Year: 1898

page_text: I, SOLOMON BENNETT, of No. 117, Richmond Road, Dalston, in the County of
London, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention relates to improvements in boots and shoes and has for its object
a method of forming the heels of such foot covering in such a manner that the
outer or lower portions thereof may be interchangeable that is to say that the
bottom part of the left hand heel may be readily detached therefrom and attached
to the right hand heel and vice versa so as to enable these bottom or bearing parts
to wear evenly or to be replaced by new ones whenever worn out. In carrying my
invention into practice I cut out or detach by means of a suitable knife or other
cutting tool the central portion having preferably a similar shape to that of the
heel a heel built up say of six layers or lifts of leather and I centrally fix nail or
rivet this central portion consisting generally of two layers or lifts upon the
underside of what is termed the "top piece" in the trade and which is really the
bottom or bearing part of the heel when the boot is in use or being worn.
top piece thus treated is placed on the heel in such a manner that the central
portion thereof may fit in the cavity or recess from which it had previously been
excised.
The
This top piece will adhere by suction to the heel or a waterproof adhesive liquid
or material may be smeared over the cavity in the heel before the top piece is placed
in situ thereon or it may be dropped through a suitable hole leading to such
cavity: If necessary countersunk screws may be used to fix the "top piece". on
the heel.
SOLOMON BENNETT, of 117, Richmond Road, Dalston, in the County of London,
Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner
o the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement:-
My invention relates to improvements in boots and shoes and has for its object
a method of forming the heels of such foot coverings in such a manner that the
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page_text: outer or lower portions thereof may be interchangeable that is to say that the
bottom part of the left hand heel may be readily detached therefrom and attached
to the right hand heel and vice versa so as to enable these bottom or wearing parts
to wear evenly or to be replaced by new ones whenever worn out.
In the accompanying drawings Fig. 1 is an underside view of the boot heel
complete and Fig. 2 is a vertical section on line A, B of Fig. 1, the removable heel
portion being shown detached. In forming a heel according to my invention, I
remove from each of the two, three or more lifts i placed immediately above what
is called in the trade the upper but is shown in the drawings as the lower lift or
wearing part a portion the shape of which is shown at o Fig. 1 which is the
opening left after such portion, has been removed from the lower-
most lift i. In Fig. 2 the portions removed from three of the lifts i, have
been shown below the heel view superposed one over the other and over the lower
lift and wearing part being secured thereto. by two screws a. The uppermost
portion forms centrally with the lowermost solid lift i a cylindrical duct
(Figs. 1 and 2) for the purpose hereunder set forth. is the boot upper. The
heel portion shown below Fig. 2 forms thus a detachable part which is fitted afterwards
in openings such as o and constitute the lower and wearing part of the heel. It is
obvious that as soon as worn these detachable parts may be replaced by new parts
or may be transferred from the left to the right hand heel or vice versa.
heel portions are secured in position in the heel by screws & Fig. 1, the top portion 2¹
fitting by suction against the lowermost solid lift i, but it may be preferable to
pour into the duct a suitable adhesive liquid and then to close such duct by a
screw, plug or otherwise. In some cases the screws s may even be dispensed with
entirely, the adhesive liquid being replaced by suitable cement.
These
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:-
1. In boots and shoes, the formation of a detachable heel portion consisting of
corresponding cut out parts of the inner heel lifts, superposed in the same order as
cut out, upon the lowermost lift or wearing part and secured thereto by two or
more screws; such detachable heel portion being inserted in the hollow part of
the heel thus formed and being secured thereto by screws or by an adhesive liquid
or cement poured into a duct formed for that purpose between the lowermost solid
lift of the heel and the upper part of the detachable heel portion, substantially as
herein described and shown.
2. The improvements in boots and shoes consisting in forming the heels of such
foot coverings of two detachable and interchangeable heel parts or sections, sub-
stantially as herein described and shown and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 23rd day of January 1899.