US2052692A - Shoe - Google Patents

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V sept'. 1, 1936.

A. J. BRAUER Er ALm SHOE i Filed May 14, 1934 VPatented Sept. l, 1936 TF'ETE STATES.

fsHoE' A Arthur J. Brauer and Frederick P'. Wagneiga St. Louis, Mo.

pploation May` 1:74, '1*934," Serial'fNog 125,465

This invention relates generally to shoes, and` particularly to so-called non-slips as used in the heel portions of shoes such as pumps, andthe processi o'f making and vapplying the same.

It has heretofore been the practice, particularly in womens shoes of the pump type, to provideY a device in the region of the heel forv engage-.

ment with the side of the footV so as to reduce the tendency fortheshoe to slip off the foot accidentally. SuchV devices as heretoforev usedV have most generally beeniin the formrof a piece of leather such as calf skin stitched to the upper in the region of the heel with the flesh side thereof exposed on the inside of the shoe. The use of this type of non-slip has been accompanied by. the disadvantage that the oiiset relation of tl'ie` surfaces, brought aboutby the presence of two distinct layers, has resulted in discomfort tothe foot and sometimes in excessive wear upon the stocking. Moreover, because of the fact that. such non-slips, are ordinarily stitched to theinf side of the lining, it often happens after some Wear, that the securing .stitches break and the non-slip becomes loose in the shoe, thusproviding an additional source of annoyance. g

Another form of non-slip which has heretofore gone into some use is a non-slip made of rubber, particularly sponge rubber, which is mounted on the inside of the shoe in the region of the heel and arranged to contact with the side of the foot or stocking, so as to reduce the tendency to slip. Such rubber` devices, however, exert too much'of a gripping force .upon thefoot or stocking and consequently .their use has Vbeen accompanied by the disadvantages that excessive perspiration of the foot is caused in the region o i contact, and

furthermore that the stockings are pulled outv of shape ordispiaced with reference toduring vs/Talking.

It is among the objects of the present invention to provide a non-slip device `for shoes wherein the disadvantages referred Ato aboveare substantiallyreduced. Y

the foot Another object yof this invention is to provide a non-slip device for shoes and a process of applying the same, whereby the `manufacturing operations may be accomplished with .a minimum ceive thenOn-slip constructed the presentinv'ention. l, y

Figure. 3.*ls`a7plan View showing a pieceiof non: slip material-cut ior interlocking relation with openingsfiorfned inthe quarter lining shown in Figure/2.

Figure 4 is a, perspective View of a cushion such as a pad of spongefruhberl employed in connection withthe non-slfipof lthe present invention.

Figure A5`is a sectionalview taken along line 5-5Hof Figure 1 and showingthe'quarter lining, non-slip` material and cushion in assembled relation together Withthe other parts of the shoe upper. i

Figure 6 isa `plan'view showing. the, quarter liningofFigure 2 and the non-.slip of Figure 3 in assembledlreltion.

Figure "1 is a plan view of a quarter lining having anon-.slip constructed in accordance with anotherembodiment of the present invention.

. Figure 8 is a sectional view corresponding to Figure but showing a non-slipcorresponding to the embodiment of y Figure v'7.

, Figure 9 is aplanview ora quarter lining` arranged'` to receive Aanon-slip constructed Yin accordance with another embodiment, of the present invention. i

Figure 1Q a sectional 4view corresponding to Figure 5.-but showingV `a non-slip according tothe embodiment of Figure 9.A

Iny accordance 'fu/ith .the present invention, generally stated, a pieceof non-slip material which may be leather arranged solas to provide a friction surface on the inside of a shoe may. be passed through arropening inthe quarter liningof a shoe usoithatthe ends ,of apiece of non-slip material are betweentheifolds of upper material in the -nished shoe, while a central portion thereof is` exposed so asftoreduce the tendency of the shoe-dto -slip on thefoot. 4Such non-slip material may, as is the -usualpracticabe a vpiece of leather such as calf skin so arranged that the flesh side thereof :is ,exposed .on the interior of the shoe.

"lnlaccgrdance-- withV one embodiment of the presentinVentiQ-r1,-a cushion such as a pad of sponge rubber ,may be .inserted beneath that portion-oLnon-slip material which is exposed on the interior ,of `theshoe to thus provide an additional @force tending to extend the non-slip material `:beyond the "plane of Vthe lining and thus accentuate the anti-slipping tendencies.` In yaccordance with anotherfembodiment, however, the lining ,itself' f may;b e causedqato provide the no nslip material vand -zthismay be Yaccomplished by suitably roughening a lportion of .the lining 'or perforating thesame. Beneathqthe `roughened or perforated section of the lining may be applied a spong'eirubbencushiom as Vmentioned above, so as to Form laslight `protuberance at thatiportion 0f the lining.

