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ssrs- AMELIA STRANG, OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.

Design N 0. 3,400, dated Mwrch 2, 1869.

DESIGN FOR A BOOT.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the lame.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, Mrs. AMELIA Srnnzvo, of Oakland, county of Alameda, State of California, have invented a Design for Boots and Shoes; and I do hereby declare the following description and accompanying drawings are suliicicnt to enable any person skilled in the art or science to which it most nearly appertains, to make and use my said invention or improvement without further invention or experiment.

The object of this invention is to provide an improved model or design for boots and shoes, and more particularly for ladies shoes; and

It consists- First, in constructing the heel of the shoe in such n. manner as to give a solid and firm hose for the entire heel of the foot, while the beauty and finish will be equal to the finest-finished heel oi ordinary use, without increasing its apparent size; and

Secondly, in making the shoe more nearly conform to the shape of the foot, by manufiicturing it wider where the ball or centre of the foot rests in wearing.

It also consists in leaving the inside of the sole of greater thickness than the portion at the outside of the foot, and thinning it off gradually toward the toe.

In order to give a better understanding of my design, 1 refer to the accompanying drawings, and letters marked thereon, of which- Figure 1 is a side view.

Figure 2 is a bottom view.

Figure 3 is a sectional view of the sole.

A is a shoe, of my ideas of construction.

The heel B is made in the form of an ovoid, and tapers downward sufliciently to form a heel of the usual form and design, when seen upon the wearer.

The small or narrow portion of the heel, where it comes in contact with the sole, bears further toward the instep, and gives a rest for the front part of the heel, which is not the case in the ordinary heel, and tapers from all sides to the point where it rests upon the ground.

This heel presents the advantage of allowing the wearer to stand at rest, as the weight oi the body is supported by the entire heel, whereas, when the ordinary heel is used, the weight must be supported by the back half of the heel.

It is a fact well known to anatomists, and acknowledged by all manufacturers of boots and shoes, that, if a perpendicular line were drawn from the centre of the ear of an erect person to the bottom of the foot, it

would strike the foot directly in front of the heel, showing conclusively that it is the intention of nature for the weight of the body to be supported by that entire portion of the foot, and not upon the back half, as is done when the ordinary heel is used.

The heel may be made of metal, and detachable, so as to be removed when desired, and he confined to the shoe by means of flanges.

The general shape of the shoe is such that the foot will rest in it with the greatest case, being wider across the ball of the foot, shown by the red line at c, narrowing toward the toes.

The inside of the sole, at a, is made thicker than the outside, so that the foot will assume its natural position in standing, and to give a greater thickness of leather where the greatest wenr generally occurs.

The sole of the shoe is made gradually thinner to wards the toe, until, at the too, it is only about onehalf the thickness that it is at the widest portion of the foot. This is done in order that the font may always rest with as much as possible of its surface on the ground, and yet give the shoe llnent appearance.

Ladies shoes, as generally made, are straight, being neither rights nor lefts, and the wearer is compelled to stretch them, to fit the feet, by wearing them, often with evil consequences to the feet, while the foot is continually on a strain, in consequence of the form and style of the heel and sole of the shoe.

With my form of shoe, the foot will always be at case, even from the first wearing, and there will be no danger of cores or bunions, as the foot is aceom modated at every point; besides, it makes a much nenter-look- I ing shoe than can be made in the ordinary way of making ladies shoes.

Boots and slippers should also be made of the same design, and, when thus made, will be found to have all the advantages claimed above.

Ha'vin thus described my invention,

What claim, and desire to secure by Letters Pat- Gut, l8

The design or model for boots and shoes, herein set forth.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal.

MRS. AMELIA STRAN G. [L. 8.] Witnesses:

J. L. Boone, W. Srmmomn.

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