IMPROVEMENTS IN PROTECTING HEELS OF BOOTS AND SHOES
Year: 1885

page_text: I, HENRY HARINGTON LEIGH, of the firm of Phillips and Leigh, Engineers and
Patent Agents, of 22, Southampton Buildings, in the County of Middlesex, do
hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN PROTECTING
HEELS OF BOOTS AND SHOES," as the same has been communicated to me by Jacob
Hans Peters, of Hamburg, in the Empire of Germany, Merchant, to be as follows:-
:-
The invention relates to improved means for preventing the heels of boots, and
shoes from being worn out unequally. This effect is attained by placing, under
the ordinary beel, a plate provided at its lower surface with an annular groove of
semi-circular cross section. In some cases I may form the heel of stamped leather,
or other suitable material, with such circular groove therein which serves for the
reception of a rubber ring.
It will be easily understood that the elastic rubber ring will suffer compression on
one side when the. heel undergoes an unequal strain; but such compression will
cease as soon as the foot is lifted. If such rubber ring should be worn out at that
side where it has been compressed continuously, it may be easily shifted to bring
another part of the ring under that side of the heel which is submitted to the
most strain.
PHILLIPS & LEIGH,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: J, HENRY HARINGTON LEIGH, of the firm of Phillips & Leigh, Engineers &
Patent Agents, of 22 Southampton Buildings, in the County of Middlesex, 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 invention relates to improved means for preventing the heels of boots and
shoes from being worn out unequally. This effect is attained by placing under the
ordinary heel a plate provided at its lower surface with an annular groove of semi-
circular cross section. In some cases I may form the heel of stamped leather, or
other suitable material, with such circular groove, which serves for the reception of
a rubber ring.
:
It will be easily understood that the elastic rubber ring will suffer compression
on one side when the heel undergoes an unequal strain; but such compression will
cease as soon as the foot is lifted. If such rubber ring should be worn out on that
side where it has been compressed continuously, it may be easily moved so as to
bring another part of the ring under that side of the heel which is submitted to
the most strain.
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In the accompanying, drawings, Figure 1 is the side elevation, partly in section,
of a heel provided at its lower surface with an annular groove, wherein the rubber
ring, a, is placed.
Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the hind part of a shoe, to the heel of which is
attached the plate, b, by means of screws, c. Holes, e, are provided for passing the
screws, c, preferably at the upper part of the semi-annular groove, d, 'as shown in
Figs. 3 and 4 being respectively a vertical section and a bottom view of the
plate, b.
The rubber ring a is illustrated in detail in Fig. 5, the cross section of such ring
not being limited to the circular one as in the drawings; but rings of square or
polygonal cross section may be used in conformity with the character of this
invention, also I do not limit myself to the described manner of attaching the.
plate to the heel; but any convenient method may be employed therefor as may be
most suitable to the material and shape of the heel and the plate.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
1. In combination with the heel of a shoe or boot, said heel being provided with
an annular groove on its lower surface, the rubber ring, a, substantially as and for
the purpose specified.
2. In combination with the heel of a shoe or boot, the plate b provided with an
annular groove, d, and the rubber ring, a, substantially as specified.