IMPROVEMENTS IN THE APPLICATION OF GUTTA PERCHA FOR CLOGS, GALOCHES, SHOES, & BOOTS, AND FOR THE APPARATUS CONNECTED THEREWITH
Year: 1858

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Jozé Luis, Patent Agent, of No. 1, Welbeck Street, .
Cavendish Square, London, in the County of Middlesex, for the Invention
of IMPROVEMENTS IN THE APPLICATION OF GUTTA PERCHA FOR CLOGS,
GALOCHES, SHOES, & BOOTS, AND FOR THE APPARATUS CONNECTED THEREWITH.”
-A communication.
of "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE APPLICATION OF GUTTA PERCHA FOR CLOGS,
GALOCHES, SHOES, & BOOTS, AND FOR THE APPARATUS CONNECTED THEREWITH."
-A communication.
Sealed the 15th March 1859, and dated the 18th September 1858..
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Jozé Luis at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 18th Sep-
tember 1858.
I, JOZE LUIS, Patent Agent, of No. 1B, Welbeck Street, Cavendish Square,
London, in the County of Middlesex, do hereby declare the nature of the said
Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE APPLICATION OF GUTTA PERCHA FOR CLOGS,
GALOCHES, SHOES, & BOOTS, AND FOR THE APPARATUS CONNECTED THEREWITH,"
(a communication to me from a foreigner residing abroad,) to be as follows:-
The mode of proceeding is as follows:-The gutta percha (which is the
same as sold in trade), is put into a boiler placed on the fire, where by the
action of a gradual heat the gutta percha becomes nearly liquid or half fluid;
in this state it is run into a mould, when, by means of a common screw press
adapted to the mould, the matter is forced to spread itself equally in all the
empty parts.

page_text: The whole is then allowed to cool for the space of about ten minutes, the
gutta percha solidifies, and the shoe, boot, or galoche is thus made in one
piece and at very little expense the button holes & buttons, &c., can be
added, when the shoe, &c., can be blacked or varnished with the blackings
already in use for leather.
The mould is either of copper, cast iron, zinc, or even wood covered with a
metal sheet; in fact it can be of any hard material. capable of retaining a
polish.
The galoche or shoe coming from this mould (which is mounted and dis-
mounted as required), have a double or single sole according to the strength
to be given to the shoe or boot; the heel is raised as in another boot, and the
sole is arranged so as to permit the easy bending of the gutta percha; grooves
are also made in such a manner that the shrinking produced by the heat are
no longer an inconvenience in the use of boots or galoches of gutta percha as
of india-rubber.
The moulds are of every size, and are suitable to either men, women, or
children of whatever age, and for any human foot or otherwise, but the
principal and mechanism are always the same.
Thus the Inventor claims the right of applying the above improvements in
the manufacture of boots, shoes, & galoches, &c., of gutta perchȧ in one
single piece without seam for men, women, and children, and in general the
right of mechanical manufacture, and all other accessory means above
described which participate in a greater or less degree in the obtaining this
result.
The use of galoches, &c., would be very good during the rains & frosts for
soldiers, sailors, hunters, and out-door labourers, the shoes, &c., being entirely
waterproof.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent, filed
by the said Jozé Luis in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 18th
March 1859.
* TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, JOZÉ
Luis, Patent Agent, No. 1, Welbeck Street, Cavendish Square, London,
in the County of Middlesex, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her Letters
Patent, bearing date the Eighteenth day of September, in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and fifty-eight, in the twenty-first year of Her

page_text: reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give and grant unto me,
the said Jozé Luis, Her special licence that I, the said Jozé Luis, my
executors, administrators, and assigns, or such others as I, the said Jozé
Luis, my executors, administrators, and assigns, should at any time agree
with, and no others, from time to time and at all times thereafter during
the term therein expressed, should and lawfully might make, use, exercise,
and vend, within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the
Channel Islands, and Isle of Man, an Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE
APPLICATION OF GUTTA PERCHA FOR CLOGS, GALOCHES, SHOES, AND BOOTS, AND FOR
THE APPARATUS CONNECTED THEREWITH," (a communication,) upon the condition
(amongst others) that I, the said Jozé Luis, my exécutors or administrators,
by an instrument in writing under my, or their, or one of their hands and
seals, should particularly describe and ascertain the nature of the said Inven-
tion, and in what manner the same was to be performed, and cause the
same to be filed in the Great Seal Patent Office within six calendar months
next and immediately after the date of the said Letters Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said Jozé Luis, do hereby declare the
nature of my said Invention, and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement and accompanying Drawings, that is to say:-
The mode of proceeding is as follows:-The gutta percha (the same as
sold in trade) is put in a boiler placed on the fire, where by the action of a
gradual heat the gutta percha becomes nearly liquid or half fluid; in this state
it is run into a mould, when by means of a common screw press adapted to
the moulds, see Figs. 1, 2, the matter is obliged to spread itself equally in
all the empty parts.
The whole is then allowed to cool for the space of about ten minutes, the
gutta percha solidifies, and the shoe, boot, or galoche is thus made in one
piece and at very little expense; the buttons, button holes, or other fastenings
can be added; the blackings or vernis already used for leather may then be
applied.
The moulds are either of copper, cast iron, zinc, or other metal or wood
coated with a metal sheet; in fact it can be of any hard material capable of
retaining a polish.
The galoches or shoes coming from this mould (which is mounted and
dismounted as required) have a double or only a single sole according to
the strength to be given to the shoe or boot; the heel is raised as in another
boot, and the sole is made thinner from the heel to the fore part of the foot
so as to permit the easy bending of the gutta percha, and hidden grooves

page_text: .are arranged. in such a manner that the shrinking produced by heat is no
longer an inconvenience in the use of boots, shoes, or galoches of gutta
percha as in those of india; the extreme. upper of the shoe and the heel
are moulded at the same time as the rest.
The moulds are of every size, & are suitable for boots and shoes for either
.men, women, or children of any age, for human feet or otherwise, whatever be
the nature or structure of the foot, the principle and mechanism being the
same.
The galoches, clogs, boots, &c., thus made, would be of great use during
the rains, frosts, & snows for soldiers, sailors, huntsment, and out-door
labourers in general, as they are entirely. waterproof.
Having thus described the nature of my Invention, I wish it to be dis-
tinctly understood that I do not confine myself to the precise details herein
described, as such may be varied or modified without departing from the
principle of action thereof; but what I claim is the principle & application of
the improvements above described, in the manufacture of boots, shoes, and
galoches of gutta percha in a single piece without seam, for men, wonien, &
children, and in general the right of mechanical manufacture, and all other
accessory means either above described or drawn, which participate in a
greater or less degree in the obtaining of this result.
In witness whereof, I, the said Jozé Luis, have hereunto set my hand
and seal, this Eighteenth day of March, in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine.