Metal Boot and Shoe Protectors.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Jan., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 3rd Sept., 1894-Accepted, 13th Oct., 1894
JOHN MASON 151 Great College Street Camden Town Bootmaker and GEORGE
CLAMPITT 12 Rochester Terrace Camden Town Gentleman do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:―
This invention relates to a class of metal protectors for the better protection
of boots, shoes and clogs.
This invention, consists of a cast metal base with any shaped raised segments or
blocks to be inserted in any portion of boots, shoes or clogs with holes through
base, segments or blocks to be fixed to the said boots, shoes or clogs by rivets, nails
or screws. The leather or any other material used in the manufacture of boots,
shoes or clogs will cover the metal base of protector and fit in between the raised
segments or blocks coming flush with the outer edge of boots shoes or clogs thereby,
deadening sound preventing slipping and adding greater durability to the said boots
shoes or clogs.
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JOHN MASON.
GEORGE CLAMPITT.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Metal Boot and Shoe Protectors.
We, JOHN MASON, of 151, Great College Street, Camden Town, Bootmaker,
and GEORGE CLAMPITT, of 12, Rochester Terrace, Camden Town, Gentleman,
both in the County of London, 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 improved boot and shoe protectors adapted to be
inserted in the bodies of boot or shoe soles or heels during the manufacture thereof,
or for the purpose of repairing the same.
Our improved protector consists of a cast metal base of a shape or curve adapted
to suit the part of the sole or heel to which it is to be applied and having formed
in it a number of holes (to allow of it being attached by rivets, nails or screws to
the middle or inner sole, as the case may be) and upon it a number of blocks or
segments of such a height as to correspond with the thickness of the outer sole or
heel-lift which is applied over the said base and has formed in it openings
corresponding with the blocks or segments, so that the surface of the sole or heel
is flush with the blocks or segments.
To enable our invention to be fully understood we will describe the same by
reference to the accompanying drawing, in which :-
Figure 1 is a side elevation; and,
Figure 2 an underside view of one of our protectors adapted to be applied to one
side of a boot or shoe sole :
Figure 3 is an underside view of a sole shewing the side protector, and also a
toe and heel protector applied thereto :
Figure 4 is a section on the line 4-4 of Figure 3.
a is the base-plate of our protector, and b, b,b are the blocks or segments formed
or cast thereon. c, c are the holes for the rivets or screws by which the protector is

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attached. In Figure 4 the protector is represented as attached to the middle sole,
indicated by the letter d; e, e being the rivets. f is the outer sole which, as shewn
in Figure 3, is cut so as to form tongues g, g to fit into the spaces h, h between the
blocks or segments b, b, b.
The protector having been applied as above described, the outer sole f is then
attached in the usual manner, the surfaces of the blocks or segments 6, 6 being
then flush or level with the surface of the sole. The toe piece and heel-piece j
are applied in a similar manner.
Although for the purpose of illustration we have shewn our protectors applied
to the toe, heel and side of a boot, it will be obvious that they can be applied to
any other suitable part of the wearing surface, the shape of the protector
corresponding to the particular position to which it is to be applied.
We have found in practice that protectors applied in the manner described
possess all the advantages of the protectors hitherto in use but have a much better
appearance and will not when in use be liable to become detached as the boot
wears and will not produce the noise so objectionable when ordinary protectors are
used.
We propose to make our protectors of cast iron or steel but where a light
appearance is required as, for example, for ladies' or children's boots they may be
cast in brass.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
:-
A boot or shoe protector consisting essentially of a base plate such as a
adapted to be secured to the inner or middle sole by means of rivets, screws
or nails passed through holes made in the said base plate and a series of blocks
or segments such as 6 of a height corresponding with the thickness of the sole or
heel-lift, the said sole or heel-lift being shaped to fit or fill in the spaces between
such blocks or segments whereby when the protector is applied the surfaces of the
said blocks or segments will be level or flush with the wearing surface of the sole
or heel, all substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated in the accom-
panying drawing.
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