US2603890A - Shoe with sole stay extension - Google Patents

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I July 22, T952 J. H. EVERSTON SHOE WITH SOLE sTAY EXTENSION 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Sept. 17, 1948 hay-41M ATTORNEY$ J. H. EVERSTON SHOE WITH SOLE STAY EXTENSION July 22, 1952 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Sept. 17, 194

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July 22, 1952 J. H. EVERSTON SHOE WITH SOLE STAY EXTENSION 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed Sept. 17, '1948 INVEN TOR. L/O'J'EPH H Ere-warm A ramvs v.5

Patented July 22; 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT-OFFICE SHOE WITH SOLE STAY EXTENSION Joseph H. Everston, Los Angelcs, Calif. Application September 1'7, 1948, Serial No. 49,686

This invention relates to an improved shoe having an upward extension of the sole at the rear.

It is a primary object of the invention to provide a combination sole andstay, particularly for use in childrens shoes, although not limited to such use. One advantage of the construction is to protect the fine leather of the upper from becoming scuffed or marked in use, but another and more important object of the invention is to provide support, and preferably yielding support, for the foot and ankle of the wearer. These and. other objects of the invention will be more apparent from the following disclosure thereof.

7 The present application is a continuation in 785,877, filed. November 14, 1947, and now abandoned.

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary plan view of the combination sole and backstay unit employed in the shoe shown in Fig. 2.

Fig. 2 is a view in longitudinal section through a shoe incorporating the sole and backstay unit shown in Fig. 1. v

Fig. Me a view in longitudinal section through a modified embodiment of my invention.

Fig. 4 is a view in front quarter perspective showing in relatively separated positions a sole and backstay unit and a partially lasted shoe to 'whichsuch sole is applicable.

} Fig; 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4 showing the completely'assembled shoe in this embodiment of the invention, a portion thereofbeing broken away.

'Fig. 6 is a plan view of the insole and backstay unit used in the embodiment of'Fi'gs. 4 and 5.

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary plan view of the outsole and Figs g4and 5Q r, r V I Fig; 8 is afragmentary viewjin rear quarter perspective showing a further, modified embodiment-of-the invention;

backstay' unit used in the embodiment of 9" is a view rear quarter perspective showing a still further modified embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 1'O"is'a view in rear quarter perspective showing another modified embodiment of the invention, portions being broken away to expose the interior construction.

- Fig.11is"a' fragmentary view similar to Fig.4

showing a modified embodiment; I

' Fig. 1 2 is 'a further fragmentary view similar to Fig: 4*showing' a further modified embodiment. Fig.-'13"isa rear quarter view in perspective showing a further modified embodiment of the invention. r 1o. f

1'7 Claims. (Cl. 36-85) partiof my application of like title, Serial No.

v 2 Fig. 14- is a rear quarter view in perspective showing a further modified embodiment of the invention. 7 v I Fig. 15 is a bottom plan' view of a specialsole and backstay construction used in the shoe of Fig.14. Fig. 16 is a rear quarter view in perspective showing a further modified embodiment of the invention. 3 H

The upper, generically designated-by reference character I4, maybe of any construction. 'It may either be conventional, or may have its? toe replaced by an upward extension of the sole as taught in my companion application entitled Shoe'with Sole Leather Toe, Serial No. 785,876, filed November 14,1947, now Patent No..2,587,300. In any event, the upper I4 differs from standard practice in that the quarters I5 and I6 are widely spaced from each other at the rear of the shoe. The entire upper, including the upright margins at the rear of the quarters, is outwardly fia'nged at H for connection of the sole and backstay unit presently to be described. r lnthe 'construction in Figs. 1 and 2, I'have shown an outsole I8 and an insole 23. Sole I8 extends in the usual manner-beneath the shoe, being stitched or cemented at I9 to the outwardly turned flange ll of the upper; At the'rear of the shoe, the sole leather is carried upwardly at 20, merely covering the back of theheel, to protect the wearer frombruising and to protect the rear of the shoe from scuffing and marking such as customarily scratches, abrades, and otherwise destroys the appearance of-the fine leathersin the uppers of 'childrens shoes' At 2| I provide a backstay extension'from the portion 20 of the sole'l8. This extension is likewise preferably made of sole leather, although it may be some- What thinner than that used parts I8 and 20 of theunit. One or both of the component parts 20 and 2| are skived where they lap and are same stitching 22' previously described.

