Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Feb., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 6th Nov., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 7th Dec.,
1888
1. JOHN GEORGE HOPKINSON, of 3, Sunnyside Terrace, Harrogate, in the County of
York, Commercial Traveller, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to bo as
follows:-
In boots and shoes of the kind known as wolted and sewn, the welts soon become
destroyed by repeated stitching which takes place during repairs.
Now my invention has for object the preservation of the wolts so as to cause boots
and shoes to last much longer than usual, and also greater expedition in repairing,
and consists in attaching by means of a novel method, the outer sole to the welt.
For this purpose I cause permanent perforations to be made in the welt at
suitable distances apart, such perforations may have eyelets fixed therein or other-
wise. The outer sole to be attached to the welt has corresponding perforations to
those in the welt. The outor sole may either be plain or channelled outside as in the
case of ordinary sewn goods, the attachment being affected by sewing through the
holes above described, or it may be attached by screws either from the welt side or
from the channelled or plain outside of such sole, the screws taking into the solo or
the welt as the case may be.
When the screws are insorted through the welt, (that is at the upper side
thereof,) the heads of the screws, not being subject to wear, the slits therein are
maintained in good order for removal when required to re-sole, while the points wear
away along with the wearing of the solo.
When the screws are inserted at the outer or channelled side of the sole, the eyelets
in the welt (if used) may be threaded for the screws to tako into.
The sole may
also be attached to the welt by rivets having split points, these may be put into the
said holes on the welt side, the split points of the rivets admitting of being readily
clinched or turned outwards, or they may be put in from the outside of the sole and
clinched on the welt. Solid or unsplit rivets may be used for the abovenamed
purpose if desired.
In lieu of single rivets whether split or solid, double rivets or metallic staples
may be used, the prongs of which may either be solid or split, the split ones forming
a better clinching. These staples may be introduced either at the wolt and clinched
on the sole, or they may be inserted at the solo and clinched on the welt.
Dated this 7th day of February 1888.

page_text: Improvements in the Manufacture of Boots and Shoes.
I, JOHN GEORGE HOPKINSON, of 3, Sunnyside Terrace, Harrogate, in the County
of York, Commercial Traveller, 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:
In boots and shoes of the kind known as welted and sewn, the welt or that part
which projects outside of the upper soon becomes destroyed by repeated stitching that
takes place during repairs.
Now my invention has for object the preservation of the welt or the said projecting
part so as to cause boots and shoes to last much longer than usual, and also to give
greater facility for repairs when required, and consists in attaching by means of a
novel method, the outer sole to the welt or the said projecting part used as such.
For this purpose 1 cause permanent perforations to be mado in the welt or the said
projecting part at suitable distances apart; such perforations may have cyclets fixed
therein or otherwise. The outor sole to be attached to the said welt or projecting part
has perforations corresponding to those in the welt or projecting part, or it may be
without perforations if desirod, and screws, solid pointed rivets or staples forced
therein. The outer sole may either be plain or channelled outside as in the case of
ordinary sewn goods, the attachment being effected by sewing through the holes
above described, or it may be attached by screws either from the welt side or from the
channelled or plain outside of such sole, the screws taking into the sole or the welt as
the case may be.
When the screws are inserted at the welt or projecting part, (that is at the upper
side thereof) the heads of the screws not being subjected to wear, the slits therein are
maintained in good order so that the screws can be easily removed when required
to re-solo, while the points thereof wear away along with the woaring of the sole.
When the screws are inserted at the outer or channelled side of the sole, the eyelets
abovementioned (if used) may be threaded for the screws to take into.
The sole may also be attached to the welt by, rivets having split points, these may
be put into the said holes at the welt side, the split points of the rivets admitting of
being readily clinched or turned outwards, or they may be put in at the outside of
the sole and clinched on the upper side of the welt or projecting part. Solid or
unsplit rivets may be used for the abovenamed purpose if desired. In lieu of single
rivets whether split or solid, double rivets or metallic staples may be used, the prongs
of which may either be solid or split, the split ones forming a better and more easily
clinching.
These staples may be introduced either at the welt and clinched on the sole or they
may be inserted at the sole and clinched on the welt or projecting part..
By reference to the accompanying drawings in which similar letters refer to similar
parts throughout all the Figures, I will proceed to explain the various methods herein-
above referred to by which the outer sole of a boot or shoe is to be attached according
to my invention, such boot or shoe in all cases being previously prepared by the
sewing in of the welt or other projecting or equivalent part.

page_text: Figs. 1. and 2. shew the attachment by stitching.-The welt or projecting part and
the outer sole having permanent and corresponding perforations around their edges
through which the stitches or other means of attachment pass both in the manufacture
and when requiring repairs thus preserving the welt or projecting part from being
destroyed by repeated piercings when under repairs and as heretofore usual.
a, is the upper, b, the insole, c, the welt or projecting part to which the outer sole d,
is to be attached, d 1. are the perforations.
Fig. 3. shews the method of attachment by screws e, passed through the aforesaid
perforations in the welt or projecting part e, and into the sole d.
Fig. 4, shows the method of attachment by screws e, passing through the aforesaid
perforations in the sole d, at the outside thereof, and screwing into threaded eyelets f,
in the welt or projecting part.
Fig. 5, shows the method of attachment by means of rivets, g, passed in the said
perforations at the welt or projecting part and through the corresponding perforations
in the sole d, the rivets may have either solid or split points and be clinched on the
outside of the sole as shewn.
Fig. 6. shews the attachment by means of solid or split pointed rivets g, passed in
at the sole and clinched on the welt or projecting part c..
Fig. 7, shews the attachment by means of double rivets or staples h, having either
solid or split points and passed in at the welt side and clinched or otherwise on the
sole as at I, and J.
Fig. 8, shews the attachment by passing the said staples 7, in at the sole and
clinching them on the welt or projecting part c, as shewn at K.-L.
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. The improvements in the manufacture of boots and shoes hereinabove described
with reference respectively to and illustrated in Figs. 1, to 8, in the annexed drawings,
making permanent perforations in the welt or projecting part c, and corresponding
perforations in the outer sole d, whether the attachment of the outer sole be effected
by stitching or by rivets, staples or screws.
2. The attachment of the outer sole d, to the wolt or projecting part c, substantially
as hereinabove described and shewn, whether by stitching, rivets, staples or screws,
and whether permanent perforations, corresponding with those in the welt or
projecting part, be made in the outer solo or not.
Dated this 5th day of November 1888.
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