Improvements in and relating to Skates.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Jan., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 12th Aug., 1893-Accepte, 23rd Sept., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Skates.
I, ARTHUR HUGHES BOULTBEE of 9 Hoole Road, Sheffield, in the County of
York, Commercial Traveller do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in skates or in attachments therefor.
It is important to a skater that his skates should be firmly fixed to his feet, and
to prevent any lateral or side slipping of the clog it is usual in addition to the
straps, to have short spikes projecting upwards from the clog of the skate, these
generally soon draw out of the wood, as owing to the strap slot they cannot be put
in the best position for the purpose.
My improvement consists in the use of pads of rubber or similar elastic material
and preferably let into shallow recesses made in the face of the skate block
or clog.
I propose to make the pads of circular form, say for example i inch diameter,
flat in the underside and centrally recessed in the face to receive the head of a
screw.
I propose to make a shallow recess to aid in protecting the edge of the pad, and
I secure the pad by glue or like adhesive cement, and with a short central screw
and so that a ring of rubber will project above the face of the clog.
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I may however adopt any form or size of pad, and 1 may secure them upon
actual face of the clog if desirable.
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ROBT. F. DRURY, C.P.A.,
Bank Buildings, George Street, Sheffield, Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Skates.
I, ARTHUR HUGHES BOULTBEE of 9 Hoole Road, Sheffield in the County of
York Commercial Traveller, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and
in what manner the same to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This invention relates to improvements in skates, or in attachments to be
afterwards fastened upon skates.
It is important to a skater both for his comfort ånd safety that his skates should
be firmly fixed to his feet, and to prevent any lateral or side slipping of skate clog
it is usual in addition to the straps which are passed across the foot, to provide
spikes which project upwards from the clog of the skate to penetrate into the sole
of the boot; these usually soon become loose and draw out of the wood, more
especially as owing to the strap slot, they cannot be placed in the best position for
the purpose.
To render my invention perfectly clear, I annex a sheet of drawings illustrating
same, in which
Fig. 1, is a plan of part of a skate clog, fitted with my attachments.
Fig. 2, side elevation in section.
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page_text: In Fig. 1, C is the "clog" or block of the skate and P, P, are two rubber pads
of the shape that I prefer, as being very easily let into the clog by means of a
boring tool. In this case the pad P; is made of a circular or disc-like form, flat
on the underside, and recessed on the face as seen in Fig. 2, to receive the head of
a screw S, by which in addition to other means it is secured to the clog C.
To give strength and a better hold for the screw S, I insert a washer W, in the
rubber and a piece of canvas or fabric is attached to the bottom face and in the
process of manufacture becomes incorporated with the rubber.
Shallow recesses are bored into the face of the clog, the pads are placed in position
with a layer of rubber composition or other adhesive cement and then finally
secured by a screw S.
Instead of the rubber pads being made separately I may attach them by means
.of an intermediate piece of rubber I, as in Fig. 3, or in any other like form; or
instead of making any special form of pad, I may take a piece of rubber roughed
upon one side, and attach it to the clog of a skate by screws and cement or by
other suitable means, but in all cases to form a pad or pads upon which the
sole of the boot or shoe will rest and be thereby prevented from slipping
sideways the frictional contact being so effective that the straps do not require
to be drawn as tight as usual thus allowing free circulation of the blood and
consequently warm fect.
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. The combination with a skate, of friction pads of rubber or like elastic
material for the hoot or shoe sole to rest upon, to prevent lateral movement,
substantially as hereinbefore described and shown.
2. As an attachment to a skate, a rubber pad P, of circular or other form,
having a hole for a screw substantially as hereiubefore described and shown in
Figs. 1, 2 and 3.
Deted the 0th day of
1000
ROBT. F. DRURY, C.P.A.,
Bank Buildings, George Street, Sheffield, Agent for Applicant.