2 1,869,988 in this iristaiiee of ilnl)ol-tance. It is in-iportant, however, t-liat -LI-ie felt member 10 sliall be vei-y thick (about 1/1 inch or over), I'VI@bile it is i@refertbly made of 1007o waterI)roofed inool or ftir felt, which it has been. fo-Lilid effectii@ely cliii-s to aii.d prevents slippin- i pon either ice-covered or wet pavet, I meiits, in fi.et, th@s is true to stich an exteiit thatiiotliijiz M'hich JiLas been fouiid among 10 the diselosu@es of tl-ie prior art caii. tl)pj,o,,ich this form of protector for efficiency in the desired clirection. For securin(y the felt in operative position, stitches Of "Ttxed liiieii cord or thread of 15 lieavy gaiige are preferable, Liid as the felt is SeCLlr(,d in place ve,,@ti,-ally oiily b3T these stitches and transi7ersel3T b3, the flange 7, replaceineiit of the f-elt may be accomplished by siiiiply severiiig the stitches 9, removincy 20 the worii. felt member, tlieii i-eT)Iacing the 1 s,in-ie witli t ne-w felt meiii er, and stitching the I.,tter in ol)eia.tive positio@i. And it is to be further ui-iderstood that the details herein desci-ibed -wltl-i respect to It heel 25 protector are eqiially applicable, to t. protector foi, the forivai-d portioii of a shoe sole, or to a 1:)rotector which covers both the heel and sole at the saiiae t-ime. Re,fei-rin- iaow to Fi(ys 4 aiid 5, a slightly 010 modified foriii of protector is shown as aclapted for tise -",ith an overshoe. An overshoe is represented by the rear portion which con,iprises side Avalls 15 aiid ,t relatively thicl@er paveiiieiit-en,(,racr able bottoiii wall 16, ,e 35 the forii-ier being providecl -with aiiy stiitable f<)rm of socuriiig iiieans, such as the female portions 17 o@f glove fasteners. The male inembers IS of such fasteiiers are secured to the side wa,lls 19 of a protector, which also ,IC, colnprises a bottom ivall 20 1-iaviiicr a, downwardly extending pei@iplieral flai@(:Ye 21, secured by stiitable stitelies or other means to the lower edo,e portioii of s,,tid side - walls and uniting therewith to forin a relatively .i5 stiff flan(re, siliailar to that hereinbefore described tnd -%vithin which is seated a, tliiek pi(@ce of felt 29-, o eratively held a(yainst the p LI under surface of the bottol-n wall by means of stitches 23, also as hereiiibef ore described. Thus, in this cise the iiiveiitioii is adapted for use in coiijunction with overshoes, in whiel-i case the latter protect at least the lower porti_ons of a shoe froin becoming wet from rain or snow, while the felt protector 55 prevents the overslioe from slipping upoii a pavement or the like that m,,ty be either icecovere or merely -wet froin rain or melting sriow ,tiid ice. 13oth of the protectors lier(, co described caii, as ibove mejitioned, be easily removed from the sl-ioe or overshoe when desirecl and placed within one's pocket, han(]-, bag, brief case, or other ovailable -n-ieaiis for cari-ying the same. -@i,hat il:,@. Having thiis described ii-iy iiivention, I claim and desire to protect by lietterg Patent cf the United States is A shoe or overslioe protector, comprising a wall adapted to surround a heel, a bottom wall haviri- a downwardly extending pe'iO ri heral po'@rtion secured to the lowei- edge p portion of said first wtll to form a relatively rigid flange <)f substantially double thickiiess, Lnd a member positioned within and extending freely below said flange. 75 . In testimony -whereof I h,,tve affixed my signature. STEPHEN VELLNER. 00 95 100 iio 120 l@25

Patented Aug. 2, 1932 @UNITE@D-@ SITATE-S@ PA@TENT OFFICE STEI?HENIVELLN-PR, OF PHILADELPR-IA, I?ENNSYLVT@NIA HEEL AND -SOLE PROTECTOR Appl-'@eation fil@ed I)ecember 4,10.30. Serial No. 499,869.