patents

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Feb. 25, W36. GOLDBERG 2,032,206

SHOE

Filed 001;. 26, 1934 wlmkssss INVENTOR W MM ATTORNEY Patented Feb. 25, 1936 UNITED STATES SHOE Leon Goldberg, New York, N. Y., assignor to Vincent Horwitz Company, Inc., New York, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application October 26, 1934, Serial No. 750,212 1 Claim. (Cl. 36-115) The present invention relates to shoes and more particularly to a shoe of that type known as a barefoot slipper or sandal.

As heretofore constructed, a barefoot sandal comprised an outer sole more or less flexible and with or without a heel, with straps connected to the edge of the sole at the sides and extending in diagonal directions, usually crossing each other at the top, but not connected to each other, and when worn, engaging the foot in front of the instep and back of the toes, the sole being of such a length that it will extend beyond the overlapping straps, forming a rest for the toes but leaving the toes exposed. As so made there was no protection for the toes and there was considerable difilculty in retaining the sandal on the foot; furthermore, there was some objection on the part of certain individuals to thus exposing the toes.

The object of the present invention is to provide a barefoot sandal or slipper so constructed that the overlapping straps will with certainty engage the instep and forward part of the foot, and also to provide a toe pocket at the forward end of the sole into which the toes may fit and thus be concealed and to some extent protected, the overlapping straps and the toe pocket insuring a more secure attachment of the sandal to the foot.

To the above ends the present invention consists of a barefoot sandal having at its forward portion overlapping interlocked straps combined with a toe pocket, and further consists of a barefoot sandal which will hereinafter be described and claimed.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a barefoot sandal embodying the invention, the wearers ankle and instep being indicated by dotted lines;

Fig. 2 is a view somewhat enlarged as compared to Fig. 1, with the heel and counter portion omitted and the toe portion or toe pocket broken away and shown in section.

The sandal consists of the outer sole I of any suitable or preferred construction, preferably what is known as a soft sole. As shown in Fig. 1 it may be provided with a soft spring heel 2 and a counter 3. It is provided with crossed straps 4, the ends of which are connected at to the sole at a point approximately at the forward end of the shank portion 6, and at I at points between the ball portion and the toe portion. Connection to the outer sole may be made in any suitable manner, as by stitching the ends between the outer sole and the inner sole 8. Heretofore these crossed straps have not been connected to each other in any Way and as a result they were constantly becoming disarranged and it was difiicult to keep them in proper position on the foot. This difficulty is overcome by slitting each of the straps 4 as indicated at 9, forming at the forward ends of each strap 4 two separate members II! and these members ID are interlocked and engaged as clearly shown in the drawing. By this arrangement there is provided a limited, free, adjustable movement of the straps with relation to each other, and a locking of the straps together caused by the pressure exerted thereon by the forward part of the instep and toe portion of the foot of the wearer. Thus the securing straps, while readily and automatically adjustable to the foot of. the

wearer, insure a more certain means of holding the sandal to the foot.

Around the toe portion there is provided a toe pocket I I which in some forms of the sandal may extend rearwardly along the sides of the foot as indicated at I2, and if a counter 3 be provided, merging into the counter 3 as clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawing. The toe pocket II is constructed of any suitable material, preferably of the same material as that employed for the overlapping straps 4, and will be secured as by stitching I3 to the outer sole. Preferably the toe pocket II will be of such a size as to receive and cover the toes of. the wearer, while at the same time preserving all of the advantages of a barefoot sandal as heretofore made.

It is of course to be understood that the present invention resides almost entirely in the forepart of the shoe extending from the shank to the toe portion and it is contemplated to omit the counter entirely in making that type of the barefoot sandal usually known as a mule. The straps 4 at their rear ends and the ends of the members [0 may be stitched to the inward extensions l2 of the toe portion at the points where they cross such inward extensions as indicated in the drawing, thus firmly connecting the straps 4 and members l0 and at the same time reinforcing the toe portion and the extensions thereof and holding them in proper position about the toes and along the sides. It will be further understood that instead of using a soft sole and a soft spring heel, a stiff sole and a high heel may be employed' In use, the interlocked overlapping straps 4 engage the forward part of the instep of the foot and will hold the sandal in place on the foot of the wearer, and the toe pocket II will not only receive and cover the toes and protect them, but will also 2 f 7 2,032,206 assist in combination with the overlapping interlocked straps, in holding the sandal on the foot.

I claim:

A sandal or slipper comprising an outer sole and overlapping straps, the forward ends of which are split and interlaced with each other, the rear ends of said straps being secured to the sole at the forward shank portion, a. toe pocket surrounding the forward portion of the sole and extending rearwardly along the sides thereof, with the ends of the interlaced straps crossing each other and embracing the rearward extensions of. the toe pocket and secured thereto and between the toe pocket and the sole at opposite*sides thereof.

LEON, GOLDBERG.

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