US827330A - Overshoe attachment. - Google Patents

Description

. W.H.1'ILLSON'. v OVBRSHOE ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED ulna. 1905. y

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OVBRSHOE ATTACHMENT. APPLIOATIOH FILED JAN. 5, 1965.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Paeneee'my 31., 1 906.

Application filed January 5, 1905. Serial N'oi239fl84i' To all whom it mctyconcern:

Be 'it known that I, WILLIAM H. TrLLsoN, a citizen of' the United States, residing at Quincy, in the county of Adams and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Overshoe Attachment, of which the following is a specification. p

This invention relates to means for pre venting overshoes from slipping at the heel, andha's forits object to embody the invention inthe nature of an attachment capable of being readily applied 'to any ordinary form of overshoe without changing or altering the latterin any manner whatsoever and arranged forengagement' across the back of the heel of the shoe proper in'the nature of a hangerto retain the heel of the overshoe snugly upon the heel ofthe shoe proper.

A further object of the invention is to have the attachment operate to slightly spread the heel portion oithe overshoe to facilitate the drawing of the heel 'portion'thereof upon the-heel of the shoe, and when the hanger mem ber of the device is engaged with the back of the heel portion of the shoe to have the device portion of" the 'overshoe snugly against the heelo'f the shoe anda'lso to draw the hanger, with a spring tension; into snug engagement'with the shoe,- so as to efiiectually avoid looseness of the= hanger, and thereby prevent heel of the overshoe, and to obviate play of the han er and consequent wear upon the shoe an discomfort to the wearer; p

With these and other objects in view the present invention consistsin the combination andaarrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described-shown in the" accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed out in the appended claim it being understood that changes in the form, proportions, size, and'minor details may be made-within the scope of the claim without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1=is a'perspective view of-an overshoehaving one embodiment of the present attachment ap'-' plied thereto in operative position. Fig. 2 isin Fig. 1. Fig. 3 isa plan view of the device, showing ll3S 'l1'1&0l3iV6 position infull lines and its-active positionin dottedlines; Figs; 4, 5,=6*,and 7are perspecf invention; Fig; 8" is-a fragmentary detail perspective view illustrating a-modification bail shaped hanger with l the body of the at tachinent;

I Like characters of reference designate scorthe 'drawingsi Referring-at first more particularly to Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive, of'thedrawings whereinhas been shown the preferred e'mbodiment of the invention, it will be seen that the attach ment'includes' a substantially U-'shaped -bo.dy 1, formed of sprin' vmetal and ofa suitable ,width and provide at each-endwith external inverted substantially U shaped spring clips 2 which are disposed at theupp'er edge of the body and are designed torfattachingthefbody to an ov ershoe. As indicatedinl ig.-2., the spring-clips '2 are integral with the body; but these clips may be formed of separate pieces and suitably connected to the'body, -as"will be hereinafter described. The upperjkedge-of the body is cut away forab'out'halfthe depth of the "body and i for substantially the entire distance between the terminal attaching:- clips, as indicate'd'at 3'. bodygl there isla bail-shaped'hanger member 4, formed of-sprin metal and arranged Within the body 1, eac 'end'ofathe-bail being pivotally connected to the -body, as at '5', preferably by. means of a tubular rivet'kofr eyelet, so as to produce astrongiandydurable pivotal connection between themembers and to avoid terminal p'roj e'ctions-upon the inner and outer sides of the'attachment Upon the back or exterior of the hanger 4 there is'-*a strip 'OfflGXl-b'l or yieldable material 6, 1 ref erably. rubber orrubber fabric,- which 1 pro- 3' sets below the lower .e'dge' of thehangerrand is'of a size to substantially lit-within the seat or cut-away portion '3; and thereby limitfth'e downward: movement; of the hanger'a Suit? able fastenin s 7, such as'rivets orfeyelet's are employe to attachthe'istrip 6 t'o-"th e hanger, and a in addition to these 'fastenings' there may be aplate o'rstrip. 8 applied tothe 1n the manner of connecting one endiof the O1 hanger,

- responding partsin-each and everyfigureof In addition to the I outerface of the part6 and pier'c'edbythe fastenings 7, so as to snugly retain the inter mediate portion ofthe' flexible stri e against the hanger, and thereby preventrucking .u and displacement thereof: stantially U-shap'ed clips '9 the upper edgeof the plate 8 and are desig'ned to engage th e upper edge of' an overshoeto limitthe. downward-movementioftheilianger Inverted sfu b are provided at IIO ment. When not in use, the hanger 4 is swung down flush with the upper edge of the I body, and thereby within the heel of the overshoe, so as not to interfere with the convenient fitting of the overshoe to the shoe proper. When the overshoe has been put on, the hanger is drawn up so as to engage across the ,heel of the shoe, or, to be more correct, across :the upper above the upper edge of the heel portion of the shoe, thereby to prevent dropping or slipping of the heel of the overshoe *upon the heel of the shoe proper. In remov- :ing the overshoe the hanger is swung down into its inoperative position, and then the overshoe may be removed in the usual may. It will now be understood that by reason of 'the flexible strip 6 projecting below the lower edge of the hanger 4 the lower edge of said strip will roll beneath the lower edge of the bail and operate as a liner or cushion to engage directly with the heel of the shoe, and thereby prevent wear thereon, as would result if the comparatively sharp lower edge of the metallic hanger should rest directly against the material of the shoe.

