A Splash Guard for the Heels of Boots or Shoes.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Sept., 1892-Accepted, 15th Oct., 1892
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Splash Guard for the Heels of Boots or Shoes.
I JAMES MURPHY of 8 Suffolk Lane, in the City and County of London,
Plumber, 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 :-
This invention relates to a device which can be removably attached to or con-
structed in one with the heels of boots or shoes so as to form a guard to prevent the
boots or shoes, and the trousers or other leg coverings of the wearer from being
splashed.
Where formed in one piece with the boot or shoe, the device may be made as a
rearward extension or prolongation of the heel part of the welt, or of one of the lifts
of the heel, and when the boot or shoe is finished the device forms a ledge or flange
projecting towards the rear and partially encircling the hinder or rear part of the
heel.
- When made separate from the boot or shoe the device is made of such shape as
to conform to the shape of the rear and curved upper portion of the heel at the
junction of the heel with the upper or thereabouts, around and against which it is
adapted to fit and lie snug and close.
It may be attached to the boot by means of pins or tacks passed through the.
material of which it is made, into the junction between the boot heel and upper or
thereabouts, or an india rubber or other elastic band or loop may be secured to its
end and the device attached by passing said loop over the heel of the boot or shoe,
or the attachment may be effected by a strap and buckle or by other suitable means..
I prefer to make the removable device of leather or india rubber, but any other
material may be used which is suitable for the purpose.
The removable device may be made in sizes to fit different sizes of heels, or it:
may be made of some extensible or elastic material, such as india rubber, so that it
may be used with boots and shoes of different sizes.
The accompanying drawings will serve to illustrate my invention, and the manner
in which the same may be carried into practical effect.
Figure 1 shews an elevation of a portion of a boot with a splash guard formed in
one with it. In this case the splash guard A is formed as a rearward extension or
prolongation of the welt B to which the upper C and heel D are secured in the
ordinary manner. .
Figure 2 is also an elevation of a portion of a boot to which a detachable splash
guard A is secured by a pin or tack E passed through the material of the splash
guard A. into the junction between the upper C and heel D of the boot.
Figure 3 shews a portion of a boot fitted with a removable splash guard A which
is secured in position by means of an india rubber or other elastic band or loop F;
Figure 4 is a plan of the splash guard shewn in Figure 3, but removed from the
boot. The ends of the loop F are secured to the ends G of the splash guard A, and
the loop is of such length as to require to be stretched over the heel of the boot,
the resiliency of the loop F causing the splash guard A to be retained in the position
shewn in Figure 3. It will be seen that with this method of attachment, the splash
guard can be readily placed on the heel of the boot or shoe and can be quickly
removed therefrom when such removal is required.
Figure 5 is an under plan of a portion of a boot with a splash guard fitted thereto
by means of two pins or tacks E one on each side. This splash guard has a gusset
or V shaped cut away portion H which will allow for the partial closing or opening
out of the splash guard, so as to make the same adapted to fit boots or shoes having
heels differing in size or in exterior shape at the rear.

page_text: In all the figures of the drawings, the same letters of reference are used to
indicate the same or corresponding parts.
Although in Figures 4 and 5 I have shewn the splash guard A with a curved
exterior conformation, I wish it to be understood that I do not limit myself to
the shape or configuration of the exterior of the splash guard.
It is only
necessary that the interior of the removable splash guard, that is, the part
which is contiguous to the heel of the boot when in position on the same,
should be shaped so as to conform to the shape of the contiguous part of the
heel or practically so.
Nor do I confine myself to the construction of a splash guard which only,
partially encircles the heel as shewn in the drawings, as obviously the same
may be made to completely encircle the rear and sides of the heel so that the
ledge or flange projects from the side as well as from the rear of the heel if so
required. In practice, however, I have found that a partial ledge or flange such
as is shewn in the drawings is amply sufficient to intercept the splashes. It
will be understood that the heel of trouser legs will rest on or slightly above
the upper surface of the splash guard whilst the mud or other splashes will
strike against and be intercepted by the under surface of the splash guard.
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. A splash guard for the heels of boots or shoes, consisting of a ledge or
flange, one edge or side of which is made so as to conform to or be adapted to
fit, the exterior conformation of a boot heel, to which it may be attached in
any suitable manner, substantially as described.
2. The application to the heel of a boot or shoe during the process of its
manufacture, of an extension or prolongation to the welt or heel lifts so as to
form a ledge or flange to the heel, serving to intercept splashes substantially as
described.
3. A splash guard for boots or shoes, consisting of a ledge or flange secured or
removably attached in any suitable manner to the boot heel substantially as
described and for the purpose stated..
Dated this 9th day of Sentember 1892
F. W. GOLBY,
36, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Patent Agent for the Applicant.