US910677A - Shoe. - Google Patents

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J. M. & M. S. HANSON.

SHOE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 24. 1907.

91 0,677. Patented Jan. 26,1909.

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SHOE.- APPLICATION-FILED DEC. 24. 1907.

Patented Jan. 26, 1909.

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To all whom it may concern:

UETTED thh lljti Pi iTFiiid i JEREMIAH M. HANSON AND MARSHALL S. HAblSOll', OF SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA.

a specification Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. .96, 1909.

Be it known that we, Jnaatnan M. son and MAnsHALL S. Hanson, subjects of the Thing oi Great Britain, residing at San Jose, 1n the county of'Santa Clara and State 9f Cahiorina, have invented new and usetul improvements in Shoes, of which the following is a specification.

The, invention relates to an improvement in foot coverings, being part1cularly directed ,to a novel construction of slippers or mocca-'.

sins.

The main object of thepresent invention is the construction of an article of this character by which the usual parts are reduced in number and their association to provide the completed article simplified. I

The invention will be described, in the following specification, reference being had particularly to the accompanying drawings,- in which Fi ure 1 is a view of the'blank for forming the shoe sole, toe, quarter, and counter of the improved article. Fig; 2 is .a view of the same blank after the initial operation of forming the toe. Fig.3 is .,a view of the same blank after the process of molding the blank into shoe form. Fig. dis a view of the blank in completed form. Fig. 5 is a view of the tongue. Fig. 6 is a perspective of the improved article complete. Fig. 7 is a longitudinal central section of the same. Fig. 8 is a section on line 8-8 of Fig. 7.

Referring particularly to the drawings, our improved article is constructed mainly of a blank 1 of the form illustrated in Fig; 1, be-

ing of greatest width at its rear end and gradually narrowing toward the toe end 2 at which point it is rounded, as shown. Centrally of the rear edge the blank is formed.

to provide a rearwardly proje'ctingtongue 3, the blank, in alinement with the side edges of the tongue, being slitted at 4 to separate a portion of the blank proper therefrom to provide a continuation of the tongue, the length of the slitted portions 4 forming the height of the quarter of the completed article.

With the blank in the form shown in Fig. 1 the initial operation is performed at the the end of said blank and consists in gathering the edge of the blank by any suitable or well known means to shorten said edge and thereby form a toe pocket or end 5, as more clearly shown in Fig. 2. After the gathering operation the blank 1, 'in a wet state is molded brought into coincidence and secured together, as at 8, thus completely forming the shoe outlined and leaving the tongue 3 disposed beyond the rear portion thereof and overlying the juncture 8. The forward portion of the upper edge of the article thus formed is preferably provided with a binding 9 extending rearward co-extensive with the securing blank of the tongue. The tongue 10,01 theforrn shown in Fig. 5, isthen secured in place, being stitched within the edge of the article beneath the binding 9.

The upper 11 is then applied around the rear edge of the previously formed article in rear of the binding 9, said upper having the usual shape and being provided at its forward or free edges with one or more eyelets 12 for the reception of an auxiliary tying means, as 13.

For ornamental purposes we prefer to secure a line of fringe or other-ornament 14 at the juncture of the upper'with the quarter, I

said fringe being secured to the upper above the same joining said upper and quarter and turned down oversaid seam, thereby conceahng the juncture and providing an ornamental finish. The tongue 3 is adaptedto form the counter of theslippper and sub-v sequent to the securing of the upper in place said tongue is applied to overlie the rear portion of the stitched in place. T e counter is thus integral with the lower portion of the shoe, and in addition to its usual function of stiffening this portion of the article also serves as an effective reinforce in the securing of ,7 the upper and counter, and materially increases the efficiency and life of the article.

It is, of course, obvious that the upper may be dispensed with, thereby providing an ordinary slipper useful for many purposes, in some of which the particular construction described is of essential importance. For example inthe use of the article for acrobats and other performersgit is to be particularly noted that all obstructing seams are avoided uarter and upper, and

' andlthat there is no seam or other connection be pro ected in rear of the quarters and uprounded forward edge adapted to be gathhand work heretofore necessary in articles "sole, quarters, and toe-portion, a tongue sesai blank being slitted for a portion of its of this. character.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new, is: I

1. A foot covering comprising a single blank adapted to be formed to provide a cured to the quarters, an upper secured to the quarters in rear of the tongue, and an integral portion of the blank being adapted to per to provide a counter.- I v 2. A blank for foot coverings having a ered atone end to provide a toe ocket, and formed atthe opposite end wit a tongue pro'ected beyon the rear edge of the blank,

len th from the rear edge on opposite sides of tie tongue, whereby when said blank is formed to provide the sole, toe and quarters of the foot coverin the ton ue will extend above the u per e ge of mi quarters.

3. A bla for foot coverings havin itsrear edge slitted longitudinally of the b ank to provide spaced parallel cuts, that portion and secure of the blank included between the cuts being extended be ond the rear ed e of-the blank the blank being less than-the width 0 e upper by a single seam. 13

40 the depth 0 the cuts from t e rear edge t e tongue between said cuts whereby when the" nk beyond the cuts.

lank and secured in form by a singlaseam,

a section integral with the sole to lie and in rear of and cover said seam.

5. A foot covering comprising a sole, toe piece, and quarters formed of a single lank and secured in form by a single seam, a section integral with the sole to he in rear of and cover said seam, and an upper secured to the quarters, said section being extended and secured to the upper. 6. A foot covcrin com(prising a sole, toe piece, and uarters orme of a single blank in form by a single seam, a section integral with the sole to lie in rear of and cover said seam, a tongue secured to the toe piece, and an upper secured to the quarters, said section lying in rear of and being secured to the upper.

In testimony whereof we afiix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

JEREMIAH M. HANSON. MARSHALL S. HANSON. Witnesses:

ALEX W. Hnss, GEO. G. Hess.

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