An Improved Double-point Diamond Shield for Boots and Shoes.
Year: 1888

page_text: An Improved Double-point Diamond Shield for Boots and Shoes.
I, JOSEPH HAYWARD of Croft House, Stocksbridge in the County of York, Umbrella
Frame Maker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:
The object of this invention is to produce a double pointed (or spiked) shield or
protector for Boots or Shoes, from sheet steel or other suitable metal, with the greatest
economy of both labour and material; and to accomplish this I make it as its name
indicates of a diamond shape or thereabouts.
In carrying out my invention, I first make suitable beds and punches or like
tools and cut by their aid, and preferably from sheet steel, long diamond shaped
pieces of the said material, which on account of their geometrical configuration can
be produced without any scrap or waste material, with the exception of the outside
edge. By the aid of another pair of tools, I bend down both the sharp points or
acute angles of the diamond shaped piece, at right angles with the body or centre
piece; and to enable the points or spikes to retain a better hold in the material
into which they are to be driven, I reduce them by pressure at that part nearest
to the body or centre piece.
I prefer to form projections on the outer face of the body or centre piece, by in-
denting it on the inner face, and thus to increase their durability, and to give the
boot a firmer grip in frosty weather; but the face inay be left plain if desired.
The shields made as above described, may be hardened and tempered, or not as
preferred.
Although I have mentioned beds & punches as the tools I use I do not bind
myself to use such tools, as I may use other cutting tools such as shears for
cutting out the diamond shaped blanks from strips.
Dated the 28th day of February 1888.
ROBT. F. DRURY,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Double-point Diamond Shield for Boots and Shoes.
I, JOSEPH HAYWARD of Croft House, Stocksbridge in the County of York Umbrella
Frame maker 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 :-
The object of this invention is to produce a double pointed shield or protector for
the soles or heels of Boots and Shoes, from strips or sheets of steel or other suitable
metal, with the greatest economy of labour and material, and to accomplish this I
make it of an elongated diamond shape as indicated in the title hereto.
My invention is illustrated in the annexed sheet of drawings, in which similar
letters of reference indicate similar parts in any of the figures.
Fig. 1, represents the method of cutting out the guards or shields from the strip
of metal, to avoid waste.
Fig. 2, a punched out shield blank.
Fig. 3, a completely formed shield.
In carrying out my invention, I first make suitable beds and punches for cutting
out the diamond shaped blanks to the required size, such as are shown in Fig. 2 of the
drawings.
I then take a strip of steel, or other suitable material of any desired width and
length, and cut it up into the diamond shaped blanks, in the manner indicated by the
lines in Fig. 1, as by this method I produce scarcely any waste material or scrap.
Although I prefer the above described method of cutting out the blanks, 1 do not
confine myself to it, nor limit my invention to such a plan.
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By the aid of another pair of tools, I bend down the two spikes A, A, and raise a
projection B, on the face of the shield, and thus complete the construction of the shield
or protector.
If desirable for the purpose of enabling the spikes to retain a firm grip of the
material into which they are driven, they may be compressed near their junction with
the body of the shield so that such material as leather would contract around the
reduced part, rendering the withdrawal of the spike more difficult to effect.
The projection B, caused or produced by indenting the opposite side, may be of any
shape, or more than one may be used as desired; the object of the projection is to
increase the durability of the shield, and to give a firmer grip upon the ground in
frosty weather, but the shield may be made without a projection.
The finished shield may be hardened and tempered, or not, as prefered.

page_text: 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 :-
1. A diamond shaped metallic shield for the protection of Boots and Shoes, cut out
from wrought steel, or other suitable metal, in the manner before described, and having
its points bent at right angles to the body, substantially as hereinbefore described and
shown.
2. The diamond shaped metallic shield, constructed substantially as hereinhefore
described and as illustrated.