Improvements in Boot Uppers.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Feb., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 5th Nov., 1889-Accepted, 7th Dec., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Boot Uppers.
WA JOHN NUTTING of 4 Comyn Street, ELIZA BORTON, and HENRY BORTON, Boot
Upper Manufacturers both of 17 Kenilworth Street all of Leamington Spa in
the County of Warwick, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The object of our invention is to improve and simplify the manufacture of leather
boot uppers.
In ordinary lacing leather boots as at present manufactured the upper generally
consists of four pieces respectively known as the vamp, golosh, and quarters. The
vamp portion forms the front of the upper, the golosh the back part and the quarters
the facing part, united together by suitable stitching. In boots having elastic sides
the upper is often what is termed blocked and consists of three pieces, the front portion
in one piece and two back pieces united by suitable seams. In boot uppers made
according to our invention we so arrange the method of cutting the leather that the
whole upper is formed out of two piecos only. We take a piece of leather and cut it
in outline, and through the centre portion in such a way that when folded over and
sewn up the back, it forms the whole upper with the exception of a small piece in the
inside of what in an ordinary hoot would be the inside quarter. This gap we supply
by sowing in a suitably shaped piece. After cutting, the leather is blocked in the
usual manner to make it assume the required configuration of the boot. A boot upper
constructed according to our invention consists only of two pieces and has only two
seams, one seam down the back and heel of the boot and one seam sewing in the
inside quarter piece. By so constructing the boot upper we secure an easy and perfect
fit without the roughness upon the feet invariably caused by the use of seams in the
front part of the boot and at the same time we effect a considerable economy in
leather and sewing. The uppers constructed according to our invention are mainly
intended for lacing boots but the fastening may be effected in any other convenient
manner such as clasping.
D this 4th das
1800
MARKS & CLERK,
Agents for Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Boot Uppers.
We, JOHN NUTTING of 4 Comyn Street, ELIZA BORTON, and HENRY BORTON,
Boot Upper Manufacturers both of 17 Kenilworth Street all of Leamington Spa, in
the County of Warwick, 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:-
The object of our invention is to improve and simplify the manufacture of leather
boot uppers.
In ordinary lacing leather boots as at present manufactured the upper generally
consists of four pieces respectively known as the vamp, golosh and quarters, the vamp
portion forms the front of the upper, the golosh the back part and the quarters the
lacing part, united together, by suitable stitching.
In boots having elastic sides the upper is often what is termed blocked and consists
of three pieces, the front portion in one piece and two back pieces united by suitable
seams. In boot uppers made according to our invention we so arrange the method
of cutting the leather that the whole upper is formed out of two pieces only.

page_text: We take a piece of leather and cut it in outline, and through the centro portion in
such a way that when folded over and sewn up the back, it forms the whole upper
with the exception of a small piece in the inside of what in an ordinary boot would be
the inside quarter. This gap we supply by sewing in a suitably shaped piece. After
cutting, the leather is blocked in the usual manner to make it assume the required
configuration of the boot. A boot upper constructed according to our invention
consists only of two pieces and has only two seams, one seam down the hack and
heel of the boot and one seam sowing in the inside quarter piece. By so con-
structing the hoot upper wo secure an easy and perfect fit without the roughness
upon the feat invariably caused by the use of scans in the front part of the boot
and at the same time we effect a considerable economy in leather and sowing.
The uppers constructed according to our invention are mainly intended for lacing
boots but the fastening may be effected in any other convenient manner such as
clasping.
In order that our invention may be readily understood and properly carried into
effect we append hereunto a sheet of explanatory drawings which we shall now
describe.
Figure 1 is a plan showing the mode of cutting one piece of leather to form the
upper as hereinbefore described. Figure 2 is a side elevation of the upper so formel,
showing the side piece which requires to he sown in. Figure 3 is a plan showing
another modification of the same style of cutting and Figure 4 is a side elevation
of the upper produced.
Figures 5, 6, 7, and 8 are side elevations of modified uppers produced by slight
changes in the cutting in the using the same method without departing in any
way from the essential feature of our invention. In Figure the leather is cut of
the outline shown and then cut along the line, a, b, c, d.
When folded the portions e-a, y, are brought together and sewn to form the
back, and then the piece A (Figure 2) is inserted to complete that quarter of the
upper.
Figure 3 shows a plan of a piece of leather which is cut along a line h, i, and
then has pieces B, sewn to it, the lino h, k, is really a seam by which the piece B
is attached to the other side of the leather. The corresponding piece is shown in
dotted lines attached to the side under B and pushed under C in the drawing.
This upper when folded and sewn up the back appears as in Figure 4.
The part B is seen with the scam line strongly marked.
Figures 5 and 6 show side elevations of uppers produced in the same way with
slight changes in cutting and
Figures 7 and 8 show shoes so produced without requiring any added piece.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed wo declare that what
wo claim is :-
1. The construction of boot and shoe uppers practically out of one piece by so
arranging the cutting that one piece can be folded and sown down the back leaving
only a small gap requiring an insertion nieco substantially as hereinbefore described