Improvements relating to Boots and Shoes.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Feb., 1859
Complete Specification Left, 18th Nov., 1889-Accepted, 21st Dec., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements relating to Boots and Shoes.
We, ALEXANDER LION and JACOB LION, trading as Lion Brothers, of Phipps
Street and Thomas Street, Great Eastern Street, in the county of London, Boot and
Shoe Manufacturers, and FREDERICK CUTLAN, of Castle Hill, Wellingborough, in the
county of Northampton, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
This invention relates to means for attaching heels to boots and shoes whereby
they can be easily and quickly removed from the boots or shoes and be replaced
by others.
According to our said invention the heel, which is formed separately from the
boot, has attached to the bottom lift which is adjacent to the outersole of the boot
or shoe, a metal plate, the edges of which at the round parts of the heel are bent
upwardly and turned inwardly so as to form a clip which grasps the portion of the
outer sole adjacent to the heel. The plate also forms the seat of the boot or shoe.
In applying a heel, the inwardly turned edges of the plate enter between the
upper and the outer sole of the boot or shoe as the heel is pushed into its place.
A tongue projects from the plate at the front of the heel, through the medium
of which tongue the heel can be secured in position after it has been applied.
Dated the 18th day of February 1889
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements relating to Boots and Shoes.
We, ALEXANDER LION and JACOB LION, trading as Lion Brothers, of Phipps
Street and Thomas Street, Great Eastern Street, in the County of London, Boot and
Shoe Manufacturers, and FREDERICK CUTLAN, of Castle Hill, Wellingborough, in
the county of Northampton, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and
asceriained in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to means for attaching heels to boots and shoes, whereby
they can be easily and quickly removed from the boots or shoes and be replaced by
others.
According to our said invention the heel, which is formed separately from the
boot, has attached to the bottom lift which is adjacent to the outer sole of the boot
or shoe, a metal plate, the edges of which are bent upwardly and turned inwardly
so as to form a clip which grasps the portion of the outer sole adjacent to the heel.
A tongue projects from the plate at the front of the heel through the medium of
which tongue the heel can be secured in position after it has been applied.
To enable our invention to be fully understood we will describe the same with
reference to the accompanying drawings, in which
Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of so much of a boot as is necessary to illustrate
the application of our invention thereto.
Figure 2 is a section on the line a, a Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a side view of the heel detached.
Figure 4 is a plan of the same.
Figures 5 and 6 are a side view and underside view respectively of the boot with
the heal namorad

page_text: Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures.
a is the upper, the heel, and c the outer sole; d is. the metal plate, which,
according to our invention, is attached to the heel, the edges of the said plate being
bent upwardly, as shown at e, figures 1 and 2, and then turned inwardly, as shown
at f figures 1, 2 and 4.
In applying the heel to a boot, the inwardly turned edge of the plate dis
inserted between the boot or shoe upper and the top surface of the outer sole c, as
shown most clearly in figure 2, the said heel being slid into position from the rear of
the boot, in the direction of the arrow, figure 1.
The outer sole is allowed to project sufficiently far, as shown in figures 1, 2, 5 and 6
to form a kind of flange, to engage beneath the edge of the plate d. is the
tongue formed integral with the plate d, the said tongue being provided with a hole h
through which a pin or screw is introduced and driven into the sole c to prevent
the heel from becoming detached. It is obvious that by withdrawing the said pin
or screw the heel can be removed. Any other suitable means than those above
described may be provided for securing the heel.
In the modification of our invention shown in figures 7, 8 and 9 (which aro
respectively an underside view of a boot with the heel removed, an underside view
with the heel applied, and a longitudinal section) the plate d instead of being
attached to the heel is attached to the sole e and in order to secure the heel in
position the said plate has pivotted to it a catch k and formed in it a slot adapted
to slip over a pin m attached to the heel, so that, when the said heel is in place, by
moving the catch to the position shown in figure S, the said catch by means of the
slot with which it is provided, will engage with the said pin m. In this
arrangement the plate d has its edge e turned down and slightly inwards so as to
embrace the upper part of the heel and hold it securely, the said heel being slid
into place in the direction of the arrow; figure 9.
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 boot or shoe the heel of which is secured thereto by means of a metal
plate attached to the heel and shaped so as to receive the edge of the sole, sub-
stantially as described.
(2.) The modification of our invention wherein the plate is attached to the sole
and adapted to receive the heel, substantially as described.
(3.) Detachable heels for boots and shoes constructed substantially as hereinbefore
described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated the 18th day of November 1889
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicants.