USRE15416E - Boot top - Google Patents

Description

C. TWEEDlE.

BOOT TOP.

APPLICATION rmzu MAY20,1922.

Beissued July 18, 1922. 1 5 ,4 1 6.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES TWEEDIE, or irrirrnnson orrY, nussomu.

Specification of Reissued Letters Patent. Reissued Ji ly 18, 1922,

Original No. 1,153,977, dated September 21, 1915, Serial No. 876,404, filed December 10, 1914. Application for reissue filed May 20, 1922. Serial No. 562,538. v

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES TWEEDIE, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of J eiferson City, in the county of Cole and State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful Improvement in BootTops, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates'to boot-tops which are made and sold separately-from the boot,

and which are intended to be worn over low shoes in the manner of over-gaiters.

The object of the invention is a full quarter boot-top of cloth or other distinctive material,-and which is adapted to be worn over alow shoe to simulate the appearance of a cloth top boot, thereby disguising its true character.

The invention consists in a boot-top having the quarters cut full length to the line of the sole at the heel and instep, with a strap conforming to'the shape and width'of the sole across the instep, and with the forepart cut approximately on the line of a circular vamp.

The invention further consists in the arrangement of the back seam near the heel and the front seam from over the instep to the forward end,'w'hich are cut a trifle scant in order to put spring into the top at these places andcause it to hug the shoe.

Further details of the invention appear in connection withthe following description of the boot-top shown in the accompanyingv drawing, wherein the same reference characters designate l1ke parts inthe several views.

View similar to Figure 1 showing a'diiferent' style of boot-top and F'igure 5 is a bottom view of the top shownin Figure 4.

In theembodiment ofthe invention illus-' trated in Figures 1, 2 and 3, the button boottop '11 comprises quarters 12 of suitable material, such as leather, broadcloth, or other fabric, cut full length, that is, from the In the drawings,1Fi%ure 1 is'a side eleva tted with aboot-top upper extremity of the leg portion to the top line of the sole and heel of the shoe 13.

A strap 14- of patentleather or other suitable material connects'the lower edges of the quartersin front of the heel. The lower portion 15 of the quarters extends forward of the instep, their front edges following line of the top ofthe vamp across'the front of the shoe. and sloping downward and backward at the sides to'about the forward lineof the shank portion of the sole of the shoe. The boot-tops are made rights and lefts, and

' the two quarters of each top are cut slightly.

different along their front andbottom edges. The quarterwhichcom'es on the inner side of the foot has'a'flap 16 which laps over the outside quarter and is buttoned thereto. The quarter on the inner side is cut slightly longerfrom top to bottom at the forward end of the sole than the quarter on the outer side, the difference in length between the two gradually diminishing toward the heel, at which pointthe 1 length of the two sides is alike, whereby the strap 14 may conform to the shape of the sole of the shoe. The seamed portion at the back seam 17 is sprung n slightly at the heel, the amount of springing being greatest'at the bottom of the seam and running out to nothing at the fullest partof the swell above the heel. seamed portion" at the front 'seam 18, 'in button boot-tops, is sprung down toward the forward end of thetop, the amount of springing being greatest at the front end and run-.

ning out to nothing over the instep.

In the manufacture of shoes, the upper is made of'parts that are cut conformably to patterns and are then united together by seams at the front and-back. The upper is then pulled tightly over or around a last and secured to'the sole while still-stretched around the last. For many years past, shoes have been gradechin standard sizes, and certain measurements of the last have been established as standard throughout the United States, andthe patterns comforrnably t hich the-parts of the upper are out are made withreference to such standard last measurements. appearance,'the parts of the upper are cut so that thefront and rear seams will lie in vertical planes, As'the last is rigid and theu'pper is pulled tight overthe last at The For the sake of neatness of the time of soling, the upper fits the last tight; but while the shoe made on a last fits that last tight, comfort requires that a shoe must be larger than the foot on which it is'worn and I take advantage of these facts in my present invention.

According to my invention, the parts of the upper are made with reference to the recognized practice of shoe pattern making with certain exceptions that bring about a slight springing in of the portion at the back seam below the swell of the heel, and a slight springing in of the portion at the front seam below the instep. \Vhat I mean by springing in at said seamed portions may be understood by assuming that my boot-to fits a shoe at and above the instep and at and above the swell of the heel.

, give the appearance of a fancy dress shoe. 60

,vention.

In such case, all of the buttons of my boot-top at and above the instep can be readily buttoned while such shoe is on the last on which it was-made; but in suchcase, the buttons below the instep. will fail to reach their buttonholes by an amount that gradually increases from the instep to the front lower edge. of the boottop. When, however, this last is removed from such shoe and the shoe .is placed on a human foot which it fits comfortably and my boot-top applied thereto, all of its buttons can be buttoned; for, in such case, the shoe "and the foot can yield sufiiciently to permitsuch buttoning even though the boot-top is of .less girth below the instep than the corresponding portion of the shoe in its normal condition. 1

.The boot-top is lined with cotton, duck or other suitable material, and the front and back seams are covered with strips 19 of 4O suitable material, whereby the seamed por tions are stiff enough to prevent the top from wrinkling. The front part of the boot-top is also stiffened byan extra piece 20 of buckram or other suitable stiffening material.

