US1358598A - Heel - Google Patents

Description

C. WEIS.

HEEL. APPLICATION FILED APR. 17, 1920.

1 58,598, Patented Nov. 9, 1920.

Clha r/es ATTORNIY.

CHARLES OF LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA.

f HEEL.

Application filed April 17,

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, CHARLES WVnIe, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lancaster, in the county of Lancaster and State of Pennsylvania, "have invented new and useful Improvements in Heels, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to boots and shoes and more particularly to heels therefor, and has for an object to provide a heel and a cushion therefor, which can be easily applied and as readily removed for replacement when the original cushion becomes worn and unfit for further use.

Among other features the invention comprehends a novel manner of applying the heel to the sole of the shoe and whereby the heel will be more securely retained in position and also aflord a means for quickly accomplishing the desired result.

My invention is particularly adapted for use in connection with ladies shoes and similar foot gear, it being well known that with the present form of heels now in use and which are usually termed French heels, it has been found heretofore that rubber or other cushions cannot be readily applied to the heel proper and if nailed thereto or secured by some mucilaginous substance, will not be retained in place for any definite length of time. Further, a large number of the heels for ladies shoes now generally used, are oft-times made of metal, being cast in aluminum and for this purpose, it is de-, sirable to have a cushion which can be readily applied to the metallic underside or face of the heel proper.

Further in the use of metallic heels it is obvious that the usual shoe-makers nails cannot readily be employed for attaching the heel proper to the sole of the shoe and for this purpose I have provided a novel means of accomplishing such attachment and providing an eflective and durable con nection between the shoe and the heel.

Still further the invention comprehends various improvements in heels and means for attaching the same, over what is shown in United States Letters Patent No.1,061,028, granted to me May (5, 1.91.3, tor Tnten changeable heels "for shoes.

in. the :l'urther disclosure of the invention, reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings constituting a part of this specification, in which similar characters of refer- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 9, 1920. 1920. Serial No. 374,604.

ence denote corresponding parts in all the views, and in which,

Figure 1- is a fragmentary side elevation of a shoe and heel, showing the same applied and ready to be secured to the shoe, the dotted lines indicating the manner of securing the heel and also showing parts of the shoe.

2 is an end view of the heel.

Fig. 3- is a vertical longitudinal sectional view taken through the heel.

ig. 4 is a bottom plan view.

Fig. 5-- is a plan view of the cushion re moved, and

Fig. 6- is a bottom plan view of the heel with the cushion removed.

eferring more particularly to the views, the numeral 10 indicates a ladys shoe and the numeral 11, a heel to be applied to the sole 12 of the shoe at the rear. The heel 11. is preferably cast in metal such as aluminum and on its underside is formed with a recess 13 having a restricted opening 14, said recess and opening forming a bordering depending wall or flange 15 and alining ails or flangesilo, the heel furthermore on its under-side having a threaded opening 17 preferably disposed centrally of the heel in the recess 18.

The cushion is indicated by the numeral 18 and may consist of rubber secured to an attaching plate 19 which also serves as a reinforcement for the rubber cushion, the cushion being secured to the plate by suitable screws or rivets 20 with the cushion and plate provided. with alining openings 21, 22, respectively, for the passage of an attaching screw 23 which, passing through the openings 21, 22, is threaded into the opening l'lrwhen the cushion 18 is applied to the underside of the heel 11. The attaching plate 19 for this purpose is formed to simulate the shape of the recess 13 and thus has a curved beveled edge 24, alining beveled edges 25 and edges 26 extending at right an gles to the edges 25. By reason of the novel form or shape of attaching plate 19 the ap plication of the cushion to the heel is readily accomplished and the cushion prevented from turning on the heel, the screw 23 being adapted to secure the cushion and its attachingplate to the heel as mentioned heretofore with the head of the screw countersunk in the rubber or other material of the cushion as shown.

By reference to Figs. l3 inclusive, it

Will be seen that for attaching the heel 11 to the shoe 10 there are provided a series of bifurcated attaching elements 27, the lower solid ends 28 of Which are rigidly secured in projecting portions 29 of the heelwith the upper portions forked or pron'ged as at 30 and the prongs normally extending parallel. When the prongs have been forced through the sole 12 of the shoe, they are bent apart so that their flat surfaces 31 Will body provided on its underside with a recess havinga restricted opening into the breast of the heel, said recess defined by bordering Walls With beveled surfaces and presenting shoulders, a metallic attaching plate having shoulders and beveled edges adapted to Wecgingly fit the recess and provided with an extension fitting into the opening and exposed at the breast of the heel, a cushion member secured to the attaching plate and extending over the lower end of the heel and having its sides flush with the sides of said heel and a screw passing through the cushion and plate into the heel for securing the cushion to the heel, the shoulders on the metal attaching platebearing against the shouldered Walls preventing lateral thrust on the attaching screw and the extension on the plate providing a means for removing the plate and cushion as a unit.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

CHARLES "WEIS.

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