US2215135A

US2215135A - Burial slipper

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Publication number: US2215135A
Application number: US273956A
Authority: US
Inventors: Charles F Schulte
Original assignee: PRACTICAL BURIAL SLIPPER COMPA
Current assignee: PRACTICAL BURIAL SLIPPER Co; PRACTICAL BURIAL SLIPPER COMPA
Priority date: 1939-05-16
Filing date: 1939-05-16
Publication date: 1940-09-17
Anticipated expiration: 1957-09-17

Description

Sept. 17, 1940. C. F. SCHULTE 2,215,135

BURIAL SLIPPER Filed May 16, 1939 Iig 4 BY /ga-v-rr MMV ATTORNEYS Patented Sept. 17, 1940 BURIAL SLIPPER Charles F. Schulte, Columbus', Ohio, assignor to Practical Burial Slipper Company, Columbus, Ohio, a lirm composed of Clara B. Schulte and Charles F. Schulte `Application May 16, 1939, Serial No. 273,956

1 Claim.

.My invention relatesto a burial slipper. It has to do, more particularly, with a slipper or shoe which is of such a nature that it will readily fit the foot of a deceased person.

Diiiiculty has been Iexperienced in the past in providing proper burial slippers or shoes of such a nature that they would readily t the feet of deceased persons lwhich are usually misshapen and difficult to fit. Also, it has been necessary in the past for an undertaker to keep a large number of different sizes of slippers or shoes in stock in order to lit various sized feet. The result is that the undertaker usually has a large number of shoes or slippers of dil'erent styles and sizes on hand which become soiled and must be discarded for this reason or which must be discarded for other reasons.

There have been attempts in the past to provide slippers which could be stretched in order to fit the feet of a deceased person. These slippers have usually'been made of material cut on the bias in order that they would stretch to a limited extent. Although these slippers would stretch to a limited extent so as to fit misshapen feet, it was still necessary to provide a larg-e number of different sizes to fit diierent sized feet.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide a burial slipper which is made of material of such a nature that it may be stretched to t a wide range of sizes and shapes of the human foot.

Another object of my invention is to provide a slipper of the type indicated which is of pleasing appearance.

Another object of my invention is to provide a slipper of the type indicated which may bev manufactured and sold at a relatively low cost.

The preferred embodiment of my invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing wherein similar characters of reference designate corresponding parts and wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a slipper made according to my invention.

Figure 2 is an enlarged detail of a portion of the material of the slipper showing the material in constricted or natural condition.

Figure 3 is a similar. view showing' the material in expanded or stretched condition.

Figure 4 is a perspective View of a portion of the material illustrating details of its construction.

Figure 5 is a plan view illustrating by dotted lines how the slipper can be expanded.

With reference to the drawing, I have illustrated in Figure 1 a slipper made according to my invention. This slipper l may be of any usual form or style. The slipper is made entirely of material which will stretch in all directions so that it will fit a wide range of sizes and shapes of the human foot. The slipper has a band 2 sewed around its upper edge which is preferably of elastic material.

In Figures 2, 3 and 4, I have illustrated the material which I use in making the slipper. This material consists of cloth which inherently is not yieldable or elastic and normally will, therefore, not stretch. However, the cloth has stitched thereto and arranged in .a suitable manner an elastic or rubber cord which normally tends. to constrict the material and make the slipper very small while still retaining its shape, as indicated in Figure 1. However, the

elastic or rubber cord will permit the material to be exanded or stretched to its original size so that the slipper may be stretched to t a wide range of sizes and shapes of the human foot.

Thus, as indicated in the drawing, the material of the slipper consists of cloth 3 woven in the usual manner. This cloth has stitched thereto an elastic or rubber cord 4 which is arranged in anyvsuitable manner to tend to gather the cloth 3 to which it is attached. As shown in the drawing, two of these cords 4 are associated with each other. Each of these cords follows a zigzag path and intersects the other at regular intervals to form ellipses. With the elastic cords arranged in this manner and with the cloth 3 stitched to the cords by the stitching 5, the cloth 3 will normally be constricted and will have a rippled appearance, as indicated in Figures 1, 21 and 4. When the material is constructed, the article will have a denite shape like an ordinary slipper. The material may be stretched in all directions as indicated by the arrows in Figure 3. When the material is stretched to its limit, the cloth 3 will be expanded to its flat condition as illustrated in Figure 3, the elastic cord permitting this.

In Figure 4 the material is shown as consisting of two layers 6 and 1 stitched to the cords 4. However, one layer may be used if desired.

The cords 4 may consist of any suitable elastic material such as rubber, latex or synthetic rubber. The cloth 3 may be of any suitable type such as satin, crepe or velvet which normally will not stretch or will stretch only to a limited extent.

As indicated in Figure 5 by the dotted lines, the slipper I may be stretched in all directions to it a wide range of sizes and shapes of the human foot.

It will be apparent from the above description that I have provided a slipper having many advantages. This slipper is made of material of such a nature that it will stretch in all directions to t a wide range of sizes and shapes of the human foot. Although I prefer the particular material illustrated, the slipper need not be made of this particular material. It is sufficient for the material to have the characteristics mentioned, that is, a cloth which will not stretch at all or to a limited extent in combination with an elastic material stitched yor otherwise associated therewith tending to constrict the cloth to a size smaller than its natural size. When in c'onstricted condition, the material will have sufficient body that the article can be made to look like an ordinary slipper.

Various other advantages will be apparent from the preceding description, the drawing and the following claim.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim is:

A burial slipper adapted to be applicable to a wide range of sizes and shapes of the human foot and consisting of` an upper and a sole made of material which will stretch to a great extent in all directions, said material consisting. of cloth which normally will have only a limited stretch and having elastic associated therewith in such a manner that the cloth is normally gathered up from all directions to a size less than its natural size so as to cause the slipper to normally assume the minimum size for which it is designed but is capable of being stretched in all directions so as to cause the slipper to assume any size up toy the maximum for which it is designed without producing any appreciable stretch of the cloth itself, and an elastic binding for the foot opening of said slipper.

CHARLES F. SCHU'LTE.