Improvements in Boot and Shoe Ventilators, and in the Manufacture of Boots and Shoes.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Aug., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 21st May, 1896-Accepted, 11th July, 1896
Date of Application, unub, 1000
Complete Specification Left, 21st May, 1896-Accepted, 11th July, 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Boot and Shoe Ventilators, and in the
Manufacture of Boots and Shoes.
BERNARD MARKS, 54 Deansgate Manchester, Mineral Produce Broker and
Mi ER JOSEPH SILVER, 4 Wellington Buildings South Castle Street Liverpool
Age, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Thi, invention relates to devices for ventilating boots and shoes, by means of
"detac: able" or "fixed" flexible tubes, whereby the boots or shoes are rendered
more hyenic than hitherto. In carrying out this invention for the detachable
ventilator we convey the air to the inside of the boot or shoe, by means of a flexible
tube passing either through or under a specially constructed sole or heel. In the
case of the fixed ventilator, the flexible tube can be sewn to the upper of the boot
or shoe in the course of manufacture.
These ventilators can be made in any suitable material, such as metal leather
felt wood, rubber &c. &c.
Dated this 19th day of August 1895.
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Boot and Shoe Ventilators, and in the
Manufacture of Boots and Shoes.
We BERNARD MARKS of 54 Deansgate, Manchester, in the County of
Lancaster, Oil and Mineral Produce Broker, and MEYER JOSEPH SILVER, of
4 Wellington Buildings South Castle Street, Liverpool in the said county,
Manufacturers Agent, 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 :-
This invention relates to devices for ventilating boots and shoes by means of
detachable or fixed flexible tubes whereby the boots and shoes are rendered more
bygienic than hitherto.
In carrying out this invention for the detachable ventilators we convey the air
to the inside of the boot or shoe by means of a flexible tube passing either through
or under a specially constructed sole or heel.
In the case of the fixed ventilator the flexible tubes can be secured in the upper
part of the boot or shoe in the course of manufacture before the outer sole is applied
thereto.
The ventilator can be made in any suitable material, such as metal, leather, felt,
wood, rubber, but the tube must be flexible and in the case of metal tubes being
used such tubes should be in the form of coiled wire to render them flexible as well
as porous.

page_text: Our invention will be readily understood on reference to the accompanying
drawings of which
Fig. 1 shows the under side of a boot or shoe with two ventilating tubes arranged
side by side, the outer sole being removed.
Fig. 2 shews an elevation of the outside of the heel.
Fig. 3 shews a side elevation thereof in section and
Fig. 4 shews a detachable ventilator.
a are the flexible tubes, shewn as made of india rubber and (of course) perforated
or otherwise rendered porous to admit air beneath the inner sole 6 which is also
perforated (see Fig. 1) and sewn or secured to the boot or shoe and preferably
carried up the back of the boot (when applied to a boot) as seen at Figs. 2 and 3
between the stiffener c (Fig. 3) and the back strap d, the upper for back part of
the galosh (if a galosh is used) being cut away to allow room for the passage of
the ventilator a, and the stiffener c if necessary being recessed for the same
purpose.
Or the flexible tube may be otherwise supplied with air.
In the case of a loose detachable sole or "sock" for insertion into a boot or shoe
(see Fig. 4) the said sole or sock 6+ is perforated and the ventilating tube or tubes
fixed beneath the same and it is provided with a suitable heel piece 6* fixed thereto.
In this case the inlet for air may be made through from the outside to the
inside of the boot and the end a² of the ventilator supplied from this opening.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is :-
1. A ventilating device for boots and shoes consisting of a flexible ventilating
tube or tubes between the inner and outer soles applied substantially as herein before
described and illustrated by the drawings annexed.
2. A detachable ventilator for boots and shoes consisting of a flexible ventilating
tube or tubes attached to a specially constructed removable sole or sock
substantially as herein before described and illustrated by the drawings aunexed.
Dated this 19th day of May 1896.
GEO. DAVIES & SON,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agents for the Applicants.