Formed of India Rubber or other Analogous Material.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 31st Mar., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 18th July, 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 24th Aug., 1888
Formed of India Rubber or other Analogous Material.
We ALBERT EGERTON LEGH SLAZENGER, of the firm of Slazenger & Sons, of
56 Cannon Street, in the City of London Manufacturers, and WILLIAM MATTHEWS, of
5 St. Anns Road, Burdett Road, in the County of Middlesex, Foreman in the employ
of the said firm of Slazenger & Sons do hereby declare the nature of our said invention
to be as follows:-
Whereas India rubber and other analagous soles have hitherto been fastened to
the leather soles, or to the upper parts of the boots and shoes, by cementing, stitching,
or rivetting but these methods have been found defective and ineffectual, as, after
a little wear, the sole usually comes away. Now the object of our invention is to
remedy such defect, and to manufacture such boots and shoes so that the rubber or
other sole may be securely held to the leather sole.
In carrying out our invention, we form the welts of the boots and shoes in such a
manner that the welts project, beyond the uppers about a quarter of an inch, more or
less, all round.
We form the rubber or other sole with a raised overlapping edge (preferably) all
round, thereby providing a deep grove for the entry of the leather projection or welt,
the rubber or other material overlapping the welt as far as the uppers. The outer
sole is then secured by cement, or by riveting or stitching.
In some cases the overlap is formed in sections, such as round the sole and heel
only, omitting the waist; and in other cases the overlap is formed in still smaller
sections.

page_text: Formed of India Rubber or other Analogous Material.
We ALBERT EGERTON LEGH SLAZENGER of the firm of Slazenger & Sons, of
56 Cannon Street in the City of London Manufacturers, and WILLIAM MATTHEWS of
5 St. Ann's Road Burdett Road in the County of Middlesex, Foreman in the employ
of the said firm of Slazenger & Sons, do hereby declare the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly 5
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
Whereas soles formed of india rubber and other analogous materials have hitherto
been fastened to the leather soles, or to the upper part of boots and shoes, by
cementing, stitching, or rivetting; but these methods have been found defective and
ineffectual, as after a little wear, the sole usually comes away. Now the object of our 1
invention is to remedy this defect, and to manufacture such boots and shoes so that
the rubber or other sole may be securely held to the leather sole.
In carrying out our invention we form the welts of the boots and shoes in such a
manner that the welts project beyond the uppers about a quarter of an inch, more or
less, all round.
And in order that our said invention may be particularly described and ascertained,
reference is hereby made to the accompanying drawings in which similar letters of
reference indicate corresponding parts.
Figs. 1 and 2 are plan views of our improved soles, and Fig. 3 is a section on the
line of Figs. 1 and 2, drawn to a larger scale; and in which drawings c is the
body of the sole. d is the raised overlapping edge, and e is the groove provided for
the reception of the projecting welt.
We form the rubber or other sole c with raised overlapping edges dd thereby
providing a deep groove e for the entry of the leather projection or welt.
The overlapping edges dd enclose the projecting welt as far as the uppers thus
securing the sole. But in addition to this the sole may be further secured by cement,
or by rivetting or stitching.
The overlapping edges may be continued all round the sole, as shown in Fig. 1, or
they may be formed in sections, such as round the sole and heel only, omitting the
waist at ffas shewn in Fig. 2. Or the overlapping edges d may be formed in still
smaller sections.
Our improved soles may be used as detachable soles, and may be put on and taken
off the leather soles when desirable.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is
1. The manufacture and use of soles formed of indią rubber or other analogous
material, having overlapping edges d d and grooves ee for receiving the projecting
welts of boots and shoes, substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated by the
drawings.
2. The application to boots and shoes, of soles manufactured substantially as
hereinbefore described and illustrated by the drawings.