Improvements in the Manufacture of Boots and Shoes.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 12th July, 1890
Complete Specification Left, 13th Apr., 1891-Accepted, 16th May, 1891
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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Boots and Shoes.
I, ALBERT PIKE of 17 Hackney Road, in the County of London, Boot and
Shoe Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
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My invention relates to the manufacture of boots and shoes.
According to my invention the upper of a boot or shoe is cut from a single piece
of leather of substantially a heart shape and is then drawn over a block or last in
such a manner that the front, quarters and part of the back are without a seam the
only seam in the entire upper being at the lower part of the heel. The opening
for the foot is made by forming a single cut in the upper so that there is no waste
of material.
The advantage of forming the short seam hereinbefore referred to is that it
enables the leather to be drawn tightly around the heel so as to be free from
creases, and to conform to the shape of the foot.
Dated the 12th day of July 1890.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Boots and Shoes.
I, ALBERT PIKE, of 17, Hackney Road, in the County of London, Boot and
Shoe Manufacturer, 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 :-
My invention relates to the manufacture of boots and shoes.
According to my invention the upper of a boot or shoe is cut from a single piece
of leather of substantially a heart-shape and is then drawn over a block or last in
such a manner that the front quarters and part of the back are without a seam, the
only seam in the entire upper being at the lower part of the heel. The opening for
the foot is made by forming a single cut in the upper.
To enable my invention to be fully understood I will describe the same with
reference to the accompanying drawing, in which :-
Figure 1 is a plan of the leather blank from which the upper is formed:
Figure 2 is a plan of a shoe having my improved upper; and,
Figure 3 is a rear view of the same.
In carrying out my invention the leather blank, which is of substantially the
shape shewn in Figure 1, is first of all soaked in a well known manner and then
placed upon and drawn over the block or last in such a manner that a portion of
the leather, say, from the points a to 6 will be upon the heel of the last. After the
leather has been drawn tightly around the heel the edges c, c are connected by
stitching as at d, Figures 2 and 3. It will thus be understood that the only seam
in the shoe is the seam d at the lower part of the heel.
After the leather has dried the opening for the foot is formed by making a slit
upon, say, the line e, Figure 1, and cutting away as much material as may be
necessary.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
The manufacture of boots and shoes, the upper parts of the heel-portions of
which are without seams, substantially in the manner hereinbefore described and
illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
Dated the 13th day of April 1891.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.