Improvements in and relating to Circular Heel Plates and Tips for Boots and the like.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Feb., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 14th Nov., 1889-Accepted, 4th Jan., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Circular Heel Plates and Tips for
Boots and the like.
I WILLIAM HENRY ARCHER of 11 Station Road, Walthamstow, in the County of
Essex Boot Maker do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to the heels of boots and shoes and consists in an improved
construction for holding a rotary facing plate or tip thereon so that the same may be
turned upon its pivot as it becomes worn, the said plate being in all positions firmly
secured to the boot and in such a manner as not to rattle when in use.
In the heel is placed a tubular socket, and the heel is built up around said socket
flush with or rather beyond the end of the socket; a circular plate or disc which may
be of leather faced with nails is provided with a central perforation countersunk
to guard the head of the screw by which the said plate is fastened to the socket
aforesaid. The face of this rotary disc opposed to the heel is curved in such a manner
that it is in contact with the heel at or near the rim only, so that the plate when
fastened down may be in firm contact at the edge and so avoid rattling in
walking.
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HERBERT & Co.,
Agents to Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Circular Heel Plates and Tips for
Boots and the like.
I, WILLIAM HENRY ARCHER of No. 11 Station Road, Walthamstow in the County
of Essex, Bootmaker, 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 :-
This invention relates to the heels of boots and shoes and consists in an improved
construction for holding a rotary facing plate or tip thereon so that the same
may be turned upon its pivot as it becomes worn the said plate being in all
positions firmly secured to the boot and in such a manner as not to rattle when
in use.
In the heel and fixed to the sole of the boot is placed a tubular socket and the heel
is built up around said socket, flush with or rather beyond the end of the socket. A
circular plate or disc which may be of leather or metal faced with leather, is provided
with a central perforation countersunk to guard the head of the screw by which the
said plate is fastened to the socket aforesaid.-The face of this rotary disc opposed
to the heel is curved in such a manner that it is in contact with the heel at or near
the rim only so that the plate when fastened down may be in firm contact at the edge
and so avoid rattling in walking.
In place of the said disc I may use an annular metal ring or "tip" similarly curved
on the heel face and flanged inside to receive a central disc, say of brass having a
hole in the centre for the passage of the screw aforesaid by which the plate is fastened
on the socket and consequently the ring or "tip" on the heel. I may cover the
central plate and screw head with a disc of leather fastened down by nails or rivets
driven through the leather disc, through small holes in the metal central disc into the
body of the heel, to prevent entrance of dirt etc.

page_text: The accompanying drawing illustrates modes of performing my invention all the
figures being sections-like letters indicating like or similar parts. a is the insole
leather. the built up heel, c the tubular screwed socket, g the pivotal screw;
f, leather covering disc, the tip which in Fig. 1 is of metal leather faced, and in
Figs. 2 and 3 of metal alone, e in Fig. 1 is the metal dished rotary backing, and in
Fig. 3 the central attachment disc.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what 1
claim is:
The socket C, its screw 9 and covering f, the tips d, the discs
described and illustrated and for the purposes set forth.
Dated this 14th day of November 1889.
e,
all substantially as
HERBERT & Co.,
18, Buckingham Street, Strand, London, W.C., Agents to Applicant.