IMPROVEMENTS IN CLOG IRONS
Year: 1886

page_text: We WILLIAM CARTER of 26, Fisher Street Preston in the County of Lancaster
Iron Turner, and WILLIAM CHALONER, of 30, Adelphi St. Preston, aforsaid,
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of our invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
CLOG IRONS" to be as follows:-
An alteration in the shape and construction of Clog Irons as at present used, and
thereby increseing the durabality of the wearing capacity of such Irons and being
a great advantage to the wearer as it is claimed they will last three times as long
as the Irons at present in use.
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They may be made of mallable iron or cast steel and are fixed firmly on the
clogs with screws or fractured nails.
Fractured, or Paris de points, wire nails, all one thickness.
The wearing parts of these Clog Irons are made broad, and thick. The parts
least worn are thin. The holes are countersunk for the screw heads or nails, as
described above, and are below the wearing surface of the said Irons.
The present fashion of nails are tapered which draw out of the clog sole, or
wears the heads of the nails in a very short time and thus allows the Irons to
come off
The widening of the Irons near the nail holes, is an important part, being more
durable and suitable to recieve the screw heads, But the principal feature of our
Improvements is in the shape of the said Irons at the ball of the foot, and also the
shape of the heel Iron.

page_text: We WILLIAM CARTER of 26, Fisher Street Preston in the County of Lancaster
Iron Turner, and WILLIAM CHALONER, of 30, Adelphi St. Preston aforsaid
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of our invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN
CLOG IRONS, and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
An alteration in the shape and construction of Clog Irons as at present used,
and therby increasing the durability of the wearing capacity of such Irons, and
being a great advantage to the wearer, as it is claimed they will last three times as
long as the Irons at present in use.
They may be made of mallable iron or cast steel and are fixed firmly on the
clogs, with screws, or fractured nails. Fractured or Paris de points wire nails all
one thickness.
The wearing parts of these Clog Irons are made broad and thick the parts least
worn are thin the holes are countersunk for the screw heads or nails as described
above and are below the wearing surface of the said Irons.
The present fashion of nails are tapered which draw out of the clog sole or
wears the heads off the nails in a very short time and thus allows the Irons to
come off.
The widening of the Irons near the screw or nail holes is an important part
being more durable and suitable to recieve the scrèw or nail heads. But the
principle feature of our Improvement is in the shape of the said Irons at the ball
of the foot and also the shape of the heel Irons. The Iron in the front part of the
clog is cast all in one piece and countersunk for the screw or nail heads below the
wearing surface as herinbefore described and being wider and thicker at the ball
of the foot where the wearing part of the said Irons take place and tapering off at
each end where there is the least wear on them. The heel Iron is also cast in one
piece and countersunk for the screw or nail heads. This is also thick and wide in
the wearing part and tapering off to a thin edge where it is least worn.
Having now particularly described and assertained the nature of our Inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is
In the pattern and construction of the said Clog Irons and in the mode of fixing
them on to the clog sole.
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