AN IMPROVED RIVET PEG OR SCREW, CHIEFLY DESIGNED FOR USE IN THE MANUFACTURE OF BOOTS AND SHOES."
Year: 1881

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to James Hewitt, of Leicester, in the County of Leicester,
Secretary of the "Wells" Wire-quilting and Shoe-tip Company, Limited,
for an Invention of * AN IMPROVED RIVET PEG OR SCREW, CHIEFLY
DESIGNED FOR USE IN THE MANUFACTURE OF BOOTS AND SHOES."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said James Hewitt at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents on the 6th December 1881.
JAMES HEWITT, of Leicester, in the County of Leicester, Secretary of the
"Wells" Wire Quilting and Shoe Tip Company, Limited. "AN IMPROVED RIVET
PEG OR SCREW, CHIEFLY DESIGNED FOR USE IN THE MANUFACTURE OF BOOTS
AND SHOES."
My Invention relates to an improved rivet peg or screw, which is chiefly designed
to be used in the manufacture of boots and shoes, for securing together the pieces
of leather forming the heels or soles. It will however be obvious that my Invention
may also be advantageously employed for uniting leather or other material for
other purposes.
The object of the said Invention is to provide a simple fastening device which
will securely unite the pieces of material into which it is driven, which will not
shift or move away from its position, either up or down, or become loose, and which
can be driven into the leather or other material with great facility either by hand
or by suitable machinery.
It is well known that the pegs or rivets of ordinary construction used in the
manufacture of boots and shoes are liable to shift or move away from the position
into which they are driven, so that their utility as fasteners is impaired; and
moreover, as they frequently work upward as the boot or shoe is worn their points
rise above the surface of the loather and are a source of considerable annoyance to
the wearer.

page_text: My said Invention entirely obviates theso inconveniences and defects, and is
carried into practice as follows, that is to say :-
I take metal wire, preferably brass or iron, which is in transverso section, square,
hexagonal, or of other form other than round, that is to say, of any suitable section,
which when the wire is twisted will cause the same to have spiral threads upon
its surface. I twist this wire in a suitable machine to form the screw threads
thereon, and when twisted it is cut into lengths suitable for the uses to which it
is to be applied; and at one end of each piece I provide a head, and at the other
end a point, this heading and pointing being effected in a machine suitable for
the purpose. The rivets, screws, or pegs thus made are by reason of the pointed
end easily driven into the leather, and the head prevents them from turning and
becoming displaced.
In some cases I provide beneath the head a square or flattened portion which
will afford an additional security against any tendency of the rivet or scrow to
turn, and so work out of or into the leather.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said James Hewitt in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 6th June
1882.
JAMES HEWITT, of Leicester, in the County of Leicester, Secretary of the
"Wells" Wire-quilting and Shoe-tip Company (Limited). "AN IMPROVED RIVET
PEG OR SCREW, CHIEFLY DESIGNED FOR USE IN THE MANUFACTURE OF BOOTS
AND SHOES."
My Invention relates to an improved rivet peg or screw, which is chiefly designed
to be used in the manufacture of boots and shoes for securing together the pieces
of leather forming the heels or soles. It will however be obvious that my Invention
may also be advantageously employed for uniting leather or other material for
various purposes.
The object of the said Invention is to provide a simple fastening device which
will securely unite the pieces of leather or other material into which it is driven,
which will not shift up or down or move away from its position, or become loose,
and which can be driven into the leather or other material with great facility
either by hand or by suitable machinery.
It is well known that the ordinary pegs or rivets used in the manufacture of
boots and shoes are liable to shift or move away from the position into which they
are driven, so that their utility as fasteners is impaired, and, moreover, as they
frequently work upward during the wearing of the boot or shoe their points rise
above the surfaco of the leather, and are a source of considerable annoyance to the
wearer.
My said Invention entirely obviates these inconveniences and defects, and is
carried into practice as follows, that is to say :-
I take wire, preferably brass or iron, which is in transverse section, square,
hexagonal, or of any other form than round, that is to say, of any suitable section,
which when the wire is twisted will cause the same to have spiral or screw threads
upon its surface. I twist this wire in a suitable machine to form the screw threads
thereon, and when twisted I cut it into lengths convenient for the purposes to
which it is to be applied. At one end of each piece I provide a head, and at the
other end a point, the heading and pointing being effected in a suitable apparatus
or machine. The pointed end of the rivet, screw, or peg thus made permits the
same to be easily driven into the leather, and the head prevents its turning and
displacement.
In some cases I provide beneath the head a square or flattened portion which
will afford an additional security against any tendency of the rivet or screw to
turn, and so work out of or into the leather.
Having thus fully described my said Invention, and the manner of performing
the same, I wish it understood that I am aware that screw fastenings have already
been used in the manufacture of boots and shoes, and other articles of leather or
similar materials, and therefore I make no broad or general claim to a screw
fastener for such purposes, but I claim,―
The improved rivet peg or screw formed of brass or other wire twisted to form
a screw thread thereon, and provided with a head and point, substantially as set
forth and for the purpose specified.
In witness whereof, I, the said James Hewitt, have hereunto set my hand
and seal, this Fifth day of June, in the year of our Lord One thousand
eight hundred and sights two
JAMES HEWITT. (L.S.)