US2121907A - Footwear - Google Patents

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June 2s, 1931s..

c. v. EASTON Eoo'rwEAa Filed Sept. 17, 1937 INVENTOR ATTo'RNEYs Patented 'June 2s, 193s UNITED STATES PATENT oFFlcE 2,121,907 FOOTWEAR Clarence V. Easton, Coshocton, Ohio Application September 177,719.37, SerialNo. 164,395

' .2'V Claims. (c1. afs- 4) Y.

This invention Vrelates tov footwear, and its general object is toprovide a shoe or boot and particularly aprubber-bo-ot that includes-fastening means Ytherefor toI vhold the same relatively fixedv with respect to 'the foot of the wearer, in

l Vthat the fastening mea-ns which in fact a strap extends about theinstep portion of the bootA for gripping 'association therewith and between 1 the rear portion .of the soleV and heel, thereby preventing the'brootfrom rubbing the' foot, thus eliminating the formation of corns, bunions and the like and injury to the instep as well as tendsY to brace the latter.

.- Y A further object is to provide a boot that in-A 'cludes a fastening strap for the purpose set In describing the invention in detail, refer'-l ence will be had to the accompanying drawingy wherein like characters denote like or correspondp30 ingparts throughout the several views, Yand in which:

Figure lfis a side elevationfof a.' boot con-Y With the vpresent invena Vstructed in accordance tion.

Figure 2 is a front view thereof. Figure 3 is a bottom plan view.

' Figurefi is` a sectional view taken approximatelyon line 4-'4 Vof Figure 3.

40 rFigure 5 is a sectional view taken approximately on line 5 5 of Figure 1.

v `Referring to the drawing in detail, it will be noted that I have Villustrated rmy invention as being applied to a boot, but it can be used with equal efficiency on arctics, shoes, etc., and the bootV is shown as being of the hip rubber type that is provided with a sole I, a heel 2, an upper p front and rear portions of the heel, as best shown in Figures 1 and 3. Disposed about the instep portion of the upper and the sides thereof yand outer endsv of the bore 5; is a bead 6 'providing terminating flush with the forward edges of the Y a ridge or abutment means for a strap 'l which -rests upon the bead 6 as shown in Figure 1 and` extends through the bore.

, The ends of the strap are connected together by a. buckle 8, and'in order to prevent accidental removal of the `strap from the' bore, it will be noted that the strap has lugs 9 formed thereon of a size to prevent free lslidable, movement of the strap within the bore, in that the lugs cannot freely pass through the bore and they tend to close the ends thereof as best shown in Figure 4. VHowever, the bore is of a size toallowlimited vertical movement of thestrap, soI that the latter will not bind therein, and the lugs can be forced through the bore, in the event it becomes Yand, removed, in that by employing the strap a larger size of boot can be worn. Y

Ult is thought from `the foregoing description that the advantagesand novel features of the invention Will be readily apparent. j

It is to be understood that changes may be made in theconstruction and in the combina-j tionY and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall' within the scope of thevappended claims;

What I claim is:

1. A boot comprising an upper, a sole and a heel, the latter having a bore extending transversely thereof in its upper surface and disposed under the sole, a strap extending through-the bore, means for securing the ends of the strap about the instep portion and in gripping engagement therewith, means to prevent unintentional Vremoval of the strap from the bore and abutment means forthe strap extending about the instep portion and sides of the upper. i

2. A boot comprisingV an upper, a sole and a heel, the latter having a bore extending transversely of the upper surface thereofV and disposed under the rear portion of the sole, a strap extending through the bore, lugs formed on the strap to prevent unintentional removal of the latter from the bore,a buckle for securing Vthe strap about the instep portion of the upper, l and a bead formed on the upperrabout the instep4 Vportion and sides thereof'and providing .abutstrap.

ment means for the y CLARENCE V. EASTON.

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