Improvements in Armatures for the Heels, Waists, and Bottoms of Boots, Shoes, and Clogs.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Nov., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 4th Aug., 1892-Accepted, 1st Oct., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Armatures for the Heels, Waists, and Bottoms
of Boots, Shoes, and Clogs.
We, ABRAHAM GROOME, GEORGE HENRY GROOME, WILLIAM ALFRED
GROOME, and ALBERT OWEN GROOME, all of Rushden, Higham Ferrers in
the County of Northampton, Boot and Shoe Manufacturers, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:
This invention relates to improvements in armatures for the heels, waists, and
bottoms of boots, shoes, and clogs, and its object is to arm the said parts with
a protection or wearing surface composed of strips or rows of metal or nails
having pieces or strips of leather, india rubber, gutta percha or the like inter-
posed between them so as to combine all the advantages of a metallic wearing
surface with that of leather. According to this invention after a boot, shoe or
clog has been lasted and the sole or heel attached in the ordinary way we arm
the sole waist, and heel, or forepart and heel alone, or either part alone, or part
of each, with any desired number of rows of nails of any suitable size and make,
or with metal strips shaped to represent the heads of nails or otherwise. These row
or rows may be arranged around, across, longitudinally, horizontally, diagonally,
curved, or in any convenient design on the said part or parts, and the spaces
between the heads of the nails or strips of metal is or are fitted with pieces of
leather, gutta percha, india rubber or other suitable material fixed in position by
nails, screws, tingles, cement, or other equivalent means. When the soles and heels
alone are armed as herein described, the sole has the appearance of being clumped
with a combined metallic and leather (or gutta percha india rubber or the like)
armature. Boots, shoes, and clogs armed as described will wear longer and more
evenly, are not so liable to slip or to clog, as when simply nailed alone, besides
which there is increased comfort when armed in the waist and they are especially
adapted for digging, such as for navvies, gardeners and the like work, or for
mining, diamond or gold digging.
ABRAHAM GROOME,
GEORGE HENRY GROOME,
WILLIAM ALFRED GROOME,
ALBERT OWEN GROOME,
By W. Fairburn-Hart,
A cont
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Armatures for the Heels, Waists, and Bottoms
of Boots, Shoes, and Clogs.
.
We ABRAHAM GROOME, GEORGE HENRY GROOME, WILLIAM ALFRED
GROOME, and ALBERT OWEN GROOME, all of Rushden, Higham Ferrers in the
County of Northampton, Boot and Shoe Manufacturers, 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 relates to improvements in armatures or protectors for the heels,
waists, and bottoms of boots, shoes, and clogs, and its object is to arm the said parts
with a protection or wearing surface composed of strips or rows of metal or nails
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page_text: having pieces or strips of leather, india rubber, gutta percha, asbestos, or the like
interposed between them so as to combine all the advantages of a metallic wearing
surface with that of leather.
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In the accompanying drawings:-
Fig. 1. is a sectional elevation of a boot sole armed according to our invention.
Fig. 2. is a plan of same.
A is the upper, B the sole and C the heel both of which are built or formed in
the usual manner.
After the upper has been lasted and the sole and heel attached in the ordinary
way, we arm or protect the sole B waist, D and heel C or forepart 6 and heel
alone C or either part alone, or part of each, with any desired number of rows of
nails E of any suitable size and make, or with metal strips shaped to represent the
heads of nails or otherwise that is plain strips. These row or rows may be
arranged around, across, longitudinally, diagonally, curved, or in any convenient"
design on the said part or parts so as to form divisions.
In the drawings at Fig. 2. we have shown two rows of hob nails around the
forepart 6 of the boot and one row of the same nails round the heel and four rows
of round or star headed nails arranged across the sole B together with short
longitudinal rows; across the heel Care arranged three rows and an inner row of
star or round headed nails arranged partially round its periphery and the spaces
between the heads of the nails E (or strips of metal) is or are fitted and filled with
pieces of leather, gutta percha, india rubber, asbestos, or other suitable material
fixed in position by nails G or by screws, tingles, cement, or other equivalent
means. When the soles and heels alone are armed as herein described, the sole has
the appearance of being clumped with a combined metallic and leather (or gutta
percha, india rubber or the like) armature.
For a further protection to the boot sole from heat, and to prevent the leather
being injured when worn by firemen, ironworkers and the like, a layer H of
asbestos may be attached to the sole by rivets, tingles, or other equivalent means
prior to the sole being armed as herein described.
Boots, shoes, and clogs armed as described will wear longer and more evenly, are
not so liable to slip or to clog, as when simply nailed alone, besides which there is
increased comfort when armed in the waist as they are especially adapted for
digging such as for navvies, gardeners, and the like work, or for mining, diamond,
or gold digging.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is,
An armature or protection for the soles, waists, and heels of boots and shoes, or
for each part alone, or for parts of each, composed of one or more rows of nails (or
strips of metal to represent nails) arranged as herein described and fixed to said
part or parts having pieces or strips of leather, india rubber, gutta percha or the
like interposed between the said rows of nails to form a combined metal and leather
(or india rubber, or gutta percha, or the like) wearing surface.
Dated the Second day of August 1899
ABRAHAM GROOME,
GEORGE HENRY GROOME,
WILLIAM ALFRED GROOME,
ALBERT OWEN GROOME,
By W. Fairburn-Hart,
Agent.
ABRAHAM GROOME,
GEORGE HENRY GROOME,
WILLIAM ALFRED GROOME,
ALBERT OWEN GROOME,
By W. Fairburn-Hart,
Agent.