US2088976A

US2088976A - Shoe accessory

Info

Publication number: US2088976A
Application number: US74689A
Authority: US
Inventors: Resnik Morris
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1936-04-16
Filing date: 1936-04-16
Publication date: 1937-08-03
Anticipated expiration: 1954-08-03

Description

1937' M. IRESNIK' 2,088,976

SHOE ACCESSORY Filed April 16, 1936 INVENTOR Maze/J EFS/V/K ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 3, 1937 Morris Resnik, Bronx, N. Y.

Application April 16, 1936, Serial No. 74,689

2 Claims.

This invention relates to shoes and accessories therefor.

An object of this invention is to provide a shoe having highly improved means incorporated into the shoe quarter for reinforcing or protecting the same and preventing buckling thereof, the construction being such that wear on the hose is minimized andthe necessity for a shoe horn in donning the shoe is eliminated.

A further object of this invention is to pro-, vide a device of the character described which may replace the usual counter, and be incorporated into new shoes or applied to shoes now in use, for keeping the shoe in shape and preventing turning of the ankle, while preventing calluses.

Another object of this invention is to provide a durable shoe of the character described which shall be inexpensive to manufacture, attractive in appearance, comfortable to wear, and Withal, practical and efficient to a high degree in use.

Other objects of this invention will in part be obvious and in part hereinafter pointed out.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combinations of elements, and arrangement of parts which will be exemplified in the construction hereinafter described, and of which the scope of this application will be indicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawing, in which is shown one of the various possible illustrative embodiments of this invention,

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of a shoe embodying the invention with parts broken away to show the interior of the shoe,

Fig. 2. is a top plan view of the rear portion of the shoe shown in Fig. 1, with parts broken away toshow the interior construction,

Fig. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view taken on line 33 of Fig. 2,

Fig.4 is a perspective view of the shoe accessory embodying the invention, before application to the shoe; and

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 3.

Referring now in detail to the drawing, ID designates a shoe provided with an accessory ll embodying the invention. The shoe l0, here shown for the purpose of illustration only as a ladys shoe, may be of any usual construction and has a heel 12, an outer sole It, a quarter portion l5 and an inner sole l6.

The accessory I I may be made of metal, celluloid, papier-mach, leather, composition or any other suitable material. The same has a portion l8 of curved horizontal cross-section adapted to fit snugly against the inside surface of the shoe quarter.

Said portion I8 narrows toward the bottom and terminates in a forwardly projecting flat foot portion 19 disposed beneath the inner sole I 6. Said portion I!) has an opening 2!] to receive a tack or nail 20 driven into the heel l2. The portion 98 of said member ll, increases in extent forwardly on both sides toward the top. Looking down on said member, the top has a horseshoe shape as shown in Fig. 2.

The top portion of said member H is rolled outwardly over the top edge i511. of the quarter [5 as at 20c, forming a channel. The channel is wider at the rear and narrows gradually toward the front where the edge of the shoe is gripped as shown in Fig. 3. Prongs 24 may be formed by piercing the inner surface of portion I8 adjacent the forward ends to help grip the leather of the shoe. Furthermore the forward ends of rolled over portions 200 may be formed with downwardly extending prongs 25 which may be pressed inwardly as shown in Fig. 5, after the accessory is incorporated into the shoe. The inner surface of member II is preferably very smooth or polished. Such construction will save the hose from tearing around the heel.

Furthermore, with my improved construction, there is no need to use a shoe horn in donning the shoe. The shoe is also kept in shape and prevents the ankle of the wearer from turning. Calluses at the heels or ankles are also prevented.

The rolled or turned over portion Zea may be studded with ornaments, stones or jewels to enhance the appearance of the shoe.

It will be understood that shoes provided with my improved protector are comfortable to wear and have a longer life. The accessory may be incorporated into new shoes or applied to shoes now in use, either mens or womens, toreplace the usual stiffening counter.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a device in which the several objects of this invention are achieved, and which is well adapted to meet the conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made of p the above invention, and as various changes might be made in the embodiments set forth, it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in the accompanying drawing is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a. limiting sense.

Having thus set forth and disclosed the nature of this invention, what is claimed is:

1. A shoe accessory comprising a portion of curved horizontal cross-section adapted to fit within the rear of a shoe, and having at the top an outwardly and downwardly rolled portion and forming a channel gradually decreasing in width in transverse cross-section from the rear toward the front on both sides, the rolled over portion being adapted to provide a. space between the shoe and said rolled over portion at the rear and the forward ends of the rolled over portion being adapted to contact the shoe and being provided with prongs to be embedded in the shoe.

2. In combination with a shoe, a member comprising a portion contacting the inner surface of the rear portion of the shoe and being provided with a portion rolled over the top edge of the shoe and forming a channel, and having a forwardly extending foot portion disposed over the heel of the shoe and formed with an opening to receive a nail, the channel formed by the rolled over portion decreasing in width in transverse cross-section gradually from the rear toward the front on both sides, the vforward ends of the rolled over portion contacting the shoe and being formed with prongs embedded in the shoe. MORRIS RESNIK.