US2064711A

US2064711A - Heel

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Publication number: US2064711A
Application number: US3840A
Authority: US
Inventors: Yeager Ervin
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1935-01-28
Filing date: 1935-01-28
Publication date: 1936-12-15
Anticipated expiration: 1953-12-15

Description

Dec. 15, 1936. g E 2,064,711

HEEL

Filed Jan. 28, 1935 Eu /70110 er 7 INVENTOR 'wrru E55: ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 15, 1936 STATES E Yeager,

Application January 28, 1935, Serial No. tfitll 10 ing. and will be hereinafter fully set forth and defined.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a vertical section of a heel embodying the invention and secured to a shoe.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the shell or body of the heel.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the attaching plate.

Figure 4 is a section on the line 5- 5 of Fig- 20 ure 1.

The shoe l may be of any known style and construction. The heel comprises a metal shell 2 stamped or pressed into the desired shapeand having an open top but having its lower end 25 closed by an integral web 3 through the center of which is an opening preferably corresponding in outline to the cross section of the heel but, in any event a straight side facing the breast of the heel. An upstanding rim or flange t is formed 30 around the opening to resist buckling of the web and furnish a firm support for the heel lift '5. Said .lift is preferably of rubber and on its top is provided with an attaching stud comprising a head 6 and neck l adapted to pass through the opening defined by the rim t, the head expanding over therim so as to hold the liftfirmly to the heel under all conditions of ordinary wear. When the lift has been worn down to such an extentthat its replacement is desirable, it may be easily 40 removed, pliers being-used if necessary, and a new lift substituted. The neck is of a size to fit tightly in the rim so that the lift will be firmly held and both the neck and the head have a straight front side mating with the straight front portion of the rim to facilitate the insertion of the stud and also maintain the lift in alinement with the heel. To further secure the lift, its upper surface is concave, as shown at !2, so that when the lift is pressed against the heel it acts as a suction cup to resist displacement.

An attaching plate 8 of metal is provided of a proper shape to fit in the top of the heel and against the bottom of the shoe counter. Threaded bosses 9 are formed on the attaching plate and screws in are inserted through the counter to engage in said bosses and thereby secure the plate to the shoe. The edge of the heel is rolled over the plate, as shown at M, and the heel is thereby firmly held to the shoe. The heel, being a metal shell, is very light and strong so that it will firmly support the foot and the surface of the heel may be finished in any desired manner, generally by covering it with material corresponding to the material of the shoe in color and texture.

Having described my invention, what I claim is:

A heel for footwear comprising a metal shell having an open top and having a fiat front wall adapted to be disposed underneath the instep of a shoe, an integral web closing the bottom of the shell and having a central opening corresponding in outline to the cross section of the heel, one side of the opening being straight and parallel with the front side of the heel, an upstanding fiange formed around the opening and having the dual function of resisting buckling of the web and furnishing a support, and a heel lift formed of rubber and provided on its top with an attaching stud comprising a head and a neck adapted to pass through the opening defined by the flange, the head expanding over the flange to hold the lift firmly to the heel under all conditions of ordinary wear, the head having a fiat side corresponding to the straight side of the web opening to facilitate easy application and easy removal during replacement of a worn lift.

- ERVIN YEAGER.