Improved Protectors for the Soles and Heels of Boots and Shoes and Horseshoes.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 12th May, 1892
Complete Specification Left, 11th Feb., 1893-Accepted, 18th Mar., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Protectors for the Soles and Heels of Boots and Shoes
and Horseshoes.
I, Alfred CoDD of No. 37 Brocklebank Road, Earlsfield in the County of
Surrey Plumber do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to improved protectors for the soles and heels of boots and
shoes, also for horseshoes and has for its object the provision of a wearing surface
that may be moved when irregularly worn, so as to render said wear equal, and
thus maintain an even tread to the boot or shoe, and prolong the useful life of said
protectors.
In carrying my invention into effect I provide for the heel a suitably shaped
frame which may be attached thereto by means of screws rivets or the like, and
carries a circular plate, centrally pivotted by means of a screw passing right
through the plate and frame into the substance of the heel, or said screw may
be arranged to fit within the frame. Said circular plate is roughened or serrated,
and the outer portions of the frame are similarly treated or formed for the purpose
of affording a grip or non-slipping surface. Now, in the case of one side of the
heel becoming worn as frequently happens, the screw or pivot may be loosened,
and the circular plate turned round so as to present a fresh wearing surface, and
thus maintain an equable degree of wear. also adapt smaller discs with or
without frames, but pivotted in the same manner as hereinbefore described, to the
soles of the boots or shoes, arranged to suit the conditions of wear as may be
desirable, and capable of being moved when irregularly worn.
In making the improved protectors I do not confine myself to any special shape
or conformation nor to the metal or alloy or other material, preferably, however
making them of a hard or chilled metal, so as to prolong the useful life of the
articles.
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FREDK. WALKER,
11, Furnival Street, London, E.C., Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Protectors for the Soles and Heels of Boots and Shoes
and Horseshoes.
I, ALFRED CODD, of 37 Brocklebank Road, Earlsfield, in the County of
Surrey, Plumber, 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 improved protectors for the soles and heels of boots and
shoes also for horseshoes and has for its object the provision of a wearing surface
that may be moved when irregularly worn so as to render the said wear equal and
thus maintain an even tread to the boot or shoe and prolong the useful life of the
protectors.
In carrying my invention into effect I provide for the heels of boots and shoes a
suitably shaped frame which may be attached thereto by means of screws, rivets or
the like which frame carries a circular plate centrally pivoted by means of a screw
passing through the plate and frame into the substance of the heel or the said
screw may be arranged to fit within the frame. The circular plate and the outer
portions of the frame are roughened or serrated to prevent the wearer from

page_text: slipping. In case one side of the heel becomes worn more than the other as
frequently happens the screw or pivot may be loosened and the circular plate
rotated so as to present a fresh wearing surface. I also provide for the toes of
boots and shoes a circular plate similar to that above described fitted to a suitably
shaped serrated or roughened frame, I also adapt smaller discs with or without
frames to the soles of boots and shoes and pivoted thereto to allow of being rotated
when irregularly worn. The protectors may be made of any suitable material
such as malleable iron or other tough hard metal or alloy.
And in order that my said invention may be fully understood, I will proceed
to explain the same with reference to the accompanying sheet of drawings in
which:-
Figure 1 represents plan of a boot heel protector, constructed according to this
invention.
Figure 2 shews plan of frame with disc removed.
Figure 3 is section on line A. B Figure 1.
Figure 4 is plan of protector for the toe of a boot also constructed according to
this invention.
Figure 5 is plan of frame of same.
Figure 6 is section on line C. D Figure 4.
Figure 7 shews a horseshoe constructed according to this invention.
Figure 8 is section of same on line E. F.
The same letters denote the same parts in all the figures.
In Figures 2 and 3 a is the frame made of any suitable material such as
malleable iron made as light as possible consistent with good wearing surfaces.
1 prefer to make the portions a¹ a¹¹ channel section as shown. The frame is
roughened or serrated to prevent slipping, 6 is a disc also channel section and
roughened or serrated this disc is attached to the heel of the boot or shoe by
means of a screw passing through the hole c in the disc and plate which screw
forms an axis on which the disc rotates. d d are holes to receive the screws which
attach the frame a to the heel.
In Figures 4 5 and 6 e is the frame to fit the toe of the boot or shoe, d d screw
holes for attaching the frame e to the sole, 6 the rotating disc, c the hole to receive
screw or rivet for attaching same to sole or plate e. "The frame e and disc bare
roughened or serrated to prevent slipping.
In Figures 7 and 8 h is the shoe having a disc b at the toe and discs i i at the
heel thereof the shoe is preferably constructed of stamped wrought iron or steel
and the discs bi i may be of a harder material such as hardened steel. The
discs bii are attached to the shoe by screws which may be riveted over on the
inside of the shoe to prevent them from working loose. In all cases when the discs
are worn unequally the central screw is slackened, the disc rotated and a fresh
wearing surface is presented to the point where the greatest wear occurs.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1 declare that what I
claim is:
1. In protectors for the soles and heels of boots and shoes the combination of a
frame, serrated or roughened on the under side for attaching to the boot or shoe
with a rotating disc also serrated or roughened on its under side, substantially as
specified.
2. The improved protectors for boots and shoes substantially as hereinbefore
described and shewn by the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 10th day of February 1893.
FREDK. WALKER,
11, Furnival Street, Holborn, London, E.C., Agent for the Applicant.