US918101A - Instep-supporter. - Google Patents

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A. TOPORGZEBJ.

INSTEP SUPORTER. APPLIOATION FILED sBPT.16,190. i

918,101 Patented Apr. 18, 1909. j

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UNITED PTENT OFFICE.

\ anniinasfroroncznnor NnwYoRK, N. Y.

INsrEP-sUPPonrEa.

-ff Splercicationof LettersvPatent.-

Patented april 13, 1909.

if Application med september' 16,1908. serialize. 453,270.

To allwhcm 'it magi-comiewt:

Be 1t 'known -that- I, AnDR'nAsToronoznn,

a-citizen`o`fthe United States,and rsident of `New. i ork1nthecounty of New-York .and j State of NewgYork, have'4 invented-certain new and useful'` Improvements in Instep- Supporters, oi which the .tollowingis aspecication.

. .My invention relates vto instep supporters, and 1s .an linproveinentfon. my `Patent No.v

8481974 dated March l171908.

The aforesaid patent was shown cone` :struct'ed Wronr 'The Y arch retaining -elements C were placed jon thefuniderside of the instep or arch body. This osition of the-- arch retaining elements pro ucedfinjurious cut theinselvesthrough the covering and lthereby destroy thel usefulness and service ability of the instep supporter. z

My presentfinvention `is intended to'over? comethese disadvantages, and itco'nsists in the manner of placing the arch retaining elements or springs upon the' body ofthe 25,

instep supporter.

. "Referring to the drawings Figre is a side.

elevation of a'shoe, partly in section showing Fig.

2 Vis a' detached plan'view ofthe supporter showing indentations therein for the sprin s.A

Fig. 3 is another plan view showing tie springs lying in the indentations. Fig. 4 is another plan view showing'the coveringover the springs, and the stitches around the same. Fig. 5 is an enlarged cross sectional view ofthe instep supporter on line 'Y Y Fig.

v 4..`V Fig. 6 is a detacl'ledl side view of one of the springs showing archbody and flat ends.

`A'is the shoe.

B is the instepA supporter made oi leather and having on the upper side three depres-y sions C into which are placed the springs D, or arch retaining elements. These springs are placed on the upper surface ot the instep supporter. In mypreviouspatent I placed these Vsprings on the bottom of the supporter and then bent the -sarne down upon the springs. .In that case the ends of the springs were always s ringing away from the 'instep supporter, `an although fastened they would cut themselves' through the covering.- I'

have since-discovered that by. placing the {'springs onI top of thef'supporter the ends il thereoiwill4 hug the-body more naturally, and f always spring against the said body;

'sa efof theinstepsupporter. The springsfarefastened, at both ends by lrivets E. The s'pring'sare arched iny shape, to correspond to the shape of thesu'p orter. Afterthe springs are fi'astened in pace, a suitable covering Fis-placed over them, and held tothe body B by any adhesive material and alsov by stitches' G which. surround the :springs to hold'them inrplace; and to give asoftness to the 'tread oithe instep supporter I cover the covering F With a cork .covering H, held thereon by any adhesive n1 aterla springs. To prevent .the springs when lying on the body from'cutting through I give the ends J a iiat condition, which enables 'the springs to lie more firmly on the body at the riveting. oint's.

What lclaini is:

An instep supporter consisting of a supporter madeof leather, the top surface thereand 'shap'es, retaining elements each having vof September A. D. 1908; 'ANDREAS ToPoRoZER.

Witnesses: AUGUST V.- WnsLrERLUND, i I.BARR1TT.

flattened endsprovided with apertures, said.

York and State of New York this lthvday and-when the supporter is in .use these ends vfwillno't cut through the covering andproduce' lnurlous effects normar 'the usefulness and lI do not connneniyselftd the nuinber of 80. of provided with depressions of different sizes

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