US1272098A - Boot or shoe heel. - Google Patents

Description

Patented July 9, 1918.

JOHN P. REILY, OF ST. LOTIIS, MISSOURI.'

BOOT R SHOE HEEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented -Juply 9, 1918.

Application iledAugust 27,. 1917. Serial No. 188,332.

To all whom z't may concern:

Beit known that I,.JoHN P. REILY, a citizen of the United. States, residing at thel city of St. Louis,V State of Missouri, have invented a certain new anduseful Improvement in Boot or Shoe Heels, ofl which the. -following; is a full', clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the. art to whichk it appertai-ns to make and usethe same, reference beinghad to the ac- Y companying drawings, formingpart of this speci'cation..

My invention relates generally'v to footwear, and more particularly to a heel for boots, yshoesandthe like, the principal object of my inventionr being to wholly eliminate the leather now generally used in the manufacture of heels and to construct a comparatively simple and ineXpensiveheel from metal rubber, wood, orthe like, these elements being assembled so as .to provide a very strong andsubstantial'heel, thesame being resilient or yieldingto a certain .degree a portion ofthe heel capable of be1ng easily andquiekl'yjremoved in order to renew parts which' have become worn or unfit for service.

A further object of Vmy invention .is to provide a heel having a. plurality of vreadily i'nserti'ble plugsvportions of which1 project from the lundersideof the heel' to provide ground-'gripping or engagingmembers, said Vplugs being preferablyconstructed of hardened metal-in order to resist wear, and

thereby materially strengthen the life or term of service ofl the' heel.

With! the foregoing'land 'other objects in view, my invention consists incertain novel features of construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described and claimed and illustrated in the'y accompanying drawing, in which;

Figure 1 is a vertical secti'onxtaken centrally throughV the rear portion of a bootor shoe and-showing` a heel/of my improved construction. applied thereto ;v d

Fig. Qis aY perspective view of the upper member of the housing which forms the body of my improved heel;

Fifg. 3 is a perspective view of the lower: Y

e 1. The means utilized for' locking the lower Fig. 4-.1is a perspective view ofv a filler member ofthe housing;

` and 13 the heel seat.

insertible plugs forming a part of my improved heel;

F ig; 7 is a detail section taken approximately on the line 7-7. of .Fig. 1;y

Fig., 8 is adetail section `illustrating a d modified form of the insertiblek plug utilized in my improved heel.

Referring by numerals to the accompanyingdrawing, 10 designates the vamp of a boot or shoe, 11 the outer sole, 12`the` insole,

The heel contemplated by my invention includes a housing, the same beingV formed in two parts and shaped similar tothe ordinary leather heels now in general use. The; upper part ofthe housing comprises' a plate 14 which. is slightly concave so as to fit snugly againstthe'heel seat 13, said ,plate being provided with suitably located apertures l'which receive tacks, screws, or like fastening devices which serve to firmly secure'the upper part of they housingl to the rear portion ofthe sole of the boot or shoe. e

Formed integral with the edge' ofpla'te 14 is-a depending wall 16, and 'formed integral with the lower edge of said Wallis a depending flange 17, the same -beinggapproximately half the width-of the wall 16. The lowerv partof the housingcomprises a plate 18y in which is formed a series of openings 19 adapted to receive the insertible plugs hereinafter morefully described,` and formed integral with the edge. of this plate 18 is an upwardly projecting wall 20. Formed integral withk this* wall andprojecting upwardly therefrom is a ange 21, the same being approximately half .the thickness ofthe wall 20. Flange 17 depen-ds from the .inner portion o1f`wa'll'16, and' flan-ge 21 pro-jects upwardly from the' outer portion of wall 20' so that when the two parts of the housing are properly assembled, flange 21 overlies flange 17, as illustrated in Fig.

or removable portion of. the housing com dersides of the plugs 29 are preferablyv prises a flat spring 22 which is fixed to the inside of the front portion of flange 17, the freeendof said spring being'provided with a hook 23, which latter extends horizontally outward through an aperture 24; formed in the front portion of flange 17. Formed in the front portion of fiange 21 is an aperture 25 which is adapted to receive the outer end .of hook 23` `whenthe Vtwo parts-'of the housing are properly assembled (see Figs. 1 and 7 The two parts of the housing are prefv erably constructed `of metal, either cast,lor

of'sheet metal pressed to proper shape.