The boot-top 21 shown in Fig. 4 is similar to the boot-top 11, except thatit has no front flap, but isprovided with eyelets 22 down the front edges of the quarters for lacings23., A tongue 24 is also provided, which is secured at its lower front end to either quarter alone, preferably the outside quarter, or to both quarters. The front edges of the uarters are reinforced by strips 25 of buc ram or other suitable stifiening material. -A foxing 26 of patent leather or. other distinctive material is sewed around the heel portion of the quarters to It is evident that the style of the boottop may be varied, and its appearance may be changed without departing from the in- For example, the seams may be covered with leather, and a leather foxing may be put aroundthe heel in imitation of a full length vamp. The invention is not restricted to the precise forms shown and described herein.

What I claim is:

1. A boot-top to be worn over a low shoe, said boot-top having full length quarters following the general lines ofthe upper portion of a high boot, the lower edges of said boottop being arranged to coincide with the edges of the sole of the shoe around the heel and alon the sides of the shank, and the front and back lower portions of said boot-top being sprung in a sufficient amount to make the lower edges of such portions closely hug the shoe, and a strap connecting the lower side edges of the. boot-top, said strap being arranged to lie beneath and fit the shank of the shoe from, the breastof the heel to-the points where the lower edges of the boot-top intersect the edges .of the sole.

2. A boot-top to be worn over a shoe, said boot-top having full, length quarters following the general lines of the upper portion of a high boot, the lower edges of said boot top beingarranged to coincide with the edges of the sole of the shoe along the sides of the shank, and the back lower portion of said boot-top being sprung in a suflicient amount to make the lower edges of the heel portion closely hug the shoe, and a connecting strap sewed to the lower side edges of the boot-top where they coincide with the edges of the sole, said strap being arranged to fit snugly beneath the shank of the shoe and draw in said lower side edges."

3. A boot-top to be worn over a shoe, said boot-top having full length quarters following the general lines of the upper portion of a high boot, the lower edges of said boot-top being curved to coincide with the arched edges of the sole of the shoe along the sides of the shank, and the lower portion 'of the front of said boot-top being sprung in a sufficient amount to make the lower edges of A boot-top to be worn over a shoe, said boot-top having quarters following the general lines of the upper portion of a high boot, the lower edges of said boot-top coinciding with the edges of the sole of the shoe along the sides of the shank, said boot-top having a sideopening and a front seam, a

strip of material along said front seam for stiffening it lengthwise, the lower portion of said front seamed portion being sprung in a sufiicient amount to make the lower edges of.

the boot-top closely hu the shoe in front, and a strap connecting the lower side edges of the boottop, said strap having ends shaped to conform to the shape of the shank of the shoe and which ends are sewed to the lower edges of the boot-too where they coincide with the edges of the sole.

5. A boot-top to be worn over a low shoe, said boot-top having full length quarters following the general lines of the upper portions of a high boot, the lower edges of said boot-top being arranged to coincide with the edges of the sole of the shoe around the heel and along the sides of theshank, and a strap connecting the lower side edges of the boottop and constituting an anchoring member therefor, the girth measurement of said boot-top at the instep and through said strap being greater than the girth measurement of the shoe and foot. at the instep and around the shank of the shoe, and the girth measurement of the boot-top at its forward tip and through said strap being less than the corresponding girth measurement of the shoe, whereby said boot-top fits the shoe comfortably at the instep glrth and the fit forward of the instep becomes gradually tighter to the tip of such boot-top.

6. A boot-top to be worn over a low shoe, said boot-top having full length quarters following the general lines of the upper portions of a high boot and having a strap portion for anchoring said boot-top under the shanks of the shoe, the lower edges of said boot-top being arranged to coincide with the edges of the sole of the shoe around the heel and along the sides of the shank, the girth measurement of said boot-top through the strap and around the instep being in excess of the girth of the shoe and foot measured at the instep and under the shank of the shoe, and such boot-top girth measurements forward of the instep gradually decreasing more and more to the tip of said boot-top relative to the corresponding shoe and foot measurements, whereby said boot-top is adapted to make a comfortable fit at the instep while the front tip of the boot-top hugs the shoe.

7. A boot-top to be worn over a low shoe, said boot-top having full length quarters following the general lines of the upper portion of a high boot, the lower edges of said boot-top being arranged to coincide with the edges of the sole of the shoe around the heel and along the sides of the shank, and a strap connecting the lower side edges of the boottop and constituting an anchoring member therefor, the lower portions of the front and back of said boot-top being sprung in slightly at the seams so that the lower front edge of said boot-top will hug the shoe tightly while the fit at and above the instep is free.

8. A boot-top to be worn over a low shoe, said boot-top having full length quarters following the general lines of the upper portions of a high boot and having a row of cooperating buttons and button holes, the lower edges of the said boot-top bein arranged to coincide with the edges of the sole of the shoe around the heel and along the sides of the shank, and a strap connecting'the lower side edges of the boot-top and constituting an anchoring member therefor, the portion of the rear seamed port-ion below the swell at the heel springing in slightly, and the girth measurements below the instep being adapted to make the lower front edge of the boot-top hug the shoe i -htly while the fit at the inste is free.

Signed at Jefferson City, Liissouri, this 8th day of May, 1922.

CHARLES TWEEDIE.

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