US1697019A - Shoe - Google Patents

Description

Jan. 1, 1929. 1,697,019

H. M. PICKERING SHOE Filed Nov. 5, 1927 IN V EN TOR.

Patented Jan. 1, 1929.

HAYDEN m. rrcxnnme, or meme, unmnsorn anon.

Application filed November 3, 1921. Serial in. 236,701.

This invention relates to shoes, and more particularly to shoes adapted for service in and about mines, quarries, foundries, or outdoors where rocks or'wet, snowy or icy surfaces are encountered.

The invention relates more specifically the soles and heels of the shoe and the application of wear resisting elements to the soles and heels of conventional shoes.

It is therefore one of the objects of the present invention to provide means for effectively reinforcing the tread portions of a shoe by the addition of wear plates, so constructed and arranged as not to affect the general appearance of the shoe, and which may be ap-- plied at the time of its manufacture, or later as may be convenient.

A further feature is to provide a series of reinforcements so arranged as to permit the shoe tomaintain both a longitudinal and a transverse flexibility, so that the feet of the wearer will not become tired when walking on uneven surfaces.

A further object is to provide reinforcements of light-weight and low cost of construction which, together with other advantageous features, are hereinafter described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing,

forming a material part of this disclosure, and in which Fig. 1 is a bottom plan view showin the application of the invention to a conventional type of shoe.

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of the same,

parts being broken away in order to disclose the construction. Referring more in detail to the drawing, the shoe shown in Fig. 2 consists of the usual heel portion 5, vam 6, and toe-cap 7 all of which are connecte at the bottom to a sole 8 having a heel 9, while within the shoe is an inner sole 10'. 7

As shown in Fig. 1 a series of transverse plates are firmly secured to the outer sole 8.

At the extreme front end of thesole is a toe plate 11 preferably made of aluminum or any suitable light-welght metal or alloy, the same having an under-cut rear edge 11', adapted to overlie the corresponding reduced edge 12, of a thick stripof sole leather 12, which in turn has its opposite reduced edge 12 overlaid by the overhanging element 13 of an elongated plate 13 formed in two parts abutting at the center of the shoe. a

The rear edge 13 of the metal plate is undercut to extend over the corresponding ledge 14 of a leather strip 14, its opposite edge 14 being similarly held under the overhanging edge 15 of a metallic plate strip 15, also in two sections, the rear egfie 15 of which overlies the corresponding r uced edge 16 of the rearmost leather reinforcement 16, these several elements constituting an outer sole in themselves in which leather and metal alternate.

All of these several metallic reinforcing members are held to the mainsole 8 of the shoes by means of split rivets 17, the same having conical outstanding heads and which are also coned at their undersides to suit countersunk openings in the metal plates, the

split shanks of the rivets being spread and upset after passing through the main sole 8 and below the inner sole 10,; in addition, both the metal and leather plates are held permane-nt-ly to the outer sole by the usual nails or pegs 18, and it is further to be noted that the overhanging edges of the metal plates also act eifectively in retaining the leather strips closely upon the main or outer sole of the shoe.

The heel 9 may be similarly provided at its front portion with a leather lift 20, held by similar securing means 18, and having a. reduced rearward edge 20 overlaid by the corresponding edge 21 of the metal reinforcing late 21, which is shaped similarly to the so e toe plate 11 but of increased thickness in order to better resist wear.

It is to be noted that the metal reinforcing plates 13 and 15 are of parallel width throu hout their lengths, while the intermediate eather plates 12 and 14 are slightly tapering in contour, the average width being substantially similar to that of the metal plates, while the rearmost leather reinforcement 16 is generally wedge shaped in profile.

Although the foregoing is generally descriptive of the preferred form of the invention, it will be apparent that modifications in. shape, proportions, methods of fastening, etc., may be resorted to, as well within the spirit and scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is In a shoe sole reinforcement, a light weight metal plate at the toe having a transverse overhanging rear ledge other light metallic plates of uniform Width comprising two abutting sections disposed in spaced relation transversely on the shoe sole and having overhanging ledges along their longitudinal edges leather strips intermediate the metal plates and at the edge of the rearmost plate, means for fastening said metal plates to the shoe sole, means for securing the leather strips independently to the shoe sole, and a 10 heel lift of similar formation on the heel of the shoe.

HAYDEN M. PICKERING.

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