IMPROVEMENTS IN BOOTS AND OTHER FOOT-COVERINGS
Year: 1885

page_text: I, HERBERT JOHN HADDAN, of 67, Strand in the city of Westminster, Civil
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of said invention for IMPROVEMENTS
IN BOOTS AND OTHER FOOT-COVERINGS, a communication to me from abroad by
Emil Kaiser, of 18, Katharinenstrasse, Leipzig, in the Kingdom of Saxony, Manu-
facturer, to be as follows:-
This improvement relates to coverings for the feet and has for its object to
remove the inconvenience proceeding from the hermetical enclosing of the feet by
the hitherto used foot coverings, which prevents the sufficient transpiration of the
feet. Particularly to persons suffering from sweating and swelling feet this
inconvenience is as disagreable, when wearing house-boots, as in walking or other
feet-exercises.
The following construction of foot-coverings is intended to remove the said
drawbacks.
For the purpose of transpiration, that part of the leather enclosing the foot
above the sole is provided with a large number of little holes. For preventing the
air from coming in direct contact with the perspiring foot, the leather is covered
with a stuff, woven or knitted etc., so as to let the air through and thus forming an
intermediate material between the foot and the atmosphere.
Although such foot-coverings are very light and agreeable and very suitable
therefore as house-or children's shoes, this improvement may also be applied to
foot-coverings requiring greater solidity. For this purpose the heel-part of the
foot is provided with a leather-casing, which may also be perforated. This casing
is connected with the sole, and a tight fit is obtained by means of strings, buttons
or elastic terry web.

page_text: I, HERBERT JOHN HADDAN of 67 Strand, in the County of Middlesex, Civil
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this Invention, a communication to me
from abroad by Emil Kaiser, Manufacturer, of 18, Katharinenstrasse, Leipzig, in
the Kingdom of Saxony, and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :—
This improvement relates to coverings for the feet and has for its object to
remove the inconvenience proceeding from the hermetical enclosing of the feet
by the hitherto used foot-coverings, which prevents the sufficient perspiration of
the feet. Particularly to persons suffering from sweating and swelling feet, this
inconvenience is as disagreeable when wearing house boots, as in walking or other
foot-exercises.
The following construction of foot coverings, represented by Figs. 1-6 of the
annexed drawing, is intended to remove the said drawbacks.
To allow perspiration, the leather A, enclosing the foot above the sole, is provided
with a large number of little holes B, as shown by the drawing. For preventing
the air from coming in direct contact with the perspiring foot, the leather is covered
with a stuff D, woven or knitted etc, so as to let the air through and thus forming
an intermediate material between the foot and the atmosphere.
Owing to this cloth cover, any sort of leather may be employed for the leather
cover A.
Although such foot coverings are very light and agreeable and very suitable
therefore as house-or children shoes, (Figs. 1 to 4), this improvement may also be
applied to foot coverings requiring greater solidity. For this purpose the heel part
of the foot is provided over the stuff D with a leather casing E, which may also
be perforated; this casing is connected with the sole and a tight fit obtained by
means of strings, buttons, or elastic terry-web.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this Inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:
1.) Foot-coverings, in which the leather A, situated next to the skin, is provided
with holes B and covered with a layer D of permeable material for the purpose of
allowing the feet to perspire freely.
2.) In permeable foot-coverings the application of a leather flap or cover E to
the sole, so as to cover the rearpart of the foot.