US1564307A - Creeper attachment for shoes - Google Patents

Description

Dec. 8, l925- FIG. 3'

Patented Dec. 8, 1925.

NlTED -STATES 1,564,307 PATENT ,OFFICE ANTONIO FEREO AND ANTONIO MATIZZA, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y.

Application filed January 15, 1925.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that we, An'roNIo Fanno and ANTONIO Mariam. subjects of the King of Italy, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Creeper Attachments for Shoes, of which the following is a specification. l

rlhis invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in creeper attachments foi| shoes and has for its primary object to provide a creeper attachment in the form of a sandal having ground engaging spurs to be attached to a boot or shoe and especially designed for use by miners, workmen in rolling or steel mills and mountain climbers or the like.

An important object of the invention is to provide a creeper attachment of the above type wherein the ground engaging spurs or prongs depending from the heel and toe sections are arranged in groups separated by depending ribs with the spurs of each group having their pointed ground engaging ends extending in different directions to prevent forward, rearward and lateral slipping during walking movement.

A further object of the invention is to provide a creeper attachment of the above type wherein the heel and toe sections are hingedly connected together by an intermediate inset portion to permit the device to be folded into a compact arrangement for convenient transportation and packing.

With the above general objects in view and others that will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists of the novel form, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawing and claimed.

In the drawing, wherein like reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views,

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a keeper attachment for shoes constructed in accordance with the present invention, a shoe being illust-rated by dotted lines with the creeper operatively mounted thereon.

Figure 2 is a bottom plan view of the creeper showing the hinged inset portion connecting the shoe and sole portions,

Figure 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view taken on line III-III of Fig. 1, and

Figure 4 is a side elevational view showing the creeper in its folded position.

Serial No. 2,508.

Referring more in detail to the accompanying drawing, there is illustrated a creeper attachment for shoes that is substantially in the form of a sandal having a bottom plate, preferably formed of metal with an intermediate upwardly arched instep section 1, a sole section 2 and a heel section 3, the forward end of the heel section carrying an upright wall 4 to fit against the forward edge of the shoe heel. The three sections are hingedly connected as at 5 and 6 so thatwhen the attachment is out of use, the same may be folded. into a compact arrangement as illustrated in Fig. 4.

Groups of ground engaging spurs separated by depending ribs and pointing in different directions are carried by the lower faces of the sole and heel sections, the sole section 2 carrying a pair of curved depending ribs 7 of the form illustrated in Fig. 2 arranged adjacent each side of the sole section while the toe end thereof is provided with a curved transversely extending rib 8 connected at its ends to the side ribs 7 defining separated areas 9, 10, and side areas 11. Ground engaging spurs 12 depend from the several areas and have their pointed ends 12a extending in directions as clearly illustrated. The pointed ends 12a in the area 10 are forwardly directed while the pointed ends 12a in the area 9 are rearwardly directed, the spurs 12 being outwardly directed in each of thc side areas 11 as illustrated.

Curved ribs 7a depend from the heel section 3, similar to the ribs 7 carried by the sole section and cooperate with the rib 8tl at the heel end of the heel section. The spurs 12 depending from the heel section have the pointed ends 12"1 thereof arranged in the several areas 9a, 10a and 11a pointing in directions to prevent slipping movement during walking, the spurs in the sections in the areas 9a and 10a pointing in opposite directions, while the spurs in the areas 11a point outwardly.

A tip 13 and heel counter 14 are carried by the creeper and straps 15 retain the keeper in position upon the shoe S.

In walking, with the creeper in position upon the shoe, the spurs in the rear area 9 engage the ground and are subsequently followed by the spurs in the areas 1()a and 10 to prevent forward slipping movements of the foot while the spurs in the forward area 9 of the sole section prevents rear slipping of the foot. yEhe spurs in the side areas ll and lla. prevent lateral slipping movement` while the ribs carried hy the sole and heel sections prove serviceable when the c-reeper is used for walking upon ice, snow or the like, also, the depending ribs delining the spur areas, terminate inwardly or" the pointed ends of the spurs to limit ground-entering movement oi' the spurs so that hindi-ence to walking will be prevented.

While there is her-ein shown end described the preferred embodiment ot the present inrention, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may he made therein without departing ironi the spirit and scope ot the invention as claimed.

What is claimed is :H

l. In e creeper attachment for shoes7 a bese plate formed of en intern'iedinte instep section and sole rind heel sections hinged thereto7 means for securing the creeper upon e shoe, sets of gronndengaging spurs depending from the sole and heel sections with the pointed ends oi each set extending in different directions to prevent forward, backward and lateral slipping movements, the sets of spurs being outwardly directed at each side of the sole and heel, and forwardly and rearwardly directed at the fron-t and rear ends respectively of the sole and heel and ribs depending from the sole and heel sections detining areas in which the Sets 0i' ground-engaging spurs point in different directions and terminating inwardly of the outer ends of the spurs.

2. In a. Creeper attachment for shoes, a base plete formed of an intermediate instep section and sole and heel sections hinged theretoj ineens tor securing the creeper upon a shoe, sets ot' ground-engaging spurs depend,-

troin J@he sole and heel sections with the pointed ends of each set extending in diliferent directions to prevent t'orward7 backward sind lateral slipping movement, the sets of spurs being ontwerdly directed at each` side et the sole and heel7 and forwardly and rearwardly directed at the front and rear ends, respectively, of the sole and heeland ri'os depending from the sole and heel sections detning longitudinally elined separated areas and lateral areas with the Sets oi' ground-engaging spurs in the different areas pointing in diterent directions end said ribs terminating inwardly 0I" the outer ends of the spurs.

In testimony whereof we eilig our signatures.

AN'roNio rnnno. ANTONIO MATIZZA.

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