An Improvement in Shoes.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Dec., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 24th Aug., 1893-Accepted, 30th Sept., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Shoes.
I, JOHN POPE, of 14 Portland Square, Bristol, Boot and Shoe Manufacturer, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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This invention relates to that kind of shoe for ladies' wear known as the
Langtry" shoe. In such shoe the opening from the front of the quarter to the
heel is of such length that the foot of the wearer is not firmly held aud as a result
the heel has play and rises and falls within the shoe at each step.
Now this invention consists in the provision of a band partly elastic and partly
comparatively rigid extending over the opening and so situated as to bear against
the foot of the wearer in proximity to the instep.
The band is composed of elastic webbing bounded at the sides and bottom or
front by leather or other suitable substance, either secured to or formed in one
piece with the quarter. The elastic webbing expands on the introduction of the
wearer's foot and contracts thereon when the shoe is on. The rigid binding holds
the wearer's foot at the front and obviates slipping action at the heel.
Dated this 30th day of November 1892.
NICHOLAS WATTS,
Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Shoes.
I, JOHN POPE, of 14, Portland Square, Bristol, Boot and Shoe Manufacturer,
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 that kind of shoes known in the trade
as the "Langtry" shoe, in which at present, the opening from the front of the
quarter or latchet to the heel is of such a length that the wearer's foot is not
firmly held, and as a result, the heel rises and falls in the shoe at each step, to the
great annoyance and discomfort of the wearer.
In an ordinary "Langtry" shoe, the quarters are specially cut long, to bring
the latchets as near the toes as possible, thereby giving the shoc a smart and dressy
appearance, the tongue or tab extends upwards, covering the instep although.
affording no support whatever to the foot, so that slipping or slopping of the heel
is inevitable; the object of my invention is to prevent this unpleasant slipping of
the heel, and for this purpose, I provide and insert an elastic gusset above the
latchet of the shoe, which is covered by the tab, so that the shoe retains its light
and dressy appearance, while a sufficient support or tension is afforded to the instep
to prevent the shoe from slopping. The elastic gusset may be inserted in an
integral portion of the shoe, or be made separately and attached to the quarters
and form a band over the instep.
The accompanying drawings will illustrate a suitable manner of inserting the
elastic gusset, Fig. 1 being a view of a shoe with the tab in its place on the instep
covering the elastic, and Fig. 2 a view of the same with the tab turned on one side
to show the shape of the gusset and its attachment, an incision being made in the
quarter, to permit the joining of a small part thereof to form the support for the
elastic, while the other part is continued to form the latchet; instead of using part
of the quarter itself as the support, the elastic may be inserted in a gusset formed
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page_text: from another piece of material, and this gusset joined to the quarters; but in
practice, the method shown in the drawing has proved most suitable for the purpose.
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 :-
In the manufacture of "Langtry" shoes, the insertion of an elastic gusset under
the tab to prevent the shoes from slopping at the heel, substantially as and for the
purpose herein described and shown in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 22nd dor of Avaust 1802