US2503460A - Cover for open heel and toe type shoes - Google Patents

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p l 1950 J. J. WA-LSH 2,503,460

COVER FOR OPEN HEEL AND 'TOE TYPE SHOES Filed June 18, 1947 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR.

JOHN J WALSH ATTORNEY April 11, 1950 J, J w sH 1 2,503,460

COVER FOR OPEN HEEL AND TOE TYPE SHOES Filed June 18, 1947 V 2 Sheet-Sheet 2 IN V EN TOR.

JOHN J. WALSH AT TORN EY Patented Apr. 11, 1950 COVER F OR OPEN HEEL AND TOE TYPE SHOES John Walsh, St. Louis, Mo. ApplicationfJune 18, 1947, Serial No. 755,527

This invention relates in general certain new and useful improvements in a cover;;for an open heel and toe type shoe.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a shoe of novel design and appearance, which is long-wearing and exceptionally comfortable on the foot of the wearer. i

- It is also an object of the present invention to provide a shoe of the type stated which possesses a snug-fitting shank construction and therefore accurately fits the foot of the wearer in the region of the arch and instep. r

It is also a further object of the present inyention to provide a novel shoe which has the casual style and appearance of a slip-lasted shoe but nevertheless has the foot-fitting and'wearing qualities of a hand-lasted shoe. a

With the above and other objects in view, my invention resides in the novel features of form, construction, arrangement, and combination of parts presently described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings (two sheets)-- Figure 1 is a side elevational view-,ofa wood last with a platform applied thereto as the first step in the shoe-making method.

Figures 2, 3 and 4 are plan views or so-called "pattern viewsof the component parts of the upper for making a preferred form of shoe.

Figure 5 is a side elevational view of; the assembled upper in position over the last ;prior to lasting; J

Figure 6 is a side elevational view of the shoe after lasting;

Figure '7 is a fragmentary transverseseetional view taken along line 1-| of Figure 8;

Figure 8 is a perspective view of th nshoe after lasting, showing the bottom face 'of the shoe after a felt sole-filler has .been applied;

Figure 9 is an inverted perspective view of the shoe after the outer sole has been applied;

Figure 10 is a perspective view-of the assembled shoe subsequent to removal of thelast and.

showing the heel flap wiped down andicementitiously secured in place;

Figure 11 is a perspective view of the finished shoe;

Figure 12 is-a side elevational view of a wood last with platform applied theretoas the first step in making a shoe having a modified form of upper constructed in accordance with the present invention;

Figures '13, '14 and 15, are plan;views or socalled pattern views of the component parts of the upper for making a modified for'in of shoe.

3 claims. (c1. ark-19.5),

Figure 1G is a. side elevational view of the assembled upper of the modified form of shoepartly 'broken away to show the internal construction thereof;

Figure 17 is a side elevational view of the modified form of upper in position over the last prior to lasting;

Figure 18 is a side elevational view of the modified form of upper after lasting; and

Figure 19 is a fragmentary sectional view taken along line i 9-l 9 of Figure 18.

In broadest outline, the method of making the shoe of the present invention comprises the stitching together of a plurality of suitably patterned upper parts or sections to form an upper and 0penbottomed platform or midsole cover. The combined upper and platform cover is then placed on a last, to the sole face of which a platform or midsole has been tacked, and the margins of the platform or midsole cover pulled over for securement thereto by cementing. The upper is, furthermore, provided with a scalloped heel flap integrally including a tuck-in strip or flap which, after removal of the shoe from the last, is manually pulled in over the inside face of the platform in the region of the shank of the shoe and cemented down to give snug arch-fitting shape to the finished shoe. The scalloped flap portion is also pulled over and cemented down and the shoe is finally finished by inserting and cementing an insole or so-called sock lining upon the inside face of the platform and upon the pulled-over "tuck-in strip and scalloped flap portion of the heel strip.

Referring now in more detail, and by reference characters to the drawing, l designates a wooden last preferably of two-part hinged construction provided upon its upwardly presented sole face with a wedge-heel platform or midsole 2 formed preferably of cork orother similar material and secured in place by two removable tacks 3, as shown in Figure 1. Where, as in the preferred design herein shown, the shoe is of the open-toe type, the tip of the platform is covered with a tip strip 4. The upper is formed of a heel strip 5 and an upper section B,-and a strap I as shown in Figures 2, 3, and 4. The heel strip -5 is provided along the mid-portion of its upper and shoe. It should be noted that the upper section 6 is curved inwardly as at I5, I5, for purposes presently more fully appearing. The upper section 6 is preferably, though not necessarily, provided with a guide mark I6 for indicating the position of the buckle I1, and a guide mark I8 for indicating the proper position of the secured end of the strap I.

