Improvements in or relating to the Manufacture of Boots and Shoes.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 27th July, 1892
Complete Specification Left, 26th Apr., 1893-Accepted, 27th May, 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to the Manufacture of Boots and Shoes.
We, ARTHUR BRIGGS of 23 Mecklenburg Street, Leicester, Boot Factor and
FRANK KENNELL of Shaftesbury Avenue, Leicester, Boot Manufacturer's
Manager, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to the manufacture of boots, shoes and the like and
is designed with a view of providing
(a) A boot specially adapted for wear by football players, which shall offer
protection to the foot during the game and at the same time afford ventilation to
the feet of the wearer.
(b) A boot or shoe particularly applicable for cricketing purposes combining
both protective and ventilating features.
(c) A boot or shoe for athletic or general purposes ventilated as hereinafter
described.
In a boot for football purposes there may be located between the external upper
leather and the lining or internal leather a pad or cushion of hair, felt or similar
material to protect the ankle and a layer of such material may or may not be
continued down the instep or arranged over the whole or part of the upper as
desired.
The whole or a portion of the inner and outer surfaces of the upper leather may
be perforated or punched in predetermined patterns or otherwise so as to constitute
protective ventilating boot.
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For cricket players the foregoing method of construction may be modified, the
ankle pad being omitted if desired, while the layers of padding and the perforations
may be retained. For athletic or general purposes the protective padding may be
dispensed with and substituted by one or more thicknesses of canvas or other
equivalent or suitable material of very broad or open texture to permit of a free
passage of air through the perforations in the outer and inner surfaces of the
upper leather as desired.
The hereinbefore described method of construction admits of various modifica-
tions within the range of the invention as occasion requires.
Dated this 27th day of July 1892.
W. P. THOMPSON & BOULT,
Agents for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to the Manufacture of Boots and Shoes.
We ARTHUR BRIGGS of 23 Mecklenburgh Street, Leicester, Boot Factor, and
FRANK KENNELL of Shaftesbury Avenue Leicester, Boot Manufacturer's
Manager, 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 has reference to the manufacture of boots and shoes and embodies
improvements which render such goods eminently suitable for those who engage in
the game of football or cricket or other forms of athletics, as well as for persons
who are troubled with sweaty feet.
The object of the invention is to provide a boot or shoe which shall be cool in
wear by reason of being ventilated as hereinafter described to permit of the outer

page_text: atmospheric air passing reciy through and about the boot in contact with the
foot.
The invention consists in perforating the upper and lining and interposing
between the two latter portions a layer of horse hair, coarse canvas, or other
openworked or porous material which will admit the air and allow it to circulate
freely about the foot.
Or instead of the porous or openworked material before mentioned there may be
inserted between the upper leather and lining one or more thicknesses of felt or
similar warm material, perforated also, either simultaneously with the upper leather
and lining or separately but in such a manner as to permit the outer atmosphere to
communicate with the interior of the boot or shoe or the felt may be used in
substitution of the interposed layer hereinbefore mentioned.
In order to more clearly illustrate the invention reference is made to the
accompanying drawings showing how our invention may be carried into effect.
Figure 1 represents view of a leg portion of a boot constructed in accordance
with this invention, the upper leather being partly turned up at one corner to show
the interposed layer.
Figure 2 is a similar view of a modification.
Figure 3 is a central vertical section of Figure 1, and Figure 4 is a similar view
of Figure 2.
Figure 5 is a sectional plan of a further modification.
Referring to Figures 1 and 3, A represents the external upper leather which may
be provided with any number of holes or perforations A, but by preference a
pattern is imparted to them so as to enhance the effect.
B is the lining preferably of leather, also provided with perforations B¹, and
C is an interposed layer of horse-hair which, as will be readily understood, permits
a free passage of air to the interior of the boot or shoe.
The upper leather and lining may be separately perforated and the layer C
subsequently placed between, or the whole may be perforated simultaneously.
In order to maintain the horse hair layer in its original and intended position
between the upper A and lining B one or more rows of stitches A may pass
between the perforations and through A, B, C, in the directions shown or otherwise
as may be desired.
In the modification shown in Figures 2 & 4, the upper leather A and the lining B
are perforated as hereinbefore described with reference to Figures 1 and 3.
The interposed layer C in this case, however, consists of openworked canvas but
it may be substituted by any porous material or coarse fabric which will offer no
impediment to the free passage of air.
In the further modification shown in Figure 5 the ordinary lining B (Figs. 1 to 4)
is dispensed with and the upper consists of the usual external leather A and an
internal facing D of felt or similar warın material which may be perforated
correspondingly or otherwise with the external leather A.
Although in the drawing we have shown for simplicity our invention as applied
to the leg portion of the upper of a boot, yet it should be understood that it is
equally applicable to the other parts of the upper, so that the complete upper may
be constructed and ventilated as hereinbefore described.
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 :-
1. In a boot or shoe the combination of a perforated upper A, a perforated
lining B and an interposed layer of horse hair or other porous material substantially
as and for the purpose described.
2. In a boot or shoe the combination of a perforated upper A and a perforated
lining D of felt or equivalent material substantially as and for the purpose
described.
3. In a boot or shoe the combination of an upper consisting of a perforated

page_text: external covering A and a perforated internal lining B with or without an
interposed layer C perforated or otherwise substantially as and for the purpose
described.
4. The improved ventilated boot or shoe substantially as described and with
reference to the accompanying drawing.
Dated: 0-41
C
1002
Witness:
E. NORTH LEWIS,
Berridge Street Chambers,
Leicester.
ARTHUR BRIGGS.
FRANK KENNELL.
W. P. Thompson & Boult,
Agents for the Applicants.