US1600851A - Closure for shoe uppers - Google Patents

Description

Sefit. 21

B. SEGO v CLOSURE FOR SHOE UPPERS Filed July 21. 1925 Fpa. 1.

FIG. 4-

BILnsneo, or FRANKLIN, .NEW. annsnY.

oizosunn ron siren UPPERS.

Application'filed July 21,1925. Serial No. 45,1340. 3

1 easily positioned on the foot of the user 'aiid'fa'sten'ed thereupon. r i

r A further object of the iIIVGDi lOIIiS'fO provide a'novel "01111 "of shoe upper which may be manufactured at a very nominal price and which will pearance when in use. Y

ther'objectsand advantages of the invention will be apparent during the course of the following description. 7

'lln the accompanying drawing forming a partof thisspecilicatioii-and in which like. numerals are employed to designate like parts "throughout the same,

Figure '1 isa top plan view of a shoe upper with the impr'oved'form of closure embodying this 'invention attached thereto, Figure "2 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view taken en lineILV-II of-Fig-.'1,

Figure 8 is a" plan view'of a slightly modified form of closure,

' Figured is a fragmentary plan view of a further modified form of closure,

Figure 5 is a fragmentary enlarged plan view of the right hand portion of the closure shown in Fig. 1,

Figure 6is a similar View to Fig. 5, but shows the left hand portion'of the closure as illustrated in Fig. 4:, and b Figure 7 is a transverse sectional View taken upon line VII-VII of Fig.

In the drawing, wherein for the purpose 'of illustration is shown a preferredembodiment of this invention, the'numeral 5 desig- 1 nates the upper of a shoe which is formed from a single blank by any suitable shaping p ocess and has the split 6 formed "in the front thereof. The dash lines -'aare not intended to illustrate stitching but to represent decorative impressionsor cuts formed in the upper to relieve the same of any undesired plainness; in appearance. This slit terminates at 7 and has arranged in longitudinal alinement therewith the button 8 which is fastened to the shoe upper 5. The

two converging rows of buttons 9 and 10are fastened to the upper 5 and are arranged one row on each side of the slit 6.

'InF 1 is shown a closure 11 which i provide with ears l2 projecting laterally produce a pleasing ap-' from one longitudinal edge thereof and the ears 13 progecting from the reinainingedge; The ear 14 pro1ects from the outer end of the closure lland is arranged (3-13 the-trans- 6 verse center of the closure. Fig. 3 shows a very similar closure 11 having the ears 12 3 pi'ojectinglfroin one side and ,theears 13 projecting from the remaining SlCl8.' Instead of'the ear"14,as shown in Fig. l-in connection-with the closurell, the closure I 11 has a pointed ear 14.

The ears 12 of the closure 11 are illustrated as being formed withlap ertures 15 which are intendedto rec'e'ive'the shanks lti, see Fig. 2, of the buttons 9 for permitting these buttons to p er-nianently fasten the Clo I sure" to the shoe upper. The remaining ears 133 are provided with relatively lai'geapertures l6haring radial-slits17 communicate ing therewith an 'deXtendinglaterally in-v wardly of the closure; Itis inten'ded that' these apertures 16 and slits 17 permit the insertion and withdrawal of the buttons 10 through the same so that the closure may be arranged to connect the edges of the slit 6 when the shoe is arranged-upon the foot of the user. lt'will be understood, of course,

thatthese sa-ine apertures and slits 16 and '17 respectively will permit the closure to be disconnected from the buttons 10 for permitting the shoe to be removed from the foot of the user. I v 1 It is to be understood that the closure 11, shown in Fig. 1 is formed with the aper-. tures 15 in the ears 12 and the apertures and slots 16 and 17 respectively in the ears 13, as shown in Fig. 3 in respect to the f closure 11. The ear 14: of the closure 11, however,.1s provided with an aperture siniilar to the apertures-lti illustrated in'connec- This aption with the ears 12 in Fig. 8. erture, not shown, in the ear 14 is intended to receive the shank of the.button 8 previously referred to. s I

r In Figs. 4 to 7 inclusive there is shown a modified form of closure which includes the apertures 16 and slots 17 similar to the apertures and slots 16 and 17 of the closures 11 and'll The outer portion of the edge of the aperture 16, however, is pro 'vided with a metallic wear bushing 18 of semi-circular form in plane and of channel, formation in cross-sectio rf These Wear bushings 18'are intended to take the lateral pull placed thereon when engaging the buttons 1.0 and will prevent the ears 13 being pulled out of shape, due to the pull upon the edge of the said apertures 16.

As shownin Figs. 4, 5 and 7 the ears 12,

instead of being provided with apertures 15, are provided with substantially key- I hole-shaped openings 19, as illustrated. The

entire edge of each opening 19 is reinforced by'the resilient member 20 which is of sub stantially key-hole-shape in plan view and ofv channel formation in cross-section, as illustrated 111 Fig. 7.

It is intended that the resilient reinforcfl ing members 20 will permit the sides of the upper 5- to separate slightly at the slit 6 when connected by the closure shown in F igs. 4 to 7 in view of the fact that the re lnforcing member '20 is of a resilient nature I and will permit an outward lateral pull up- .It is to be understood that the forms of th1s invention herewith shown and descrlbed are to be taken as preferred examples of the same, and that various changes in the shape,

size, and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the. invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described the invention, I claim i inforced key-hole-shaped openings through V which the shanks of the buttons extend and with the outer ends of the slots of the key hole shaped openings extending to the edges of the ears.

2. The combination with a shoe having a slit in its upper, of row of'butto-ns on" each side of said slit,- and a closure of strip formation having a series of ears projecting laterally from each longitudinal edge thereof, t-he'ears on one edge being permanently connected to one row of buttons and the ears on the other edge having openings formed'therein for permitting the remaining row of buttons to be inserted therein and withdrawn therefrom, said permanent- 1y connected ears including resiliently reinforced key-hole-shaped openings through which the shanks of the buttons extend and with the outer ends of the slots of the keyhole shaped openings extending to the edges of the ears, said openings in the second mentioned series of ears having their outer edges reinforced to cause the openings to a retain 1 their original shapes.

1. The combination with a shoe having a slit in its upper, of a row of buttons on each side of said slit, and a closure of strip for- In testimony whereof I afhx my signature.

7 BILL SEGO.

Images