The margins 15, I5, of the upper Glare tucked into the medial slots m, m, respectively, and stitched by flat seaming to the flaps I0, II, and I6, II, so that the slot-bounding margin of the flap I0, for example, lies upon the outer face of the upper 6 alon the margin I5, and the slot-' bounding margin of the flap II lies upon the inside face of the upper 6 in overlappingrelation with respect to the margin I5, as. best seen i Figure 7. The flaps II, II', are skived, as indicated by the shading in Figures 4 and 5, and extends inwardly along the shank portion of the shoe in the provision of tuck-in flaps, so to speak.

The assembled upper is then placed on the last I, as shown in Figure 5. The margins of the platform cover are then pulled over th platform 2 and cemented down, as shOWn in Figure '6. A'

felt midsole filler I9 is cemented in place, as shown in Figure 8. An outer sole 2!] is cemented upon the filled platform 2 and a heel lift 2I tacked in place, as shown in Figure 9. It will be noted that during the lasting operations the flaps II, II, and the upper scalloped edge of the heel strip 5 lie against the side faces of the last I, extending downwardly (reference being had to Figm'es- 5 and 6), and, of course, will extend upwardly when the shoe is removed from the last I. Upon removal from the last I, a band of adhesive is applied to the inner face of the platform and to the exposed or inside faces of the flaps I I, I I, and the scalloped edge 9 of the heel strip 5. The flaps I I, I I, are then pulled inwardly, drawing the shank of the shoe snugly into conformity with the shank-curve of the platform 2 and in such position are cemented down. Similarly, the scalloped flap 9 of the heel strip 5 is cemented down, as shown in Figure 10, and an insole or socalled sock-lining 22 is cemented in place, as shown in Figure 11, to complete the shoe S.

If desired, a shoe may be constructed having a modified form .of upper upon a last I and platform 2', identical with the previously described last I and platform 2, as shown in Figure 1. An upper section 23 is provided which is substantially similar to the previously described upper section except that the lower margins are The upper section 23 and heel strip 25 are stitched together along the seam-lines in the formation of a completed upper 3|, as shown in Figure 16. The completed upper 3I is then placed on the last as shown in Figure 17, and the margins pulled over and adhesively secured to the platform 2', as shown in Figure 18. It should be noted that during the lasting process theflaps'28, 28", lie flatwise along the side faces of'the last I, as shown in Figure 19. After lasting, a felt midsole filler 32 is applied in the conventional manner and the shoe completed by attachment of the sole in the manner previously described. It will be noted that the flaps 29, 28', ,are pulledv and cemented down to give foot-hugging conformation to the shank of the shoe in the same manner as :the previously described flaps II, II.

It should be understood that changes and modifications in the form, construction, arrangement, and combination of the several parts of the shoe and in the method of making the same may be made and substituted for those herein shown and described without departing from the nature and principle of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: 1. A shoe comprising an open-heeled upper, a heel-covering strip having forward portions extending in overlying relation upon the inside face of the lower marginal areas of the shank portion of the upper and bein secured thereto, and a platform to which the upper and strip are marginally secured. 2. A shoe comprising an open-heeled upper, a

heel-covering strip having bifurcated forward portions extending in lapping relation upon the lower marginal areas of the shank portion of the upper and being secured thereto, and a platform to which the upper and strip are marginally secured.

3. A shoe comprising an open-heeled upper, a heel-covering strip having bifurcated forward portions extending in lapping relation upon the lower marginal areas of the shank portion of the upper and being secured thereto, one part of each of said bifurcated portions being disposed upon the inside faceof the upper and the other part being disposed upon the outside face of the upper, and a platform to which the upper and strip are marginally secured.

JOHN J. WALSH.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PA'IE N'IS Number Name Date 2,314,205 Forschner Mar. 16, 1943 2,407,224 Chandler Sept. 10, 1946- 2,431,858 Fern Dec. 2, 1947 2,439,217

Naidor Apr. 6, 1948

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