US1441068A - Shoe heel - Google Patents

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Jan. f2, 1923.

1. N. CRASILNECK.

SHOE HEEL.

FILED 1AN.4, 1922.

. ation/w11 JAKE N. CRASILNECK, OF SAN ANTONO, TEXAS@ SHOE HEEL.

Application filed January 4, 1922. Serial No. 526,886.

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Be it known that l, JAKE N. CiiiisiLNnoii, the tip; a citizen of the vUnited States of America, Figure G illustrates a sectional view there 55 and resident of San Antonio, in the county of; and of Bexar and State of Texas, have invented Figure Z illustrates a sectional view of a certain new and useful lniproveinents tip embodying a modification. Shoe Heels, of which the iollowing is .i ln these drawings 'l0 denotes a hollow specification. heel body of the French heel type having 60 This invention relates to shoe heels and its lower end or base flared and the inner lo particularly to a metal heel having novel surface beveled as at ll. The body of the ineans by which it is attached to a shoe, the heel has a forwardly extending iiange i2 said heel having an advantage in that it provided with apertures 13 to receive fasalso forms an arch support for stitlening teiiings le sueli as screws by which the 65 the 'rear of the sole, in order that tlexinfgtlange is secured to a sole oi a shoe, the 15 of the sole will only occur at the ball or said flange preferably extending beyond the the foot. fastenings and constituting an arch sup- A still further object ot this invention is porting eleineiit which lends rigidity to the to produ'ce a nietal heel of the character in structure ot the sole. 70

dicated which may be removed from the rlhe heel is secured in place by an inshoe, the said heel also having a tip deternally threaded sleeve l5 having a fiared tachably connected to the heel independhead 16, the outer surface of the beveled ently of the ineans by which the heel is held portion oi which bears against the beveled on the shoe, the said tip being removable shoulder ll for drawing the heel upwardly 75 for the purpose ot repairing or renewing into contact with the shoe structure, it bethose that have been impaired by use. ing shown that the said shoe structure has lt is a further object oi this invention to a shoulder 17 against which the rear edge of produce a tip having a suction recess and the heel is forced to form a close joint beto provide detachable or interchangeable tween the heel and the shoe structure. The 80 tips which will prevent slippino` and which shoe structure has an aperture as at 1 8 and. niay be used as ice Creepers when desired., a recess 19 in which recess an apertured 1With the foregoing and other objects in block 2O is seated through which a screw view, the invention consists in the details of 2l extends, the head of the screw resting construction, and in the arrangement and in the recess ot the block. The screw 2l is e5 combination of parts to be hereinatiier more intended to be threaded in the sleeve l5 fully set :forth and claimed. for drawing the heel rniy in place on the ln describing the invention in detail, shoe structure, and this, with the ta. yenre'fereiice will be had to the accompanying ings le, is relied upon as the anchorage for drawings forming part of this application the metal heel. 90 wherein like characters denote correspond- A tip 22 has a recess 23 in its bottoni 40 ing parts in the several views, and iii forming a suction cup and an aperture 24 whichthrough which a screw 25 extends, which Figure l illustrates a perspective view of screw is threaded in the sleeve l5, so that a shoe having a heel embodying the inveiithe tip is bound in place in the lower eiid 95 tion applied thereto; of the heel, it being shown in the drawings Figure 2 illustrates a perspective View that the tip has a marginal shoulder 2G oi the heel with the tip oinitted; to engage the lower edge of the heel to Figure 8 illustrates a sectional view of a produce a tight joint between these elefragment of a shoe with the heel applied inents. Preferably there is a clearance 27 100 thereto; between the upper surface of the tip and Figure t illustrates sectional. view oit the head of the sleeve 15 to perniit an adthe heel instenings detached iioin the justnient oi' Ithe parts 'to compensate. for heel; wear which may occur on the tip.

The edge 0iE the tip is beveled as at 28 to lessen a' display of Wear on the tip, since the Wear usually occurs at the edge, and by having it uniformly beveled, theeffeet of the Wear Iwill not be so apparent.

ln the modification shown in Fig. 7, the tip 29 may be substituted for the tip 22, the said tip 29 being of metal with spurs 30 formed thereon which prevents slipping. Preferably, the tipl 22 is made of rubber, although any other suitable material may be employed in this connection.

I claim:

In a metal shoe heel, a hollow body having a flared lower end, a. threaded element extending upwardly through the heel and l having a head enoagng the flared wall of the heel, a threaded element anchored to the sole of the shoe and engaging the first mentioned threaded element, tip having a recessed surface forming a cup., the said tip having an aperture, a threaded element extending through the aperture olf' the head and engaging the irst mentioned threaded element, the said threaded element extend ing through the tip having a head and engaging the tip for retaining the tip in assembled relation to the heel'.

Jann N. @Rasamenti

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