- Fig. 3 shows a construction identical with that of Fig. 2 except that a wear sole has been. added beneath the bottom'of outsole I8 and is anchored bya welt 25 and additional stitching'a't'ZG; which supplements'that used at'IS. L

- Figs. 4 and 9 disclose various meansof introducing elasticity into the backstay. The con"- Struction Shown in FigS- 4 t 6 p y an insole margins are preferably somewhat concealed and 230 w i h en y OOII'BSPOIIGS to that illuscovered either by an overcast stitch preferably trated t 23 in FigS- 1 t0 e p o 27 0f cross-crossed as shown at I94 in Fig. 11, or by the insole is, however, continued upwardly by an a binding I95 and row of stitching as shown in elastic extension 28 to the top of the shoe, thus 5 Fig. 12. Either of these arrangements may be becoming a part of the upper and connecting the used whether the backstay is continuous as in quarter portion. The upper l4 otherwise corre- Fig. 4, or provided with goring as in Figs. 4 to sponds to .t hat already,.described, .having,.in..this 16,.,or.is annpward extensionoftheinsole as embodinient;the outwardly turnetl 'fian'ge'flcomshown inFigplZrat 215? tinuous around its margin. The stitching I9 10 Fih0WS'a1 t u t 'dn whi s V y which connects the insole and the elastic webbing similar to the construction of Fig. 9 with the 28 to the quarters is very close to the quarters in" exception that the backstay extension 2I6 is inorder to catch the margins offthe iwebbingizfl tegralwith ,i,h'e outs01e I8 instead of being sepawhich, as will be noted from Fig.6, is preferably ly. f ric ted and stitched thereto. Just as somewhat narrower than contiguouspbrtion's '21 the constructions previously described, the of the insole so that its edge iwill notibeexposed: backstayr extension .is slit or bifur ated at 295 The outsole l80 corresponds generally,to.the so h the connection of the real margins of outsole I8 already described and has 'aisi'r'nilar he -quarter p s i a d 0f the pp is upward extension 200 at -the rear of th ho effected by means of the elastic webbing at 28. gg wp s i ayt x g n 119; 1g ttQQ ei The;supplementahelasticiwebbinggat n is cong g flm g.zg g 5 57;; y w i; 'p ne'ote'd by-stitching M tdthebackstay extensions nptch at 2 spanned by a piece of l st b: to resist their separation, thereby supplementing bflf'lbflgb'rjhgjlfl grs 't t a Qtgfiit? 130: ,1' 19,11 they-resilient:actionnoi'the webbingqn. I v ni'a 'g i-f gi 'g h e Wiflfatfie 1 51 ia-Ii'eady ThEVCDHStIHQtiGH ShOWRFin; Fig+lefissidentical stitched in place as shown in Fig. 4, the outsole W'ithethat s qep a d tional 5 'pp'lf 'gi na ggi t w m iitmg, reenforcementis addeds to provide a heel portion 59 ai 'second reW of stitohingi'at32, th'eiL-latter i-a iy extend-ins-wusier men-f ebeing preferred because it connects the outwardly m l Whi h -iSiextcrnalv The --bottom-p n turned upiiefifiangei'l TitoIthe'backstay'extension view oiFig: Shows; W t rse r i eieather flli ofitsi'de of lthecedges ofthemarbWWebbirig compri h me p rtion- :38andthe counter 28, the rerati've positionsEofztheeparts beingcbe'st reenmlcement'iay ;p e r cat d y Q illusfiratedjini-l figig. l1; Bothrpi'eces f webbing menting it-io -:the so1e=. l8.befo;rethes0l l 8I-is' za- 'ar iw2az re'sistcseparation' orcthevquarterst and. lasted ta l -sh Q A V ntgifseparatdiby notch 211; Inthe -construct'on shown-in Fig... 16,..a somepthe 'eningiii'iithe'backstayfmay Wh3t'S m i1ai"reeniforcement isiachievedfib t is be substantia'lhc cealed'rinsthe j manners sugm M Sp Q fi e c i e fD Q fi fl gsbfi mf fg g l t hi fconstruc'tion the integral with the outsole I89} and concealed I12 issmerhfisliteatfl 9-2-"insteadbf being n: the m nts 330-arid-2 l 9 .whichuriitrily widelymothed; However; the slit maybe'zunderprovide a; heel at 389Tand a backst y' extension laiid'ibiitlieiastic goringi'29 rin:the?same manner 40 at 219, the l tt r b in sut s as'igs- 13ian'd'i14, 4 Ito "-8-;Zarrdl the zstitchingfi ziiflfivhich e u er b g p1 ted ;by-one-'or. more? plies secures the elastic goring'zi9irto thecbackstay:212 fi m fip in e i s pre iously maiylbe .in-fall respects identicalamithzthatlshown dlsclosedr i v p in Fig? 8, th1-"1s? providing the 'same degree -10f In these.variousconstructions it is very de'sir gorin'gl I able insole anti '"Eigi'lth sh'owsfa :cohstruction which may 'be =a e b ti e stitching [9 to the outwardly usdxwhereeg'reaterstifinessiis desired: Inthis l i -fl ig f pp rw s p fiary cohstrution theiupwardly turned portion me of to he tin operation whe y the stitching m m m fiasrfagbackstaygpaafi'iat -214;while-the 32 is used to attachthe-sol and-.back'stayiex upwardlyi' turned' portion 203"of;the' 'outsole has on. Without the preliminary connecti'on of azba'ckstayrpart'2 la: The backstayrparts 214=and e ns e t th upperby m a s of h stitch-ins 2rl'3 'ar united byimarginai stitch-ing-g32; which at-IB it isnot -possib1e;-toinsert th .'1 t,.m, alsoaconnectsthem toe-the-0utward y turned manner'sufficiently secure as to provide abasis fiahgeirl'l of :the upper.; An vadditionaycentral to which the machines mayrbe used-to'applysto trieb" acme rdwwf stitchingTat35rsubdivides the-spacebethe stitchingwzi tweeni gthe stay- -parts' 214 and -2l3'- -into pockets I cla im.: intorwhichmtiifeners36*may be inserted from L In-a shoe, the combination with the-:-top: when-the shoeis?otherwise-complete, having quarter portions bodily spacedllat uy tharpockets"beingv'thereafter closed by a: horia d;haVin tu ed-,flanges of an insol-havzontal row? of: stitches e31: connecting thee, top ingunargi-nahstitched:connection-with the-flanges margins ofcthe inner iand'f-outer stay-members. of the upper and/having ag porti r extending Similar pockets-are;already existent between-the upwardlyat-the rear- 0? the shoe, the; upwardly staysextension 21 0 and .-'theela'stic webbing-- 28 extendingport o wt a -W 1 in :the cons'trirctioir' shbwrriin-Figs: 4-to, 9;". and bBIOW t e tops of said q a er portiens anwan m ye g lmt qif'desiredgr 1 elastic web extending above the upwardlyrexv 'Ini eachfof?Figs;-'-12?and 11, the :outsol'e portion d n po ti n -0 'said 0-the=t ps0f e 2U4,whichfistturried upwairdlynt thei rear of-:the q t portions and' margin cte ===t shoe, is scufed-brs'titchingi 324ewhich isscone the p c e q t p rt onsand to the upp tin'uoils along'tliei' margi sfth-ez'sho'e. b t rterend of theupwardly extended-portionofrthe sole, miri'ate'seat'thtopyofthe 1e-po i zoa From 7 in further combination-Witwa-wearsole element thazlzipums t -rthtdpg'ofcthe t e? a k t y underlying-- the inso1e-at the-b0ttom of rtheshoe .24 li: ('oi' 215,- Fig; 127: has? its? margins face andahavingra'back r-po on nnec d inisnbt t, t t w r m-t m u; m n -T 1 stantiaL-facecontact with:the-upwardlyextendofz-th'eiquarters- I5,-.-.ji6 However,- msteadmf the ins portionref the-sole=first mentionedq .type g m rmg u q mep ug t e. aligned 2. The shoe of claim 1 in which thecbackstay portion aforesaid extends substantially the full height ofthe shoe in lapping relation to said web'- bing' and is marginally" connected with the said spaced quarter portions of-the shoe and is slit intermediate its margins above the upwardly extending portion of the sole first mentioned, whereby'to accommodate the yielding of said quarter portion upon the stretching of said webbing.

