US2062909A - Sandal - Google Patents

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Dec. l, 1936; R. B. KENAGY, SR., ET l 'v SANDAL Filed may?, v'1935 n INVENTORS @sedn/(ena ATTRNEY Patented Dee.. i, `193e UNITED l k2,062,909 f SAND Reed B. Kenasy, Sr. and Chester J. Hallaux, Y' l Kansas City, Mc.

Applieetien Mey 2, 1935, serial 1510.19377 l y e f s claims. (ci. sts-r1.5)`

Our` invention relates to sandals or'slippers, and more particularly to paper sandals.

Frequenters of public pools,` showers, Turkish baths, bathing beaches, golf clubs, hotels, and

the like, often become aiilicted with a trichophytosis, caused by a fungus, trichophyton, ,whichi disease is more commonly 'known as athletes foot. Meticulous and-fastidious persons abhor treading on the floor with bare feet, particularly in public or semi-public places lsuch as Pullman cars, hotels, and the like.

To aid in the prevention cfv the spread of trichophytosis of the feet, k paper sandals or slippers' made of crimped paper have been used.

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These sandals have many. disadvantages.

are supposed to beheld on the feet by the inherent elasticity of' the crimped paper. When the paper becomes wet, however, it loses its elasticity and diilculty is had with keeping the sandals on the feet.

One object of our invention yis to provide a paper sandal which is of cheap construction so that they may be readily provided without great expense in public and semif-publicplaces.

Anotherobject of our invention is to 'provide' a paper sandal which isadapted to be retained upon the-foot even though the paper becomes" wet.

Another object `of our invention is to provide a paper sandal which is adapted to t various sized feet over a wide range.

Other and further objects of our invention will appear from the following description.

In the accompanying drawing which forms part of the instant specication and is to' be read in conjunction therewith and in which like reference numerals are used to indicate like parts More particularly referring now to the draw` ing, a sole portion l is ,formed of any suitable paper, which may be of any desired weight and 55 thickness. In the form of the invention shown in Figuresl and. 2, a pair of lateral flaps 2v and 3y are formed integral with thel sole portion.' The iiaps are'provided'with'slits 4,.v Extending forwardly fromthe'sole portion is a tongue 5. While we prefer to form the ilaps and tongue integrally j 5 v with the sole, it is to be understood of coursef` that they may be secured thereto in any suitable manner. VThewidth of theslitsl isgr'eatery than the widthofjthe tongue 5. vWhen assem-v bied, tte-shown in Figure 1, the naps-z and :tV 10,

are adapted to fold inwardly with the slits Vinr alignment. `The tongue 5` is adapted'to pass through the lslits as shown in AFigure 1 to secure` the aps and form therewith atoe portion. 'Ihe width'of theslits l'being greater thanthe width 15 ,f

of the .tongue 5, the iiaps are adapted to move 'outwardly in order. toy accommodatefor diie'rent `sized toes.'

A plurality of slots KA6 an'eicrmed inthe sole portion .to the rearward of the flaps 2 and 3 and 20 adapted to receive an elongated elastic memberA i 1 such as a rubber band., By reference tofFig-` ure 1, it will be observedfthat the construction is such that the rubber 'band'l may pass over vthe heel' ofuthe wearer to secure the sandal to` 25 the foot. yIt will also bev observedthat the rub-` ber .band 1 may be selectively positioned in any of the pairs of slots 6 to accommodate different foot lengths. i

In the form ofthe invention shown in Figure 3, the toe portion isfqrmed oi.' crimped paper or the like 8 ysecured to the sole vportion ,Irvin any suitable manner, as for4 example sewing, gluing,

or stapling.V That portion 9 ofthe toe 8 which is securedl tothe sole has the corrugations or k crimps running substantially transversely of the? sole and presents a non-skid or anti-skid surface: While we prefer tofmake the'sandals ofl paper for cheapness, `it willbe .obvious that they may be made of any suitablev material such as straw.. 40 f .i

grass, treated fabric and, ii? desired",l.leather. V

, .In order to further insure against the spread of' trichophytosis, we may impregnate the material froml which the sandals are made with av -fungicide. Any suitable Afungicide may'be use d. 45

We prefer to use a Water soluble fungicide so y that, when'the wet feet or damp feetare placed in the sandals ofourinvention, any of the fungi which may have been picked up may be killed.

A number of water soluble remedies are suitable. Y

Some of theseare, acetic acid, .bo'racic acid, -salicylicacid, and resorcinol. 'Werprefen howeven,

vto use either of two newly discovered compounds which are eicient germicides and fungicides, besides being nonirritant and'noncaustic. 'I'hey are 55 4 nitro anahydro hydroxy merci ortho cresol, which is more commonly known by its trade name Metaphen, and sodium-ethyl-mercurithiosalicylate, more commonly known by its trade name Merthiolate. Metaphen will color the sandals a deep red and will leave a red stain of medication on the feetl Merthiolate is of lighter color, being aniridescent pink having a greenishtinge and more nearly simulates ilesh color. Both these compounds are powerful fungicides and germicides and will not irritate the skin.

We contemplate that the form of the slipper shown in the embodiment of Figure 1 may be made of pliable leather or the like andreadily folded so that it may be used as a traveling slip-- per for use in hotels and Pullman cars.

It will be observed that we have accomplished the objectsof our invention. We have provided a sanitary sandal which may be readily and details within the scope of our claims without departing from the spirit of our invention. It is, therefore, to be understood that our invention is not to be limited to thespecinc details shown and described.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim is: l

1. Apaper sandal comprising in combination, when opened'flat, a sole formed with a lpair of laterally extending flaps and aV forwardly ,extending tongue, said flaps being provided with slits, said sole being formed with a 'plurality of pairs of slots adjacent the rear thereof, and an elongated elastic member selectively positioned in a pair of said slots, the construction being such that said iiaps may be folded inwardly with said slits in alignment and said tongue may be passed through said aligned slits to secure the flaps and form a toe portion and Said elastic member may be 4passed over the' heel of a wearer.

2. A paper sandal comprising in combination, when opened ilat, a sole formed with a plurality of extensions adapted to be folded and secured Y to form a toe, said sole being provided with a plurality of slots, and an elongated elastic member selectively positioned in a pair of said slots and adapted to be vpassed over the heel of a wearer. i i

3. A paper sandal having a sole portion and a toe portion,` said toe portion' being formed of corrugated paper and secured to the upper surface of said sole portion with its corrugations extending substantially transversally of the sole whereby to present a non-skid surface, and means onsaid sole for selectively receiving an elastic member whereby said elastic member may be positioned at different points to entend over the heel of a wearer.

-4. A sandal having a sole portion and a toe portion, anti-*skid means on said sole portion in the vicinity of said toe portion, a member and means on said sole portion for selectively receiving said member. i

5. A sandal comprising in combination a sole, a toe portion adapted tov retain the toe of a wearer, an elasticA member adapted toV retain the heel of a wearer, and a plurality of' means on said sole for receiving said elastic member, whereby said elastic member may be selectively positioned at different points on said sole.

6. A sandal comprising in combination a sole, a toe portion adapted to retain the toe of a wearer, said sole being provided with a plurality of slots, and an elongated member selectively' positioned in a pair of said slots. i REED B. KENAGY, SR. CHESTER J.

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