An for Protecting the Toe Parts of the Uppers of Boots, Shoes and the like from Wear and for Forming an Imitation Cork Middle Sole or Bevilled Mock Welt (Com- bined or Separately).
Year: 1886

page_text: An Invention for Protecting the Toe Parts of the Uppers of
Boots, Shoes, and the like from Wear, and for Forming an
Imitation Cork Middle Sole or Bevilled Mock Welt (Com-
bined or Separately).
. I, JAMES HEWITT of 62 Sparkenhoe Street Leicester Manager of a public
company do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be.as follows:-
A strip of Sole Leather or other material preferably skived down on the inside
edges and shaped in dies or moulds to form a protection or cover to the toe part of
Boots Shoes and the like-the remainder of said strip of Leather being shaped so
as to fit and extend down each side of the forepart in imitation of a cork middle
sole or bevilled mock welt or clump-I also purpose making the said imitation
cork middle sole or bevilled mock welt or clump separate and apart from the toe
protection, shewing the imitation cork sole or bevilled mock welt or clump:all
round the forepart of said Boots Shoes and the like.

page_text: dies or moulds to form a protection or cover to the toe-part of boots, shoes, and
the like; (see sketch No. 2) the remainder of said strip of leather being shaped so
as to fit and extend down each side of the forepart in imitation of a cork middle
sole or bevilled mock welt or clump.
I also purpose making the said imitation cork middle sole.or bevilled mock welt
or clump separate and apart from the toe protection shewing the imitation cork
sole or bevilled mock welt or clump all round the forepart (including the toe-part)
of the said boots, shoes, and the like, as shewn in sketch No. 3.
In turning over and beading the outer edge of the skived strip of leather great
pressure is applied, giving perfect solidity to the round or beaded edge thereby
effectually representing a middle sole or bevilled mock welt or clump of cork or
other foreign substance (as heretofore made and covered with glove kid, cordovan
or other leather or other material).
In applying the imitation cork middle sole to a boot, it is tacked on after the
upper is lasted, and if desired a piece of sheet cork may be filled in or placed in
-position so as to be caught by the stitches, nails or pegs, when the middle or outer
sole is being fixed on to the boot-This piece of sheet cork (of course cut to shape
required) should preferably be skived at the outer edge so as to fit and correspond
with the inside skived edge of the imitation cork middle sole when it will form a
perfectly flat surface to be covered by the middle or outer.sole.
Cement or any other water proofing solution may be applied to the sheet cork.
on either side, which will have the effect of making it impervious to damp, water
or grease, thereby keeping the foot of the wearer warm and dry also the outer sole
free from grease which otherwise might force itself through from the upper leather
when the same is composed of levant, grain, hide or other curried leather of a
greasy nature.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is,
A Leather Toe Tip for the protection of the toe part of the uppers of boots,
shoes, and, the like, from wear and forming an Imitation Cork middle sole or
bevilled mock welt or clump either combined or separate, for Men's, Women's, and
Children's boots shoes and the like.
TOOD