3. A shoe comprising an upperhaving quarter portions spaced apart at the rear of the shoe in combination with a band of elastic webbing having Istitchedconnection marginally with the respective quarter portions and spanning the space therebetween, backstay means "comprising laterally" separable portions normally contiguous and spanning-andconcealing thewebbingand an outsole connected with saidupper and with which said backstay means is connected.-

4. A shoe comprising an upper having quarter portions spaced apart at the rear of the shoe, in combination with a band of elastic webbing having stitched connection marginally with the respective quarter portions and spanning the space therebetween, backstay means concealing the webbing, and an outsole connected with the upper and with which said backstay means is connected, said backstay means comprising integral portions of a reenforcement comprising a heel applied to said outsole, said reenforcement extending upwardly at the rear of the shoe and constituting said backstay means.

5. In a shoe comprising an upper with quarters having widely spaced margins, a combination backstay comprising a first elastic web, a second elastic web superimposed upon the first, and a bifurcated backstay strip having laterally separable parts, across the bifurcation of which said second elastic web is connected, said backstay strip having outer margins connected with the margins of the quarter.

6. In a shoe, the combination with an upper including quarter portions having outwardly turned margins widely spaced at the rear, of an insole fastened to said upper margins and having a portion extending upwardly between such margins at the rear to a height less than that of the quarter portions and provided with connection therewith, an elastically yieldable web connected with the insole and extending upwardly therefrom-between the quarter portions and provided with a connection to such portions to constitute a part of said upper, an outsole having means connecting it beneath the insole, and a stay comprising laterally separable parts extendin upwardly from the outsole and individually connected with'such margins behind the elastic web aforesaid.

'7. In a shoe, the combination with an upper including quarter portions widely spaced at the rear, of an insole fastened to the margins of the upper and having a portion extending upwardly between such margins at the rear of the shoe and connected with said quarter portions, an elastically yieldable web connected with the insole and extending upwardly therefrom between the quarter portions and connected thereto to constitute a part of the upper, an outsole connected beneath the insole, a stay comprising laterally separable parts extending upwardly from the outsole and individually connected with said quarter portions behind the elastic web aforesaid, in further combination with a second elastically yieldable web spanning the bifurcation of said backstay and connected with the said laterally yieldable parts thereof.

- 81 In a shoe ofthe character described,.-the combination with an outsole having a portion upturnedt at the rear of 'the'shoe,'of a backstay having a portion'lapping -the"said upturned outsole portion --and"extending substantially to the top or thei's hoe; an' upper having outturned rear margiifalportions aligned edge to edge with the said upturned outsoleportion and the backstay, an insole having margins interposed between the said upturned outsole portion and the said portions of the upper, themargins of the insole, the outsoleand the upper being in substantial registration, stitching connecting the edgeportions of the upper through 'the insole 'with'th'e edge portions of the outsole, and separate stitching conmeeting the edge portions of the upper with the margins of the insole I 9. The combination set forth in claim 6 in which the backstay is secured by separate stitching comprising. an overcast stitching extending across the aligned edges of the backstay and upper.

10. In' a shoe having an outsole upwardly turned at the rear and an upper comprising quarters in connection with the outsole and extending thereabove in spaced relationshi and provided with an elastic web connecting said' quarter portions above the upwardly turned outsole, and a member unitarily providing a heel beneath the outsole, and a backstay extension behind ;the upwardly turned portion of the outsole and in marginal stitched connection with said quarter portions behind said web, said extension comprising laterally separable parts.

11. A shoe comprising an upper having quarter portions spaced apart at the rear of the shoe, in combination with a band of elastic webbing having stitched connection marginally with the respective quarter portions and spanning the space therebetween, backstay means concealing the webbing and comprising laterally separable parts resp ectively connected with respective quarter portions, and an outsole connected with said upper and with which said stay parts are connected, said stay means comprising integral por- V tions of a reenforcement comprising a heel applied to said outsole, said reenforcement extending upwardly at the rear of the shoe and provided with said separable extensions.

12. In a shoe, the'combinationwith an upper having an outwardly turned flange and including rear quarters, of an outsole marginally con nected with said flange and a heel provided with means connecting it beneath the outsole at the rear of the shoe, said heel having a backstay extending upwardly about the rear of the outsole and having stitching connecting it with said quarters.

13. In a shoe, the combination with an upper having quarter portions bodily spaced laterally throughout their height and having outturned flanges, of a sole having marginal stitched connection with the flanges of the upper and having a portion extending upwardly at the rear of the shoe, the upwardly extending portion of the sole terminating well below the tops of said quarter portions, an elastic web extending above the upwardly extending portion of the sole to the tops of the quarter portions and marginally connected to the said quarter portion flanges to provide a connection therebetween above the upwardly extended portion of the sole, a Wear sole connected beneath the sole first mentioned and having a portion extending upwardly at the rear of the shoe and in marginal connection with said

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