A BOOT OR SHOE WARMER
Year: 1885

page_text: I, RICHARD GEORGE OWEN, of N° 40, Warwick Road, South Kensington, in the
County of Middlesex, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of my invention
for "A BOOT OR SHOE WARMER," to be as follows:-
This invention is designed to effect the internal warming of boots and shoes, so
that when damp they may be dried; and also that persons liable to cold feet may
have them aired and warmed before putting them on.
To accomplish this I construct hollow "trees" or feet of various heights and
dimensions so as to suit shoes or boots of different kinds, and resembling in shape
the human limb, and I construct them with a smooth surface and somewhat smaller
than the boots or shoes they are intended for, so as to slip easily into them when
they are to be warmed.
When obtainable I prefer hot water as a warming medium and I therefore prefer
to make my hollow trees or feet of copper, or strong tin, or enamelled or galvanized
iron or some substance capable of holding hot water and not likely to be easily
corroded, and provided with suitable fittings for filling and emptying.
I do not however confine myself to metal, as earthenware, vulcanized india-rubber
and many other substances would be suitable for the purpose in most cases.
When hot water is not obtainable, as for instance in a campaign or when hunting
in foreign countries, I heat my tree or foot by means of a small lamp or dwarf
candle, or in any other suitable way, the boot being then placed in a recumbent
position with the toe upwards and the lamp or candle placed near the opening of
the leg where the foot is inserted.
For convenience of packing, my hollow trees when adapted for high boots can
be made to slip or screw at the ancle with an air-tight joint and the foot part can
then be placed inside the calf portion, so as to economise space.
11
L
1007
S. S. BROMHEAD,
Patent Agent.

page_text: I, RICHARD GEORGE OWEN of 40 Warwick Road, South Kensington in the
County of Middlesex, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This invention is designed to facilitate the internal warming of boots and shoes,
for the various purposes of airing and drying them, so that persons liable to cold
feet may have their boots warmed before putting them on and sportsmen, sailors,
fishermen, and others may have theirs thoroughly dried after exposure to wet or
snow.
To accomplish this I construct hollow feet with or without legs, of various
dimensions, so as to suit boots or shoes of different kinds.
These feet and legs somewhat resemble in shape the boots and shoes they are
intended to warm but are rather smaller in size, so as to slip easily inside the said
boots or shoes.
They are constructed of metal, or some other suitable substance, and are covered
when preferred with flannel or felt, and are provided with suitable fittings for
filling and emptying.
I do not confine myself to metal, as earthenware, vulcanised india rubber, and
imany other substances would be suitable for the purpose, in some cases.
When obtainable I prefer to use hot water as my warming medium, but when
water is not readily obtainable I use heated air. In order to provide heat I con-
struct a flat lamp, with a wick sufficiently broad, and the boot being placed in a
recumbent position with the calf downwards and the toe upwards the lamp is
placed in a recess or small chamber near the end of the leg beneath an overhanging
portion of the warmer.
Due provision being made for the exit of steam, the water can be gradually raised
to boiling point, and when the boot is sufficiently dried the apparatus can be
withdrawn & used as a carriage or bed-warmer if desired, or the hot-water employed
for a bath or for other purposes.
When preferred I also construct my bootwarmers with an internal coil of platinum
wire so that by passing the current of an ordinary battery through the said wire
the water can be heated by the electric current.
For convenience of packing, when adapted for high boots, my apparatus can be
constructed with a screw or slip watertight joint at the ancle, so as to be separated
into two pieces.
The backs of the leg of my warmer I prefer to make flat in most cases so that it
will lie readily on the floor or table in the position indicated in Fig. 4.
In the case of warmers adapted to shoes or ancle boots the recess or chamber for
the lamp can be placed in the heel of the warmer.
In the accompanying drawings,
Fig. 1 shows a warmer adapted for shoes or low walking boots.
Fig. 2 shows a warmer of medium height with joint at ancle.

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Fig. 4, is a side view of the warmer in a recumbent position shewing position of
lamp when lit.
Fig. 5, is the lamp.
Fig. 6, is a section of the leg of the larger kind of boot-warmer.
A is the feeder screw for filling purposes.
B is the chamber or recess for the lamp.
C is the steam pipe.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:.
1. A hollow boot warmer covered with flannel or felt whereby boots can be
warmed and dried internally by means of heated water or hot air substantially as
described.
2. A bootwarmer with a flat back to the leg and furnished when preferred with
a chamber or recess in which a lamp can be used, and also capable of being made
to separate into two pieces when desired.
3. A bootwarmer as described heated by means of an electric current when
preferred.
Dated thin 77th
L 1000