Improvements in Boots and Shoes.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Apr., 1898-Accepted, 7th May, 1898
Improvements in Boots and Shoes.
I, RICHARD EDWARD KELSALL, of Dolton Lodge, Bexhill, Sussex, Lieutenant-
Colonel, 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 :-
My invention relates to improvements in boots and shoes, the object being,
by a novel arrangement or construction of the upper, to provide a boot or shoe
of artistic appearance, of extreme lightness and very cool for summer wear,
and which is especially suitable for use when cycling, golfing, or indulging
in any other form of athletic exercise where a boot or shoe possessed of great
flexibility is required, and it is further very suitable for wear at the
seaside.
According to my invention the upper of the boot or shoe is formed of open
work or straps crossed and interlaced, the parts being secured together as
hereinafter set forth, the boot or shoe being intended to be worn over
socks, stockings, or a mocassin, which are preferably ornamented in any suitable
manner, or worked with artistic designs, although of course my improved
boot or shoe may be worn over the ordinary socks or stockings.
The interlacing strips forming the upper of a boot or shoe constructed
according to my invention may be of leather, cloth, satin, or other suitable
material, and they may be worked, embroidered or ornamented according to the
taste of the wearer.
In order that my invention may be more fully understood, I will now proceed
to describe same with reference to the accompanying drawings in which
Fig. 1 is an elevation of the outer side of a shoe constructed according to my
invention.
Fig. 2 is an elevation of the inner side of such a shoe.
Fig. 3 is an elevation of a boot constructed according to this invention.
Fig. 4 illustrates a plan of a segment or length of material employed in the
construction of the upper portion of a boot such as shown at Fig. 3, and
Fig. 5 is a plan of the parts forming the upper of a shoe constructed according
to my invention.
Like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several
views.
and
In constructing a shoe according to my invention and as shown in Figs. 1 & 2,
the upper is formed of two pieces of material a, b, (Fig. 5) cut approximately to
the shape shown, the portion a being cut in such a manner as to form the
greater portion of the upper of the shoe when sewn or suitably secured to a
suitable sole c, the front of the part a consisting of alternate bars or strips
spaces d'. The second portion b of the upper is also furnished with a series of
projecting strips f designed to cross and interlace with the strips d as shown
Figs. 1 and 2, and at any suitable angle the extremities of the said strips f being
stitched or suitably secured to the opposite side f¹ of the piece a, while the shoe
s secured in position upon the foot of the wearer by means of a suitable

page_text: buckle through which the tab g¹ of the piece b passes, or any other suitable
fastening device may be employed.
In constructing a boot according to my invention and as shown in Fig. 3 the
upper is formed of two portions a, b, in a similar manner to the shoe shown in
Fig. 1 and 2, the two parts instead of terminating in a tongue and buckle extend
in an upward direction as shown at a¹, b¹ and terminate in a band b designed to
encircle the leg.
The space between the upper of the boot formed by the parts a, b, and the
encircling band 62 is then filled in with a series of interlacing strips h as shown,
arranged at any suitable angle a detached' length of material ¹ cut into the
necessary strips h being shown separately at Fig. 4. The parts of the boot may be
buttoned or laced together as shown, the laces being tied at the top in the usual
manner, and in this case an ornamental band s is provided designed to cover the
top of the laces, and which is designed to be secured in position by means of a
buckle or other suitable fastening (not shown), said band being stitched or secured
in any convenient manner to the top of the boot, so as to prevent it becoming
entirely detached or lost.
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The interlacing strips d, f, and h, may at the point where they cross each other,
be stitched or suitably secured together to prevent their slipping, and the boot or
shoe can be furnished with a sole formed of suitable materials and of a size and
thickness varying according to the purpose. for which it is intended, while the
buckles or other fastonings employed can be arranged upon either side according
to requirements.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
1. The improvements in boots and shoes substantially as herein described and
shown with reference to the accompanying drawings and for the.. purposes
specified.
2. In boots and shoes the formation of the upper or of the greater part of the
upper, of a series of interlacing strips, substantially as set forth.
Dated this 25th day of March 1898.
F. G. CASSELL,
(Of Cassell & Co.,)
22, Glasshouse Street, Regent Street, London, W.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.