US548384A

US548384A - nealon

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Publication number: US548384A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1895-10-22
Anticipated expiration: 1912-10-22

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J. P. NBALON.

SHOE.

Patented Oct. 22

UNITED STATES PATENT CEErcE.

JOHN P. NEALON, 0F MILFORD, MASSACHUSETTS.

SHOE.

SPECIFICATION forming* part 0f Letters Fatemi N0. 548,384, dated October 22, 1895. Application tiled July 3, 1895. Serial No. 554,858. (No niorleldl To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known thatl I, JOHN P. NEALON, a citizen of the United Sta-tes, residing at Milford, in the county of Worcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shoes; 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 make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in shoes; and it consists in the peculiar coustruction, novel combination, and adaptation of parts hereinafter described, and specilically pointed out in the claims appended.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a rear elevation of a Congress shoe embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section of the same looking toward the rear, and Fig. 3 is a plan View partly in horizontal section.

Referring by letter to the said drawings, A indicates the vamp and counter portion of a Congress shoe, which may be of the ordinary construction, and B indicates the upper. This upper has the pieces of elastic webbing C in its opposite sides like all Congress shoes 5 but it differs from the ordinary shoe in that it is open up the back, as indicated by a, and is provided in the upper portion b, on opposite sides of said opening, with eyes c, to receive the lace D, as shown. This lace D, which may be run through the eyes c and fastened in the ordinary or any appropriate manner, is formed of some elastic material, and it will therefore be seen that when the shoe is drawn on the foot the lace will give or stretch and will prevent the imposition of strain on the instep of the shoe, and when the shoe is 0n the foot said lace, by reason of its elasticity or stretching quality, will prevent the pieces of webbing C from clasping the upper so tightly around the ankle of the wearer as to stop the circulation of blood and render the shoe uncomfortable. On the other hand, the lace D will hold the upper snug and smooth around the ankle, so that the same will present a very neat and elegant appearance Without subjecting the wearer to discomfort,

If in practice the webbing C is stretched so as to make the upper b loose around the ankle, the elastic lace D may be removed and a nou-elastic lace substituted therefor, which non-elastic lace will serve to draw and hold the upper snugly and close around the ankle for the purpose above stated. Vvhen the shoe is new, however, the lace of elastic rnaterial is highly desirable, for the reasons before stated, and will always be used.

E indicates a tongue which is designed and adapted to cover the lace D, so as to prevent the same from rubbing or chating the foot of the wearer. This tongue E is lasted in the shoe at the time of manufacture and is connected by a line of stitching t along one of its edges to the upper B, and in order that said tongue may always be drawn smooth when the shoe is pulled on the foot, so as not to be uncomfortable to the wearer, I connect the pull-strap F to it, so that the shoe cannot be pulled on the foot without the tongue being drawn smooth and straight, as is desirable. The tongue E being lasted in the shoe and connected along one edge to the upper B is Well adapted to withstand the strain incident to drawing on the shoe by the pullstrap F.

It will be appreciated from the foregoing that while my improved shoe may be manufactured almost as cheaply as the ordinary Congress shoe it is much more comfortable to the wearer and when old or worn for a considerable time will present a much neater and more elegant appearance, which is an important advantage.

Having described my invention, what I claim isl. The shoe described comprising an upper open up its back, a lace connected to the portions of the upper on opposite sides of the opening and adapted to draw said portions together so as to close the opening up the back of the upper, and the tongue E, lasted in the shoe and connected by stitches along one edge to the upper and provided with the pull strap at its upper end', and adapted to cover the opening in the back of the upper and prevent the lace from rendering the shoe uncomfortable and also adapted to be drawn smooth when the shoe is pulled on the foot, substantially as specified.

2. The shoe described consisting essentially of the upper provided in one or both sides ICO with elastic webbing and open up its back, the elastic lace connected to the portions of upper on opposite sides of the opening and adapted to draw said portions together so as to close the opening up the back of the upper, and the tongue E, lasted in the shoe and connected by stitches along one edge to the upper and provided with the pull strap at its upper end and adapted to cover the opening ro in the back of the upper and prevent the lace from rendering the shoe uncomfortable and also adapted to be drawn smooth when the shoe is pulled on the foot, substantiallyT as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

v JOI-1N P. NEALON. Vitnesses:

LoUs F. MONGEON, GEO. W. SPAULDING.