US2183197A - Inner and outer adjustable arch shoe - Google Patents

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' De@ 12, 1939- H. A. KoHLRuss INNER AND OUTER ADJUSTABLE ARCH SHOE Filed June 13, 1938 Patented Dee.y :12', .1939

aisalf ,t i INNER AND OUTER ADJUSTABLE ARCH Henry,A. K eh11yt;ss', rttinreus'mene t' l Application- Jtme 13,1938, serial Ne. `:neste Y '1o1aim.` (cl. sit-715'@ y' This invention relates to arch supports, and its general object is `to provide an adjustable sup,-

port for various parts of the foot, such as the heel, the metatarsal arch, and the longitudinalv arch, andthe support isv capable of being adjusted with respect to eachof the various parts, so as to support the same in the'proper manner, to

bring about correction thereof and utmost com- U vfort to the wearer.4 Y it) A further object is tofprovide a support that lcan be readily adjusted to any height, while the shoe is on the foot ofl the wearer, so that proper adjustment Will be assured Another object is to provid'ea support'that can be adjusted inan easy and expeditious manner, is simple in construction, inexpensive .to manu- `facture and extremely eicient in use, 'operation -and' service. f

This invention' also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination l and arrangement of the several parts,.to be here'- yi-naiter fully described`,fillustrated in the accom.-

panying drawing and speci'cally pointed out in l `the appendedl claim,

In describing the 'Y invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawingr 1 wherein like characters denote like `or'corresponding parts throughout the severalvviews, and in which: l

Figure :1 is a view partly in section, illustrating support within a shoe, and with the sup-k porting membersr thereof in neutral or'their lowerrnost position. y

Figure 2 is asimilar View with the supporting means in partly vraised position.

Figure 3 is a perspective view illustrating the supporting members in dotted lines. ,t

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken approxi` -rnately on line lll-4 of Figure l.

Figure 5 is a detail view of one form of too or key lfor the purpose of adjusting the ,supporting members. f

Referring to theA drawing in detaiLit willbe *netedthet my support is attached directly te ythe shoe, tofforma permanent p art thereof, and

g the shoe includes the usual outer so-le A and heel B. Itwill be `obvious that the shoe 'can be built especially for-my 'support or the latter canI be Iapplied to any shoe, as no special construction "of shoe is necessary,.with the single exception that' the outer sole thereof is bored to provide t cpeningsftherethrough, for apurpose which will be later described.` The usual insole, not shown,

' can be used if desired.

The support as shown includes three supportingmemloeirsor-rplatee formed from metal or any material suitable for the purposaandwhich f are indicated respectively by the referencenumerals l to 3, inclusive, the plate `I being arranged atthe heel of the shoe,l the plate 3 for disposal below themetatarsal arch, and the plate 2 bean outlinesimilar to that of the heel of the shoe, the metatarsal arch plate is of elongated oval outline, while the longitudinal .arch plate is of substantially-circular outline, and each plate is provided with` al hat undersurface anda convex uppersurface, as well as a substantially sharp edge disposed about the entire outline thereof.

The'outer sole as well as the heelrhas openings 4 therethrough arranged to underlie the plates, and each opening has a sleeve 5 mounted therein,

' the slee-Ves being `of identical construction and of a size forvtting the,openings.- vThe sleeves are interiorly threaded and each has 4anannular flange 5 formed onthe upper ends thereof and which are countersunk in the. sole and heel, as

shown. The lower ends of the sleeves are exteriorly threaded to receive ring nuts 'I `which are likewise countersunk in the sole and the heel and cooperate with the ilanges 6 for fixing the sleeves withinv the openings, as will be 'apparent.

Threadedly mounted in the sleeves 5 are screw members 8 in the form of bolts that have beveled' heads 9 swiveled in the supporting plates, as best shown in Figure e, and the lower ends of the bolts or screw members 4are slotted to provide kerfs lil for the purpose of receiving a tool`,'such as a key Il as shown' in Figure 5, for raisingvand lowering the supporting members to their various adjusted position.

vlow the longitudinal arch. `The heelplate is of l The supporting members have riveted or otherwise secured thereto a flexible member l2 in the yform of an insole which may be made from sheet t metal, leather or other material suitable for the purpose, andif desired the usual insole can be disposed to overlie the flexible member, especially if the latter is formed from metal.

From the above description and disclosure of the drawing, it will be obvious that I have 'provided asupportfsecured within the shoe with respect tothe heel, they metatarsal arch and the longitudinal arch and which can be readily adas shownin Figure 5 in an easy and expeditious manner, while the shoe is on the' foot of the wearer.` 3 l While I have illustrated'a support including connected supporting members, one for eachpart ofthe foot mentioned, it will be obvious that the justed to any height desired by a-too-l or the key support can be made to include one or two supporting members, with the flexible member I2 secured thereto. However, when they are used collectively, they cooperate to properly support the foot in its entirety.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the p appended claim.

What I claim is:

A foot arch and heel support fora shoe, corn-A tudinal arch plate face and a convex upper surface, the latter providing a marginal feathered edge, means for individually raising and lowering the plates and the means for each plate including a sleeve mounted in an opening in the shoe centrally of and below its plate, the sleeve being interiorly threaded, an annular flange formed on the upper end of the sleeve, 'a ring nutsthreadedon the lower end thereof and cooperating with the flange for securing the sleeve to the shoe, said flange and nut being countersunk in the shoe, a screw member for each plate and having a beveled head embedded and swiveled in its plate, said screw member being' threaded in the sleeve and having a kerfed `lower end for receiving a tool, and a exiblemember riveted to the plates and overlying the same.

` f HENRY A. KOHLRUSS.

being of substantially cirl cular outline, each plate having a flat undersur-

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