A New or Improved Interchangeable Heel Plate for Boots and Shoes.
Year: 1895

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Interchangeable Heel Plate for Boots
and Shoes.
I, EDGAR BOOTH, of Harrison Road Halifax, in the County of York
Solicitor, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to the manufacture or construction of a new form of boot
or shoe heel plate which can be interchangeable, that is to say, when the improved
boot or shoe heel plate has been worn down or "cammed on one side, the said
improved boot or shoe heel plates may be both removed and put on to the other
boot or shoe so as to present to the ground a new or fresh wearing surface.
In constructing a boot or shoe heel according to my invention, the base or plate
of the heel may be solid or made in the form of a ring; and forming an integral
part of the said base plate is an upright projection or shell so as to fit the outer
sides (preferably all the sides) of a boot heel. The shell may or may not be
secured by nails, screws or other means to the boot heel.
If thought desirable the inner surface of the base plate may have projections
cast on it so as to be driven into the leather of the boot in order to make the said plate
more secure. To prevent slipping the base of the plate may be corrugated or
serrated, and for frosty weather there may be projecting ice creepers or frost
studs which will be found of great service in slippery weather.
The boot heel plate may be made of any suitable material preferably of
aluminium which may be lacquered, stained or coloured as desired.
Dated this 24th day of September 1895.
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Halifax, Patent Agents.
A New or improved Interchangeable Heel Plate for Boots
and Shoes.
I, EDGAR BOOTH, of Harrison Road, Halifax, in the County of York,
Solicitor, 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 the manufacture or construction of a new form of boot
or shoe heel plate which can be interchangeable, that is to say, when the improved
boot or shoe heel plate has been worn down or " cammed on one side, the said
improved boot or shoe heel plate may be removed and put on to the other boot
or shoe so as to present the other side of the interchangeable heel plate as
a new or fresh wearing surface, and thus obtain even wearing of the boot or
shoe.
Such being the nature and object of my invention I will now proceed to describe
the same more fully and for that purpose make reference to the accompanying
sheets of drawings illustrative thereof, wherein Fig. 1 is a geometrical view of

page_text: the upper part of my interchangeable heel plate. A represents the base plate
baving an upright projection or shell B which forms an integral part of the said
plate. The plate is placed on the heel of the boot and is driven tightly thereon,
but it may be secured to the said heel by means of pins, nails or screws passing
through holes C formed in the upright projection B, or if required prongs D (see
Fig. 3) may be cast on the upper side of the base plate to enter into the leather
of the boot heel. In order to facilitate the removal of the heel plates when
required to change them from one boot or shoe to another, I form openings or
recesses E to permit the point of a screw driver or other instrument being inserted
into the said opening, and thus obtain the requisite leverage or hold to remove the
plate from the heel of the boot.
To prevent slipping the base of the plate A may be corrugated or serrated as
shewn in Fig. 2, and for frosty weather there may be projecting ice-creepers or
frost-studs F as shewn in Fig. 4, which will be found of great service in frosty,
weather.
Instead of the boot heel being constructed as shewn in Figs. 1 and 2 with a
base plate A, this base plate may be dispensed with and the interchangeable heel
plate may be constructed as shown in Figs. 5 and 6 which comprises a hoop or
band formed in the shape of the letter Ď as illustrated, the sides of which are
tapered in the form of a wedge such hoop or band being open at both top and
bottom and it is driven tightly on to the heel of a boot.
It may, however, be attached to the boot by pins, nails or screws G and the
base of the hoop or band may be corrugated to prevent slipping. This heel plate
is also made with recesses H Fig. 5 to facilitate the removal and changing of
game.
.
The lower edge of the hoop may be made with frost-studs for frosty weather as
shewn in Fig. 6.
The boot heel plate may be made of any suitable material, but preferably of
aluminium or its alloys because of its lightness and hardness, and they may be
lacquered, bronzed, stained or coloured as desired. The dimensions and shape of
the heel plates may be varied slightly to suit the particular heel of the boot or
shoe to which they are to be applied.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim.is:-
Firstly. The manufacture of an interchangeable boot heel plate comprising
the base plate A, and upright projection B constructed substantially as shewn
in Fig. 1.
Secondly. The manufacture of an interchangeable boot heel plate comprising
the base plate A, and upright projection B, having openings or apertures E
constructed substantially as shewn in Fig. 1.
Thirdly. The manufacture of an interchangeable boot heel plate comprising the
base plate A, and upright projection B and prongs D constructed substantially as
shewn in Fig. 3.
Fourthly. The manufacture of an interchangeable boot heel plate comprising
the base plate A, and upright projection B and ice-creepers or frost-studs F
constructed substantially as shewn in Fig. 4.
Fifthly. The manufacture of an interchangeable boot heel plate consisting of a
hoop or band of metal open at both top and bottom and being thicker at the base
than the top so that it tapers slightly in the form of a wedge and constructed
substantially as shewn in Figs. 5 and 6.
Dated this 20th day of June 1896.
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Halifax, Patent Agents.