US1350965A - Slipper - Google Patents

Description

M. GAETO.

SLIPPEH.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 6, I920.

Patented Aug. 24, 1920.

UNITED STATES MARCO GAETO, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SLIPPER.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented A110'. 24, 1920.

Application filed March 6, 1920. Serial No. 363,891.

To all whom 'it may concern.'

Fre it known that l, Manco Genre, a citizen ot the United States, and a. resident et' the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented a new and lmproved Slipper, of which the 'following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in slippers, and more particularly to sole and heel constructions which are adapted to be sold in combined form and have any desired upper or vamp attached thereto by the purchaser.

An object of my invention is to provide an improved construction ot insole, im proved means for attaching` the same to the heel, and an improved arrangement of outer sole and Lipper in combination with the insole, whereby an ornamental slipper is provided which can be conveniently made in rights and lefts to lt the feet of the user.

A Jfurther object is to provide improvements in slippers which are especially designed as bedroom slippers and the like and which will be strong and durable and easily assembled by any one of average intelligence.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, and Vcombinations and arrangements of parts, as Will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying draWings-- Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating the manner of attaching the insole to the heel; and

Fig'. 2 is a view partly in longitudinal seetion and partly in elevation illustrating a linished slipper.

1 represents the insole ot my improved slipper which comprises a sheet 2 or cardboard or other suitable material having any desired number and arrangement of pads or thicknesses of material 3 on the sheet 2, said pads inclosed by a cover 4 which is ot satin, or any other material to suit the trade. This cover 4 has its edges positioned around the edges of the sheet 2 and secured in any approved manner. A convenient means of attaching the cover 4 is to provide a drawstring 5 which is seWed through the underlying edges of the cover 4. The insole is to be shaped both right and left and is, of course, to be in sizes to suit the trade.-

A relatively stift shank 6 is secured to the under face o' the insole 1 at a point adjacent the lower end of the arch ot the slipper, and its securing` means may constitute a rivet or rivets 7 or other suitable means for perinanently attaching the shank to the insole. This shank 6 is strengthened by a metal strip 8 which is secured at its ends to the shank in any ap aroved manner and :forms a strengthening),` member to support the arch of the foot.

9 representsthe heel of the slipper which is preferably recessed at its upper end as shovvn at 10, to provide a space for the accommodation of the end of the shank 6 and also to receive the rear end oi" the insole 1. The shank 6 is secured to the heel by nails 11 or other suitable securing devices which are driven through the shank and into the heeland one of these securing devices may constitute a member for securing` the end of the metal strip 8 to the shank.

As shown clearly in Fig. 1, the shank can be secured to the heel when the insole is ele vated and out of the Way and after it is permanently attached to the heel, the rear end of the insole is positioned over the shank and is secured thereto and to the heel by means of glue or other adhesive so that the slipper Will present a smooth and inished surface at the heel when complete.

12 represents an outer leather sole which at its rear end is projected between the shank G and the heel 9, but extends only partially over the heel as shown clearly in Figi. 2. An upper 13, which is preferably of the same material as the cover 4 of the insole 1, is secured between the outer sole 12 and the insole 1 and may be secured by stitching or in any approved manner. titching, however, is preferred and this operation ot con necting the upper to the sole can be performed by the purchaser of the material and parts of the slipper.

With my improved construction it will be noted that the insole can be permanently and easily attached to the heel Without destroying the formation of the insole and after the attachment is completed, the insole is secured over the shank and effectually covers the same. This is permitted because of the fact that the shank is located under the insole and connected at its forward end to the insole, and the parts, when positioned as in Fim 1, facilitate this connection.

Various slight changes might be made in the general form and arrangement of parts described Without departing from the invention, and hence I do not limit myself to the precise details set forth, but consider myself at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

' l. As an article of manufacture, a slipper comprising an insole, a shank secured at its forward end to the under face of the insole, a heel, s aid shank secured to the heel, said insole secured upon the shank and upon the heel, and an outer sole located under the sole, a heel, said shank at its rear end se- Y cured to the upper face of the heel, and an outer sole located under the insole and at its rear end projecting between the forward portion of the heel and the insole, said insole, shank, and heel secured together by means of an adhesive.V v Y 3. As an articleof manufacture, a slipper comprising an insole composed of a sheet of cardboard, pads on top of said cardboard sheet, a cover located over said pads and having its edges projected under the cardboard sheet, means connecting the underlying edges of said cover, a shank secured at itsfforward end to'the under face of the insole, a heel, said shank at its rear end se cured to the upper face of the heel, and an outer sole located under the insole and at its rear end projecting between the forward portion of the heel and the insole, said insole, shank, `and heel secured together by means of an adhesive, said heel having a recessed upper portion accommodating the shank and the rear portion of the insole.

4. As an article of manufacture, a slipper comprising anY insole, a cover'on the insole,

intermediate portion of the insole, a metal strip secured on said shank, a heel, said shank at its rear end located on the heel, nails driven through said shank and into i the heel., an outersole located under the in- Manco GAEro.

ya shank secured at its forward end to the v

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