Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 28th May, 1887
Complete Left, 27th Feb., 1888
Complete Accepted, 29th Mar., 1888
1, JOSEPH WATTS, of 41 Major Street, Manchester in the County of Lancaster,
Joiner & Builder, do hereby declare the nature of this Invention to be as follows:-
It consists in forming the heel in such a manner that as it wears down at the side
or back or other part, it may without difficulty be altered so as to present a new
wearing surface by the wearer.
To accomplish this, I make a light circular iron case with arms radiating from the
centre to the rim. The centre is drilled and tapped so that the case can be secured
to the centre of the boot heel by means of a centre screw driven from inside the boot
or shoe.
The light circular case is packed with one or more layers of leather or
other suitable material and secured to the heel by a centre
which passes
through the centre of the case, and into a suitably shaped metal nut.
away in any part the centre screw is loosened and the heel partially revolved upon it
thus presenting a fresh wearing surface.
screw,
When it wears
JOHN HENRY TOPHAM,
Agent to Applicant.

page_text: I, JOSEPH WATTS, of 41 Major Street, Manchester, in the County of Lancaster,
Joiner & Builder, 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 :-
It consists in forming the heel, in such a manner that as it wears down at the side,
back, or other part it may, without difficulty, be altered by the wearer, so as to present
a new wearing surface.
To accomplish this, I make a light circular iron case, of the size of an ordinary
heel, the top surface of which is furnished with arms radiating from the centre, or
is provided with a number of holes or lightened in any other suitable method.
The hollow of this light circular iron case is packed with one or more layers of
leather or other suitable material, and secured to the heel by means of a centre screw
which passes from inside the boot, through the centre of the case, and screws into a
suitably shaped metal nut more or less approaching to a conical or pyramidal form.
The purpose this nut serves is to hold the leather packing firmly in the socket of the
metal case. When in a conical form I form it with suitably shaped flanges or wings
to bite into the leather and so prevent its rotation, with the screw.
I also in some cases insert a suitable metal washer inside the boot for the head of
the centre screw to bed into. This prevents the centre screw from becoming too
firmly bedded in the leather of the boot and thus preventing its rotation when
required. To assist the centre screw, I sometimes form a small projection on the heel
of the boot, by inserting a small nail or screw in the boot heel, allowing it to project
in such a manner that it abuts against or rests within one of the apertures left in the
top of the metal case and assists in preventing its rotation. When any part of the
heel becomes worn, the centre screw is loosened sufficiently, to admit of the metal
case being revolved upon it, the metal case is then turned to a distance sufficient to
provide a new wearing surface, and again tightened.
In all
In order that the foregoing may be better understood I send herewith a sheet of
drawings in which, Fig. 1 shows a plan and Fig. 2 an underview of the metal case
and leather packing. Fig. 3 a section and Fig. 4 an elevation of the heel.
these Figures a indicates the metal case, b the centre nut, c the centre screw, and d
the leather packing. Figs. 5 and 6 show respectively an elevation and underview of
the centre screw and nut with flanges e. Figs. 6 and 7 show another form of centre
nut of pyramidal form. I do not confine myself to these two forms of nut but may
use any tapering nut that may be adapted for the purpose.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1st. The combination with a centre screw, of a tapering nut, for attaching a
revolving heel to a boot or shoe substantially as described hereinbefore for the purpose
set-forth,

page_text: 2nd. The combination with a revolving heel of a projection attached to the boot
or shoe, substantially as described, and shown herein before for the purpose set-forth.
3rd. The combination with a centre screw, for attaching a revolving heel, of a
metal washer inside the boot or shoe, substantially as described and shown herein-
before, for the purpose set-forth.
4th. In a revolving heel, a circular metal case packed with leather or other suitable
material, substantially as described and shown herein before, and in the accompanying
drawings for the purpose set-forth.
5th. The general combination and arrangement of parts, for a revolving heel,
substantially as described and shown hereinbefore, and in the accompanying
drawings..
JOHN HENRY TOPHAM,
46A, Market Street, Manchester,
Agent to Applicant.