Improvements in Boots and Shoes for Tennis and other Purposes, and in the Manufacture of the same.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Feb., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 1st Oct., 1894--Accepted, 3rd Nov., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Boots and Shoes for Tennis and other Purposes,
and in the Manufacture of the same.
I, WALTER TOM GOODENOUGH, of 49 Queens' Road, Bristol, in the County
of Gloucester, Boot Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of my said
invention to be as follows :-
My invention which I call the "Winall" has for its object improvements in
boots and shoes for tennis and other purposes, and in the manufacture of the same
by which such essential requirements as grip, flexibility, and light weight are
obtained while the ridge on the sole which is found on shoes in which spikes are
fixed is obviated and thus damage to the turf is prevented while a better
appearance of the shoe is obtained. This I obtain by a most simple and yet
effective mode of manufacture.
In carrying my invention into effect I first last the upper in the usual way the
insole being in two pieces one piece extending from the toe to the front of the
waist and the other from the seat to the rear of the waist. A welt is then sewn on
to the insoles after which the whole or outer sole is stitched to the fore part and
heel in the usual manner but before being stitched on the whole sole is perforated
at the fore part and heel with holes in a suitable position to receive the spikes
which are inserted from the inner side of the sole and project through on the outer
side of the sole the spikes being retained in position by flat metal disc backs.
After this sole has been stitched on, the waist is channelled and stitched through
the upper thus securing great pliability to this part of the shoe and producing a
plain sole throughout the wearing surface without any cross ridge to injure the
turf which is found so objectionable in the case of shoes where the half sole and
seat piece are secured to the outside of the whole sole.
Dated this 24th day February 1894.
GEORGE
BARKER,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Boots and Shoes for Tennis and other Purposes,
and in the Manufacture of the same.
I, WALTER TOM GOODENOUGH, of 49 Queens' Road, Bristol, in the County
of Gloucester, Boot 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 :-
My invention which I call the "Win-all" has for its object improvements in
boots and shoes for tennis and other purposes and in the manufacture of the same
by which such essential requirements as grip, flexibility and light weight are
obtained while the ridge on the sole which is found on shoes in which spikes are
fixed is obviated and thus damage to the turf is prevented while a better
appearance of the shoe is obtained. This I obtain by a most simple and yet
effective mode of manufacture.
In carrying my invention into effect I first last the upper in the usual way, the
insole being in two pieces one piece extending from the toe to the front of the waist
and the other from the seat to the rear of the waist. A welt is then sewn on to
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page_text: the insoles after which the whole or outer sole is stitched to the fore part and heel
in the usual manner but before being stitched on, the whole sole is perforated at
the fore part and heel with holes in a suitable position to receive the spikes which
are inserted from the inner side of the sole and project through on the outer side
of the sole, the spikes being retained in position by flat metal disc backs. After
this sole has been stitched on, the waist is channelled and stitched through the
upper thus securing great pliability to this part of the shoe and producing a plain
sole throughout the wearing surface without any cross ridge to injure the turf
which is found so objectionable in the case of shoes where the half sole and seat
piece are secured to the outside of the whole sole.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practice I have appended hereunto a double sized sheet of drawings upon which
I have fully illustrated the nature of my said improvements.
Figure 1, is a general view of the sole of a tennis shoe made in accordance with
my invention.
Figure 2, is a longitudinal section showing the first part of process of manu-
facture.
Figure 3, is a similar section but showing the mode of finishing the shoe.
My invention consists of the plain sole A which runs from heel to toe without
any cross ridge and having the projecting spikes a¹ which are screwed in position
as afterwards explained. In manufacturing my boot the upper E is first lasted in
the usual way the insole being in two pieces B and D one piece extending from
the toe to the front a' of the waist and the other from the seat to the rear a³ of the
waist. The welt F is then sewn on to the insoles B and D after which the whole
or outer sole A is stitched to the fore-part and heel in the usual way having been
previously perforated with holes into which the spikes a' are inserted prior to the
stitching.
After the sole A has been stitched on, the waist is channelled from a³ to a* on
each side between which points the upper is stitched to the sole thus securing great
pliability at the waist and producing a plain sole throughout the wearing surface
without any cross ridge to injure the turf.
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 :-
The improvements in boots and shoes for tennis and other purposes and in the
manufacture of the same, substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth and
shown upon the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 29th day of September 1894.
GEORGE BARKER,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.