. A very important feature of advantage of :the present device will be understood by reference to Fig. 3 of the drawings, wherein the full lines indicate the inactive condition of the device. Each member of the device is substantially U-shaped with its sides diverging longitudinally and disposed in vertical planes transversely, the two members lying in parallel planes throughout in the inactive condition of the device. When the hanger is 'swung upwardly, its sides'then converge upwardly and the sides of the spring-body are drawn inwardly, as indicated by dotted lines, whereby the spring-body is adapted to snugly grip the heel portion of the shoe and prevent slipping of the overshoe. Moreover, when the hanger is drawn up into its operative position and the ends of the spring-body are .drawn inwardly there will be a spring tension upon the hanger tending to draw the latter down into its inoperative position, whereby I said hanger will be maintained in snug engagement across the heel of the shoe proper without any tendency to work or play thereon.

A somewhat simpler form of the invention has been shown in Fig. 4, wherein the body 1 is provided with the attaching-clips 2, as usual, but instead of being cut away is intact throughout its entire length, and the hanger member 45* approximates the width of the body 1 and is pivotally connected to the body, as at 5, at a point below the longitudinal center of said member, whereby the hanger will contact with the body 1 when swung downwardly, and therefore it is not necessary to provide additional means to limit the downward swing of the hanger. The drawing-together action between the body and the hanger is of course the same in this form as in the previously-described form.

In Fig. 5 of the drawings there has been shown another form of the invention, including a body 11 and a hanger 12, which embraces or lies upon the outer side of the body instead of at the inner side, as in the two previously-described forms of the invention. strip of flexible material 13 is attached to the back or outer side of the hanger and projects at the lower edge thereof as a shield to protect the material of the shoe. Instead of being integral with the body the inverted substantially U-shaped attaching-clips 14 are bent from the upper edge of a separate plate 15, which is attached to the outer side of the body by means of rivets or eyelets 16, each end of the hanger 12 being interposed between the adjacent plate 15 and the body 11 and mounted upon the adjacent rivet or eyelet 16 as a pivotal support. As the hanger 12 embraces the body 11, it is not necessary to provide additional means to limit the downward movement of the hanger, and it will of course be understood that the drawin together action between the members 11 and 12 is preserved in this form.

Another arrangement of attachingclips has been shown in Fig. 8, wherein each end of the body 17 is provided with an integral attaching-clip 18 and a separate attaching-clip 19, carried by a separate plate 20, which is attached to the exterior of the body by means of rivets or eyelets 21, with the adjacent end of the hanger 22 interposed between the plate 20 and the body and pivotally supported upon one of the fastenings 21.

Fig. 6 of the drawings illustrates another form of the device, wherein 23 designates the substantially U-shaped body, having a longitudinal notch 24 cut in the rear upper edge portion thereof, as in Fi 2. Upon each end of the body and upon the outer side thereof there is a plate 25, secured thereto by fastenings 26 and provided at its upper ed e with the attachin spring-clips 27. In this arrangement t e members of each pair of spring-clips 27 are separated by a considerable interval, and the hanger 28 has its ends received between the respective ends of the body and the adjacent plates 25, there being a rivet or eyelet 29 piercing each end of the hanger and the adjacent end portion of the body at its upper edge, whereby the end portions of the hanger are capable of working between the plates and the body. A reinforcing-strip 30 is applied to the inner side of the intermediate bowed portion of the hanger removal of the overshoe and also to facilitate and is secured thereto by terminally-located the putting on'of the overshoe. fastenings 31, there being clips 32'upon the Although the metallic body has been ends of the strip and rising above the hanger. shown bare or uncovered in each form of the In addition to reinforcing the hanger the device, itis contemplated to also cover the strip is designed to rest in the notch or same with some suitable material; but this seat 24, and thereby limit the downward is not absolutely necessary, as the metallic movement of the hanger, while the clips 32 parts maybe japanned or otherwise treated 5 are designed to engagethe upperedge of the to render the same smooth and incapable of overshoe for the same purpose. becoming rusted.

Another embodiment of the invention is The clips 9 and'32 in addition to serving as shown in Fig. 7 and includes a substantially stops also afford finger-pieces for convenience U-shaped body 33, which is of continuous in elevating the respective hangers after the go width throughout its length and is provided overshoe has been put on. with terminal attaching-clips 34. The han er Having fully described the invention, what of this form is a stifl sprin wire which is claimed isembraces the end portions of t e body and An overshoe attachment of the class dehas each end bent 1nto an eye 36, through scribed comprislng a substantially U-shaped which passes a rivet or eyelet 37, which also spring-body having its sides diverging longipierces the body and constitutes a pivotal tudinally and disposed in, vertical planes support for the hanger. transversely in its inactive condition, and a From the foregoing description it will be substantially U-shaped hanger having, its understood that each disclosure of the invensides diverging longitudinally and. its ends tion includes a drawing-together action bepivotally connected in snug engagement with tween the pivotally-connected portions of. the terminals of the body, the two members the body and the hanger, and these members lying'm parallel planes throughout in the inare formed of sprlng metal, so as to be drawn active condition of the device, whereby when together when the hanger is elevated for the the bail is swun upward, its sides converge p purpose of gripping the heel of the overshoe longitudinally upward and tend to draw the upon the heel of the shoe proper and also to sides of the body inwardly.

placea downward spring tension upon the In testimony that I claim the foregoing as hanger in order that thelatter may always my own I have hereto afiixed my signature snugly fit across 'theback of the heel of the in the presence of two witnesses.

shoe. When the hanger is depressed, the WILLIAM H. TILLSON. body is'in its inactive spread condition, and Witnesses:

I the grip of the heel of the overshoe upon the GERHARD G. ARENDs,

shoe proper is released, so as to facilitate the CAROLINE ARENDS.

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