Improvements in Heels for Boots and Shoes.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 7th July, 1890
Complete Specification Left, 3rd Apr., 1891-Accepted, 9th May, 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Heels for Boots and Shoes.
I, OTTO ZIETZ, of 16, Kleine Rosenstrasse, Hamburg, in the German Empire,
Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to an improved heel for boots and shoes; and its object is
to provide a heel so constructed that when the bottom piece is worn down, it may
be quickly and easily replaced by a new one, without in any way damaging the
heel.
I attain this object by inserting a metallic plate between the wood, leather, or
composite heel of the boot, and the bottom or covering piece; and then attaching
the latter by means of an adhesive.
The plate is constructed of the same shape and size as the under surface of the
heel, and is cut out so as to form a frame round the edges of the same, leaving that
part of the heel-under-surface, inside the frame, uncovered. It is attached to the heel
by means of brads, screws, or in any other convenient and effective manner.
bottom piece has its upper surface covered with an adhesive such as leather-size;
and is provided with a flat groove extending from the edge inwards.
The
On applying the bottom piece to the heel, the adhesive must be softened, and the
piece then placed on the heel where the glue or size will adhere to that part of the
heel-under-surface left uncovered by the frame-plate. The bottom piece may be.
held in place, while the adhesive is drying, by a couple of brads driven through it
into the heel.
When the bottom piece is worn down, it may be removed by inserting a chisel or
screwdriver into the groove from the edge, and wrenching it off, when it may be
replaced by a new one.
In the heavier kind of boots and shoes, the frame plate is, preferably, provided
with a cross piece or stay joining two of its opposite sides in the direction of the
groove in the bottom piece, which stay forms a support for the wrench in removing
the worn down piece, preventing injury to the heel.
In such cases, the frame plate may also be provided with small spikes for piercing
the bottom piece and preventing it from getting displaced whilst the adhesive is
drying.
DLL 1ST.1 1000
PHILLIPS & LEIGH,
Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Heels for Boots and Shoes.
I, OTTO ZIETZ, of 16 Kleine Rosenstrasse, Hamburg, in the German Empire,
Merchant, 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 :-
This invention relates to an improved heel for boots and shoes, and its object is to
provide a heel so constructed that the bottom or facing piece, when worn down,
may be easily and quickly replaced by a new one without in any way damaging the
heel itself, thus obviating the necessity of entirely reheeling the boot or shoe.
I attain this object by inserting a metallic plate or frame between the wood,
leather, or composite heel and the bottom or facing piece, and attaching the latter
Price Rd

page_text: to the heel with an adhesive in the manner hereinafter described and illustrated in
the accompanying drawings, in which
Fig. 1 is a view of the heel, seen from underneath, with the facing piece removed
to show the said metallic plate.
Fig. 2 is a vertical section through the heel.
Fig. 3 is a front elevation with the bottom piece detached.
Fig. 4 is a transverse section showing the bottom piece in position.
Fig. 5 is a view, scen from underneath, of a modification of the heel with the facing
piece removed.
Fig. 6 is a section on the line I-II of Fig. 5 with the facing piece detached.
Fig. 7 is a plan of the facing piece.
Similar letters denote similar parts throughout the figures.
manner.
The frame plate a is made to fit the bottom face of the heel exactly, and is.
attached to the same by brads, screws, or in any other convenient and effective
The plate is cut to form a frame round the edges of the heel, and provided
with a cross piece b connecting the front and back of the frame, so that the parts aº, aº,
of the under surface of the wood, leather, or composite heel remain uncovered.
is advisable to provide the frame a with short spikes c, c for piercing the facing
piece and preventing it from getting displaced whilst the adhesive is drying.
It
d is the bottom or facing piece having a flat groove in its upper surface at fa
extending from the heel front nearly to the back, and corresponding in its direction
with that of the cross piece b. Its upper surface is covered with an adhesive, such
as leather-size.
The facing piece d is applied and removed in the following. manner :-
The adhesive on the said piece is softened by being warmed, and the latter
applied to the heel, when the glue or size will stick to the surfaces a° a° of the heel,
holding the piece d firmly in place.
On being worn down, the old facing piece d may be easily removed by inserting
a sort of chisel or screw driver into the groove f, and wrenching it off. No damage
whatever will be caused to the heel by removing the facing piece in this manner, as 3
the tool or instrument used operates against the metallic cross piece b, and not
against the wood, leather, or composite heel.
If a very thin facing piece be used, the spikes c, c may be dispensed with, and the
piece held in place, whilst the adhesive dries, by a couple of brads driven through
it into the heel from underneath. In such case, the cross piece b is also unnecessary, 3
as the metallic frame above mentioned forms a sufficient support for the tool on
removing the facing piece.
In the modification shown in Figs. 5, 6, and 7, the facing piece is provided with
the elevated surfaces 9, 9 which correspond to the recessed surfaces aº aº left
uncovered by the frame plate a. Between the frame plate and the wood, leather, 4
or composite heel, a leather hº, having the same form as the frame plate, may be
inserted, so that the distance between the under surface of the heel proper and that
of the metallic plate a corresponds to the height which the elevated surfaces g, g
stand above the top of the facing piece d. The surfaces
adhesive which adheres to the bottom surfaces a°, aº 9 are covered with an
the wood, leather, or -4
composite heel. The facing piece d may also be provided with a flat groove fas
and for the purpose hereinbefore set forth. The advantage of this construction is
that it is not necessary to secure the facing in place whilst the adhesive is drying,
as there is no risk of its shifting.
It is clear that the intervening leather ho may, if desired, be omitted without in
any way departing from the nature of my invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is,
1. 1. A heel having a flat metallic frame plate attached to its under surface so as to 5

page_text: leave a portion of the same uncovered, in combination with a facing piece provided
with an adhesive, in the manner and for the purpose substantially as described.
2. A heel having attached to its under surface a frame plate a having a cross
piece band spikes c c in combination with a facing piece d having a groove f and
provided with an adhesive on its upper surface, in the manner and for the purpose
substantially as described and shown.
3. In combination with a heel having a metallic frame plate as specified, a facing
piece having elevated surfaces 9, 9 corresponding to the apertures in the frame
plate and provided with an adhesive, substantially as and for the purpose set
forth.
Dated this 3rd day of Anril 1891
PHILLIPS & LEIGH,
No. 22, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicants.