US2533337A - Shoe and the method of making the same - Google Patents

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Dec. 12, 1950 J. J. WALSH SHOE AND THE METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME Filed June 18, 1947 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 FIG-4 FIGS .EMENT IIIIIL INVENTOR.

JOHN J. WALSH 3 FIGIO ATTORNEY Dec'. 12, 1950 J. J. WALSH SHOE AND THE METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed June 18, 1947 FIG. l5

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JOHN J. WALSH ATTORNEY.

Patented Dec. 12, 1950 OFFICE SHOE AND THE METHOD or MAKING, THE SAME John J. Walsh, St. Louis, IVIO.

Application June, 18, 1947, Serial No. 755,526

9 Claims. 1

This invention relates in general to certain new and useful improvements in shoes and the method of making the same.

It is the principal object of the present invention to provide a new and unique method of making shoes and, more particularly, womens shoes, which method is simple, economical, and makes possible the achievement of a comfortably fitting shoe of highly attractive, novel design or ap pearance.

It is also an object of the present invention to provid a novel method of making a soft-soled shoe which has the casual style and appearance of a slip-lasted shoe, and is extremely flexible on the foot of the wearer.

It is an additional 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.

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 perspective View of a midsole having a heel-wedge applied thereto as the first step in the shoe-making method of the present invention;

Figures 2, 3, 4, and 5 are plan views or so-called pattern views of the component parts for making a preferred form of shoe in accordance with the method of the present invention;

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the upper of a shoe made in accordance with the method of the present invention;

Figure 7 is a perspective view of the assembled upper and outer sole;

Figure 8 is a perspective view of the underside midsole showing the area thereof which is coated with adhesive;

Figure 9 is a side elevationalview of a completely assembled shoe partly broken away to the interior construction thereof;

Figure 10 1s a fragmentary sectional View taken along line l0| i! of Figure 9;

Figure 11 is a perspective view of the assembled upper in position over the last;

Figure 12 is a fragmentary sectional view taken along line I2I2 of Figure 11 showing schemat- Figure '14 is a perspective view or the shoe i1- lustrating' the final operation of inserting the socalled Sock 'lining', the view being partly broken away to" show more clearly the internal construe tion; and

Figure 15 is a transverse sectional view taken along line l5i 5" of Figure 13. I

In broadest outline, the method of the present invention comprises the stitching together of a plurality of suitably patterned upper parts or sections to form combined upper and soft outer sole, and cementing in place a flexible insole. The assembled upper, outer sole, and insole is then placed on a last and rolled or bent up so that the seam line between the upper and outer sole is elevatedabout the region ofcontact with the ground or floor when the shoe is being worn. The heel-margin of the outer sole i rovided with a pinked flap portion which is then pulled over and cemented down on the inside face of the insole and the shoe is finally finished by inserting and cementing a sock-lining upon the inside face of the insole and pulled-over flap portion or heel margin of the outer sole.

Referring now in more detail and by reference characters'to the drawings, I designates a flexible insole provided upon its under face with a heel-wedge 2 formed preferably of cork or other similar material, as shown in Figure 1. A soft sole member or outer sole 3 is stamped out of asuitable section of leather in the form shown in Figure 2 and is provided around its heelperiphery with an arcuate flange or flap 4.- The upper is formed of a heel strip 5 and two companion-shaped upper sections 6, l, as shown in Figures 3, 4, and 6.

The upper sections 6, 1, are exact opposites or mirror images, so to speak, and are each provided with vamp sections Band instep sections 9 having slits 22 for accommodating a buckle-strap (not shown) in the finished shoe. It should be noted that the upper sections 6, l, are curved outwardly in the region of their toe portions, as at H], between match-marks H, H, to accommodate the pointed toe flap portion l2 of the sole member 3. The upper section 6 is preferably, though not necessarily, provided-with of the strap (also not shown).

The upper sections are finally provided with integral heel-strap portions [5 and are stitched together at such heel strap sections 15 and outseamed along the margins of the instep sections it and vamp sections 8 down to the marks ll so as to present a smooth interior against the instep of the wearer's foot. The heel strip 5 is then stitched flatwise over the seam between the ends of the heel-strap l5 and short sections or strips of fabric tape t are stitched upon the inner faces of the upper sections 6, l, and along the lower margins thereof, in the region of the shank, in the formation of a, completed upper 16, as shown in Figure 6. The outseaming is continued, joining the toe flap portion I2 of the sole member into the gap between the curved portions 10 of the upper sections 6, l, and such stitching continued to join the side margins of the sole member 3 to the side margins of the upper sections 6, l, as shown in Figure 7. The insole l and its heelwedge 2 are adhesively secured in place, the forepart of the inside face of sole member 3 being freshly coated with adhesive so that the insole I can be slid around slightly and thereby aligned,

whereupon the heel parts are then pressed together to secure the members together. It should be noted that the sole member 3 is substantially wider than the insole I, as best seen in Figure 10.

