US1110353A - Rubber-soled shoe. - Google Patents

Description

C. B. SLATER.

RUBBER SOLE-D SHOE.

APPLICATION FILED BEPT.19, 1913.

1,1 10,353, Patented Sept. 15,1914.

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.CHARLES B. SLATER, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR QF ONE-HALF T FLEXIBLE RUBBER GOODS CO. OF SALISBURY. CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

RUBBER-SOLE!) SHOE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application tiled September 19, 1913.

Patented Sept. 15, 1914.

Serial No. 790,625.

To all whom it may concern: v

Be it known that I, CHARLES B. SLATER, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Boston, county of Suffolk, State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvei'nent in Rubber-soled Shoes, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like letters on the drawings representing like parts.

This invention relates to rubber soled shoes, and more particularly to a shoe having a novel construction of the sole.

In the manufacture of boots and shoes, provided with rubber soles, it has been customary to apply a, rubber sole directly to the sole of a shoe, or to the Welt and insole of a welt shoe, and secure the rubber sole thereto by cement, stitching, or other means, such as metallic nails and washers. Such a construction, however, has proven very unsatisfactory, the rubber not withstanding wear as evenly as isdesired, and' quickly wearing away at'the toe portion of the sole, thus loosening the 'fastenings, breaking away from the sole, fandbecoming quickly unfit for use. Also: the stitching does not hold in a rubber sole as firmly as in a leather sole, and therefore where a rubber sole was stitched to a welt shoe, it was apt tobecome loose from the welt, as soon as the rubber was worn down sufficiently at the toe por tion to cut and loosen the stitching. It is an object of my invention to obviate these difficulties and to provide-a rubber soled shoe which shall be capable of being stitched to the leather sole or welt and with re.

inforcing means at the toe portion, for both wearing and stitch-retaining qualities, and

- formed.

which shall. also be neat and attractive in appearance, preserving the thickness of the sole, and retaining the edge line thereof much longer than has heretofore been possible in rubber footwear In carrying out my invention I preferably form the rubber sole with a recess in the toe portion on the tread surface. and then apply to such recess'a leather reinforcing piece of substantially equal thickness and area to the depth and extent of recess I then apply the rubber sole, so prepared, to the shoe and unite the sole and said reinforcing piece to theshoe by the usual outsole stitching in a welt shoe, or by the through-and-through stitching in a McKay shoe. This construction affords a substantial leather piece to receive and hold the stitching, firmly uniting the rubber sole to the shoe and greatly increasing the wearing qualities of such rubber soled shoe, besides adding to the appearance at the toe portion, preventing the rubber from separating from the shoe at' the toe, and insuring a more durable sole edge around the forepart of the shoe than has heretofore been possible in rubber footwear.

-Other features of the invention, novel combinations of parts and details of "construction will be hereinafter more fully pointed out and claimed.

Referring to the drawings, wherein a preferredembodiment of the invention is iillusjtrated, Figure 1 is a side view of a. shoe; and

Fig. 2 being an enlarged view of aportion of the'shoe bottom, showing the rubber sole and leather reinforcing piece.

While my invention is equally applicable to either welt or McKay-shoes, I= preferably illustrate the samein connection with a welt shoe of ordinary type, the upper 1, welt '2 and heel rand 3 being of usual construction. To the shoe thus prepared, I apply a rubber sole 4, which, as herein shown, is integral with a rubber heel 5, although the sole4 may 7 v be applied to a shoe with a leather heel, if desired. In forming the sole 4 I provide, at the forward toeportion thereof, a recess, as indicated at 6, such recess being of a substantial depth, and to this recess I ap-.

ply a leather reinforcing piece 7, and secure both the sole 4 and the reinforcing piece 7 to. the welt by the usual outsole stitching 8. The stitching 8 thus binds the toe part of the rubber sole l'firmly and securely to the welt 2, and is in no danger of pulling through, or permitting the sole 1 to separate from the shoe at this portion, it being well known that stitching holds much more firmly in leather than in rubber, particularly when the stitches may be worn down by the continued use of the shoe. This reinforcing tip 7 also prevents the rubber from wearing away at the toe portion, thus increasing the life and usefulness of such a shoe. In forming the recess 6 I preferably mold the same with a bevel at the rearmost end, as indicated at 9, and furthermore from this recess diagonally across the toe portion,

approximately as indicated from lO'to 11 in Fig. 2, the bevel 9 being carried across from one point to the other. The reinforcing leather strip 7 is correspondingly beveled and cut to fit the slant desired. This crease the wearing and reinforcing feature with a minimum of leather.

It will be readily understood that myimproved shoe is not limited to they particular form and style herein illustrated, but 18 equally advantageous in application to any rubber soled shoe, Whether an Oxford or high shoe, and whether the rubber sole extends throughout the entire length of the shoe bottom or not; the important feature being the attaching and reinforcing of the toe portion of a rubber sole on a shoe, by means of the leather sole piece, preferably arranged substantially flush with the tread surface of the rest of the sole;

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters 7 Patent is:

1. A boot or shoe having a rubber sole applied thereto formed with a recess across the entire tread face at the toe portion, said recess having a beveled face slanting transversely of the shoe bottom, and a leather sole piece having a corresponding bevel and slant overlapping the rubber sole, and of substantially equal thickness to the depth of said recess, both rubber sole and leather sole piece being secured to the shoe by stitchmg.

2. A rubber sole for a shoe comprising a main body portion conforming substantially to the outline of the shoe sole to which it is to be applied, said main body portion having a thickened tread portion to the rear of and spaced apart from the tip, the tip of said main body portion being at a higher elevation than the tread surface of said thickened portion, the forward edge of said thickened tread portion being oblique to the center line of the sole and being beveled back.

3. A shoe construction, comprising a rubber sole portion conforming to the sole outline of the shoe and secured thereto, said rubber sole portion having a relatively thickened tread portion arranged under the ball portion of the shoe and terminating to the rear of the forward end, and a leather filler piece or tip covering the forward end of said sole portion forward of said thickened tread portion, said tip portion conforming in outline to that part of the tip of the sole portion forward of said thickened tread, the forward edge of said thickened tread portion being oblique to the center line of the sole and being beveled back, the rear edge of the leather tip conforming to the bevel of the forward edge of the rubber sole portion and being secured thereto.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name tothis specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES B. SLATER.

Witnesses:

ERNEST L. RANKIN, FRED. A. PARMENTER.

Copies 0! this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

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