IMPROVEMENTS IN HEELS OF BOOTS AND SHOES
Year: 1886

page_text: ALFRED JOHNSON ASPINALL 32 Compton Street Liverpool Mechanical Draughts-
man do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN HEELS OF
BOOTS AND SHOES to be as follows:-
To protect the heels of boots and shoes from being worn unevenly on the side
or back and to keep them in good order and condition without the expense and
trouble of having them repaired. The heel of the boot or shoe has a hole bored
or made through-or partly through it, into which is inserted a thin case or tube
of metal or other suitable material. The top and outer edge of this case or tube has
a flange to hold the case or tube in its place, as well as to keep down the edge of
the leather or other material of which the heel is made also to prevent dirt,
moisture &c from getting into the body of the heel. The flange may be fastened
to the heel by rivets or by pins, points or a sharp edge cast or cut on it..
Into this case or tube is fitted a plug of metal or other suitable material and
about the size of the hole fitting close into the case or tube.
The plug is held in its place by a screw set in the bottom of the hole and also
fitting into the plug-or by having the plug made with a screw and the case or
tube also tapped so as to receive this screw.
The plugs may by preference be hollow and filled in with wood, leather or other
suitable material.
The plug has a slọt or two small holes made to go nearly through it, so as to
insert a fork or screw driver.
It is used as follows, viz When the heel has been a little worn down and unevenly
at the side or back the plug can be raised by unscrewing and adjusted so as to
level the bottom of the heel or raise the part worn so as to be level with the rest
of the heel.
The bottom of the heel may be entirely covered with metal leaving an opening
for the plug to fit in.
Should the heel be made of hard compressed leather or other hard material the
plugs may be fitted into the heel without the tube or case.
The holes may be made any size say to nearly take in the whole heel or only a
part, and may be set in at the back, side or center of the heel.
If required two or more small holes with plugs may be fitted near the edge of
the heel.
When a plug has been worn away another one can be immediately placed in the
heel without renewing the tube or case or repairing the heel.
Dated this fourteenth day of January 1886

page_text: ALFRED JOHNSON ASPINALL 60 Upper Stanhope Street Liverpool Mechanical
designer do hereby declare the nature of my invention for BOOT HEEL PROTECTORS
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:-
To prevent the heels of boots and shoes from being worn down unevenly at the
side or back and to keep them in good order and condition without the expense
and trouble of having them repaired.
The heel of the boot or shoe has a hole bored or made through. or partly through
it into which is inserted a thin case or tube of metal or other suitable material
The top and outer edge of this case or tube bas a flange to hold the case or tube in
its place as well as to keep down the edge of the leather or other material of which
the heel is made also to prevent dirt moisture &c from getting into the body of
the heel.
The flange may be fastened to the heel by rivets or a sharp edge or points cast
on it.
Into this tube or case is fitted a plug of metal, wood or other suitable material
and about the size of the hole fitting close into the case or tube.
The plug is held in its position by a screw set in the bottom of the hole and also
by fitting into the plug or by having the plug made with a screw and the case or
tube also tapped so as to receive this screw.
The plugs may by preference be hollow and filled in with wood leather or
other suitable material.
The plug has a slot or two small holes made to go nearly through it so as to
insert a screw or fork driver.
If the heel should be made of hard compressed leather or any other hard material
the plugs may be fitted into the heel without the case or tube.
It is used as follows viz When the heel has been a little worn down and unevenly
at the side or back, the plug can be raised by unscrewing and adjusted so as to
level the bottom of the heel or raise the part worn so as to be level with the rest
of the heel.
The bottom.of the heel may be entirely covered with metal leaving an opening
for the plug to fit in.
The holes may be made any size say to take in nearly the whole of the heel or
only a part of it and may be set in at the back side or centre of the heel.
.
If required two or more small holes with plugs may be fitted near the edge of
the heel.
When the plug has been worn away another one can immediately be placed in
the heel without renewing the case or repairing the heel.
Referring to the annexed drawings
Figure 1 represents a section of a high heel with plug inserted-side view.
Figure 2 represents the back of the same heel with the plug out.
Figure 3 bottom of the heel with the plug in its place.
Figura 4 the loose pluơ.

page_text: Figure 5. represents a lower and broader heel with a plug in working on a centre
pin or screw.
Figure 6 back view of the same with the plug out showing the case and centre
Screw.
Figure 7 bottom of the same heel with the plug fixed in it.
Figure 8 the loose plug of this heel.
It is fitted as follows. A hole is made in the heel of the boot of the required
size by cutting or punching a hole in each piece of leather as the heel is built up.
In this hole is fitted the inner case or tube a which is held in its position by rivets or
pins b. passing through the flange c The plug d 1. d 2 is then inserted and screwed
down. In the heel figures 5 and 6 after the hole is made in the heel, a pin or
screw-g-is fastened in the centre of the hole. This pin or screw comes to a
sharp point-h-which is hammered tight into the heel, A smooth case or tube j
is fixed in the hole and held in position by pins or rivets passing through the
flange c,
As the heel gets worn away a screw or fork driver will raise the plug
by inserting in the holes e.
The part of the plugs marked d2 are metal. The inner part or core marked dl
may be wood or leather or other suitable material.
The flange c may have holes as for pins cast in place of the holes.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Inven-
tion and in what manner the same is performed I declare that what I claim is
First. A moveable plug made to screw either into a tube or case or working on
a centre screw.
Second. An inner case or tube made with a screw inside of it, or smooth inside
to take a corresponding plug.
Third. The combination of a tube and plug as herein described which can be
turned and adjusted as required.
Dated this 13th day of November 1886.