US1619665A - Toe slipper - Google Patents

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March 1,1927. A. GABRIEL TOE SLIPPER Filed Oct. 25, 1926 WWW- INV TOR M ATTORNEY Patented Mar. 1, 1927.

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ADOLPI-I GABRIEL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

TOE SLIPPER.

Application filed October 25, 1926. Serial No. 143,913.

This invention relates to toe slippers; that is, slippers used for toe dancmg. The chief Wear on such slippers is at the end of the toe where the covering material of the slipper very quickly becomes worn through.

The object of the present invention 1s to increase the useful life of such slippers. A slipper made according to the invention 1 has outside of the regular covermg material at the toe portion of the slipper an outer layer of material formed by a covering plece which extends from the front end of the sole over the toe of the slipper and up over the middle front portion of the vamp, and which is secured at its upper and lower ends 111 such a manner that it will not become CllS- placed in the use of the slipper, but may after becoming worn be readily removed from the slipper, leaving the slipper with a perfect toe portion. 0

A full understanding of the inventlon can best be given by a detailed description of an approved embodiment of the same, and such a description will now be givenin connect on with the accompanying drawings showing such an embodiment, In said drawings Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a slipper according to the invention;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showlng the slipper viewed from a different angle;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the shpper showing the toe covering piece partly removed;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged longitudinal sec tional view through the toe portion of the slipper taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 5;

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on line 55 of Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is a view showing the inner side of a toe covering piece which has been removed from a slipper and spread out flat.

The drawings show a toe slipper which, except for the toe covering piece of the present invention is of well known box toe con struction, the slipper having the usual box toe formed of several layers of stiffenmg material 10 between an inner or lining layer 11 and the regular outer layer of covering material 12 which may be of satin, silk, leather or other desired material. The slip per has the usual sole 13 and inner sole 14, the lower edge of the vamp being stltched to the sole 13, and the part of the vamp which forms the box toe extending beyond the front end of the sole, the lower portion thereof with its layers of stiffening material being folded and gathered where it is turned under to form the under side of the forwardly extending toe portion and being stitched to the sole in the usual manner.

Extending from the front end of the sole over the front of the toe portion of the slip per and up over the vamp, is a covering piece 15. The lower portion of the covering piece which extends over the front of the toe of the slipper is of sufficient width to cover the front of the toe portion of the slip per which comes in contact with the floor when the wearer is toe-dancing, the piece most desirably extending somewhat about the sides of the toe portion as shown. From such relatively wide lower portion, the piece tapers toward its upper end, so that the part which extends over the upper portion of the vamp is'most desirably anarrow strap extending to the upper edge of the vamp. The side edges of the covering piece between the wider lower portion and the upper strap-like end thereof most desirably curve concavely inward, as shown at 16 in Fig. 6, so that the piece may better conform to the shape of the part of the slipper over which it extends and that the edges of the piece will lie snugly against the surface of the vamp. The lower edge of the covering piece extends beneath the edge of the front end of the sole and is securely fastened, as by being stitched to the sole with the lower edge of the vamp. covering piece extends, most desirably, to the binding at the middle point of the upper edge of the vamp at the throat of the slipper, and is secured at this point by a cross-row or rows of stitching 17, such stitching for securing the end of the covering piece being separate from and independent of other stitching of the slipper at this point.

Most desirably, the lower portion of the covering piece 15 is folded or gathered in with the several layers of the lower part of the toe portion of the vamp, and stitched with these layers to the front end of the sole. This arrangement and manner of securing the lower end of the covering piece has two important advantages :Gathering in the lower edge of the piece causes the piece to conform to and lie flat against the rounded sides of the toe portion of the slipper, and by having the material in the lower portion of the piece extend into the folds of this multi-layered portion of the vamp, the piece The upper end of the is securely held against sidewise displacement. The folds, as appears from the drawings, extend forward some distance from the end of the sole, so that the covering piece extending into and securely gripped in the folds is thereby held firmly in position and prevented from becoming laterally displaced. If the coveringpiece, being secured only at the top and bottom, were not so held, it would be liable to be forced laterally more or less out of place in the use of the slipper.

The covering piece 15 may be made of the saane material as the main outer or covering layer of the vamp, or it may be made of difierent material. When of woven fabric, the side edges of the covering piece will be turned in'and stitched, as shown in the draw-- ings, to give a proper finish to the edges. The presence of the covering piece on the slipper-does not detract from, but rather improves the appearance of the slipper.

lVhen the covering piece becomes worn through use of the slipper, it may easily be removed. The stitching which secures the upper end of the piece is first cut to release the upper end, and the piece is then pulled away from the end of the slipper, as shown in Fig. 3, the material being pulled out from the folds at the bottom of the toe. The piece is then turned down over the end of the sole and cut off close to the edge of the sole. The threads left from the stitches which secured the upper end of the covering piece being then pulled out, the slipper is left with an unworn toe portion and without any trace of having been provided with the toe covering piece, excepting such slight indentations as may have resulted from the pressure of the turned-in edge of the covering piece. This does not mar the appearance of the toe, and is usually not long noticeable.

What is claimed is:

1. A toe slipper, having a removablecovering piece of material extending from the front end of the sole over the front of the toe and up over the vamp, the covering piece being of sufficient width at the toe to take the wear and tapering toward its upper end and being secured only at its lower and upper ends.

2. A toe slipper, having a removable covering piece of material extending from the front end of the sole over the front of the toe and up over the vamp to the throat of the slipper, the covering piece being of suitieient width at the toe to take the wear and tapering toward its upper end, the lower end of the piece being gathered in and secured at the end of the sole, and the upper end of the piece being independently stitched to the vamp.

3. A toe slipper, having a. box toe, and having a removable covering piece of material extending from the front end of the sole over the front of the toe and up over the vamp, the covering piece being of sufficient width at the toe to take the wear and tapering toward its upper end, the lower portion of the covering piece being folded with the mate *ial at the under side of the toe and extending into the folds thereof and being secured to the sole, and the upper end of the covering piece being secured to the vamp adjacent the upper edge thereof at thethroat of the slipper by means permitting the upper end to be detached from the vamp with out marring the appearance of the slipper.

l. A toe slipper, having a box toe, and having a removable covering piece of material extending from the front end of the sole over the front of the toe and up over the vamp, the covering piece being of sufiicient width at the toe to take the wear and tapering toward its upper end and having concavely curved side edges, the lower portion of the'covering piece being folded with the material at the under side of the toe and extending into the folds thereof and being stitched to the sole, and the upper end of the covering piece being independently stitched to the vamp adjacent the upper edge thereof at the throat of the slipper.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

ADOLPH GABRIEL.

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