Improvements in the Tongues of Laced Boots or Shoes.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Aug., 1890
Complete Specification Left. 21s: May, 1891--Accepted, 27th June, 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Tongues of Laced Boots or Shoes.
I, CHARLES MURPHY, of 6 Hegarty's Square, Cork, in the County of Cork,
Ireland, Time Keeper and Clerk, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
By the action of the foot in walking, the ordinary tongue of a laced boot or
shoc is gradually worked to one side and the lacing presses on the foot of the
wearer causing great discomfort and sometimes pain. Moreover the working to
one side of the tongue causes an extra strain on the stitching by which it is secured
to the boot which ultimately gives way altogether. Now the object of this invention
is to produce a tongue which will always remain in place beneath the lacing of the
boot or shoe.
According to this invention I make the tongue sufficiently long to reach to the
top of the lacing or mouth of the boot or shoe, and on its upper edge I affix a
small tab, or it may be formed integral with the tongue. When the boot or shoe
is laced up this tab is turned down outside the boot or shoe and over the top part
of the lacing.
The lace when knotted or tightly drawn over the said tab, will keep the same
close down on the boot or shoe, and the tongue will thus be firmly secured in its
roner position.
CASTLE SMITH,
"Invention" Office, 54, Fleet Street, London, E.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Tongues of Laced Boots or Shoes.
1, CHARLES MURPHY of 6 Hegarty's Square, Cork, in the County of Cork,
Ireland, 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 :-
By the action of the foot in walking the ordinary tongue of a laced boot or shoe
is gradually worked to one side and the lacing presses on the foot of the wearer
causing great discomfort and sometimes pain. Moreover the working to one side
of the tongue causes an extra strain on the stitching by which it is secured to the
boot which ultimately gives way altogether. Now the object of this invention is
to produce a tongue which will always remain in place beneath the lacing of the
boot or shoe. According to this invention I make the tongue sufficiently long to
reach to the top of the lacing or mouth of the boot or shoe and on its upper edge
I affix a small tab, or it may be formed integral with the tongue. When the boot
or shoe is laced up this tab is turned down outside the boot or shoe and over the
top part of the lacing. The lace, when knotted or tightly drawn over the said tab,
will keep the same close down on the boot or shoe, and the tongue will thus be
firmly secured in its proper position. And in order that my said invention may be
better understood I will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the
accompanying sheet of drawings in which Figure 1 represents view of front or
laced portion of boot.
Figure 2 tongue with tab formed thereon.
parts in both views a shews tongue b tab.
Similar letters denote the same
The tongue a is fastened to the boot or shoe in the ordinary way and the tab b

page_text: (which may either be formed with or fastened to the tongue) is turned over the top
of the boot or shoe and kept in position by tying the lace over it as shewn at the
same time keeping the tongue a in position.
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 :-
Dated this 21st day of May 1891.
BROWNE & Co.,
60, Chancery Lane, W.C., Agents for Applicant.
BROWNE & Co.,
60, Chancery Lane, W.C., Agents for Applicant.