Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Dec., 1886
Complete Left, 14th Sept., 1887
Complete Accepted, 1st Nov., 1887
I, ALFRED HALDINSTEIN, of Heigham Lodge, Norwich, in the County of Norfolk,
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to boots and shoes, and has for its object to provide simple
and efficient means whereby, at a small cost, the soles of the same may be so protected
that they will be more durable than the soles of boots or shoes made in the ordinary
manner, that is to say they will not wear out so soon as is the case with such ordinary
boots or shoes.
My said invention is designed chiefly for use with boots or shoes in which durability
is specially desirable, that is to say such as are intended to be worn by children or
by workmen or other persons who require these articles to be strong and capable of
wearing for a considerable time without necessity for repairs. I do not however
confine my invention to the roughest class of boots or shoes as it may be advan-
tageously employed with various kinds or descriptions of these articles.
My invention consists in providing a strip or strips of metal so shaped as to extend
completely around the edges of the sole at the bottom thereof, viz., the part which
comes in contact with the ground, in such manner that, when in place upon the sole,
this metallic strip will extend from the point where the waist portion commences on
one side, completely along the edge on the same side, also completely around the toe
portion, and then completely along the other side, terminating on this latter side just
where the waist portion commences as on the first named side. The strip is secured
to the sole by screws or nails at suitable intervals, or in any desirable manner, in such
position that its outer surface comes in contact with the ground when the boot or
shoe is worn.
I prefer that this metallic strip shall be made in one piece and that it shall be so
secured to the bottom part of the edge of the sole that its outer or lower surface will
be level or flush with that portion of the leather sole inside the said metallic strip, the
said leather sole being fastened by nails, or pegs. The width and thickness of the
metallic strip will vary according to the size or class of boot or shoe to which it is
applied, but for an ordinary sized boot the said strip may conveniently be about a

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quarter of an inch in width and about an eighth of an inch in thickness. The metallic
strip may be quite plain upon its surface or may be roughened or ornamented in any
desirable manner. It may, for instance, be so formed as to present the appearance of
a series of nail-heads all around the edges of the sole. Instead of being in one piece
the said strip may, in some cases, be made up of two or more pieces; and I may,
some cases, so secure the strip (whether made in one piece or in separate pieces) upon
the sole so as to project therefrom instead of being flush therewith as above described.
In some cases the metallic strip may be so made as to be wider at certain portions
thereof than at others for the purpose of providing increased protection at points
more exposed to wear than others.
I am aware that curved strips and plates of metal have been secured to the toes of
boots and shoes to form a protection over a very limited portion of the sole at the
toe end thereof, but my invention is designed to afford protection entirely around the
lower portion of the edge of the sole.
This metallic protecting strip may be made of iron, steel, brass, or any other
desirable metal.
D
1
1000
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: ALFRED HALDINSTEIN of Heigham Lodge Norwich, in the County of Norfolk,
Manufacturer, 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 :-
My invention relates to boots and shoes and has for its object to provide simple
and efficient means whereby at a small cost, the soles of the same may be strengthened
and rendered more durable than heretofore.
My said invention is designed chiefly for use with boots or shoes in which durability
is specially desirable, that is to say, such as are intended to be worn by children, or
by workmen or other persons who require these articles to be strong and capable of
wearing for a considerable time without necessity for repairs.
I do not however confine my invention to any special class of boots or shoes as
the same may be advantageously employed with various kinds of descriptions of these
articles.
My said invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which
Figure 1 is an underside view of the sole of a boot or shoe with my improvements
applied thereto.
Figure 2 is a side elevation of part of the said boot or shoe.
Figure 3 is a transverse section on the line xx, Figure 2.
a represents the sole of a boot or shoe which is provided with my improved
protecting strip b which may be of iron, steel, brass or other suitable metal. The said
strip is so shaped as to extend completely around the edges of that part of the sole
which comes in contact with the ground, in such a manner that when secured upon
the sole, the said strip will extend from the point where the waist portion commences
on one edge of the sole to the point where the waist portion commences on the
opposite edge thereof. The strip 6 is secured in place in the course of manufacture
of the boot or shoe, that is to say, the said strip is secured upon the inner sole of the
boot or shoe before the outer sole is put on. The said strip may be secured to the
said inner sole by screws or nails 6' at suitable intervals, or in any desirable manner.
The said outer sole is cut away, so as to fit between the metal strip b as shown in
Figure 3 and the said sole is then secured to the inner sole by suitable nails or pegs
in the usual manner.
The underside of the finished leather sole will therefore be level or flush with the
underside of the metal strip b, and the said strip will be in such a position that its
lower surface will come in contact with the ground when the boot or shoe is in use.
The metal strip 6 is preferably made in one piece and so secured to the bottom part
of the edge of the sole that its outer edge will be flush with the outer edge of the
leather sole.
The width and thickness of the metal strip may be varied according to the size or
class of boot or shoe to which it is applied, for an ordinary sized boot or shoe the said

page_text: strip may conveniently be about a quarter of an inch in width and about an eighth of
an inch in thickness. The said strip is roughened upon its under surface as shewn
in Figure 1, or it may be roughened or ornamented in any other desirable manner,
or, if desired the surface may be made smooth, the surface of the said strip may for
instance be so formed as to present the appearance of a series of nail-heads all
around the edges of the sole. Instead of being in one piece the said strip may in
some cases be made up of two or more pieces secured to the sole by screws or nails
as above described. I may, in some cases so secure the strip, whether made in one
piece or in separate pieces, upon the sole so as to project therefrom instead of being
flush therewith as above described. In some cases the metal strip may be so made as
to be wider at certain portions thereof than at others for the purpose of providing
increased protection at the points which are more exposed to wear than others. For
instance in cases where the boot or shoe is worn more on the one edge than on the
other the width of the said strip may be advantageously increased at that edge where
the wear is greatest.
I am aware that curved strips and plates of metal have been secured to the toes of.
boots and shoes to form a protection over a very limited portion of the sole at the toe
end and on the sides thereof, but my invention is designed to afford protection
entirely around the lower portion of the edge of the sole.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed I wish it understood that I am aware
that protecting devices for boots and shoes have been described in the Specification of
former Letters Patent dated 30th May A.D. 1884 No. 12628 and I make no claim to
the devices therein described but I claim :-
:―
A boot or shoe having one or more protecting strips inserted in the sole thereof
in the course of its manufacture so that they extend around the edge of the sole
substantially as herein before described.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London,
Agents for the Applicant.