US2207699A

US2207699A - Shoe

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Publication number: US2207699A
Application number: US294816A
Authority: US
Inventors: Pliskoff Philip; Weisberger Dave
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1939-09-14
Filing date: 1939-09-14
Publication date: 1940-07-16
Anticipated expiration: 1957-07-16

Description

` Julyls, 1940. @..PUsKol-F Em 2202699 SHOE Filed Sept. 14, 1939 INVENTOR.

mapas July 1e, 1940 snor.

Philip Pliskoil' and Dave Weinberger,

' New York, N. Y.

Application September 14, 1939, Serial No. 294,816

2 Claims.

'Ihis invention relates to shoes and has for its object the provision of means by which shoes of the so-called backless 'type may be rendered more comfortable to wear; which will aii'ord greater protection for certain portions of the foot and in which the appearance o f the shoe will be improved.

More particularly, the invention contemplates the provision of a shoe of the so-called backless type wherein the greater portion of the back of the shoe is composed of a molded and preferably, although not necessarily, transparent material. We are aware that prior to this invention efforts have been made to provide certain portions of the shoe of transparent material. However, such transparent portions were usually located in the toe portion of the shoe, the purpose of which, in such prior inventions, was to enable the position of the toes in the shoe to be seen to determine whether or not a proper iit of the shoe was had. We therefore make no claim to such disposition of the transparent material, since that employed, according to the present invention, is not only located in an entirely diil'erent location in the shoe, but is used for an entirely dierent purpose.

In the accompanying drawing wherein an embodiment of the invention is shown, Fig. 1 is a side Velevation of a shoe constructed in accordance with the invention, and Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the rear or counter portion of the sh separated from the shoe to disclose its construction.

In the drawing, I indicates a shoe of generally known construction, the same having the sole 2, heel 3 and upper 4, all of these parts being constructed in the conventional manner and composed of leather, cloth or some similar opaque material. 'I'he shoe disclosed is of the well-known open-back or backless construction, as is in vogue at the present time, and in which a single strap 5 of leather, fabric or some similar opaque material, extends along the top of the shoe and around the back of the foot and is united at the front by means of .the tongue and buckle connection 5, 1 or some other similar fastening means.

In the ordinary type of backless shoe, the strap 5 constitutes a single means extending around the back of the foot forholding the rear portion oi' the shoe to the foot and in this type of shoe, when walking there is a tendency for the heel to fall away from the foot due to the fact that the narrow strap 5 encircling the rear of the foot does not provide sumcient frictional resistance to hold the heel portion snugly to the bottom of the foot when the -foot is raised. In

PATENT oFFlcE our improved construction, we provide a shoe back or counter portion 8, shown in Fig. 2, composed of a relatively still", molded plastic material of substantial thickness: the same having the upstanding side `walls or counters 9 to embrace 5 the sides of the foot in the conventional manner in which the ordinary counter does in shoes of ordinary construction. The counter portion 8 is provided with the integral inturned flange I0 which is secured between the insole andheel por- 10 tion of the shoe in the conventional way in which an ordinary counter is secured in place.

In the construction of the back or counter 8, any suitable plastic material may be used and the same is preferably, although not necessarily, l5 wholly transparent. When the back of the shoe is composed of such transparent material in the manner described, the heel portion of the wearers foot is visible through the back or counter portion 8 below strap 5 and the appearance of a 20 backless sh is secured, while at the same time all of the advantages of a backed shoe is obtained, since the portion 8 provides all the support obtained by the conventional type of backed shoe and at the same time since it is transparent, it is more or less invisible and to all appearances a backless shoe, now in vogue, is being Worn.

Instead of making the back portion of the shoe transparent, however, it may be made of tinted or colored material and in this way many novel eiects may be had. It is, as previously explained, 4preferably molded or otherwise formed from relatively stiif plastic material and being made in one piece, it is smooth and completely unbroken around the heel portion of the foot, therebyhav- 35 ing no vertical seams or other interruption in its continuity. The top of the back portion 8 may be attached to the encircling strap 5 by means of stitching Il and to the sides vof the shoe by' means of stitching I2 or in any other suitable way. 40

From the foregoing, it will be obvious that with the rear portion of the shoe formed of the material mentioned and of either transparent or tinted material, many novel effects may be obtained and a comfortable well-fitting shoe produced, 5 while at the same time the appearance of a A backless type shoe will be presented.

While we have herein shown a shoe of a vspecil-lc design, it will be obvious that the invention is not limited thereto, since the invention may be applied to almost any shoe of the so-called backless type regardless of other design features oi the shoe.

f What we claim is:

1. In a shoe for normal wear in which the ap- 55 pearance of a backless construction is sought, a foot-encircling strap extending around the back of the Wearers foot, a heel located below the strap and spaced therefrom, and an unlined insert of transparent material located at the back of the shoe and disposed and exposed between the strap and heel and secured thereto whereby the portion of the foot over which said insert extends is visible through the insert.

2. In a shoe for normal wear and in which the appearance of a so-called backless .construction is sought, a foot-encircling strap extending around the back of the wearers foot, a heel 1ocated below the strap and spaced therefrom, an insert of molded material located at the back of the shoe and exposed to view from both the interior and the exterior of the shoe, the upper edge of the insert being attached to and constituting a support for the strap, the lower end of the insert being attached to the heel, the insert being transparent and unlined and thus rendered substantially invisible or nearly so when the shoe is worn.

PHILIP PLISKOFF.

DAVE WEISBERGER.