Year: 1899

page_text: A communication from JULES ALPHAUD, of Clermont L'Hérault, in the Republic.
of France, Boot Manufacturer.
I, ALFRED JULIUS BOULT, of 111, Hatton Garden, in the County of Middlesex,
Chartered Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
The present invention relates to an improved method of joining the bodies
of boots and shoes to the soles by means of a coat of glue or cement, and of
several series of soft iron rivetted pegs forming teeth, having a tendency to press
during walking into the leather and consequently secure a perfect hold for the
connected parts.
The first sole is placed on the last on which the body part is placed, then before
this part
turned down on the sole a coating of glue or cement is applied round.
the edge, and in order to ensure adhesion, after folding the body portion on the first
sole, a series of rivets or pins are driven in or rivetted; this operation being
completed, the union between the two parts is sufficiently strong to prevent
penetration of water or of dust into the interior of the boot.
Then the necessary filling is secured to the first sole by a coating of glue or
cement, and another coat of glue is applied to the filling and on the welt, and this
arrangement is completed by driving in another series of pegs, which will firmly
unite the first sole with the body part and the welt. Then the half sole is secured
to the welt by a coating of cement and another series of soft iron pegs are driven in
to secure a firm connection between the first sole, the body portion, the welt and
the half sole. It now only remains to secure the outer sole for this purpose it is
secured to the half sole and the filling by glue or cement, and the welt, half sole
and sole are then sewn together, (preferably by hand) by small or other stitches.
The attachment of the heel and the finishing of the boot or shoe is carried
out in the usual way. This method can be applied to all kinds of boots and shoes,
and secures a great economy in time in comparison with the methods employed
up to the present time. Further, the body part can never become separated from
the sole water and dust are effectually kept out from the interior of the boots
and the boots always preserve their original shape and remain soft and pliable
without hurting the foot as is the case with the interior sewings of some boots as
used at present; and finally, the inflexibility which is characteristic of rivetted or.
screwed boots is also avoided.
Doted this 5th dor of Anril 1899
BOULT & WADE,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: A communication from JULES ALPHAUD, of Clermont L'Hérault, in the Republic
of France, Boot Manufacturer.
I, ALFRED JULIUS BOULT, of 111, Hatton Garden, in the County of Middlesex,
Chartered Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer.
tained in and by the following statement:-
The present invention relates to an improved method of joining the bodies
of boots and shoes to the soles by means of a coating of glue or cement and of
several series of soft iron rivetted pegs forming teeth, having a tendency to press
during walking into the leather and consequently secure a perfect hold for the
connected parts.
In the accompanying drawing, given as an example, Figures 1 to 5 represent
in plan the arrangement of the body of a shoe or boot with the different parts that
enter into the composition of a sole.
Fig. 6 is a sectional view illustrating such an arrangement. The invention is
carried out in the following manner:-
The first sole a (Fig. 1) is placed on the last and then the body part e, then
before this part is turned down on the sole a coating of glue or cement as indicated
by the line bc, (Fig. 1) is applied round the edge of the sole and in order to
ensure adhesion, after folding the body portion e on the first sole a, a series of
rivets or pins (Fig. 2) are driven in or rivetted; this operation being completed
the union between the two parts is sufficiently strong to prevent penetration of
water or dust into the interior of the boot.
'
Then the necessary filling f is secured to the first sole by a coating of glue or
cement and another coat of glue is applied to the filling, and on the welt g, and
this arrangement is completed by driving in another series of pegs h (Fig. 3) which
will firmly unite the first sole with the body part and the welt. Then the half
sole is secured to the welt by a coating of cement and another series of soft iron
pegs (Fig. 4) are driven in to secure a firm connection between the first sole, the
body portion, the welt and the half sole. It now only remains to secure the
outer sole ; for this purpose it is secured to the half sole and the filling by glue
or cement and the welt, half sole and sole are then sewn together, (preferably by
hand), by small or other stitches (Fig. 5). The attachment of the heel and the
finishing of the boot or shoe is carried out in the usual way. This method can
be applied to all kinds of boots and shoes; and secures a great economy in time
in comparison with the methods employed up to the present time. Further the
body part can never become separated from the sole: water and dust are effectually
kept out from the interior of the boots and the boots always preserve their original
shape and remain soft and pliable without hurting the foot, as is the case where
interior stitching is employed as in some boots as used at present; and finally, the
inflexibility which is characteristic of rivetted or screwed boots is also avoided.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention as communicated to me by my foreign correspondent and in what manner
the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is:
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1. The manufacture of boots and shoes characterised by the use of soft iron pegs in
combination with cement for the purpose of firmly fixing the first sole with the
body part which is turned down upon it substantially as described.
2. In the manufacture of shoes and boots as claimed in Claim 1, the employ-

page_text: ment of soft iron pegs and cement for the purpose of securing together the welt
and the first sole, the latter being already secured to the body part, the half sole
being secured to the welt and to the first sole in the same manner, substantially as
described.
.
3. A shoe or boot having the sole portion constructed substantially in the
manner described.
Dated this 28th day of December 1899.