US2167526A

US2167526A - Shoe heel reinforcement

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Publication number: US2167526A
Application number: US216638A
Authority: US
Inventors: Sabo Louis; Kiss Joseph
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1938-06-30
Filing date: 1938-06-30
Publication date: 1939-07-25
Anticipated expiration: 1956-07-25

Description

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SHOE HEEL REINFORCEMENT Filed June 50, 1958 g 12 14 11 (If 14 12 ,wg E

10 B Kiss ATTORNEY Patented July 25, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Application June 30, 1938, Serial No. 216,638

3 Claims.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in a heel reinforcement.

More specifically, the invention proposes the construction of a heel reinforcement characterized by a strip of material engageable upon the curved side of a shoe sole at the point of connection between the heel and the sole for reinforcing this area to maintain the heel in position upon the shoe.

Still further it is proposed to provide the ends of the strip of material with openings through which fastening elements are adapted to be engaged for holding the strip in position thereon.

Still further it is proposed to provide the face of the strip of material adjacent the curved side with a hollowed out portion into which a stiff member is engaged and which has its ends extending from the sides of the member for engaging the areas of the curved side for assisting the strip of matrial in maintaining the heel in position.

Still further it is proposed to construct the strip of material with a removable central section having tongues engaging complementary recesses in the end sections when the sections are engaged.

A further object of this invention is to provide a set screw engaged through the central section for engaging against the top face of the stiff member for clamping the sections of the strip of material together and for holding the stiff member in position within the hollowed out area.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, and to the appended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawing forming a ma- 40- terial part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is a bottom perspective View of a shoe having a heel reinforcement constructed according to this invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the heel reinforcement per se.

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1 but illustrating a modification of the invention.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional view on the line 44 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a heel reinforcement constructed according to a still further modification of the invention.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view on the line 66 of 55 Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is a similar view to Fig. 1 but illustrating a still further modification of the invention.

The heel reinforcement, according to this invention, is to be used in combination with a shoe I0 having a sole Ill extending along the bottom thereof and across a portion of the arch thereof. A high heel lll is attached to the bottom of the shoe ill at the back thereof and has a face ill at substantially right angles to the plane of the sole Ill of the shoe l0. At one end of the face If! adjacent the end of the heel which is attached to the shoe l0 and the heel lil continues into a thin area portion 3 A portion it of the sole Ill extends rearwards to the heel Ill and then downwards along the face [0 of the heel.

The heel reinforcement is characterized by a strip of strong material H which is engaged over the adjacent ends of the thin area portion It! and the sole I0 The strip of strong material II is formed with a roughened outer face Il which permits the adjacent face of the portion lo of the sole ID to be securely attached thereto.

Fastening elements l2 are adapted to be engaged through openings ll formed in the ends of the strip of strong material I I. The fastening elements l2 are in the form of screws or similar elements and are adapted to be threadedly engaged into the shoe III for clamping the said adjacent ends together as a rigid unit. That portion of the face of the strip of strong material I l adjacent the said ends between the openings Il is cut away to form a hollowed out area l I forming a space between the adjacent face of the hollowed out portion and the curved side I0 According to the modification of the invention shown in Figs. 3 and 4 the construction of the heel reinforcement is similar to that previously described and. the attachment thereof is also the same, distinguishing therefrom by the inclusion of a stiff member l3 engaged into the space formed by the hollowed out portion in the strip of strong material ll As shown in Fig. 3, the sides of the stiff member 13 extend beyond the sides of the strip of strong material II engaging the areas of the thin portion Ill and the adjacent portion of the sole Ill for assisting the strip of strong material in clamping the heel Ill in position upon the shoe Ill. In other respects this form of the invention is similar to the previous form.

According to the modification of the invention shown in Figs. 5 and 6 the construction of the heel reinforcement is similar to that described relative to Figs. 3 and 4 and differs therefrom in that the strip of strong material H is formed of separate sections. The separate section forming the strip of strong material comprise end sections H and a central section H The central section H is formed at its ends with tongues 14 which are adapted to engage into complementary recesses l5 formed on the adjacent inner faces of the end sections ll This construction permits the central section II to be removed from the end sections l l by slipping the same through the sides thereof.

A means is provided for clamping the stiff memher is in position against the thin portion l0 and for holding the central section l I in position between the end sections ll This means comprises a set screw "5 threadedly engaged through the central section II and bearing against the adjacent face of the stiff member l3.

The operation of this device "is as follows:

For assembling the heel reinforcement, according to this form of the invention, the central section M is engaged between the end sections ll by aligning the tongues M with the recesses l5 permitting the central section to be moved laterally into position between the end sections li The end sections il have a thickness greater than the central section I! and when this section is in position a space is formed between the adjacent faces of this section and the thin area Iii into which the stiff member E3 is adapted to be engaged. In this assembled position the screw I6 may be adjusted for tightly bearing against the adjacent face of the stiff member l3 to clamp it in position against the thin area It" and maintain the central section II in position between the end sections In other respects this form of the invention is similar to the previous forms.

In Fig. '7 an enlarged reinforcing plate 2! is illustrated with four fastening elements 22 for securing same to the shank portion 23 of the shoe and three additional fastening elements 22' for securing the bent portion 2| of the enlarged reinforcing plate 2| to the heel Ill of the shoe. By means of this arrangement, the sole, shank and heel portions of the shoe are reinforced and prevent the heel from breaking or cracking from the shank of the shoe.

While we have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of our invention, it is to be understood that we do not limit ourselves to the precise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letter Patent is:

1. In combination with a shoe having a sole extending across the bottom thereof and a heel mounted on said shoe at the back thereof and having a thin area portion attached to said shoe,

a strip of strong material engaged on the adjacent ends of said sole and said thin area portion transversely thereof, and fastening elements securing said strip in position whereby said strip maintains said heel in position on said shoe, the face of said strip which is adjacent said ends being hollowed out between said fastening elements, and a stiff member engaged within said hollow and extending therefrom and engaging said thin area for assisting said strip of strong material in maintaining said heel in position.

2. In combination with a shoe having a sole extending across the bottom thereof and a heel mounted on said shoe at the back thereof and having a thin area portion attached to said shoe, a strip of strong material engaged on the adjacent ends of said sole and said thin area portion transversely thereof, and fastening elements securing said strip in position whereby said strip maintains said heel in position on said shoe, the face of said strip which is adjacent said ends being hollowed out between said fastening elements, and a stiff member engaged within said hollow and extending therefrom and engaging said thin area for assisting said strip of strong material in maintaining said heel in position, said strip being composed of end sections and a central section having tongue elements engaging transverse recesses in the end sections, and means on said central section for engaging against the adjacent face of said stiff member for holding said stiff member in position within said hollow and for holding said central section in position between said end sections.

3. In combination with a shoe having a sole extending across the bottom thereof and a heel mounted on said shoe at the back thereof and having a thin area portion attached to said shoe, a strip of. strong material engaged on the adjacent ends of said sole and said thin area portion transversely thereof, and fastening elements securing said strip in position whereby said strip maintains said heel in position on said shoe, the face of said strip which is adjacent said ends being hollowed out between said fastening elements, and a stiff member engaged within said hollow and extending therefrom and engaging said thin area for assisting said strip of strong material in maintaining said heel in position, said strip being composed of end sections and a central section having tongue elements engaging transverse recesses in the end sections, and means on said central section for engaging against the adjacent face of said stiff member for holding said stiff member in position within said hollow and for holding said central section in position between said end sections, said means, comprising a set screw engaging through said central section and abutting said stiff member.

LOUIS SABO. JOSEPH KISS.