Removably positioned within the upper portion.l of the upper member of theY housing, and ybearing directly against the underside of platey 14, is ablock or plate26 of wood or analogous material. Positioned beneath said block or plate is a Vsection 27 of rubber or analogous resilient material, the

same being provided with an upwardly projecting marginal rib 28 which bears directly i against the underside of the block or plate 26.

.openings 19 therein, and said flanges bearing directly against the underside :of ythe rubber section 27. The tops of these plugs are preferably recessed, as designated [by 31, in order to form pockets from which the greater portion of the air is exhausted when the blocks are -pressed upwardly against the .rubbervsection 27, such action creating suction to cause the plugs to adhere tothe underside of said rubber section. Theunmilled or corrugated, as designated by 32,

such construction enabling the plugs to firmly grip the vground or surface with which they are in contactl and eliminatingv any tendenc' to slip -on smooth or wetsurfaces. Whi e I prefer to form these plugs or studs of hardened metal, it will be'understood that in some instances it maybev found desirable tol form them of rubber or a suitable composition.

In the modified construction illustrated in Fig. 8,r the insertible plugs are shown in the form of spherical bodies, the same being preferably formed of hardenedv metal and j projecting through suitably 'formed openings in the bottom of the housing,

A heel of. lmy improved l construction is comparativelyy simple, can be easily and cheaply manufactured, and is provided with a series of hardened metal plugs or ground engaging studs which normallyY bear against an elastic or yielding member, and said `and bearing'against said elastic'body.

plugs or studs being readily removable to permit of their' being vtaken out and replaced when they become worn t0 sucha degree as to be unfit forI service. The housing or body ofthe heel may.be made of comparatively heavy material 'with the result that a very strongand durable structure is produced, the same being particularly applicable for use Yonthe footwear of persons whose duties involve a considerable amount of walking, and likewise forpersons engaged in farmworlr, mining, and the like. t

It will be readily understood that minor changes in the size, formandconstruction of the various parts 'of my improved heel may bemade and substituted for those hereinshown and described, without departing from the spirit of my invention, the scope of which is set forth inthe appended claims. I ,claimt l. Y j 1. A shoe heel comprising a housing, theh v lower portion of which is removable, a filler' block in the 'upper portion of said housing, an elastic body within the housing below said filler block, and a plurality of independently movablestuds positioned within the housing beneath the elastic member, por-` tions of which studs project through the bottom of the housin'. j l

2. VA shoe heel comprising a' housing formed in two parts one of which is re-...95 movably positioned uponthe other, an elas tic body within said housing, and a plurality i of independently movable hardened metal studs removably positioned in the housing v.100 3. The herein described heel comprising a i` housing the bottom of' which lis provided with a series of openings, anelastic body within said housing, and a series of independently l movable metal j studs Vbearing .,105 against saidelasticy body r and' projecting" through the 'openings in the'bo'ttomvof said housing.k Y ,Y

4. The herein described heel comprising a housing, a filler block positioned there=.110

in, lan elastic member withinfsaid housing beneath the filler block, and a seriesof metal studs removably positioned in the bottom of the housing and bearing against said elastic member. l .l l .l

5. The herein described heelcomprising a housing having a detachable portion, hardened metal studs removably positioned in the removable part of the housing, and a yielding member within saidV housing against 120 p ywhich said studs normallyengage.

6. rlhe herein describedh'eel'comprising a housing having a removable p'art,"mean`s for locking the removableJ partof thehousing to the other part, an elastiemember with1r125 in the housing, and a seriesof metal studs bearing against said elastic member and projecting through the bottom of the housing.

7. A shoe heel comprising a housing havthe underside of the elastic member and proing a removable part, means for locking jecting through the bottom of the removable said removable part of the housing to the portion of the housing. 10 other part, a filler block located in the upper In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my 5 part of the housing, an elastic member losignature this 24th day of August, 1917.

cated below the filler block, and a series of independently movable studs bearing against l JOHN P. REILY.

Copie: of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washing-ton, D. 0.

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