Improvements in Electric Heel Plates and lie Articles.
Year: 1897

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Electric Heel Plates and lie Articles.
I, JOIN WILSON GIBBS of 935 Broadway, New York in the State of New York,
United States of America Physician, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
My invention relates to heel plates and the like by means of which electric
currents may be generated when contacted by the person.
I provide opposing electrical elements, copper and zinc. These plates may be
soldered or secured together by means of fastening devices, as vertical rivets, or
preferably by a horse shoe shaped steel plate-its lower element projecting beyond
the horse shoe. Connection is made when the weight of the body is upon the plate;
otherwise the non electric generating horse shoe holds the heel from contact with
said plates. The moisture of the person of the wearer serves to secure a goo
connection.
Improvements in Electric Heel Plates and like Articles.
I, JOHN WILSON GIBBS, of St. Andrew Hotel and of 953 Broadway, New York,
in the county and state of New York, United States of America, physician, 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 heel-plates &c., by means of which electric currents may
be generated when contacted by the person and it has for its object the provision
of an article of the class described simple in construction, inexpensive to manu-
facture, and efficient in practical use. To attain the desired end, this my inven-
tion consists in the construction and arrangement of parts herein set forth.
In the drawings which accompany and form part of this specification, Figures 1
and 2 represent plan views, and Figs. 3 and 4 end elevations, of electro-therapeutic
heel-plates, insoles, and like articles constructed according to my invention. Like
letters of reference indicate like parts in all the views.
I have found it desirable to make heel-plates by means of which an electric
current may be generated when the body rests upon the said plates, and I have
therefore constructed according to my invention an organization of the class

page_text: described embodying the preferred construction of parts and their mutual relation-
ship, combination, arrangement and organization in a composito body or
structure, as hereinafter described.
Referring particularly to the drawings, A and B denote opposing electrical
elements, as copper and zinc. The horizontal plates A B may be soldered or
secured together by means of fastening devices, as vertical rivets E, or preferably
by a U-shaped or horse-shoe shaped steel plate, as F. It is manifest that various
omissions of some particulars could be inade without materially affecting the
essential features of my invention or the operation of the remaining parts, and I
do not therefore wish to be limited to the specific structural details of the organiza-
tion herein set forth. Obviously the elements of the structure described may be
located at an angle to the plane in which they are shown, if desired. I accordingly
use the words "horizontal," "vertical," and the like in a relativo sense.
In practical use a heel-plate is ordinarily placed in each shoe, the moisture of
the stocking of the wearer of the same serving to make a good electrical connection,
and the circuit being completed through the parts of the body resting in walking
upon the plates A, and 1,--the U-shaped or horse-shoe non-electric generating
plate otherwise holding the heel of the user from contact with said plates A B.
The plate in Fig. 1 is represented as broken off, and it may obviously be
extended, so as to form a complete insole, and may be furnished with a lining D,
constructed of suitable material, as cork, and the like. As it is evident that many
changes in the construction and relative arrangement of parts might be resorted
to without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention, I would have it
understood that I do not restrict myself to the particular construction and arrange-
ment of parts shown and described, but that I reservo the right to make such
changes and that
Having now particularly described and certained the nature of my said in-
vention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what i
claim is
In an insole or heel plate, the combination, with a plate element as A, of an
opposing plate element as B and a non-electric generating-plate to cover the edge
of the upper element, as a U-shaped or horse-shoo shaped plate F, the latter
serving also as connecting means for said elements.
Dated
1
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100K
JOHN WILSON GIBBS.
By Fowler & Co.
Agents.