Improvements in Boots.
Year: 1898

page_text: PROVISIONAL DI
Improvements in Boots.
I, ALEXANDER MELVILLE CLARK, of the Firm of A. M. & Wm. Clark, of 53,
Chancery Lane, in the County of Middlesex, Fellow of the Chartered Institute
of Patent Agents, do hereby declare the nature of this invention (a communi-
tation to me by the Firm of Wallerstein and Liebmann, of Offenbach-on-Main,
Germany) to be as follows:-
This invention relates to buckled boots and has for object to render the same
readily adaptable to fit different sizes of instep and ankle, to facilitate the drawing
on of the boot, and to exclude wet.
The invention is illustrated in side view and plan in the accompanying drawings
wherein (A) is the front and (B) the leg portion of the boot and (C) the tongue
extending upwards from the front (A) over the instep to the top of the
leg portion. The lower part of the tongue is connected at about the level of the
heel by an elastic gusset (G) at each side with the lower portion of the upper
whereby an elastic pressure is exerted and a good fit obtained over the instep.
The side flaps (D) are connected together over the tongue by buckle fasteners (S)
one or both members of which are attached to the said flaps by elastic webs or
straps so as also to accommodate themselves to the size of the foot.
In order to prevent the entry of wet between the tongue (C) and the flaps (D)
the tongue (C) is extended laterally in the form of flaps (K) which are stitched
to the side flaps (D) and fold over the elastic gussets as shewn.
Dotad this 1st day of February 1898.
A. M. & WM. CLARK,
Chartered Patent Agents, 53, Chancery Lane, London.
Improvements in Boots.
I, ALEXANDER MELVILLE CLARK, of the Firm of A. M. & Wm. Clark, of 53,
Chancery Lane, in the County of Middlesex, Fellow of the Chartered Institute
of Patent Agents, do hereby declare the nature of this invention (a communi-
cation to me by the Firm of Wallerstein and Liebmann, of Offenbach-on-Main,
Germany) 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 buckled boots and has for object to render the same
readily adaptable to fit different sizes of instep and ankle, to facilitate the drawing

page_text: on of the boot, to ensure a close elastic fit, and to prevent the entry of wet around
the ankle particularly in the case of shooting boots and the like. This is partly
effected by the tongue which extends upwards from the front of the boot upper,
being connected at each side at the lower part with the galoche of the boot by
triangular gussets of elastic material, the side flaps of the boot being closed across
the instep by buckles adjustable to different sizes and connected to the flaps by
elastic straps so as to still further adapt themselves to different sizes. In order
to exclude wet from around the ankle, leather folds forming part of or sewn
to each side of the tongue are sewn to the side flaps so as to close the interval
between the sides of the tongue and the boot flaps and form a protection for the
elastic gussets.
The invention is illustrated in side view and plan in the drawings accompany-
ing the Provisional Specification wherein (A) is the front and (B) the leg portion
of the boot and (C) the tongue extending upwards from the front (A) over the
instep to the top of the leg portion. The lower part of the tongue is connected
at cach side with the galoche or lower portion of the upper at about the level
of the heel by an elastic gusset (G) at each side whereby an elastic pressure is
exerted and a good fit obtained over the instep. The side flaps (D) are connected
together over the tongue by buckle fasteners (S) one or both members of which
are attached to the said flaps by elastic webs or straps (H) so as also to accommo-
date themselves to the size of the foot. I order to prevent the entry of wet
between the tongue (C) and the flaps (D), particularly in the case of shooting
boots, the tongue (C) is extended laterally in the form of flaps (K) which are
stitched to the side flaps (D) and fold over the elastic gussets, as shewn, so as to
accommodate themselves to the foot when the boot is put on.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:-
A buckled boot which is capable of being easily put on, is rendered self-
adaptable to different sizes of instep and ankle, and is closed against the entry
of wet by the connection of the tongue with the lower part of the upper at each
side by elastic gussets at about the line of the heel, by the side flaps being closed
by buckles attached thereto by elastic strips, and by reversely folded lateral ex-
tensions of or attachments to the tongue connected to the side flaps so as to cover
the elastic gussets and close the upper part of the boot against the entry of wet
substantially as specified.
Dated this 25th doxy of Ontaban 1900
A. M. & WM. CLARK,
Chartered Patent Agents, 53, Chancery Lane, London.