in accordance with Referring now particularly to Figures 1 to 5 inclusive for an illustrative embodiment of the present invention, the shoe upper shown in Figure 1 may comprise a lining including avduarter lining I and an outside quarter section 2.' In accordance with the usual practice, a counter 3 is inserted between the lining and the outside?-` upper. In the region of the heel and provided so as to contact with the side of the foot is a non-r slip 4 suitably secured as inzthe` mannerv to vbe later described. J f' The non-slip II may, in accordancewlthrone embodiment or the present invention, be formed by providing a pair of spaced openings 3,5 in the quarter lining I so as to provide a strip of intervening substance 6 betweenv the openings. With this arrangement, a piece of non-slip material may be passed through one of the openingsB, over the intervening substance 6 and back through the other opening 5 so that the ends of the nonslip material are concealed between the lining and the outside upper 2, while the intermediate portion .(that is to say the portion' which overlies the intervening substance 6) is exposed on the interior of the shoe.

The non-slip material which, as mentioned above, may be a piece of leather or other suitable friction material, may be conveniently formed so as to interlock with the spaced openings 5. When arcuate openings 5, such as those shown in Figure 2, are provided, a convenient shape for-*the non-slip material is that shown in Figure 3. 'Ihe non-slip may be formed from a disk 'I of calf skin having a central portion 8 of substantially the same width as the vwidth of openings 5, while at either side of the central portion 8 are wider portions 9 providing shoulders adapted to interlock with openings 45 as shown in the dotted lines iniFigure'. As will be observed from Figure 6, the distance between the shoulders formed by the wider portions 9 correspond substantially to the width of the intervening substance 6 so that although no other securing means be present, the non-slip would readily hold itself in position because of the interlocking engagement with the openings 5. In order to provide a smoother joint and neater construction the edges of the non-slip maybe skived, as shown at ID. 4

A In order to cause the non-slip 'I to slightly protrude beyond the adjacent quarter lining I, a cushion II which may be of sponge rubber'or other suitable material may be' interposed between the non-slip I and the intervening substance 6 of the Yquarter lining. It will be understood,r of course, that some of the advantages of the present invention may be obtained without the'use of such a Acushion II.

K A convenient procedure isto attach the sponge rubber cushion II to the grain side of non-slip 'l back of thel central portionr thereof which is to befex'posedon the inside of the shoevand then' distort the wider portions 9of the non-slip so a's to pass the ends thereof through the respective openings 5 inthe quarter` lining. -`Th e devicemay then be secured in position 'either by adhesive or by running a lineV of` stitching I2 around the outside of 'openingsf as shown. i

- "In order to accentuate the non-slipping action,

a'se'ries of perforations such as I3, may be provided in non-slip 'I.V The perforations are pare ticularlybenecial when the' non-slip Ais backed by a'lcu'shion suchV as II.

. Referring now to Figures '7 and 8, another emlbodirnent of the presentdnventionfis shown,

wherein the cushion I I is employed. In this case,`-

however, the lining itself forms the cover for the sponge rubber cushion. In order to render that portion of the lining which is over the cushion II of anti-slipping character, it may be suitably roughened or may be provided with a series of vperforations I 4 in the general region I5 which is to. cover the sponge rubber cushion II and proin shape, it is to be understood that the present'v invention is not limited to non-slips of that shapev but in fact, the procedure of the present invert tion is such that non-slips of any desired shape may be obtained by varying the shape of the open-Y ings cut in the quarter lining.

From the foregoing description it is apparent that many modifications of the non-slip shown in the accompanying drawing and hereinbefore in Ythe art without departing from the spirit ofY this invention. It is to be distinctly understood, therefore, that such modications and the use of Such individual features and sub-combinations of features asdo not depart from the spirit' of thisv invention are, although not specically described herein, contemplated by and within the scope of.' the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what is l"claimed is:

1. A shoe comprising in combination, a lining"Y having an opening therein, a piece of non-slip material extending through said opening so as to be exposed on the interior of the Shoe,` and a sponge rubber cushion of smaller size than the exposed portion of the non-slip material and arranged behind the exposed portion of said non-Y slip material.

2. A shoe comprising in combination, a lining having spaced openings therein in the region of the heel, a piece of material extending through said openings and over the intervening substance described will present themselves to those skilled on theinterior of the shoe, said piece having a Y central portion of substantially the same width as said openings and end portionsof greater "width interlocked with said openings.

3. A shoe comprising in combination, a lining having an opening therein, a piece of non-slip material arranged beneath the lining bridging fsaidA opening and extending therebeyond, and a /sponge rubber cushion disposed beneath said non'- Aislip material inralinement with said opening, said A cushion being smaller than the opening in the lining. Y

'4. In afshoe the combination with a lining having a hole therein of a non-slip device extending through said hole, said non-slip device comprising a sponge rubber cushion having a cover thereon, saidcushion being smaller than the hole in the lining, and means connecting saidnon-slip Y device to the shoe. Y

ARTHUR J. BientinaY FREDERICK P. WAGNER.

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