Improvements in Protectors for Boots and Shoes.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Aug., 1895-Accepted, 22nd Aug., 1896
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Protectors for Boots and Shoes.
I, JAMES COLES, of Redcross Street, Bristol, 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:-
My invention relates to improved protectors for boots and shoes, particularly to
those used by miners, quarrymen, and the like, whose boots are constantly coming
into contact with hard and cutting substances; and has for its object to provide
metal plates and coverings for the toes, joints, and waists of boots; the toe
protector being a combination of the ordinary toe-tip or plate with a flanged side
to cover the edge of the sole, and an extension to cover the lower part of the
upper, where it is most liable to damage; the joint protector is a plate to fit on
the sole of the boot in place of part of the outer row of hob-nails, likewise
continued up the edge of the sole, and partly covering the upper; while the waist
protector is a plate to cover the whole waist of the boot, one or both the edges
being turned up to take the wear against the edge of the sole.
This invention and the manner of putting the same into operation will be
fully shewn and described in connection with the accompanying sheet of
drawings.
Fig. 1 is a view of the lower part of à boot with the several protectors attached
thereto;
Fig. 2 is a plan view, showing the sole of the boot, similarly fitted :
Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the toe protector; Fig. 4 is a plan, and Fig. 5 a
section of the same :
Figs. 6, 7, and 8, are side view, plau, and section of the joint protector; the
waist protector is fully illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2.
A is the protector for the toes, the lower part a being made the shape and
thickness of an ordinary toe-tip, for the sole of the boot; a¹ is flanged up to cover
the edge of the sole, and a' is a continuation of the same to protect the upper
leather round the toes B is a protector for the joint of the boot, the sole part b
(shown in Fig. 2 on one side only of the boot,) forming a continuation of the toe-
tip, the side b¹, & continued up to protect the edge of the sole and the upper, like
the toe protector; C is a metal plate, shaped to fit and cover the waist of the boot,
and turned up at the side C', as shown in Fig. 1 to protect the sole edge.
To give the boots a lighter appearance when fitted with these improved protectors,
a groove w is formed round the turned up edge, corresponding with the feather or
welt of a boot, as shown, this also makes them fit more closely to the sole, and in
making boots on which these protectors are to be attached, the edges of the soles
are worked to a gauge or uniform thickness, to ensure accuracy in the fit. In some
cases, however, it may be required to use the protectors on boots already made up,
which have soles thicker or thinner than the recesses in the toe and joint
protectors, or they may be wanted for repairing purposes, in these cases, the
groove w may be dispensed with, and the parts a¹, a', and b', 6, continued in a
plain surface from the angle of the sole to the top.
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 combination of a toe tip, guard for the edge of the sole, and cap for

page_text: the upper, in one metal protector for use on boots and shoes, substantially as
and for the purpose herein described, and illustrated in the accompanying
-drawings.
2. The construction of joint protectors for boots and shoes to cover part of
the tread of the sole, the edge of the sole, and the upper, substantially as described
and shewn.
3. The construction of plates to protect the waists of boots and shoes, as
worn by miners, quarrymen, and the like, having their edges flanged up to guard
the edges of the soles, the plates being fastened to the boots as shewn, substantially
as set forth.
4. The manufacture of boots and shoes for miners, quarrymen, and the like,
with one or more of the several protectors herein described, attached thereto,
substantially as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 1st day of An 100+
J. G. WESTLAKE,
2, John Street, Bristol, Applicant's Agent.