IMPROVEMENTS IN BOOTS
Year: 1885

page_text: I, SYDNEY PITT of Sutton in the County of Surrey, Gentleman do hereby
declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN BOOTS "
tion to me from abroad by Henry Corrick, of Christchurch New Zealand, Boot
a communica-
Maker, to be as follows:-
.
Boots as at present made are very liable to crack at the back just above the
stiffener of the heel. This is due to the wrinkling of the upper which causes it to
be cut through by the stiffener.
According to this invention the objection is obviated by inserting a stiffening
strip up inside the back seam and between it and the lining or inner casing of the
boot. This strip extends above the top of the stiffener and prevents the upper from
wrinkling. The lower part of the strip is placed outside the stiffener so as not to
come in contact with the foot, and it extends from the sole some way up the back
of the upper above the top of the stiffener.
The strip may be of raw hide, whalebone steel or other suitable material.
CARPMAEL & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Boots.
I, SYDNEY PITT of Sutton in the County of Surrey Gentleman do hereby
declare the nature of this invention (a communication to me from abroad by
Henry Corrick of Christchurch, New Zealand Boot Maker) and in what manner
the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement:—
Boots as at present made are very liable to crack at the back just above the
stiffener of the heel. This is due to the wrinkling of the upper which causes it to
be cut through by the stiffener.

page_text: According to this invention the objection is obviated by inserting a stiffening or
protecting strip up inside the back seam and between it and the lining or inner
casing of the boot. This strip extends above the top of the stiffener and prevents
the upper from wrinkling. The lower part of the strip is placed outside the stiffener
so as not to come in contact with the foot, and it extends from the sole some way
up the back of the upper above the top of the stiffener.
The strip may be of raw hide, whalebone steel or other suitable material.
In order that my said invention may be most fully understood and readily carried
into effect I will proceed to describe the drawing hereunto annexed.
the upper from wrinkling. The lower part of the strip is placed outside the strmener
so as not to come in contact with the foot, and it extends from the sole some way
up the back of the upper above the top of the stiffener.
The strip may be of raw hide, whalebone steel or other suitable material.
In order that my said invention may be most fully understood and readily carried
into effect I will proceed to describe the drawing hereunto annexed.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING.
Figure 1 of the annexed drawing shows a boot constructed in accordance with
my invention, the upper of the boot as here represented is cut and laid out so as to
expose the parts to which my invention especially relates.
Figures 2 represent the stiff protecting strip to be inserted between the upper and
the stiffener.
A is the upper and B is the inner lining of the boot-C is the stiffener-D is the
stiff protecting strip which is provided to prevent the upper becoming wrinkled
and cut by the stiffener-This piece D I prefer to make of raw hide but it may be
made of other materials, as already stated.
When the two parts of the upper have been seamed together up the back this
stiff protecting strip D is applied to cover the seam on the inner side and a piece of
woven fabric or webbing is sewn over it.
In this way the protecting strip is confined in place covering the seam and
between the webbing and the inner surface of the upper. The boot is then made
up in the usual manner, the protecting strip being together with the upper sewn or
fastened to the insole and the ordinary stiffener C being inserted in the usual
manner.
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
A boot having a stiff protecting strip D inserted between the upper and the
stiffener C along the seam connecting the two parts of the upper at the back of the
boot substantially as described and represented by the annexed drawing.
Dated this 3rd day of March 1886.
CARPMAEL & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant.