Improvements in or connected with Boots and Shoes.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Mar., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 7th Dec., 1899-Accepted, 13th Jan., 1900
Improvements in or connected with Boots and Shoes.
I, EMILE LACOMBE, of 42, Rue St. Ferdinand, Paris, in the Republic of France,
Veterinary Surgeon do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention relates to improvements in or connected with boots and shoes
and consists in applying to the heels thereof a plate of aluminium which can
be fixed in position by any suitable means.
The plate can be of any desired shape and it may extend over the whole under
surface of the heel but I prefer to give it a shape corresponding to the contour
of the heel and of suitable width so that it has a shape similar to that of a horse-
shoe. I may also, if desired, only cover a portion of the periphery of the heel
with my plate.
The object of the invention is to prevent the wear of the boot or shoe and at
the same time to provide means for preventing slipping, the aluminium being
of a nature which enables it to adhere to the ground and to render walking more
easy. By placing the plate or strip of aluminium on the side of the heel which
is most rapidly worn I am enabled to considerably prolong the wear of the heel,
at the same time preventing the slipping of the foot.
Dated the 23rd day of March 1899
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.
Improvements in or connected with Boots and Shoes.
I, EMILE LACOMBE, of 42, Rue St. Ferdinand, Paris, in the Republic of France,
Veterinary Surgeon, 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:-
My invention relates to improvements in or connected with boots and shoes
and consists in applying to the heels thereof a plate or strip of aluminium or a
suitable alloy of this metal, which can be fixed in position by any suitable
means.
In the accompanying drawing.—
Improvements in or connected with Boots and Shoes.
I, EMILE LACOMBE, of 42, Rue St. Ferdinand, Paris, in the Republic of France,
Veterinary Surgeon, 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:-
My invention relates to improvements in or connected with boots and shoes
and consists in applying to the heels thereof a plate or strip of aluminium or a
suitable alloy of this metal, which can be fixed in position by any suitable
means.
In the accompanying drawing.—
Figure is a plan of the underside of the heel of a boot or shoe with my
invention applied thereto; and,
Figure 2 is a detached perspective view of the aluminium plate.
The plate A B can be of any desired shape and it may if desired, only cover
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page_text: a portion of the periphery of the heel T as shewn in the drawing or it may
extend over the whole under surface of the heel T or I may make it to correspond
to the contour of the heel and of suitable width so that it has a shape similar to
that of a horse-shoe.
The object of the invention is to prevent the wear of the boot or shoe and at
the same time to provide means for preventing slipping, the aluminium being
of a nature which enables it to adhere to the ground and to render walking more
easy. By placing the plate or strip of aluminium on the side of the heel which
is most rapidly worn I am enabled to considerably prolong the wear of the heel,
at the same time preventing the slipping of the foot.
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:-
The application to the underside of the heels of boots and shoes of a plate or
strip of aluminium or of an alloy of this metal for the purpose set forth.
Dated the 7th day of December 1899.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.