US820250A - Shoe-protector. - Google Patents

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PATENTED MAY 8,-1906.

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SHOE-PROTECTOR.

Specicaton of Letters Patent.

meenten may s, 1906.

Application filed March 25, 1904. Serial No. 200,06 '7.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERIC NoRToN PATTERSON, a citizen of the United States,

residing at Marianna, in the county of Lee, State of Arkansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shoe-Protectors, and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the'same.

This invention relates to shoe-protectors; and it has Jfor its object to provide a simple and cheap article that may be easily and quickly applied over the toe of the shoe to protect it from wear and which will be of such size and construction that it may be easily carried in the pocket when not in use.

The protector is particularly designed for use by lumber inspectors to prevent wear of the toe of the shoe inkicking lumber, although it will be understood that it may be used under any conditions where the toe of the shoe is to `be protected.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification, Aand in which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the protector, a shoe on which the protectorl is disposed being illustrated in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken longitudinally through the toe portion of the protector. Fig. 3 is a detail-sectional view showing the manner of attaching a buckle.

Referring now to the drawings, there is shown a shoe-protector comprising a toecover and securing-straps. The toe-cover consists of a bottom piece orl sole 5, of leather, substantially semi-elliptical in shape to correspond to the front portion of the sole of the shoe, and secured to the curved edge portion of this sole 5 is a soft-leather member 6 in the shape of a shoe-tip and which when the protector is in place upon the toe of the shoe iits over the top of the latter, the toe of the shoe being received snugly between it and the sole portion 5. The sole portion 5 is tapered vertically at its rear edge portion, so that when in place on a shoe it will not form vsheet-brass or other suitable metal.

an abrupt ridge and be uncomfortable, and this rear edge portion has a binding Sher e iront portion of the member 6 has a tip 8, of sheet-brass or other suitable metal, which extends downwardly and is lapped over against the bottom of the sole and serves to prevent cutting of the leather tip.

Fastened to the rear portions of the sides of the member 6 are straps 10 and l1, of which the-former is sufficiently long to pass along one side of the shoe and around the back and as far as the instep on the opposite side. The strap 1 1 is provided with a buckle 12 at its Jfree end and is oi such length that the strap 10 may be engaged with the buckle to hold the protector upon the toe of the shoe. A third strap 16 is attached to the strap 11 `at the buckle and is attached to the strap 10 at the same distance from the sole ci the protector, the free ends of the strap 16 being both above the straps 10 and 11 and one of these free ends having a buckle 17 for engagement by the other free ends, so vthat the strap 16 may be Jfastened iirmly around the instep of the shoe and will hold the straps 10 and 11 from slipping downwardly.

From the above it will be understood that the present article may be easily and quickly attached to a shoe and removed therefrom and that when in place it will protect the shoe from injury at thetoe.

It will be noted upon reference to Fig. 2 of the drawings that the bottom edge oi the upper member 6 of the tip is let into the edge of the sole 5 and that the metal tip is against the outer Jface of the sole, so that the parts are held securely together, and no insole is necessary to give a smooth inner surface to the sole.

What is claimed is A shoe-protector consisting of a sole, the rear edge portion of the sole being tapered, a metal binding secured upon the rear edge portion of the sole, an upper member let into the front and side edges of the sole, a metal tip secured over the front portion of vthe upper member and against the bottom of the iront edge of the sole, straps secured immovable to the inner rear edge portion of the upfree end, said second strap also extending beper member at opposite sides thereof, one of neath the first strap. 1o said straps having a buckle for engagement In testimony Whereof1 I alli); my signature by the other strap, and a strap secured to opn presence of tWo Witnesses.

posite inner faces of the rst-named strap F. N. PATTERSON. with its free end portions above the latter Witnesses:

and a buckle at one free end of the last-named BEN SMITH,

strap arranged for engagement by the other W. T. MoCLINTooK.

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