Year: 1888

page_text: Figure 6 is a similar view to Figure 1 with outer sole, heel, and waist removed.
Figures 7 and 8 show details of method of mounting the heels and Figure 9 is a
cross section of Figure 2 on line z. z showing method of mounting the metal waist.
Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout.
a is the outer sole or sliding forepart, having a metal rim or strip 6 (Figures 3 and 5)
secured thereto on the inner side by nailing rivetting or machine sewing as in the
former Patent above referred to-c is a metal plate (advantageously formed of thin
sheet copper or brass or other malleable metal) which is nailed rivetted or machine
sewn to the inner sole and upper d-e is the sewing or stitching-the edge c¹ of the
plate outside the sewing projects or stands out sufficiently to allow the metal
strip of the outer sole a to be passed thereunder and the outer sole a slid on and
thus firmly secured to the upper.
The waist is of metal having its side edges f¹ turned under so as to overlap and
embrace the edges c¹ of the metal plate c-This metal waist f (stamped or otherwise
formed of tin plate or other suitable thin sheet metal plate) is slid on to the edge of
the metal plate c from the back of the boot and the heel (which is advantageously
hollow and made of metal forms no part of our present invention except so far as
arranging and combining it in this novel manner) is then secured to the boot or shoe
thus preventing the waist sliding back or moving at all as by reason of its shape it
cannot slide further forward than as shown in Figures 1 and 2.
Now the sliding metal waist having been slid on from the back and secured as
described and the sliding fore part or outer sole a having been slid on from the front,
the back end a¹ of the latter passes under the front end of the waist and the two are
firmly secured together by screws or nails-in this case two screws g. g. are shown
which pass through the metal waist then through the holes a² in the outer sole and
through the metal plate c into metal sockets or eyes mounted and arranged for that
purpose under the plate c-in this manner the two parts a and fare firmly secured to
each other and when it is desired to renew the outer sole it is only necessary to
unscrew these small screws g. 9, draw off the worn or old sole and slide on a new
one the screws are then replaced as before described and the boot or shoe thus re-soled
in a very little time.
Figure 6 shews an arrangement in which the metal plate c is continued right down
to the heel.
In this arrangement it is intended to slide on the heel h under the edge c¹ of the
metal plate c in a similar manner to the waist and forepart the inside edge h¹ of the
hollow metal heel being turned over for that purpose, see Figures 7 and 8, the waist
being first slid on up to its proper position and then the heel which is secured in
position by the screws i as shewn in Figures 1 and 2.
It will be obvious that in some cases if desired part of our present improvements
can be used without necessarily using them all at the same time.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is,
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1st. The combination in boots and shoes of a metal plate c secured to the "upper'
and insole with a sliding forepart a, sliding metal waist and heel h substantially as
set forth.
2nd. A boot or shoe constructed with a malleable metal plate c secured to the upper and
insole and having its outer edge c' projecting so as to allow the forepart or outer sole a
and metal waist to be slid on, the two parts being thus firmly secured to the "upper
and insole and also firmly secured to each other by the screws g substantially as set
forth.
3rd. A boot or shoe constructed with a malleable metal plate c sewn or otherwise
secured all round (to the "upper" and inner sole) a short distance from its edge c¹
upon which are slid the outer sole a, the metal waist f, and the heel h, these parts
being respectively prevented from coming off or apart by screws g. g and i. i.
substantially as set forth.

page_text: 4th. A boot or shoe having a metal waist f with edges f¹ turned under to slide
under and embrace a metal plate such as c secured to the "
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upper and insole
substantially as set forth.
5th. A boot or shoe having a sliding forepart or outer sole a with a projecting
metal edge or rim b on its inside to slide under and embrace the edge c' of a metal
plate such as c secured to the "upper" and insole the back edge of the sliding fore-
part a passing under the front edge of the metal waist these two parts being held
together by screws and thereby firmly secured to the "
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upper and insole all
substantially as set forth.
6th. The improved manufacture of boots and shoes substantially in the manner and
for the purposes hereinbefore described and represented in the Drawings hereunto
annexed.