Improvements in or relating to Athletic Boots and Shoes.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Mar., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 16th Dec., 1899-Accepted, 20th Jan.,
1900
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Athletic Boots and Shoes.
We, GEORGE WILSON & COMPANY (Leicester), LIMITED, of Belgrave Works,
Bruin Street, Leicester, Athletic Boot & Shoe Manufacturers, and FRANK
KENNELL, one of the Managing Directors of the said Company, and of the same
address, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to boots and shoes for football and other athletic
purposes and has for its object to construct a boot or shoe specially applicable
for the purpose named and combining the maximum flexibility of the waist
and forepart with the desired stability and rigidity of the front or toe portion,
which are essential and most necessary features in football boots or shoes.
or
To carry out this invention an athletic boot or shoe, so far as that portion
between the heel and front or toe is concerned, is constructed on what is known
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as the Veldtschoen principle whereby great flexibility is secured, and the
heel and toe portions are constructed on the ordinary principle.
In the preferred construction a single sole is employed and the upper at the
heel and front or toe parts is turned under on to the inner surface of the sole or
between two thicknesses of the leather formed by splitting it at those parts, and
sewn or rivetted thereto, but preferably sewn.
The upper at or near a point, between the heel and the waist on each side and
at some point between the waist and the toe is cut through and the marginal
edge turned outwards and sewn on to the top of the sole.
Or a welt may be overlaid the edge of the upper before sewing.
Any of the many forms of rigid toe-caps characteristic of football boots may
be employed.
Dated this 16th day of March 1899.
BOULT & WADE,
Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Athletic Boots and Shoes..
We, GEORGE WILSON & COMPANY (Leicester), LIMITED, of Belgrave Works,
Bruin Street, Leicester, Athletic Boot & Shoe Manufacturers, and FRANK
KENNELL, one of the Managing Directors of the said Company, and of the same
address, 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 has reference to boots and shoes for football and other athletic
purposes and has for its object to construct a boot or shoe specially applicable
for the purpose named and combining the maximum flexibility of the waist
and forepart with the desired stability and rigidity of the front or toe portion,
which are essential and most necessary features in football boots or shoes.
or
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page_text: To carry out this invention an athletic boot or shoe, so far as that portion
between the heel and front or toe is concerned, is constructed on what is known
as the "Veldtschoen" principle whereby great flexibility is secured and the
heel and toe portions are constructed on the ordinary principle.
In the preferred construction a single sole is employed and the upper at the
heel and front or toe parts is turned under on to the inner surface of the sole or
between two thicknesses of the leather formed by splitting it at those parts, and
sewn or rivetted thereto, but preferably, sewn.
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The upper at or near a point between the heel and the waist on each side and
at some point between the waist and the toe is cut through and the marginal
edge turned outwards and sewn on to the top of the sole. Or a welt may be
overlaid the edge of the upper before sewing.
Any of the many forms of rigid toe-caps characteristic of football boots may
be employed.
The invention will be fully understood from the following further description
in reference to the accompanying drawing in which,
Figure 1 is a side elevation of an athletic or football boot constructed in
accordance with this invention, and
Figure 2 is a transverse section of the same on the line X X.
A represents the upper the lower edge of which is turned inwardly and rivet-
ted to the seat of the heel in the usual manner.
The edge of the upper is slit at the point A¹ and from there to the point A³
where it is again slit (such intervening part representing the waist and fore-
part) it is turned outwardly and laid over the marginal edge of the sole B and
secured thereto by stitches C in the manner characteristic of "Veldtschoen" work.
An overlaid strip or welt D may be employed if desired, in which case the
edge of the upper would be enclosed between it and the solé B.
From the point A to a similar point on the opposite side of the boot the
marginal edge of the upper is turned inwardly, as at the heel, and a rigid form
of toe-cap E of any of the well known types is attached thereto and to the sole
in the well known, manner.
It will therefore be observed that on each side of the boot between the points A¹
and A2 representing the waist and forepart where extreme flexibility is quired,
the marginal edge of the upper is turned outwardly as will be mos: clearly
noticeable in Figure 2 and at the other parts representing the heel ad toe
where rigidity and stability are required the upper is turned inwardly before
being connected to the sole thus obtaining the combined characteristics of rigidity
at the toe and heel and flexibility of the intervening parts which are such desir-
able desiderata to football players.
An inner sole or sock F may be employed when desired.
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: -
1. A football boot or shoe the edge of the upper of which is turned outwardly
or
at the waist forepart and inwardly at the heel and toe before attachment to
and
the sole substantially as described.
2. The improvements in athletic boots or shoes substantially as and for the
purpose described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 14th day of December 1800
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FRANK KENNELL.
Boult, Wade & Kilburn,
Agents for the Applicant.
FRANK
KENNELL.
Boult, Wade & Kilburn,
Agents for the Applicant.