Improvements in Metal Heel Plates, and in Nails, Screws, or Rivets for Securing same.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Jan.. 1895
.omplete Specification Left, 26th Oct., 1395-Accepted, 30th Nov., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Metal Heel Plates, and in Nails, Screws, or Rivets
for Securing same.
I, ARTHUR LARK of 125 King Street Yarmouth Norfolk, Boot and Shoe
Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My improvements in metal plates for boot heels consist in making a plate of an
ordinary shape to suit the heels of boots or shoes, but made in metal of an irregular
thickness the side most subject to wear being thickened. The plates are attached
to the heel by a special nail rivet or screw with a deep countersunk head to fit a
hole countersunk eutirely through the plate.
My improved plates could be made of steel, wrought iron, malleable cast iron or
any other suitable metal or alloy for men's, women's or children's use and in any
size or thickness.
Dated this 26th day of January 1895
S. S. BROMHEAD,
97 Newgate Street, London, E.C., Agent for Applicant.
Improvements in Metal Heel Plates, and in Nails, Screws, or Rivets
for Securing same.
I ARTHUR LARK of 125 King Street Yarmouth, Norfolk, Boot and Shoe
Manufacturer, 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 :-
My improvements in tips or metal plates used as protectors for boot-heels consist
in forming the outer edge thicker than the inner for about two thirds of its length,
and making this thick part bevelled from outside to inside, and the remaining third
part being formed flat on its upper surface or unbevelled.
The inner edge of the tip is of uniform thickness throughout and the lower or
wearing surface is uniformly level.
The thinner or flat part of the tip is so placed as to lie on the inner side of the
heel where the wear is lightest, and it follows from this that the two tips which
form a pair are not identical but are right and left handed, that is to say the tip
for the right foot has its thin side on the left and the tip for the left foot has its
thin side on the right. The holes in the tips to receive the nails by which they are
secured, are formed tapering or cone-shaped right through the metal, and I employ
a special nail screw or rivet for holding same with an extra deep countersunk or
taper head to engage accurately with such holes, the object being to ensure
that the nail will hold the tip even when worn down nearly to the end of the
head.
I will now describe the invention with reference to the accompanying drawings
in which,
Fig. 1 shows a side elevation of my improved tip fitted to a boot heel. This

page_text: Fig. 2 shows a front view of two heels with a pair of my tips in position. It
will be observed that the thickened side of the tip is reversed.
Fig. 3 shows a plan view of the upper side of the tip, with the drop at f, where
the thin part begins.
Fig. 4 shows a cross section of the left side of Fig. 3 taken on the line A, B ;
Fig. 5 shows a form of deeply countersunk nail used for securing my tip.
a, is the thin portion of the tip.
.b, is the thickened part of same.
c. is the chamfered section of b.
d, d, are the holes for the nails.
e, is the special form of nail with deep head e¹.
fis the place where the thin part begins.
My improved plates could be made of steel, wrought iron, malleable cast iron or
any other suitable metal or alloy for men's, women's, and children's use and in any
size or thickness.
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 :-
A heel tip or protector, having one arm (or horn) thinner and flatter than the
other arm (or horn) and the back, but being of uniform thickness on its inner edge,
the thick part being bevelled so as to be thicker on the outer edge, and being
furnished with nail holes tapering throughout and with nails or screws to suit same
as herein described and set forth.
Dated this och
h1005
S. S. BROMHEAD,
97 Newgate Street, E.C., Patent Agent.