IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFAO- TURE OF BOOTS AND SHOES
Year: 1878

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Henry Hibling, of No. 62, Lavender Grove, Dalston, in the
County of Middlesex, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFAO-
TURE OF BOOTS AND SHOES,"
Sealed the 28th February 1879, and dated the 4th September 1878.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Henry Hibling at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents on the 4th September 1878.
HENRY HIBLING, of No. 62, Lavender Grove, Dalston, in the County of Middlesox.
"IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF BOOTS AND SHOES."
This Invention relates to that class of boots and shoes known in the trado as
sew rounds," and consists, in one case, in attaching the upper to the sole so as to
leave the lower part of the outer edge thereof ono uniform substance, and in another
case so as to leave the whole of the outer edge of the sole its full substance, with-
out in either case the thread passing through the lower part of the sole so as to
expose the stitches on the under side, or without cutting to waste any of the
material.
For this purpose, in the first instance, I split the sole along the outer edge to a
certain distance inwards, and to the upper split or flesh piece I attach the boot or
shoe upper. In the second method, I split the sole from the inner part towards the
outer edge, and to this upper split or flesh piece I also attach the upper of the boot
or shoc. Thus, in the first method, the lower outer edge of the sole can be left to
any desirable thickness, and in the second method the whole of the outer edge of the
sole is left its original substance; in either case to be "set up
or finished in any
required manner. I am thus enabled to use cheap and light soles for " sew round
work.
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To facilitate the attaching of these soles to their uppers, I arrange a cross bar
Thomas' machine in such a manner that the needle slide is placed parallel to the
said cross bar in lieu of at right angles thereto, so as to permit the boot or shoe to
be turned round at pleasure whilst being stitched.

page_text: Figs. 1 to 4 shew the mode of attaching the upper to the sole when the latter is
split from the inner part towards the outer edge, as before described.
The sole A, Fig. 1, is split all round so as to form a thin strip a, remaining
attached to the main part of the sole at the outer edge. This strip being turned up
at right angles, the upper B turned inside out is then sewn to it, as shewn at Fig. 2.
The strip with the edge of the upper are then flattened down, as at Fig. 3, cement
being, if necessary, employed to fix the edge of the strip down. Lastly, the upper
is inverted so as to assume its natural position relatively to the sole, as shewn at
Fig. 4, the sole being in this case made to present a solid edge.
Figs. 5 and 6 shew the mode of attaching the upper when the sole is split from
the outer edge inwards.
The thin strip a being separated from A by splitting, the thicker portion of the
edge is turned up, as shewn at Fig. 5, and the upper B is sewn to the strip by a
Blake sewing machine, or a machine of a similar character, the upper being in its
natural position, that is, not turned inside out. The thick part of the edge of the
sole is then flattened down, as shewn at Fig. 6, being, if necessary, cemented to the
strip a.
Having thus described the nature of the said Invention, and in what manner the
same is to be performed, I wish it to be understood that I am aware that it has
been proposed to split the insole of a boot or shoe round the edge for the purpose of
covering the stitching that secures the one part of the split edge to the outer sole
by means of the other split part, and I do not claim such an arrangement, but I
claim, securing the uppers of boots and shoes to the outer sole by splitting a thin

page_text: strip all round the edge of the latter, and sewing the upper to such thin strip, so
that the stitching does not pass through the outer solo, substantially as herein
described.
In witness whereof, I, the said Henry Hibling, have hereunto set my hand
and seal, this First day of March, in the year of our Lord One thousand
eight hundred and seventy-nine.
HENRY HIBLING. (L.S.)