Improvements in or appertaining to Boots and Shoes.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Mar., 1895-Accepted, 4th May, 1895
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or appertaining to Boots and Shoes.
I, WILLIAM SANDERS of Long Buckley in the County of Northampton, Boot
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 :—
This invention relates to boots and shoes and it is designed with the object of
making boots and shoes more durable, and, furthermore, of enabling the wearer to
replace the worn parts of the tread at will without the necessity of paying a boot-
maker to do the work. It is well known that with the exception of a portion of the
el the only part of a boot or shoe which is subjected to great wear is what I may
call the hinge, that is, the fore part which bends with the foot in walking, the
remaining parts being practically rigid and intact. The reason why a boot or shoe
so frequently gives way at this part long before the remainder of the boot is worn
out is that the upper leather at this part is often injured during manufacture by
being cut or burned by the workman accidentally. In point of fact it is difficult
to prevent this injury as after the upper leather and the sole and heel are brought
together and united, the sole and heel have to be trimmed and finished and it is
during this operation of trimming and finishing of the sole and heel that the
workman is so liable to cut, scald or burn the upper leather in the very place
where the greatest strength is required. The result is that the life of the boot is
reduced.
Now by my invention I completely finish the sole and heel forming all the
necessary holes for rivets and screws and doing all the necessary cutting, trimming
and finishing entirely away from the upper. The holes may be countersunk so as
to more readily receive the rivets and screws, whereby nothing is required to be
done to the sole and heel afterwards. The upper leather and the sole and heel are
then brought together and united, after which no further finishing of the sole and
heel is required, and thus the possibility of a workman cutting, scalding or
burning the upper leather of the boot after the sole and heel is united to it is
avoided. I also form the treads of the boot detachable, so that purchasers can
be supplied at any time with new parts, all of which are cut with the same
dies and finished in the same manner so as to be interchangeable.
In the accompanying drawings-
Figure 1 is a side elevationof a boot;
Figure 2, an inverted plan;
Figure 3 a view of a stud before being inserted in place; and
Figure 4, a longitudinal section showing the shoulders E.
In these figures,
A is the boot, B and C leather shields or treads for the protection of the
leel, D a leather shield or tread for the protection of the sole, and
E shoulders or abutments on the heel forming a channel or groove. The
shields B and C are fixed to the heel by screws b c or nails between the
shoulders E and their surface is coincident with the said shoulders. The shield B
is provided with studs F designed to strengthen and stiffen it and resist wear,
that portion of the heel being exposed to wear more than the other part. The
studs are fastened to the shield by bending back the wings f. The ends of
these studs are preferably flush or nearly so with the surface of the shield, so
that they are prevented from catching hold of or scratching articles whilst the
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page_text: boot is being worn. The shields C and D do not generally require these stads.
D is fastened to the sole by screws d or nails.
When the parts B, C and D become worn, all that is necessary is to detach them
by removing the screws and fasten on new shields or treads, and by this means
the wearer can practically supply himself with new soles and heels as required, thus
reducing the cost of repairs to a minimum. The shields B, C and D may be
formed of rubber or like material instead of leather. It is obvious that the
shoulders E may be dispensed with and the shield fastened direct to the heel.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is :-
1. The improvement in the manufacture of boots and shoes, substantially as set
forth, whereby all danger of the workman cutting, scalding or burning the upper
leather of the boot or shoe after the sole and heel are united to the upper is entirely
avoided.
2. In a boot or shoe, providing the soles and heels with detachable treads of
leather, rubber or the like fastened to the boot or shoe with ordinary nails or screws,
and furnished or not as required with studs such as F, substantially as and for the
purposes described.
3. A protector for the heels or soles of boots and shoes having its wearing surface
formed with a series of metal studs F, said protector being fastened to the boot or
shoe by nails or screws substantially as described.
4. A boot or shoe having its heel formed with shoulders or rims E in combination
with a detachable tread or treads of leather, rubber or the like located between
these shoulders and secured to the heel by nails, screws or the like substantially as
set forth.
Dated this 27th day of March 1895.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of 6, Lord Street, Liverpool, Patent Agents for the Applicant.