The assembled upper l6 and sole member 3 are then placed on the last 11, as shown in Figure 11, and the margins of the sole member 3 rolled up by a hand tool H, as at It, as shown in Figure 12, thus lifting the seam-line between the upper 16 and the sole member 3 substantially above the zone of wearing contact with the ground, street, or floor, when on the foot of the wearer. Upon removal from the last ll, a band of adhesive is applied to the upper face of the insole l, around the periphery of the heel and shank, and to the exposed or inside faces of the flap 4 and tape strips t. Thereupon, the flap 4 and tape strips t are pulled inwardly and pressed down in place, as shown in Figures 13 and 15, the tape strips t serving to draw in and hold the shank portions of the upper sections 6, T, to give the finished shoe a snug-fitting shank. Finally, a sock lining I9 is cemented in place, as shown in Figure 14, to complete the shoe S.

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 upper having its peripheral margin in the region of its toe-part extending inwardly and upwardly in the provision of a notch-like line of separation, a soft outer sole stitched to the peripheral margins of the upper, said sole having a toe-flap shaped to conform to the notch-like line of separation of the upper and a heel-flap extending peripherally outwardly around the heel portion of the sole member, said toe-flap being stitched to the upper along the margins of the notch-like line of separation, and a flexible inner sole member disposed within the upper and secured upon the inner face of the sole, said heel-flap being folded over and secured upon the upper face of the inner sole member around the heel periphery thereof.

2. A shoe comprising an upper, a flexible insole, a flexible soft outsole, the latter being similar in shape to but larger than the insole around a substantial portion of its periphery and being bent upwardly around the edges of the insole, and tapelike means secured upon the inner face of the upper in the region of the shank of the shoe, said tape-like means being secured to the insole.

3. A shoe comprising an upper, a flexible insole, a soft outsole, the latter being similar in shape to but larger than the insole around a substantial portion of its periphery and being bent upwardly around the edges of the insole, and tape-like means secured upon the inner face of the upper in the region of the shank of the shoe, said tape-like means extending flatwise over the margins of and being secured to the insole.

4. The method of making a shoe comprising the following steps: providing an upper, marginally stitching the upper to a soft outsole, providing a flexible insole similar in shape to but smaller than the outsole, setting the insole within the shoe upon the outsole, and bending up the marginal portions of the outsole to lift the seam between the outsole and upper above the plane of the normal walking surface when the shoe is being worn.

5. The method of making a shoe comprising the following steps: providing an upper, marginally stitching the upper to a soft outsole, providing a flexible insole similar in shape to but smaller than the outsole, setting the insole within the shoe upon the outsole, and rolling the marginal portions of the outsole and thereby bending up the marginal portions of the outsole to lift the seam between the outsole and upper above the plane oi the normal walking surface when the shoe is being worn.

6. The method of making a shoe comprising the following steps: providing an upper, providing a flexible insole, providing a soft outsole, the latter being similar in shape to but larger than the insole around a substantial portion of its periphery and being provided around its heel periphery with a projecting flap, marginally stitching the upper and outsole together, placing the insole within the shoe upon the inner face of the outsole, placing the shoe on a last with the flap projecting outwardly, upwardly deforming the outsole, removing the last, and folding over and securing the flap to the insole.

'I. A shoe comprising an upper having outwardly curved portions in the region of the toe part thereof, a soft outsole stitched to the lower margins of the upper and having a toe flap extending between the curved portions of the upper, said outsole having a heel fiap, and a flexible insole member disposed within the upper and secured upon the inner face of the soft outsole with the heel flap of said soft outsole secured upon the upper face of the insole member.

3. A shoe comprising an upper, a flexible insole, a soft outsole larger than the insole and having a projecting flap provided around its periphery, said soft sole being bent upwardly around the edges of the insole with the projecting flap secured upon the inner face of the insole, and tape-like means secured upon the inner face of the upper in the region of the shank of the shoe, said tape-like means extending fiatwise over the margins of, and being secured to, the insole.

9. A shoe comprising an upper, having outwardly curved portions in the region of the toe part thereof, a soft sole stitched to the lower margin of the upper, said sole having a toe flap extending between the curved portions of the upper and being stitched to the inner margins of said curved portions, said soft sole being further provided with a heel flap extending peripherally outwardly around the heel portion of the sole, a

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

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Number Name Date Williams Sept. 13, 1881 Schwander June 18, 1918 Lieben Oct. 21, 1919 Micali Apr. 3, 1928 Savino Apr. 3, 1934 Famolare Oct. 16, 1945 FOREIGN PATENTS Country Date Great Britain of 1899

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