US2426700A

US2426700A - Boot with expansible top

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Publication number: US2426700A
Application number: US471421A
Authority: US
Inventors: Assad M Malluk
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1943-01-06
Filing date: 1943-01-06
Publication date: 1947-09-02
Anticipated expiration: 1964-09-02

Description

A. M. MALLUK Sept. 2, 1947.

BOOT WITH EXPANSIBLE TOP INVENTQR wrmsssz Patented Sept. 2, 1947 UNITED STATES" PATENT OFFICE";

BOOT WITH EXPANSIBLE TOP Assent 1. Malluk, New York, N. Y.

Application January 6, 1943-, Serial No. 471,421-

1 Claim.

1.. This invention relates to foot. covering, and more particularly to 'a type of boot adapted to protect the wearer from the elements .and to insurethe wearer against passageof water, sand,

insects -or-any-foreign"matter into the foot or leg.

A further object is to provide a covering for theleg portion of a boot to. prevent the seepage of water through the flexible portions, seams and closures thereof.

Since, in waterproof boots of all types, a certain amount of moisture, condensation, perspiration and other sources, i apt to collect within the boot, and particularly within the foot portion thereof, it is desirable that the foot portion should be readily accessible when the boot is removed so that the interior thereof may be easily cleaned, dried and inspected.

A further object of this invention is to provide a boot which has these features and which may be opened up so that not only may the interior of the foot portion be thoroughly cleaned and dried, but to enable the removal of any foreign matter whatsoever.

With these and other object in View, reference is had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Fig. 1 is a perspective View of the boot partly opened up;

Fig. 2 is a view of the boot in closed position with its supplemental legging partly broken away to show.its relationship to the boot;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the supplemental l in Fig. 4 is a view in slightly smaller scale of a foot covering adapted to be used with the legging shown in Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a view of the top portion of the boot in its closed position and with the supplementary legging removed.

The boot l0 consists of a foot portion l I having a sole l2 and heel l3 which may be either stitched or cemented to the foot portion 1 l in such manner as to make a waterproof connection. The upper or leg portion I4 consists of a series of sections [5, l6, I1 and I8. It will be readily appreciated that while I have shown four sections, IE to l8, inclusive, any convenient number may be used. It will be further appreciated that these sections are considerably wider at the top than at the bottom in order to allow the leg to properly fit and to be opened Wide so as to expose the inner portion of the shoe at the heel and shank. The sections are joined together by seam I9, 20, 2| and 22, which may be either stitched or cemented together. It will be appreciated that these sections may be made. of either, rubber or leather, or combinations thereof, without'departing from ,the scope of my invention. Itwill also beappreciated that, while I have shown a perspective .view of, the boot, inv open position in Fig. 1, itjmay be opened to a considerably greater extent to expose. the, inner portion of the foot. It will be. seen from Fig. 1 that the .leg portion M is so widely flared at the top that it normally flares outwardly and droops downwardly to a normally wide open position.

In fitting the leg of the boot to the wearer, it is folded at

points

25, 26, 21, 28, 29, 30, 3| and 32 so that the

points

25 and 26 come to one side of the boot on the outside, and points 29 and come to the other side of the boot on the outside, and points 2'! and 28 come together at one side of the boot on the inside and points 21 and 28 come together at the opposite ide on the inside.

Adjacent points

25 and 26, and 29 and 30 are series of fasteners and 36, of any suitable type. While I have shown buckles of the tongue and link type, having a tongue 31 and a link 33, any type of fastener may be used. Due to the flexibility and construction of the leg member, it is possible to remove the boot and replace it for ordinary purposes by merely loosening either of the sets of fastening

members

35 or 36, leaving the other set fastened.

In order to further protect the leg, I have provided a rubber legging member which is adapted to be pulled over the leg of the wearer.

The legging member 40 may be of any desired height, extending, if preferred, to the thigh, or terminating at the top of the boot. The boot [0 is provided with a bead Al placed at the lower portion thereof, and a second bead 42 may, if desired, be positioned adjacent the top of the boot. The legging 40 should be made of an elastic material, such as rubber, and is provided with a lower reinforcement 43, grooved on its inner side to cooperate with and be removably secured to the bead M. A similar reinforcement 44 may be provided at the top of the legging, defining a groove &5 adapted to grip and engage the bead 42. Above the reinforcement 44 the legging may be further reinforced at 46 and provided with an inwardly extending rim or lip 41 to extend over the top of the boot and to grip the leg of the wearer snugly, thus preventing the passage of any water or other materials downwardly into the top of the boot.

While the boot l0 may be worn with or without the legging, it is obvious that the legging gives added protection, not only to the wearer, but to the boot itself. It will also be appreciated that my legging 40 may be worn with other types of boots or may be added to a high shoe directly over the clothing. If desired, pull-n tabs 50 may be aflixed to the top of the legging to facilitate its use.

The foot covering shown in Fig. 4 is designed to cooperate with the legging shown in Fig. 3 and to form a complete covering for the foot or, in fact, for a boot. The foot covering consists of an overshoe of rubber or similar material 55 which is adapted to extend up to the area of the ankle. It is provided with a reinforced top 56 forming a bead which engages the groove 43 of the legging, thus making a complete covering which may be worn over the boot shown in Fig. 1, or any other boot, or which, if desired, may be worn over an ordinary shoe. Both the head 56 and the groove 43, being elastic, tend to grip the leg of the wearer front and inside of the leg, another of said pair of folds being at the rear and inside of the leg, the others of said pairs of folds being at the front and rear and outside of the leg, and fastening elements joining the folds at the sides of the leg.

ASSAD M. MALLUK.

REFERENCES CITED UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,445,962 Krocks Feb. 20, 1923 540,703 Trimble June 11, 1895 1,793,212 Dike Feb. 17, 1931 2,230,915 Spiro Feb. 4, 1941 1,821,471 Margulis Sept. 1, 1931 581,777 Seeker May 4, 1897 1,068,942 Siegel -g July 29, 1913 2,033,626 Gammeter Mar. 10, 1936 1,090,223 McNeer Mar. 17, 1914 2,097,200 Menutole Oct. 26, 1937 2,306,306 Ferrettie Dec. 22, 1942 1,604,954 Artz Nov, 2, 1926 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date Great Britain Aug. 30, 1912 Certificate of Correction Patent No. 2,426,700. September 2, 1947.

ASSAD M. MALLUK It is hereby certified that error appears in the printed specification of the above numbered patent requiring correction as follows: Column 3, line 25, after the Word sections insert of; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this 11th day of November, A. D. 1947.

THOMAS F. MURPHY,

Assistant Uommisioner of Patents.