Improvements in Clogs.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Nov., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 21st July, 1891-Accepted, 22nd Aug., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Clogs.
I, JAMES HOLT of 160 Folds Road, Bolton in the County of Lancaster,
Clogger, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in clogs and has for its object that of
improving the form of the same so as to make them more comfortable to wear,
and consists in making the uppers in one piece of leather, without stitched scams
on the front or sides; the only seam being at the back or heel part. The joint
or seam of the leather being at the back or heel part allows of the latter being
made to the shape or form of the heel of the wearer as is the case in boots and
shoes, thus preventing them slipping and the detrimental results to the heels of
the wearer when walking, thus overcoming a serious defect in clogs at present in
use. In the case of buttoned clogs the flap or fly front is seamed or stitched
to one side of the front of the upper. My improved construction of clog is secured
to the foot of the wearer by means of laces, buttons, or other equivalent means.
Another part of this invention relates to blocking or pressing the solid backs
of ordinary clasp or other clogs with side seams to the form or shape of the heel
to prevent slipping and friction on the heels of the wearer when walking.
Dated the 31st October 1890.
EDMUND CHADWICK,
Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Clogs.
1, JAMES HOLT of 160 Folds Road, Bolton in the County of Lancaster,
Clogger, do hereby declare the nature of my said 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 improvements in clogs and has for its object that of
improving the form of the same so as to make them more comfortable to wear, and
consists in making the uppers in one piece of leather, without stitched seams on the
front or sides; the only seam being at the back or licel part. The joint or seain
of the leather being at the back or heel part allows of the latter being made to the
shape or form of the heel of the wearer as is the case in boots and shoes, thus
preventing them slipping and the detrimental results to the heels of the wearer
when walking, thus overcoming a serious defect in clogs at present in use. In the
case of buttoned clogs the flap or fly front is seamed or stitched to one side of the
front of the upper. My improved construction of clog is secured to the foot of
the wearer by means of laces, buttons, or other equivalent means.
Another part of this invention relates to blocking or pressing the solid backs of
ordinary clasp or other clogs with side seams to the form or shape of the heel to
prevent slipping and friction on the heels of the wearer when walking.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.

page_text: Fig. 3 is a side elevation of a laced clog with the upper in one piece.
Fig. 4 is a plan of a clog upper in one piece of leather opened out so that its
surface lies on the plane of the paper, and
Fig. 5 is a plan of clasp clog back opened out so that its surface lies on the plane
of the paper.
A is the clog upper; B the clog sole; C the clog irons; D the clasps employed
in clogs with side seams; E the Hap or fly part employed in buttoned clogs, and
Fare lace holes in laced clogs.
In buttoned and laced clogs I construct the upper in one piece of leather as
shown in Fig. 4, wherein stitched scams on the front and sides are dispensed with;
the only seam being at the back or heel part G. The latter after being stitched is
pressed or blocked to the shape or form of the heel of the wearer as shown in
Figs. 2 and 3, by which slipping and fridging of the heels of the wearer, when
walking, will be entirely prevented. The said seam is on the outside of the upper
leaving the inside perfectly smooth and level. The back or heel part is pressed or
blocked to the desired form before being secured to the clog sole B. In the case
of buttoned clogs the flap or fly part E is of the form shown in dotted lines in
Fig. 4, and is stitched to one side of the upper A in the usual manner.
My improved back or heel part G is also applicable to ordinary clasp clogs with
solid backs and side seams as shown in Fig. 1. In clogs of this description the
back or heel parts are cut in the form shown in Fig. 5, after which they are pressed
or blocked to the shape or form of the heels of the wearer before being secured to
the clog sole B.
The form or shape of the heel part G is pressed or blocked by means of a fixed
and a sliding die, the latter being operated by screw, lever, or other mechanical
means.
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. Constructing buttoned and laced clogs with uppers in one piece with the
back or heel parts scamed and blocked or pressed to the form or shape of the
heels of the wearer, substantially as and for the purposes set forth and as shown
in Figs. 2, 3, and 4 in the annexed drawings.
2. In clasp clogs with side seams the use and construction of solid backs
blocked or pressed to the form or shape of the heels of the wearer, substantially
as and for the purpose set forth and as shown in Figs. 1 and 5 in the annexed
drawings.
Dated the 17th July 1891.
EDMUND CHADWICK,
Agent.