US333126A - Matthew ha we - Google Patents

Description

HAWE.

DETAGHABLB SOLE.

'Patented Dec. 29, 1885.

(No Model.)

i UNITE STATES ATENT OFFICE.

MATTHEW HA`N E, OF NEXV YORK, N. Y.

DETACHABLE SOLE.

EPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 333,126, date& December 29, 1885.

Application filed May 8, 1885. Serial Ne. 164343. (Ne model.)

.To all whom 't may concern:

Be it known that I, MATTHEW HAWE, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city l of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Detachable Soles; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to nake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to detachable soles for boots or shoes; and the novelty consists in, the Construction, arrangement, and adaptation of parts, as will be more fully hereinafter set forth, and specifically pointed out in the claims.

It is well known that rubber extending over the upper of a boot or shoe not. only injures the leather of the upper, but heats, sweats, and draws the feet of the weare'r.

It frequently happens in large cities that for successive cloudy days the sidewalks and crossings are wet and covered with a black mud, even though no large quantity of rain falls in the meantime. Upon such and other occasions it is desirable to have a detachable rubber sole-one which will only engage and protect the sole upon the ball of the foot, and which may be readily applled and taken off. While sandals are aimed at such a purpose, they partly cover the u pper and would destroy the polish of a fine boot, besides the more serious faults hereinbefore mentioned. It is desired to produce a detachable sole which will not in any sense touch or interfere with the upper-one which for short outdoor trips may be put upon the foot without even afi'ecting a fine polish, one which will protect fine shoe-leather from permeating dampness, and which may be readily applied. I provide such a sole. I provide an upwardly-extending elastic fiange which will clanp the sole only of the boot by its inherent spring action, and only that portion of the sole which is forward of the shank or inste'p. l provide means for clamping the sole to the shank of the boot to hold it well back, and I provide means for maintaining a proper tension upon the detachable sole of rubber, having a roughened bottom, a, and an upwardly-extending edge fiange, a' with bead a This fiauge inclines inwardly when the material is in a normal state, but is lel astic, and may be readily stretche over the edges b of a bootsole, B. When thus passed over the edges of a boot-sole and released, the flange will spring inward and securely clamp the projecting sole. The rear portion of the sole inclines upward to correspond with the contour of ordinary foot-wear, and upon the upper inner surface of this portion I apply a spring-clamp, C, having hooked ends or sides c, which are designed to engage the edges of the sole in the shank of the boot.

In applying the detachable sole the toe of the boot is inserted between the flanges a'and the sole pressed back, the fianges pressed out and over the edges of the sole, and one hook c having been engaged with the outer shank-edge of-the sole, the clamp C is sprung to throw the hooks c c apart. The sole then being pressed as far backward upon the boot as possible, the other hook 0 is sprung over the inner edge of the shank.

In addition to these features I apply a strap, D, to the rear ends of the flanges d, which strap, passing around the rear of the boot and being flexible or elastic, will serve to maintain an increased tension upon the fiange a' and add to its clamping qualities.

Parts of the invention may be used without the whole.

I may omit either the strap D or the clamp C, or both, andstill maintain the gist of the invention and the essential features of advantage thereof.

The flange may be made to clanp the sole sufficiently to hold the parts together without other aid.

Other modifications in details of Construc- IOO tion may be made without departing from the principle or sacrificing the advantages of the invention, the essential elements of which are a portable sole with an elastic sole engaging flange.

What I claim as new is-- 1. A detachable sole for foot-wear, having an clastic fiange extending from the shank portion continuonsly along each side and around the toe portion, the said flange being of a depth corresponding to that of the sole which it is to engage, and adapted to overhang the edge of the sole, whereby the sole will be held detachably to the boot or shoe by the inherent spring of the flange, as set forth.

2. A detachable sole, as A, having a flange, a', With head a of elastic material, which normally inclines inwardly and is continuous upon the sides and around the front, and which may be Sprung over the edges of the sole of a boot or shoe, whereby the said sole will be held to the sole only of the boot or shoe by the inherent spring-clamping force of the fiange without covering any portion of the upper, as set forth.

3. A detachable sole, as A, having an elastic sole-engaging continuous flange, a', with bead a made in a single piece, and having at its rear portion a springclamp, C. with shank-engaging books c, combined and operating as and for the purposes specified.

4. A detachable sole, as A, having an elastic sole-engaging fiange, a'; combined with a strap, D, arranged to pass around the rea-r of the boot or shoe and to-naintan a tension upon the fiange a! to increase its clampingspring. as specified.

5. The detachable sole described, consisting of the roughened body 'A a, having elastic flange a', With bead a the spring-clamp C, having shank-engaging hooks c, and the strap D, for maintaining a tension on the flange, as specified. i

In testimony whereof I affiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MATTHEW HAWVE.

Witnesses:

WM. H. SLOAN, E. F. WILLIAMS.

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