Improved Foot Appliances for use in Playing Golf and other Games, and Preventing Slipping.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 15th July, 1892
Complete Specification Left, 14th Apr., 1893-Accepted, 1st July, 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Foot Appliances for use in Playing Golf and other Games,
and Preventing Slipping.
I, MAGNUS MANN PETERSON FRASER, of the Argyle Rubber Company,
64 Gordon Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Indiarubber Manufacturer, do hereby
declare the nature of my invention to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to and compries new or improved portable appliances
to be used over the soles of boots or shoes in playing golf or other games, and to
prevent slipping as in frosty weather, and which will be more simple, cheap and
convenient than the appliances heretofore in use for such purposes.
The improved appliances would be formed of india-rubber lined inside with cloth
or a combination of rubber and cloth termed "insertion," or equivalent elastic or
yielding material, and under one arrangement would consist of a broad band or
strip of india-rubber stretching transversely across the sole of the boot or shoe
preferably about midway of its length between the toe part and inner end or near
the latter, and narrowing towards the two ends which would be drawn over the top
of the boot and secured by a buckle and holes or by a stud' or button passed
through adjustable holes, or by clasps or equivalent fastenings. Or the sole part
may be made of rubber and the narrow securing parts formed of leather or similar
material. Or this appliance may be made in the form of an endless band narrow
on the one half or upper part and broad or elongated at the other or lower part for
being stretched over the boot at the toe part and secured at the centre of sole or
near its inner end.
By another arrangement the improved appliance would only be made in the form
of a broad or elongated solepiece, with one, two, or more clips or fastenings at each
end, which would clip round over the upper edges on each side of the sole of the
boot, preferably about midway of its length, or near its inner end the clips being
made of a shape to suit the shape of the boot sole at these parts, and thus prevent
any sliding or shifting of the appliance when in wearing use.
These improved appliances would or may have their sole wearing surfaces smooth,
serrated, fluted, corrugated, or otherwise indented or they may be formed with a
series of short stud projections or have raised lozenge or square shaped projections
diagonally cross-hatched over them to give increased frictional gripping action on
the ground; and the upper or inner cloth lined surface of these soles next the boot
would preferably be formed with a series of sharp spikes or sprigs to more
effectually grip on to the sole of the boot or shoe over which they were applied.
Dated the 22nd August 1892.
W. R. M. THOMSON & Co.,
96, Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Foot Appliances for use in Playing Golf and other Games,
and Preventing Slipping.
I, MAGNUS MANN PETERSON FRASER, of the Argyle Rubber Company,
64 Gordon Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, India Rubber Manufacturer, do hereby
declare the nature of my invention, and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement in writing, that is to say :-
This invention has reference to and comprises new or improved portable appliances

page_text: to be used over the soles of boots or shoes in playing. golf, bowling, curling, or
other games, and to prevent slipping as in frosty weather, and which will be more
simple, cheap, and convenient than the appliances heretofore in use for such
purposes.
And in order that my said invention may be properly understood I have hereunto
appended an explanatory sheet of drawings in which
Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a boot as fitted with one of my improved
grip appliances.
Figure 2 is an inverted plan view looking on the under gripping surface of the
appliance, and Figure 3 a corresponding view looking on the opposite or upper
surface which would be placed next the boot. While Figure 4 is a side view of
the appliance.
Figure 5 is a transverse section showing the improved foot grip appliance as
made in the form of a broad sole piece, which would be attached to the sole of the
boot by securing metal clips.
Referring to these drawings:-The improved appliances would be formed of
india rubber, lined inside with cloth, or a combination of rubber and cloth termed
+66 insertion," or equivalent elastic or yielding material, and under one arrangement,
as shown in Figures 1 to 4 would consist of a broad band or strip A of india
rubber, preferably lined inside with cloth, as shown at A' in Figure 3, to stretch
transversely across the sole of the boot or shoe preferably about midway of its
length between the toe part and inner end or near the latter as shown in Figure 1,
and strips of india rubber or leather A or other suitable material, preferably lined
with cloth on the inner surface would be cemented or otherwise attached to the
upper surface of the sole part A, or these may be made of rubber in one piece with
the sole A and be drawn over the top of the boot and secured by a buckle a and
holes a¹ or it might be by a stud or button passed through adjustable holes, or by
clasps or equivalent fastenings.
By another arrangement, as shown in Figure 5 the improved appliance would
only be made in the form of a broad or elongated solepiece A, with one, two, or
more clips or fastenings at each end, such as shown at a², which would clip round
over the upper edges on each side of the sole of the boot, preferably about midway
of its length, or near its inner end, the clip being made of a shape to suit the shape
of the boot sole at these parts, and thus prevent any sliding or shifting of the
-appliance when in wearing use.
These improved appliances would or may have their sole wearing surface A,
fluted, corrugated, serrated, or otherwise indented or they may be formed with a
series of short stud projections or have raised lozenge or square shaped projections.
diagonally cross-hatched over them to them to give increased frictional gripping
action on the ground; and the upper or inner cloth lined surface A', of these soles
next the boot would be fitted with a series of sharp spikes or sprigs b, as shown in
Figure 3 to more effectually grip on to the sole of the boot or shoe over which they
were applied.
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 :-
A foot appliance for being portably attached to boots or shoes for use in playing
golf and other games and to prevent slipping, constructed and applied as herein
described in reference to and by way of illustration shown in the accompanying
drawings.
Dated the 10.1 .
" 1000
W. R. M. THOMSON & Co.,
96, Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Agents.