An Improved Lining for Shoes.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Aug., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 27th Jan., 1892-Accepted, 12th Mar.,
1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Lining for Shoes.
MARY MARTIN 6 East Parade Llandudno Householder do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
In the shoes at present made the inside part, or lining, is made of leather. The
said lining being smooth and of a slippery nature, allows the foot of the wearer, to
move up and down, at the back or heel part of the shoe.
In my improved shoe, the inside lining, at the back or heel part of the shoe, is
made of india rubber, the nature of which prevents the slipping up and down of
the heel of the wearer.
Tinted this 19th 1
1001
MARY MARTIN.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Lining for Shoes.
MARY MARTIN 6 East Parade Llandudno Householder 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, and consists in providing an improved, and a more
useful and effective method of lining shoes, and the objects I attain by the
application and use of my said invention are, the securing a better fit of the shoe
to the foot of the wearer, by preventing the heel or back part of the foot from
slipping up and down when walking and wearing shoes, and the economy in the
wear of stockings by preventing friction between the shoe and stocking.
In order that my invention and the method and means of carrying it out in
practice may be fully understood it is illustrated on the accompanying sheet of
drawings which are marked with figures and letters of reference, corresponding
with those in the following description, like reference letters indicating similar parts
in all the figures containing such parts.
Fig. 1. is a sectional elevation on line A. B. in Fig. II.
Fig. II. is a plan of a shoc.
In applying my invention to shoes made in the ordinary way I proceed as
follows,
Inside the heel part of the shoe "a" between the inside lining "b" and the
stiffening "c"I place a strip of india rubber or elastic "d" stitching it along, and
to the bottom or seat part of the shoe "e" and also at the top part at each
end ""farthest from the back seam "h," the strip of india rubber should be
the same depth as the shoe and reach about two inches on either side of back
seam "h."
The india rubber "d" at the top part of shoe is stretched before being
stitched at the ends, by this means it is brought a little way in front of the
stiffening с "and presses the inside lining "6" forward, when the shoe is drawn
on to the foot, the heel of the wearer presses the india rubber back against the
stiffening "c and by its elastic nature it grips the heel of the wearer and so
prevents the foot slipping up and down against the back part of the shoc. The
india rubber may be put inside the shoe to come next the stocking if required, in
this case I should prefer a combination of india rubber and silk or wool or cotton,
the same as is now used for what are called elastic side boots, and called silk
elastic. Terry or cotton elastic, that is, woven elastic and silk, wool or cotton, or
plain india rubber may be used in either case if required, but for preference I
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page_text: should insert it between the inside lining "&" and the stiffening "c
"and to make
it still more effective, a hem "g" may be made on the india rubber "d" as shewn
at Fig. I, the india rubber may also be left unstitched-along bottom or seat part
of shoe ". e.
"
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed declare that what I
claim is:
(1) An improved method of lining the back, or heel part of shoes, by using
india rubber or elastic in addition to the ordinary leather lining.
(2) The special construction and arrangement of the india rubber or elastic part
as applied to the shoe.
(3) Effecting greater comfort to the wearer of shoes, and economy in stockings
by preventing friction between the foot and the shoe.
Dated this Twenty-sixth day of February One thousand eight hundred and
ninety-two.
MARY MARTIN.