An Improvement in Heels of Boots, Shoes, and other Foot Coverings.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Oct., 1890
Complete Specification Left. 9th June, 1891-Accepted, 25th July, 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Heels of Boots, Shoes, and other Foot
Coverings.
I SAMUEL JACKSON CLUFF 14 Doughty Street W.C. Mecklenburgh Square
London Gentleman do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
Circular revolving ferules of suitable material metallic or otherwise which may
be fitted tightly on or screw'd on with a fine thread to circular heels on the boots
&c. or the ferule may be made with a flange on the bottom inside and fastened on
by the filling inside-the ferule-resting on the flange which filling may be of
leather india rubber wood or any suitable material a metalic ring may also be used
between flange & filling. This ferule may be turned by any means but a small
hole or slot being made in it a lever may be conveniently applied.
Dated this 18th day of October 1890.
SAMUEL JACKSON CLUFF.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Heels of Boots, Shoes, and other Foot
Coverings.
I, SAMUEL JACKSON CLUFF, of 14 Doughty Street, Mecklenburgh Square,
London, W.C. 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 :-
My invention consists in adapting to the heels of boots, shoes and other foot
coverings, circular ferrules of suitable material preferably metal which may be
fitted tightly on, or screwed on, with a fine thread to the heels of boots shoes and
other foot coverings. The ferrules may be made with a flange on the bottom
inside the ferrule resting on the flange with a filling in material which may be of
leather, india-rubber, wood or any suitable material; a metallic ring may also be
used between flange and filling. The ferrules aforesaid may be caused to rotate or
partially rotate by any suitable means. Thus a small hole or slot may be formed
in the side of the ferrule, to which a lever may be conveniently applied. This
last referred to provision is to allow of a fresh portion of the ferrule being
presented so as to keep the heel "set up" and compensate for wear.
My improvements are illustrated in the accompanying sheet of drawings referring
to Figures 1, 2 and 3 of which, A is the ferrule, B the filling up material and
C the fasteners passing therethrough. The ferrule A is formed as shown in the
horizontal sectional view at Figure 1 with a circumferential ledge A' into which
the filling up material B is fitted. Figure 4 shows a convenient form of lever
which may be applied as hereinbefore stated to allow of the ferrule to be rotated
or partially rotated on the introduction of the projection D¹ into the slot or
recess D formed in the side of the ferrule.
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 :-
For the heels of boots, shoes, and other foot coverings, circular protective

page_text: ferrules capable of being rotated or partially rotated substantially as and for the
purposes herein set forth.
Dated this 20th day of May 1891.
JAMES
STEVENSON,
Gray's Inn Chambers, 20, High Holborn, London, W.C.,
Agent for Applicant.