Self-fixing Elastic Heel Pad.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Mar., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 26th Aug. 1895-Accepted, 28th Sept., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Self-fixing Elastic Heel Pad.
JOHN DOWNING BROWN, of Church Street, Blaydon-on-Tyne Solicitor and
WILLIAM JOHN TAYLOR of Number 1 Sandbill Newcastle-on-Tyne Shipowner
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
An elastic heel pad preferably constructed of black india rubber moulded of
such a form as to fit over the heel of an ordinary boot or shoe the lower part of
the pad which comes in contact with the ground is about one quarter of an inch
thick or of the necessary thickness to prevent all vibration to the body of the
person using them. The sides of the pad are made to surround the heel of the boot
or shoe on all sides and of such a size and shape in relation to the heel of the hoot
or shoe as will give the necessary grip to hold the pad in position. For this
purpose it is only necessary for the sides of the pad to be thin-generally we make
them about 16 of an inch thick.
The depth of the sides of the pad we make sufficient to just reach to the top of
the particular size or form of the boot or shoe heel which the pad is designed to fit.
Sometimes we provide on the inner side of the sides of the pad a small rib or
projection and arrange that a groove shall be cut round the heel of the boot or shoe
in order to secure a still better hold. As these elastic pads are also intended to
give a grip on a slippery surface we sometimes roughen the surface of the pad
which comes in contact with the ground by moulding upon it suitable ribs flutes or
grooves.
Dated this 18th day of March 1895.
JOHN DOWNING BROWN.
WILLIAM JOHN TAYLOR.
We JOHN DOWNING BROWN, Solicitor and WILLIAM JOHN TAYLOR, Merchant,
both of Church Street, Blaydon-on-Tyne in the County of Durham, 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 consists in an elastic heel pad moulded of such a form as to fit over
the heel of an ordinary boot or shoe; the lower part of the pad which comes in
contact with the ground is about a quarter of an inch thick or of the necessary
thickness to prevent vibration to the body of the person using them.
The sides of the pad are made to surround the heel of the boot or shoe on all
sides and of such a size and shape in relation to the heel of the boot or shoe as will
give the necessary grip to hold the pad in position. For this purpose it is only
necessary for the sides of the pad to be thin, generally we make them about
one sixteenth of an inch thick. The depth of the sides of the pad we make sufficient
to just reach to the top of the particular size or form of the boot or shoe heel which
the pad is designed to fit. Sometimes we provide on the inner side of the sides of
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page_text: the pad a small rib or projection and arrange that a groove shall be cut round the
heel of the boot or shoe in order to secure a still better hold. As these elastic pads
are also intended to give a grip on a slippery surface, we sometimes roughen the
surface of the pad which comes in contact with the ground by moulding upon it
suitable ribs, flutes or grooves.
In carrying this invention into effect this heel pad is preferably made of india-
rubber or other like elastic material according to methods well known to manu-
facturers of rubber goods and, when finished, is in one piece. It may be moulded or
comprise several pieces fastened or cemented together so as to form one piece.
The sole or bottom part of the pad which, as aforesaid, is much thicker than the
sides, has its outer lower edges rounded or bevelled. The sides are thin and made
to the full height of the boot heel, excepting that part at the front of the heel which
extends up to the sole at the waist of the boot or shoe.
The edges of the side parts of the pad near to where they join the front heel part
are bevelled or cut off to make a better fit; the sides all round including the front
heel part are inclined inwards, being the reverse of the ordinary boot heel. The
internal size of the bottom of the pad is the size of the underside of the boot heel,
and to put on the pad the sides have to be stretched to a certain extent, thus when
in place gripping the boot heel so tightly that they are not easily removed and
require no other fastening to keep them in position.
The inside of the sides may be roughened or smooth; the bottom of the pad may
be flat or it may be roughened, grooved or otherwise made uneven to give a better
grip on slippery surfaces; the pad may be of such a colour that when on the boot
or shoe it is not noticeable.
In the annexed drawings Fig. 1 is a plan, Figs. 2 and 3 are sections on lines 2-2,
3-3, respectively.
A is the thick sole plate, plain or roughened. B the thin sides inclined inwards
and opposite to the usual inclination of a boot heel. C is the side at the front of
the heel and curved to suit the ordinary boot heel. D shows the part cut away
where the sides B and C join. The outer edge of plate A is bevelled or rounded
slightly at its side and rear edges; the depth of wall B is the full depth of the boot
heel to where it joins the welt or upper.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. The india-rubber or elastic pad adapted to fit tightly on a boot or shoe heel
in order to lessen the vibration of the body due to the impact of the heel on the
ground.
2. The construction of an elastic heel pad that is self-gripping and requires no
other form of fastening, shaped substantially as described and illustrated in the
drawings.
Dated this 26th dex of Amount 100%
HERBERT HADDAN & Co.,
18 Buckingham Street, Strand, London, W.C., Agents to Applicants.