@ The object of the invention is to provide improvements in heel and sole protectors, and while particular mention is herei-,iafter inacle to the devices as appliecl to shoe and overslice heels, it is to be tinclerstood tl-iat their appliclibility to soles of shoes tnd tl-ie like is eqtially feasible. Not only cluring low temper,,itures when roads and pavenients are covered with snow, lu ice aiid sleet is there liability of slipping and f alling, b Lit also Lipoii ivet p,,Lvements in warm atmosphere one is constantly li,,tble to slip aiid possibly f all, especially -when i-isin (y f obtNi,ear li,,tiing tl-ie heels alone or botli the heels 15 ,tnd soles @ provided witli rtibber surf,,tces. Sueb surfaces it is well li:nown absorb si-locli:s incidental to walkiiio- blit tl-ie r-Libber tends to slip upon -wet p,,tvements even i@n.ore thin le,,ttber. Similarly, over,- ,hoes ancl the like 20 ivhich serve to protect the slioes tnd feet f roin wet pavements, offer little or no protection ao,ainst slipping and in fact are f requei-itly the cause of slipping -Lipon - wet pavements -which -wotild not other-wise occur. Another object therefore i-s to provide a covei@iii,- for either or both the lieels and soles of shoes and overshoes, - whicli 'Will not cletr,,Lct from tl-ie Liseftilness of the footwear but -which will offer a rel,,ttively positive prevention against slippinu iipon both ice ,tnd wet pavements, and to provide iiieaiis for incorporating such improved coverino- in an att,,Lchnient for shoes, overshoes, and the like, that can be attached ancl detached ,it will 35 ancl -which -wlien being -worn are not bull-,y an(, ' cuinbersome, wl-iile they are of slich size th,,it when -not in use they can be carriecl in oiie's poelcet, liandba@,,, or brief case. 40 With these and other objects in mincl, the present irlven'uion comprises furt]-ier clet,ails of construction and oper,,itioii, which are ftilly brouo;ht o-Lit in tb-e f ollowing description, when reacl in conilinctioi-i with tlif., ae45 companyino, clratvip , in v,,hich Fi(r. I is a -9 sicle elevatiop of ,t sl,-ioe to which is ittached a I-ieel pro'Lector comprising one embod@ment of the inve-,ltion; Fig. 2 is ,t perspective view of the heel protector per se; Fig. 3 is a tral'isverse vertical section of the same shown, in perspective Fig. I is a perspective vie'W of the rear por tion of an. overshoe to wllich is att@LcheOL ,L: slightly n-iodified form of the invent@.on; ind Fio-. 5 is a vertical secti6ii throliuh the lieel portion of the@overshoe and protector 55 as sho-wn iia Fig. 4.,, Referring to Figs. 1, 2 and 3 of @ tl-ie drawing, the sole 1 of a shoe 2 n-ierges in'Lo tl)e usti,,tl heel 3, whicl3- here is @'i-iO-wn as being covered by tl-ie i-uiproved form of p-rotect(,r. 60 The protector itself @comprises an tipward,-,y extenclin(y -wall 4, preferably f ori-iied of relatively stiff leather, ar@cl stirrounceng and closely@ cooperating,,-with the laterally opposite sides ,ilid. re,,tr of the said, heel. The f or-ward '-5 er,-cl poi,tions of said -wall are coniiected to-. _-Yetlier b@ ,t rel.ativel straight wall 5, whicli Y, iiiay bc, an integral.codtinuation of, or else unitarllv secured to, '@lie ends of the first Avall. A bott6n-i iv,,ill 6 of tl-te protector preferably coliiprises a substanuially flat iece of p leither@tlirned downwardly at its periphery to f,orni a flin,-e '@, -wliieh is secured bv sti'Llehes S to@ the lower edo-e portion of tl@e Wall meiiibers 4 tn,d 5, to, foriii t relatively 75 sti:ffer flailge of double thicl@@iiess as sliown iii Fig. 3. To the uncler sicle o'L the bottoin 6 is secured'by means of spaced ro-ws of stiteb es 9 t tl-iiek section 10 of higli grade felt,,whiel-i is preferably of the saiiie o, ',-erall 80 1611,gituclinal@ and transverse exte-Lat as that of the, loiver eclge poitions of the -walls 4 aiid 5 ' btit ivhich Lipwardly betiveen tl-ie flanges 7 and is firl-iily se,,tted ag,,iinst the iinder surface of said bottom wqll so that 25 I said flange beiiig stiff ancl@extendino- doivnwardly arotind t, portion. of said felt member serves to posit-ii,elv position the latter, lind.thus relieve the stitches 9 froiii p.racticallv all transverse strain. Fo'r' detachably seelirmg he T)rotector to a, shoe, a pii_r of straps 11 aiid 12 are seciired at their lo-wer end portions to tl-ie opposite sides of tlie wall@4, and are provided 1-ipon their free end portions witli intei@eno-ag"nu aclju stal)le@naeans 13 ebwher v their combined lengtli iuiy@be varied in orcler to perrru't them to extend ar6uncl@the-front@of ,L shoe, substantially as sho-wn in Fig.. 1, tl-iolit@h t,l-io exact type of protector-sectiring me@ans is not