US997955A - Arch-supporter. - Google Patents

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O. BOOTH.

ARCH SUPPORTER.

APPLIGATION FILED 131112 1911.

Patented Jui 18,1911.

and the objects of UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

OTIS BOOTH, OF SARA'IOGA SPRINGS, NEW YORK.

ARCH-SUPPORTER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OTIs BOOTH, a citizen of the-United States, residing at Saratoga Springs, in the county of Saratoga and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Arch-Supporters, of which cation.

My invention relates to arch supporters my invention are to provide a flexible arch supporter which may be worn inside the shoe or boot without causing pain'or inconvenience to the wearer and which may be attached to the inside sole of the shoe or boot so as to be left therein and which willnot need any bandage around the foot or ankle.

Other objects of my invention will appear in the following specification.

I obtaimthese objects by means of the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings in whic Figure l is a plan View of my arch supporter closed in position to be placed inside the shoe or boot. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same opened out and with the intermediate pad folded over the bottom part of the support. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the same as shown in Fig. 2 except with the intermediate pad folded over the upper part of the support. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section of my arch supporter on lines V -W, Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is across-section of the same on lines XX, Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a plan view of the cork cushion. Fig. 7 is a longitudinal section of the same on lines Y-Y, Fig. 6. Fig. 8 is a cross-section of the same on lines Z-Z, Fig. 6.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

United States, Patent No. 724,158 was issued to me March 31, 1903, for arch supporter. This patent shows and describes an arch supporter which is bandaged around the foot of the wearer and worn inside the shoe or boot. My present invention is designed to be an improvement upon the arch supporter as shown and described in said patent and designed for use when the foot is strong enough not to need the bandage for support and does away with the necessity of bandaging the foot and leaves the arch supporter in the shoe to be taken off and put on with the shoe. g

[oi-ring to the drawings,A is the body of the supporter made of some strong material,

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed February 18, 1911.

the following is a specifi- Patented July 18. 1911. Serial No. 609,497.

preferably sole-leather, with beveled edges and molded with the inside concave in width and convex in length to fit the arch of the foot, substantially the same as shown in my.

metallic strips 0, C riveted to the upper part, thereof to strengthen the same and hold it in 85 position. These metallic strips 0, G are preferably made of thin spring steel. On the bottom of the sole-piece B and under the heel thereof are the eted to the sole-piece through the metallic washers d, (Z on the underside of the piece B. These spikes are designed to be driven downward into theheel of the shoe so as to hold the proper location when adjusted to fit the foot. The sole-piece B is made of some strong material, preferably sole-leather, the same as the body A. Hinged between the body A strips C, C and having and the sole-piece B is the intermediate pad 80 This pad E is preferably made of canvas soaked in a rubber solution and covered with powdered soapstone. The heel part 6 is preferably of rubber. This intermediate pad E serves to form a unevenness caused by the metallic strips C, C and the rivets by which they' and the spikes D, D are fastened to the sole-piece B. The rubber heel portion 6 also forms a cushion to the heel of spikes D, D. This intermediate pad E also prevents any squeak caused by the friction of the body A against the sole-piece B or the metallic strips C, 0 attached thereto.

F is a pocket on the underside of the body A 95 in which may be placed cork cushions of different sizes and thicknesses to conform to the foot of the wearer. This pocket is substantially the same in form and'purpose as the pocket G- described 724,158. G is a cushion preferably made of cork, the inside concave in width and convex in length with the outside beveled from the center to both edges and covered with canvas sewed-01 cemented on. is designed to be incased in the pocket F so that the inside of the cushion will come directly under the hollow or arch on the inside of the foot. This cushion G is adjustable and may be formed to fit any shape re- 110 quired by-high or low arches or any size" foot, 17s may be desired. Constructed in this Spikes D, D firmly riv- B, the rivets extending solesupporter firmly in the protection from the 35 the wearer from the in my Patent Nb? This cushion Way the arch. supporter may be made to any size toot and may be Worn in any size boot or shoe and as the toot becomes stronger the and thickness of a cushion 8% may be changed and varied the circumstances of the case require. Also the arch supporter fixedly attached in the shoe ot the wearer and does not come out when the shoe is taken oft. l Vhen the toot put into the shoe over the supporter and the shoe is laced or buttoned the supporter is held in the arch of the foot Without additional bandaging and is thus very conveniently and easily used and is very effective 15 in its operation.

t hat I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is- 1i fin arch supporter made of sole-leather with the inside transversely concave and W longitudinally convert to conform to the arch 'Ulli the foot, a sole-piece adapted to lit the inside sole oi the shoe hinged to the body ot the supporter, spikes attached to said sole piece adapted to hold the same to the bottom ot the inside of the shoe, and metallic strips attached to said sole-piece.

9 arch supporter made out sole-leather with the inside transversely concave and a longitudinally convex to contorm to the arch o the foot, a solcpiece adapted to fit the ins is sole of the shoe hinged to the body ot the supporter, spilres attached to said solepiece adapted to hold the sanie to the botorn of the inside of the shoe, metallic strips attached to said sole-piece and a pad hinged between said sole-piece and said body, of substantially the same size and shape as said i iecei arch supporter made of sole-leather the wvith the inside transversely con be obtained for five cents each, by addressing" the tioiuiuiss Washington, i3.

with the inside transversely cone lo it-udinally convex to conto; ot the :toot a sole-piece adapts a lit the side sole of the shoe hinged to the body the supporter, spikes attacl ed to said pieceadapted to hold the same tot ho ,o (it the inside of the shoe, metallic e tached to said sole-piece, and a pm between said solepiecc and s2 substantially the sire and s solepiece said pad havil 3 consisting of a rubber cus spikes.

4;. [U1 arch supporter illittll fi so longitudinally convex to con arch of the foot, 21 sole-piece i match the inside sole oi the shoe hint edto the body of the supporter spikes attached to said sole-piece adapted to hold to the bottom of the inside oi the tallic strips attached to said sole-'1 hinged between said sole-piece and body, of substantially the same site and shape as said sole-p1ece, a pocket attached to said body. near the center thereof and 65 a cushion the inside of which is tj usvers v concave and loiigitudinally conve: outside of which is beveled the cc to the edges, said cushion oi len wh. thickness to lit the foot oi the We: adapted to be inserted inside said pocliet substantially as described.

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