Improved Device for Protecting the Bottom Edge of Trousers.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Aug., 1896-Accepted, 17th Oct., 1896.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Device for Protecting the Bottom Edge of Trousers.
1, EMIL ROITSCH, of No. 18 Zittauerstrasse, Goerlitz, in the Empire of
Germany, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of my said 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 a device firmly secured-but easily detachable-to
the heel of the shoe, with the object to protect the bottom edge of trousers from
being quickly toru, by being held from the bottom at a distance corresponding to
the height of the heel.
The shape and dimensions of the device are such that it serves as a support to
the edge of the trousors for a greater portion, so that a quick tearing of the
trousers by the device itself ns heretofore is avoided.
In the accompanying drawing,
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the device as applied to a boot.
Fig. 2 is a front elevation & Fig. 3 a vertical section of the same.
The device, which can be termed a trousers protector, consists of a body curved
according to the shapo of the heel or underpart of the shoc, auch body being
composed of the supporting plate (a) and the fastening flange (o) which are
preferably made out of one piece and form an edge or rib (b) which enters
between the heel and underpart of the shoe so as to firmly secure the device and
prevents same from being turned.
The supporting plate (a) extends or projects from the heel in such manner that
the edge of the trousers can enter the room between the plato and the heel for
being supported by such plate to a larger extent, whereas the flange (c) lies close
to the heel of the shoe and serves for fastening the device thereto.
The device can be securod in any suitable way, for instance, by pius, spikes etc.
As shown in the drawing, the device is detachably secured by a spike (d) preferably
shaped like a flat key and driven into the heel; the enlarged head part (e) of such
spike entering a recess of the heel so as to be flush with the surface of same is
provided with a hole, threaded so as to receive a screw (f) passing through a
hole of the flange (c) against which the head of the screw abuts. The device can
be made in any form and of any suitable material. Preferably, it consists of
metal and can either be cast or stamped out of sheet motal and pressed into the
form described.
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
clain is :-
1. A trousers protector for preventing the tearing of the bottom edge of
rousers, which consists of a curved supporting plate (a) extending from the heel
o which it is suitably attached aud corresponding to the form of such heel and a
Fastening flauge (o) with an edge or rib (6) between same substantially as described
and shown in the drawing.
2. In combination with the trousers protector as described in Claim 1, the device
or securing same to the heel cousisting of a screw passed through a hole of the

page_text: flange (c) and engaging the head part (e) of a spike (d) let into the heel of the
shoe substantially as described and shown in the drawing.
Dated this 24th day of August 1896.
ALLISON BROS.,
Agents for the Applicant.