Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 7th May, 1887
Complete Left, 7th Feb., 1888
Complete Accepted, 9th Mar., 1888
I, ALEXANDER GREER of 175 Ashton New Road Beswick in the County of
Lancaster, Shoeinaker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention relates to improvements on an invention for which Letters Patent
were granted to me No. 1883, dated May 2nd 1881, and has for its object to reduce
the waste in cutting out the different parts of the blucher, as well as to increase the
durability and facilitate the manufacture of the saine.
The first part of my improvements consists in cutting the front part in a blucher,
in one piece with a long narrow tongue extending from below to the top of the bellows.
The latter I may cut in one piece, or in two pieces "right and left," the inner
sides thereof when in two pieces being cut so as to form a curve, in order that when
stitched together, the bellows do not require blocking, as when cut in one piece.
The bellows formed as described is then secured to the side flaps, and underneath
the said long tongue of the front part of the blucher, respectively, by one or more
rows of stitches running from the bottom of the side flaps, along each side of the
tongue, thus covering the seam of the latter, and there being no joint between the
bellows and the front part across the latter, the two parts are not liable to become
undone, and also stiffens the bellows where required, and gives more ease to the foot
than heretofore has been the case.
The second part of my improvements, consists in cutting the piece of leather,
employed to strengthen the quarter or lower part of the back, and known as counter,
either in one piece or in two pieces "right & left" and placing the back or ends of the
same, when in two pieces, between the outside of the quarter or lower part of the back,
and a back strap, the upper end of which is formed into a loop.
The said back strap and back or ends of the counter are secured to the boot by
means of one or more rows of stitches running along the sides of the said back strap,
respectively, thus preventing the same from becoming undone, by resisting the pull
exerted thereon.
Instead of forming the end of the back strap into a loop the same may be discon-
tinued at the top of the boot and a separate loop stitched between.
F. BOSSHARDT & Co.,
Agents to Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Boots known as Bluchers.
I, ALEXANDER GREER of 175 Ashton New Road, Beswick, in the County of
Lancaster, Shoemaker, 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 improvements in an invention for which Letters Patent were
granted to me No. 1883, dated May 2nd 1881, and has for its object to reduce the
waste in cutting out the dierent parts of the blucher, as well as to increase the
durability and facilitate the manufacture of the same.
And in order that my invention may be more fully understood I have caused to be
appended hereunto two sheets of drawings marked with letters of reference, similar
letters indicating like parts in the various figures.
Figs. 1 to 6 Sheet I, show the various parts of the blucher separate, Fig. 7 Sheet II
is an end view and Fig. 8 a side view of a blucher showing the same applied.
In carrying out the first part of my improvements and referring to Figs. 1. 7 & 8,
I cut the front part or upper a, in a blucher, in one piece with a long narrow tongue a¹
extending from below to the top of the bellows b.
"
The latter I may cut in one piece, or preferably in two pieces, "right & loft as
shown in Fig. 2, the inner sides or edges thereof, being cut so as to form a curve,
in order that when stitched together, the bellows 6 do not require blocking, as is the
case when cut in one piece.
The bellows formed as described is then secured to the side flaps c, see Figs. 3, 7
& 8, and underneath the said long tongue a¹ of the front part or upper of the blucher
respectively, by one or more rows of stitches running from the bottom of the side
flaps e along each side of the tongue a', see Figs. 7 & 8, thus covering the seam of
the latter, and there being no joint across and between the upper a and the bellows b,
the two parts b & a are not liable to become undone, and also stiffens the bellows b
where required, and gives more ease to the foot than heretofore has been the case.
In carrying out the second part of my improvements and referring to Figs. 4, 7 & 8,
I cut the piece of leather d employed to strengthen the quarter or lower part of the
back, and known as counter, either in one piece or preferably in two pieces
وو
right &
left as shown in Fig. 4, and place the back, or ends d' of the same, when in two
pieces, between the outside of the quarter and lower part of the back strap e, the
upper end e of which, I make long enough to be formed into a loop e², see
Figs. 5, 7, & 8.
The said back-strap e and back or end d¹ of the counter are secured to the quarter
of the boot by means of one or more rows of stitches running along the sides of the
said back strap e respectively, thus preventing the same from becoming undone, by
resisting the pull exerted thereon.
The end of the back strap e is formed into a loop a² by placing and stitching it
between the upper part of the quarter c and the back strap e respectively. Instead of

page_text: forming a loop as described the back strap e may be discontinued at the top of the
blucher, and the loop formed by means of a separate piece e³, see Fig. 6, stitched to
the same, in a manner similar as when forming a part of the back strap e.
Having now particularly described & ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion & in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim, is :-
In boots known as bluchers.
1st. Forming the front part a of the upper with a long narrow tongue a³, and
securing the bellows b, formed either in one or two pieces, underneath the same,
substantially as set forth.
2nd. Forming the lower part of the strengthening piece in two parts, viz, back
strap e, and counter d, the counter d being cut either in one piece or in rights & lefts,
and suitably secured between the back strap e, and the respective part of the blucher,
substantially as set forth.
F. BOSSHARDT & Co.,
4, Corporation Street, Manchester,
Agents to Applicant.