Improvements in Heels of Boots and Shoes.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Sept., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 11th Apr., 1893-Accepted, 13th May, 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Heels of Boots and Shoes.
I, JAMES WILLIAM ROGERS, of 7 Hargrave Park Road, Upper Holloway, in
the County of Middlesex, Electrician, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion to be as follows:-
The hinder part of the heel that is to say the part which first becomes worn I
make as a separate piece so that it may easily be renewed. In order to attach this
piece to the part of the heel which forms a permanent part of the boot or shoe I
make the following arrangements:
1
In the recess into which the moveable part of the heel is fitted I fix a metal
block; near the ends of this block inclines are formed and beneath its middle part
there is a recess to receive a thin metal tongue. The moveable or renewable part
At the front or
of the heel is built upon a plate of sheet steel stamped to form.
leading edge of this plate is the tongue already mentioned and at the sides of the
tongue the plate is bent in such manner as to form two spring catches. The
renewable part of the heel is made of small pieces of leather attached to the plate
by pins or rivets; hence it is very inexpensive.
To fit the parts of the heel together the boot or shoe is held with the sole upper-
most and the renewable part is slidden into its place in a direction from rear to
front.
The tongue then enters into its place beneath the metal bar whilst the spring
catches on either side of the tongue ride up the inclines upon the bar.
As the parts of the heel come together and the joint closes the ends of the
spring catches, which are of hook like form, pass over the ridges of the inclines
and then the moveable part of the heel cannot be withdrawn without the exertion
of considerable force. When it is required to separate the parts the blade of a
table knife is inserted into the joint and this by its wedge like action causes a
separation.
prefer that the joint should pass obliquely across the heel; this is found to be
necessary
in order that the wear may take place entirely or nearly so upon the
renewable part of the heel.
DL wash dow of Sontember 1892
JAS. W. ROGERS.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Heels of Boots and Shoes.
I, JAMES WILLIAM ROGERS, of 7 Hargrave Park Road, Upper Holloway, in
the County of Middlesex, Electrician, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
The hinder part of the heel that is to say the part which first becomes worn I
In order to attach
make as a separate piece so that it may easily be renewed.
this piece to the part of the heel which forms a permanent part of the boot or
shoe I make the following arrangements.
In the recess into which the moveable part of the heel is fitted I fix a metal
block, near the ends of this block inclines are formed and beneath its middle part
there is a recess to receive a thin metal tongue. The moveable or renewable part
of the heel is built upon a plate of sheet steel stamped to form. At the front or
leading edge of this plate is the tongue already mentioned and at the sides of the
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page_text: tongue the plate is bent in such manner as to form two spring catches. The
renewable part of the heel is made of small pieces of leather attached to the plate
by pins or rivets, hence it is very inexpensive.
To fit the parts of the heel together the boot or shoe is held with the sole upper-
most and the renewable part is slidden into its place in a direction from rear to
front.
The tongue then enters into its place beneath the metal bar whilst the spring
catches on either side of the tongue ride up the inclines upon the bar.
As the parts of the heel come together and the joint closes the ends of the
spring catches, which are of hook like form, pass over the ridges of the inclines
and then the moveable part of the heel cannot be withdrawn without the exertion
of considerable force. When it is required to separate the parts the blade of a
table knife is inserted into the joint and this by its wedge like action causes a
separation.
prefer that the joint should pass obliquely across the heel; this is found to be
necessary in order that the wear may take place entirely or nearly so upon the
renewable part of the heel.
In place of providing two spring catches upon the renewable part of the heel
and a single tongue between the catches, there may be one spring catch and two
tongues one on either side of it, a corresponding modification being made in the
block fixed in the recess into which the renewable part of the heel is received.
In order that my said invention may be fully understood and readily carried into
effect I will proceed to describe the drawings annexed.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
The drawings illustrate a boot heel made in accordance with this invention. In
the arrangement here shown the renewable part of the heel is furnished with one
central spring catch and a tongue on either side of it.
Figure 1 is an underside view of a heel; the fore part a is fixed to the boot and
the hinder part 6 is moveable and renewable.
Figure 2 is a section on the line A B Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a section on the line E F Figure 1.
Figure 4 is the same view as is shown in Figure 1 with the part
Figure 5 is a side view and Figure 6 is an end view of Figure 4.
removed.
Figure 7 is an underside view of the part with the metal plate c on which it is
built shown in dotted lines.
Figure 8 is a section on the line C D Figure 7 and Figure 9 is an end view.
d is a metal block secured by the screws or nails e e to the heel, on this block
there is an incline d' and beneath it are recesses d' d².
The moveable and renewable part b is built upon a plate of steel c stamped to
form. At the front end of the plate c is a spring catch c¹ and at each side of the
spring catch are the tongues c² c². The renewable part of the heel is made of
small pieces of leather attached to the plate c by pins or rivets, hence it is very
inexpensive.
To fit the parts together the boot or shoe is held with sole uppermost and the
renewable part b is slidden into its place in a direction from rear to front.
The tongues c² c² enter into their places beneath the metal block d whilst the
spring catch c¹ rides up the incline d.
As the parts of the heel come together and the joint closes the end of the spring
catch c passes over the ridge of the incline and then the moveable part 6 cannot
be withdrawn without the exertion of considerable force.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. Attaching renewable wearing pieces to the heels of boots and shoes by means

page_text: of spring catches and tongues thereon engaging with inclines and entering recesses
substantially as herein described.
2. A boot heel substantially as represented by the annexed drawings.