Improvements in and relating to Securing Skates or Detachable Soles and Heels to Boots and Shoes.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Mar., 1894-Accepted, 7th Apr., 1894
COMPLETE
DIECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Securing Skates or Detachable
Soles and Heels to Boots and Shoes.
I, FREDERICK WILLIAM HILLIARD, of 7 Nicolson Street, Edinburgh,
Scotland, Cutlery and Surgical Instrument Manufacturer, do hereby declare the
nature of my said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed,
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
The object of my. invention is to effect improvements in and relating to
fastenings, for securing skates, golfing, cricketing and other soles and analogous
articles to ordinary boots or shoes in a simple and efficacious manner.
In carrying out my invention as applied to a golfing sole, I form a plate
(preferably of metal) fitted with studs or other suitable projections in order to
obtain a better grip of the ground. Two or more clamps or clamping jaws are
pivoted to the plate in such a manner that they are drawn towards one another
when the plate is partially rotated horizontally or twisted into line with the boot
to which the fastening is applied. The plate is formed with a tongue or strip of
metal which fits under the instep of the boot, the outer extremity of the tongue
being fitted with a strap or straps or equivalent device for retaining the plate in its
clamped position. The tongue may, in some cases, be extended under the heel of
the boot or shoe and fitted with studs at the heel part as well as at the sole.
In applying this fastening to skates the blade is attached to the plate in any
desired manner, the before mentioned studs being dispensed with. The fastening
may be modified to suit the form of skate to which it is applied, as in the case
where a horizontal movement can not conveniently be arranged. In such cases !
fit the plate in the form of a lever and having a vertical movement, the working
The
end being turned over or bent back to allow for the position of the blade.
clamps are moved inwards and outwards preferably by the use of the arrangement
described and shown in my former Letters Patent No. 439 of 1879, the bent end
of the lever being suitably formed to fit a key or square on the screw shaft for
operating the clamping jaws.
And in order that my invention may be particularly described and ascertained,
reference is hereby made to the accompanying drawings in which similar letters of
reference indicate corresponding parts.
Figs. 1, 2 and 3 illustrate my invention as applied to a golfing sole; Figs. 1 and 2
being underside views showing the sole in an unfastened and fastened position
respectively and Fig. 3 showing the application of the sole to a boot.
e is the
a is the sole fitted with studs b, and clamps e pivoted at d to the sole a.
tongue, the outer extremity of which is fitted with a strap which encircles the
ankle as shown in Fig. 3 and thereby retains the plate in position. The action of
the clamps will be readily understood from the drawings. The tongue e may be
extended under the heel of the boot as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 3.
Fig. 4 illustrates my invention as applied to a skate the blade g being fitted to
he plate or sole a in any desired manner.
It is obvious that the arrangement shown in Figs. 1 and 2 is applicable to other
constructions of skates than that shown in Fig. 4 but in some cases the horizontal
movement of the fastening can not conveniently be arranged. In such cases I fit
the plate in the form of a lever having a vertical movement and actuating a screw
shaft for regulating the clamping jaws as illustrated by Figs. 5, 6, 7 and 8. The
working end of the lever is bent over as shown in Figs. 7 and 8 the portion i of
The end
the lever working in the recess k formed in the side of the blade g.
of the lever is formed to fit the key or square on the screw shaft m, the action of

page_text: the arrangement being similar in other respects to the movement described and
illustrated in my Letters Patent No. 439 of 1879.
It will be obvious that the arrangement shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3 is equally
applicable with suitable modifications to boots and shoes for protecting the soles
from damp or snow, to prevent the slipping of the boots or shoes on ice and to
obtain a better grip of the pedals of cycles. The clamps c are detachable and
formed of varying lengths so as to be readily adaptable to any width of boot
or shoe.
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 :-
1. In fastenings for skates, golfing, cricketing and other soles and analogous
articles, the combination and arrangement of parts substantially as herein before
described and illustrated by Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the drawings.
2. In fastenings for skates and analogous articles, the combination and arrange-
ment of the parts substantially us herein before described and illustrated by
Figs. 5, 6, 7 and 8 of the drawings.
3. The improvements in and relating to fastenings for skates, golfing soles and
the like, substantially as herein before described.
Dated 5th March 1894.
GEO.
DOWNING,
8, Quality Court, London, W.C., Agent.