A NEW FOR BOOTS AND to be as AND IMPROVED CONSTRUCTION OF DETACHABLE SOLE AND HEEL SHOES AND THE MEANS OF APPLYING AND FASTENING THE SAME follows:
Year: 1884

page_text: I HENRY COOPER of 5 Norfolk Street St. Pauls, in the city and county of Bristol
Cabinet Maker do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for
"A NEW
FOR BOOTS AND
to be as
AND IMPROVED CONSTRUCTION OF DETACHABLE SOLE AND HEEL
SHOES AND THE MEANS OF APPLYING AND FASTENING THE SAME
follows:-
"
This Invention relates to a new and improved construction of detachable sole and
heel for boots and shoes and the means of applying and fastening the same, the
object being to so construct the sole and heel that it shall prevent slipping on, while
at the same time securing the foot on the treadle in cycling and also for use for
ordinary walking purposes and by persons employed in stables breweries, distilleries
and other places and in such cases to prevent the main sole and body of the boot
coming into contact with any liquid or any similar or damp substances and for
keeping the foot raised from the ground.
1 will now describe the detachable sole and heel as applied to a boot for "cycle"
riding.
On the toe of the boot sole and also at about the centre of the waist of the boot
I fix by any suitable means a plate made of steel or any other material hollowed
out on the under side, so forming sockets, into which fits and is placed a steel or
other flexible material plate-sole, shaped so as to suit the ordinary sole, said plate
being narrowed at each end to form tongues to take into the aforesaid sockets.
The socket of the waist is provided with a stud inside and the tongue has a recess
corresponding thereto which recess fits round said stud and thus prevents the plate
from moving about whilst still maintaining the flexibility of the boot or shoe.
In order to facilitate the mounting of the machine by the rider I cut out parts
of said detachable sole in the required places where the tread comes.
In said sole I provide at suitable distances apart, holes for reception of screws
nails or other attachments. To said sole I attach through said holes by screws or
other attachments at the proper distances apart to suit the treadle of the machine a
number of ridges or bars of leather or other material of suitable thickness which

page_text: ridges fit the treadle and thus secure the foot for work. Said ridges may be
moved to suit the treadle by duplicate holes being provided in said detachable sole.
For the heel arrangement I attach the plate with its ridges at the front of the
heel by a suitable clip and at the back by a ball spring clip, the ball whereof fits
into a recess made in the back of the heel, or said detachable heel may be fitted on
in any convenient manner.
The arrangement above described for cycling is also applicable for use in stables,
breweries distilleries and by persons employed in wet, muddy, or damp places and
also for ordinary walking purposes.
According to another arrangement for ordinary walking purposes instead of the
ridges as before described I provide a thick ordinary or clump sole and heel on top
of said detachable sole and heel and fix same by any suitable and convenient means
or as before described.
The sole and heel are provided with centre pivots so that when one part thereof
is worn it may be turned round and the other part worn in its turn.
Dated the 26th day of February 1884.
E. J. COLSTON FEAR,
17, Redcliffe Street, Bristol,
Agent for Applicant.

page_text: I HENRY COOPER of 5 Norfolk Street, St. Paul's, in the City and County of
Bristol, Cabinet Maker, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for "A NEW
AND IMPROVED CONSTRUCTION OF DETACHABLE SOLE AND HEEL FOR BOOTS AND
SHOES, AND THE MEANS OF APPLYING AND FASTENING THE SAME 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 a new and improved construction of detachable sole and
heel for boots and shoes, and the means of applying and fastening the same, and is
applicable for use for ordinary walking purposes, for cycling, and by persons
employed in stables, breweries and other places, where it keeps the foot raised
from the ground, and prevents the boot coming in contact with liquids or
damp substances.-In order that my Invention may be clearly understood I have
annexed hereto a sheet of drawings, in which Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4 show a boot with
my improved detachable sole and heel applied thereto.
I now proceed to describe my Invention by reference to the letters and figures of
the said drawings.-On the toe of the boot sole, and also about the centre of the
waist of the boot, I fix by any suitable means a plate or plates (a a¹) made of steel
or other suitable material, hollowed out on the underside, so forming sockets, into
which fit the ends of plate b. b. on the detachable sole. The plate a at the toe of
the boot has an opening or slot in it, through which the end of plate b is passed,
and the end of the plate 6 at the waist of the boot (Fig. 1) may have a recess at
the end to fit on a stud or projection inside the plate a¹.
The detachable heel is secured in a similar way, as shown by Fig. 1, or may be
formed in one piece, with the sole, as in Figs. 3 and 4.
The detachable sole may be made with ridges or projections c. c. as shown, so as
to prevent the foot slipping from the treadle in cycling etc, or I may use a thick
ordinary or clump sole and heel on top of the detachable sole and heel, and fix same
by any suitable means-In some cases, the detachable sole may be secured in place
by means of straps, in a similar way to the attachment of a sandal, or by other
means.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my Invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I hereby declare that what
I claim is the construction and application of a detachable sole, or sole and heel for
boots and shoes, as and for the purposes herein set forth.
Dand the outh Nawaban 1001