A Noiseless Metal Tipped Leather Top-piece to be used in the Manufacture and Repair of Boot and Shoe Heels.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Apr., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 24th Jan., 1895-Accepted, 2nd Mar., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Noiseless Metal Tipped Leather Top-piece to be used in the
Manufacture and Repair of Boot and Shoe Heels.
We
EDWARD PRINCE, HENRY PRINCE and EDWARD RICHARD PRINCE,
367 Edgware Road, London W. County of Middlesex, Boot Manufacturers.
do hereby, declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
A. sectional or whole metal tip preferably of steel sunk flush into the underside
of the toppiece of leather with a sufficient number of holes in the tip to allow the
tip to be first fixed to the underside of the toppiece of leather, and then the
combined tipped toppiece secured to the heel from the outside of the leather top-
piece by screws or nails. Thus hard wearing metal can be fitted in the heels to
increase the wear without increasing the noise in walking and without the danger
of slipping.
Dated this 30th day of Anril 1894.
EDWARD PRINCE,
HENRY PRINCE,
EDWARD RICHARD PRINCE,
367, Edgware Road, London, County of Middlesex,
Boot Manufacturers.
A Noiseless Metal Tipped Leather Top-piece to be used in the
Manufacture and Repair of Boot and Shoe Heels.
We EDWARD PRINCE, HENRY PRINCE, and EDWARD RICHARD PRINCE,
367 Edgware Road, London, W. County of Middlesex, Boot Manufacturers, 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 :-
When used in the manufacture of boots and shoes:-
A sectional or whole metal tip (Figs. 1, 14, and 1,) sunk flush into the inner-.
side of the toppiece of leather with a sufficient number of holes in the tip to allow
the tip to be first fixed to the innerside of the toppiece of leather and then the
combined tipped toppiece secured to to the heel from the outside of the leather
toppiece by screws or nails.
When used for the repair of boot and shoe heels:-
A sectional or whole metal tip (Figs. 1, 14, and 18,) placed on a leather heel
lift (Figs. 2, 24, and 2B,) then a portion of a leather heel lift the same thickness as
the tip (Figs. 3, 34, and 3B,) to complete the covering of the first lift, over this is
placed a leather toppiece.
The metal tip is cast or drilled with a sufficient number of boles to allow the tip
to be first fixed in position on the leather lift, and then screws or nails to pass from
the surface of the leather toppiece through the tip to the leather lift (Figs. 4, 4ª,
and 4B,) the noiseless metal tipped leather toppiece is now attached to the boot

page_text: heel (the worn part of the heel being first removed); by this means hard wearing
metal can be fitted into the heels to increase the wear, without increasing the noise
in walking or the danger of slipping.
We make one claim, for a sectional or whole metal tip placed entirely under a
leather toppiece, finally fixed from the surface of the leather toppiece by screws or
nails to the boot heel.
Dated this 24th day of January 1895
EDWARD PRINCE.
HENRY PRINCE.
EDWARD RICHARD PRINCE.