US2426524A - Antislip attachment for shoes - Google Patents

Description

,Aug. 26, 1947.

c. w. ROSENBARGER 2,426,524

,AN'TISLIP ATTACHMENT FOR SHOES Fil'e d Jun 11, 1946 l r 'llllllllllllblllll4 I ffilfrrii- Inventor GZyT/bnp 0301507387.

Attorneys Patented Aug. 26, 1947 UNITED STATES 3 Claims.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements and structural refinements in antislip attachments for shoes, and the principal object is to provide a device of the character herein described, such as may be effectively and conveniently employed to prevent the user from slipping, while walking on ice covered ground, or the like.

A further object of the invention is to provide an anti-slip attachment for shoes, which may be also employed when walking on inclined surfaces, such as roofs.

Another object of the invention is to provide an anti-slip attachment which may be readily applied to or removed from the shoe.

An additional object of the invention is to provide an anti-slip attachment which does not, in any way, interfere with normal walking.

A still further object of the invention is to provide an anti-slip attachment for shoes, which is simple in construction and which cannot easily become damaged.

With the above more important objects in view, and such other objects as may become apparent as this specification proceeds, the invention consists essentially of the arrangement and construction of parts as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a sheet of abrasive material used in the invention;

Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof;

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the invention, showing the same mounted upon a shoe;

Figure 4 is a fragmentary perspective View showing the attachment of the abrasive sheet to the shoe, and

Figure 5 is a perspective view of a toe clip used in the invention.

Like character of reference are used to designate like parts in the specification and throughout the several views.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings in detail, the invention embodies in its construction a sheet of abrasive material, such as emery cloth, or the like, designated generally by the reference character In. It will be noted that this sheet is cut to form a removable sole H and an integral shank portion l'2, these being configurated to substantially conform with corresponding parts of 2 the shoe I3, to which the invention is removably attached.

A forwardly extending tongue M is formed integrally at the toe of the sole II, and the rear end of the shank portion 12 is doubled upon itself, approximately along the reference line l5, to provide the doubled portion l6, as is best shown in the accompanying Figure 3.

The sheet I E! is removably attached to the shoe 53 by means of a toe clip l1, this being formed of suitable resilient material such as spring steel, and having a U-shaped configuration, as is best shown in Figure 5. One face of the clip I! is notched to provide an inwardly disposed angulated detent l8, the purpose thereof being hereinafter more fully explained.

The tongue I4 is upturned and angulated over the thickness of the shoe sole I9 and the clip I! is pressed over the tongue, with the detent l8 engaging the underside of the sole I I.

An elastic loop or band 20 is passed through an aperture 23 provided in the doubled portion l5 and is secured in position therein by being bound with a suitable cord 22. The loop 20 is removably engageable with the heel 24 of the shoe l3 and it will be noted that the loop and the aforementioned clip I! will effectively retain the sheet H! in position on the shoe.

The anti-slip attachment may, of course, be removed from the shoe, by simply disengaging the loopZil from the heel 24 and removing the Clip I1.

It is believed that the advantages and use of the invention will be clearly apparent from the foregoing disclosure and accordingly, further description thereof at this point is considered unnecessary.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferred embodiment of this invention it is to be understood that minor changes in the details of construction,.combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. An anti-slip attachment for shoes, comprising in combination, a sheet of abrasive material forming a removable sole and a shank portion integral therewith, a resilient toe clip removably securing said removable sole to the sole of a shoe,

and a loop associated with said shank portion, said loop being removably engageable with the shoe heel.

2. An anti-slip attachment for shoes, comprising in combination, a sheet of abrasive material forming a removable sole and-a shank portion integral therewith, a forwardly extending tongue formed integrally at the toe of said removable sole, a U-shaped clip, one face of said clip being notch'ed to provide an inwardly disposed angulated detent, said removable sole being positioned adjacent the sole of a shoe, said tongue being upturned and angulated over the thickness of the shoe sole, said clip being pressed over said tongue with said detent engaging the underside of said removable ole, the rear end of said shank 15 Number REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Da te 44,961 Landfear Nov. 8, 1864

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