Improvements in Heels for Boots and Shoes.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Dec., 1892-Accepted, 14th Jan., 1893 ·
Improvements in Heels for Boots and Shoes.
I, REGINALD HADDAN, of the firm of Herbert Haddan & Co., of 18 Buckingham
Street, Strand, W.C., London, Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this
nvention a communication to me from abroad by Morris Wise of 689 Lexington
Avenue, Manufacturer, Smith Mead Weed, of 21 Cortlandt Street, Lawyer, and
Henry Davis, of 84 Hudson Street, Merchant, all of New York, N.Y., United
States of America, and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly
lescribed and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to an improvement in heels for boots and shoes said heels
being detachable or readily removable and attachable and the invention consists in
certain novel features set forth in the following Specification and claims and
Ilustrated in the annexed drawing in which
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the heel sectioned along a Fig. 2.
Fig. 2 is a section along y y Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is a section along zz Fig. 1.
Fig. 4 is a section along u u Fig. 3.
Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a plate.
Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a staple.
Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a key.
Fig. 8 is a side elevation of a modification sectioned along x a¹ Fig. 9.
Fig. 9 is a section along y¹ y¹ Fig. 8.
Fig. 10 is a section along Fig. 8.
Fig. 11 is a section along u' u' Fig. 10.
Fig. 12 is a perspective view of a plate as applied in Fig. 9.
Fig. 13 is a perspective view of a staple as applied in Fig. 9.
Fig. 14 is a side elevation of a further modification sectioned along x x?
Fig. 15.
Fig. 15 is a plan view of Fig. 14.
Fig. 16 is a section along y² y' Fig. 14.
Fig. 17 is a side elevation of a further modification.
In the drawing the letter A. indicates the sole to which the heel is to be attached
and B is the heel. The heel is secured to the sole by one or more staples C having
an eye D and by means of a plate E having an eye F corresponding to the eye D
a key G being made to interlock the eyes so as to secure the heel in place. By
withdrawing the key or locking device G the heel is free to be removed.
In Figs. 1 to 3 the staples C are shown connected to the sole A and the plate E
to the heel B but manifestly the same result is attained in Figs. 8 to 10 where the
staple is connected to the heel and the plate E to the sole or to the upper or fixed
portion of the heel.
By forming the staple C with a suitable head as seen in Figs. 6 and 13 and
inserting the staple in a suitable hole or recess of such size as to prevent the
passage of the head, the staple is held securely in place but is at the same time
free to be removed when the heel is detached, so that when the boot or shoe and
the heel are useless or worn the staple C can be readily utilized in another boot
or shoe.
The plate E or head of staple C can be readily protected by one or more lifts L
secured to the heel as in Figs. 1, 8 and 14.
To withdraw the key G any suitable pincers or tool is employed, the key in
Fig. 14 having a shoulder H for the ready engagement of a tool.
In Figs. 14 to 16 the plate E is shown concealed in the sole A or between two
thicknesses of sole and the key G is slid into place along a suitable channel or
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page_text: way M in the sole. When the key is in place a suitable filling piece N is made to
close the channel so that the attaching mechanism is concealed instead of being
exposed or partly exposed as in Figs. 1 or 8 where the key G is seen partly
exposed.
The staples C with their heads are formed or struck from flat metal and require
but narrow slits or openings to allow them to be inserted or removed. Each staple
is independent from the other so that they can be independently removed or inserted
and each staple is made of the desired length to obtain a firm hold. The plate E
is also formed from flat metal and is readily bent to form the loop like pro-
jections F which are formed to correspond to the opening D in the staple as
seen in Fig. 4.
In Fig. 17 the channel M is omitted but the sole A is partly loose so that its
loose part can be lifted as seen in Fig. 17 to insert or withdraw the key G.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The combination with a removable heel, of independently removable staples C
formed of flat pieces of sheet metal and provided with eyes at one end, a plate E
struck up from sheet metal with a series of loop projections F corresponding in
shape to the eyes in the staples, and a key passing through the loops and eyes,
substantially as described.
2. The combination with a sole and a removable heel each having interlocking
eyes, of a key for engaging said eyes said sole having an interior or concealed
channel or way located within the boot or shoe for the key, substantially as
described.
3. The combination with a sole and a removable heel each having interlocking
eyes of a key for engaging said eyes said sole having an interior or concealed
channel or way located within the boot or shoe for the key and a filling piece for
said channel or way, substantially as described.
4. The combination with a sole having a loose portion or flap and a removable
heel each having interlocking eyes of a key for engaging said eyes and adapted to
be covered or concealed by the loose sole portion, substantially as described.
Dated this 8th day of December 1892.
R. HADDAN.