US2469647A - Slip lasted platform shoe - Google Patents

Description

May 10, 1949; B. HOLLANDER SLIP LASTED PLATFORM SHOE 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Sept. 28, 1946 FIG. 2.

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R m E T D NN EA n N H B O m ATTORNEYS.

L. B. HOLLANDER SLIP LASTED PLATFORM SHOE May 10, 1949.

Filed Sept. 28, 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTQR'. LEO B. HOLLANDER- sole substantially align. The insole 5 is then arranged with its perforations 6 aligning with the perforations 2 of the upper and a thong lB laced through the perforations. In the embodiment shown, the thong is look stitched from the outside with a heavy cord ll engaging the loops of the thong as the latter extend through the perforations to the inside of the downturned marginal portion of the insole, as shown clearly in Figure 4. The thong It thus extends lengthwise about the shoe and exerts a peripheral force tending to constrict the upper at the datum of the insole.

When thus assembled the marginal excess of upper material provides a pocket within which a midsole member 12 may be inserted. In the embodiment shown the midsole I2 is of the platform type being a block of wood constituted to provide not only the forepart but also the shank and heel part of the midsole. It will be understood, however, that the midsole may be less extensive or built up of a plurality of parts. If desired, the midsole i2 may be cemented to the bottom face of insole 5, but such is not essential to the invention. With the midsole i2 properly emplaced in the pocket defined by the margins of upper l, the latter may be drawn taut about the edge of the midsole I2 and laid over the bot-- tom of the midsole and secured thereto by cement or other suitable fastenings after the fashion of lasting the upper over an insole in the usual process of shoe manufacture. As seen clearly in Figure 6, the lasting allowance of the upper represented as between the dotted line 3 of Figure 1 and the margin t thereof is secured to the bottom of midsole l2.

The shoe is then completed by the application of a suitable wear sole 1% in any desired manner.

While in the embodiment just described, the upper I is a one piece upper embracing not only the usual upper portion, but the lasting allowance, and in addition an area for embracing the edges of the midsole, it is not essential that the upper I be composed of a single piece of leather. In accordance with the usual practice in shoe making, the upper may be longitudinally divided or it may be composed of separate vamp and quarter sections, or as shown in Figure 8, the upper may consist of a top section 2! and a lower section 22 secured together by line of stitching 23, so that together the parts 21 and 22 constitute not only the usual upper and its lasting allowance, but also the portion for covering the edge of the midsole. The composite upper shown in Figure 8 is assembled with the other parts in the manner hereinbefore described.

From the foregoing description those skilled in the art will understand the construction of the shoe and realize that it accomplishes its objects. Not only does the construction enable the utilization of heavier and stronger insoles and insole connections than have hithertofore been possible in slip lasting shoes, but the utilization of a leathern thong as the connecting means between the insole and the upper contributes to the ornamental effect of the shoe, particularly if the thong is of contrasting color to the adjacent upper, and, moreover, the peripheral force exerted by the thong to constrict the upper about the insole datum enables the production of a slip lasted shoe having a fine finished appearance, which is difficult, if not impossible, of achievement in the usual methods of constructing slip lasted shoes.

While the full disclosure has been given of one embodiment of the invention and alternatives have been suggested, it is not to be understood that the invention is limited to the details of construction shown and described. On the contrary, many modifications and variations of the structure will immediately present themselves to those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the invention, or the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed and desired to be secured by Letters Patcut is:

A shoe comprising an upper, an insole, means for joining the upper and the insole, and a midsole, said upper having a series of perforations extending around its lower marginal portion a suificient distance inwardly to provide an extension covering the edge of the midsole, said insole having a downturned marginal portion with a series of perforations extending therearound and arranged in alignment with the perforations of the upper, and said means for joining the upper and the insole including a thong extending around the outside of the upper and having a plurality of inwardly directed loops passing through the respective aligned pairs of perf0rations, and a cord passing through the loops on the inside of the downturned marginal portion of the insole to lock said loops in place.

LEO B. I-IOLLANDER.

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