Year: 1886

page_text: I, LUKE EARNSHAW SCAFE, of Albion Street, Leeds in the County of York Leather
Factor do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to provide a more durable boot or shoe with water-
proof soles and heels, for frosty or slippery weather, and also for purposes where
noiseless walking is required.
According to my invention I provide a specially prepared middle soles, and out or
top sole, also a specially prepared layer or "lift" and top piece for the heel, and apply
them to boots and shoes all as hereafter described.
The middle sole is formed of a plate of india rubber having strips or projections of
the same material thereon, at intervals round its outer edge and extending inwards
towards the centre to any required extent.
This india rubber sole is laid on the leather middle sole of ordinary boots and on
the top of the outer sole of "clumped" boots, and on the insole of tennis and other
like boots.
The clump or top sole is cut out or recessed at intervals, such recesses corresponding
with the number of strips or projections provided on the aforesaid rubber plate.
The top sole or clumped sole is placed over the india rubber plate or middle sole,
the projecting india rubber side pieces or strips passing through the recesses or holes
and projecting from such face of outer sole when preferred, to any required extent
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page_text: leaving the middle part of sole bare or free from the projecting strips. The whole
are secured to the boot upper by stitching, rivetting or any other ordinary way.
The specially prepared layer or heel lift is composed of a rubber plate having
thereon strips or projections of the same material round its outer edge and extending
inwards towards the centre to any required extent. The top leather or piece is provided
with holes or recesses corresponding with the strips or projections on the india rubber
heel lift. The top leather or piece is placed over the india rubber heel lift, the pro-
jecting india rubber side pieces or strips passing through the recesses or holes and
project from such face of top piece to any required extent, when preferred.
All are then secured to the boot upper by rivetting, stitching, or in any other
convenient manner.

page_text: Improvements in the Manufacture of Boots and Shoes.
I, LUKE EARNSHAW SCAFE, of Albion Street, Leeds in the County of York Leather
Factor, 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 :-
The object of my invention is to provide a more durable boot or shoe with water-
proof soles and heels, for frosty or slippery weather, and also for purposes where
noiseless walking is required.
In the accompanying drawings Fig. 1 is a side elevation. Fig. 2 a plan of sole
and heel of boot, and Fig. 3 a longitudinal section.
According to my invention I provide a specially prepared middle sole, and out or
top sole, also a specially prepared layer or "lift" and top piece for the heel, and apply
them to boots and shoes, all as hereafter described.
A is the boot-upper. The middle sole is formed of a plate B of india rubber or other
kindred compositions, having strips or projections C of the same material thereon at
intervals round its outer edge and extending inwards towards the centre to any
required extent. This india rubber sole B is laid on the leather middle sole D of
ordinary boots, and on the top of the outer sole of "clumped" boots, and on the insole
of tennis and other like boots.
The clump or top sole E is cut out or recessed at intervals F, such recesses corre-
sponding with the number of strips or projections C provided on the aforesaid rubber
plate B. The top sole or clump sole E is placed over the india rubber plate B or
middle sole, the projecting india rubber side pieces or strips passing through the
recesses or holes F, and projecting from the face of such outer sole E when preferred
to any required extent, leaving the middle part G of the sole bare or free from the
projecting strips C. The whole are secured to the boot upper A by stitching, rivetting,
or any other ordinary way.
The specially prepared layer or heel lift is composed of a rubber plate H or other
kindred compositions having thereon strips or projections J of the same material round
its outer edge and extending inwards towards the centre to any required extent. The
top leather or piece I is provided with holes or recesses K corresponding with the strips
or projections J on the india rubber heel lift H. The top leather or piece 1 is placed
over the india rubber heel lift H, the projecting india rubber side pieces or strips J
passing through the recesses or holes K and project from such face of top piece I to
any required extent, when preferred. The whole are secured to the boot upper by
rivetting, stitching, or any other ordinary way.

page_text: 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 :-
1st. The arrangement, construction and application of india rubber or other kindred
compositions plate or middle sole B, and heel lift H, having projecting pieces or strips
respectively C and J thereon, substantially as and for purposes herein set forth.
2nd. The arrangement, construction and application of outsole or clump E and top
heel piece I, with recesses respectively F and K therein, substantially as and for
purposes herein set forth.
3rd. The combination of outsole or clump E, india rubber or other kindred com-
positions plate or middle sole B with its strips or projecting pieces C, arranged and
applied to the soles of boots and shoes, substantially as and for purposes herein
set forth.
4th. The combination of top piece I, india rubber or other kindred compositions
heel lift H with its strips or projections J, arranged and applied to the heels of boots
and shoes, substantially as and for purposes herein set forth.
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