US1567036A - Shoe support - Google Patents

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Dec. 29 1925- E. L. CAVANNA SHOE SUPPORT Filed Nev. so, 1923 ,1 eneZ. Gavan 26o;

Patented Dec. 29, 1925.

UNITED STATES EUGENE L. CAVANNA, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SHOE SUPPORT.

Application filed November 30, 1923. Serial No. 677,837.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EUGENE L. CAVANNA, a citizen of the United States, residlng at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Shoe Support, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a shoe support and has for its object to provide a device which may be readily manufactured and attached to a wall, moulding or other body in such wise as to permit for ready positioning and subsequent supporting of a shoe, slipper or the like. Another object is to provide a device of this character in which the portion which engages the toe of the shoe or slipper is under tension. and serves to maintain the heel of the shoe against a co-acting heel engaging bar.

These and other objects will be more fully set forth and described in the following specification and shown in the acco1npanying drawing in which Figure 1 is a front elevation oi. my invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the same, a low shoe being shown as supported by ne of the supporting members.

10 indicates. generally, a supporting device formed as shown of resilient wire with the extremities bent or looped as shown at 10 to form toe engaging portions. Spaced from the toe engaging portions are the cross bars 10 and there is also formed from twisted wire, the looped attaching portion 10 which may be attached to the wall, moulding, or the like by screw 11 as shown in Fig. 1.

Intermediate the toe engaging portions 10 and cross bars 10 the wire is coiled as indicated at 10 to provide a spring of resilient construction to resist displacement of the toe engaging portion 10*, as will be obvious. In use of the device described, the shoe or slipper 13 is moved to insert a toe engaging portion 10 into the tip of the shoe after which the shoe and toe engaging portion are moved relative to the corresponding cross bar 10 until the heel 13 of the shoe may be moved over such cross bar. after which release of the slipper will result in the heel being brought into and held in yielding contact with the cross bar, due to the tension in the coil portion 10 Toe engaging portions 10 are ofi-set with respect to coil portions 10 to permit free support of a pair of shoes or slippers on the one device as shown in Fig. 1, for example.

It will be obvious that my device is susceptible of modification and I do not wish to be restricted to the form shown except as defined in the appended claims.

iVhat I claim is:

1. A shoe engaging and supporting device, formed of wire, with a portion insertable in and engageable with the toe of a shoe or the like. and with a portion engageable with the exterior of the heel of such a shoe, said device intermediate the toe and heel engaging portions being coiled to provide a spring portion whereby such shoe will be securely and resiliently supported when engaged by said first named portions.

2. A shoe supporting and engaging device formed of wire, with spaced toe engaging portions, and transverse portions engageable with the exterior of the heels of shoes supported by said device. said device being provided with coiled springs intermediate said too engaging portions and said heel engagmg portions.

3. A shoe supporting and engaging device formed of wire, with spaced toe engaging portions, and transverse portions engageable with the exterior of the heels of shoes supported by said device, said device being provided with coiled springs intermediate said toe engaging portions and said heel engaging portions, said device being further provided with a projecting portion having a loop for insertion of a fastening member.

In testimony whereof, I have subscribed my name.

EUGENE L. CAVANNA.

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