Revolving Heels or Tips for Boots and Shoes.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Aug., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 23rd May, 1893-Accepted, 1st July, 1893-
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Revolving Heels or Tips for Boots and Shoes.
THOMAS HUMPAGE, 12 Greenway Bush Lane, Ashton Gate, Bristol, Engineer
and HERBERT INNIS JACQUES, 24 Durdham Park Bristol Engineer do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to the heels of boots and shoes, and consists of a circular.
or otherwise suitably shaped piece of metal, leather or other suitable material,.
which is provided with a hole in the centre. This hole is recessed and the
circular piece provided with a projection on the side which fits on the heel, so-
that the head of the screw which fits into it, is protected from wear, even when.
the circular piece or tip is completely worn out. This circular piece is secured'
to the ordinary leather heel by a screw or other suitable means. When this:
screw is slacked, the circular piece is free to be turned round, thus presenting a
new surface for wear, according to the side on which wear has taken place. Two.
small points or projections engage in the leather of the heel, thus preventing the
circular piece from turning when screwed up.
We sometimes provide suitably shaped holes in the metal plate, into which
leather or other suitable material is forced from the back, thus providing a less.
noisy substance for taking the wear.
We sometimes make the heel proper, of malleable iron or other suitable metal,.
secure it to the boot; and arrange the circular plate to revolve as before described..
We sometimes make the wearing piece without a central hole and secure it to
the heel by 2 or 4 screws which are arranged around the centre. The heads of
these screws are protected from wear by being placed in a recess as before.
described. When wear has taken place, the screws can be withdrawn, and the-
wearing piece turned half round.
Dated this 22nd day of August 1892
THOMAS HUMPAGE.
HERBERT INNIS JACQUES.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Revolving Heels or Tips for Boots and Shoes.
THOMAS HUMPAGE, 12 Greenway Bush Lane Ashton Gate, Bristol Engineer
and HERBERT INNIS JACQUES 24 Durdham Park, Bristol Engineer 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:—
This invention relates to revolving and removable protectors for the heels and.
soles of boots and shoes.
Fig. 1 shows plan and section of this protector for heels only. It consists of a.
circular or otherwise suitably shaped piece of metal or other suitable material (A).
which is provided with a hole (B) in the centre. This hole is recessed, and a
projection (C) on the side of (A) which fits on the boot allows of the head of the
screw securing same to the boot being protected from wear, even if the plate (A).
is worn out. Two or more small points or projections (D) engage in the leather of
the boot and prevent the plate (A) from rotating. Suitably shaped holes are
provided in this plate tapering from the back or provided with a shoulder, into.
which are placed or pressed or screwed pieces (E) of leather india-rubber or other
suitable substance which project beyond the face of the plate (A.) & from the
Price 8d.1

page_text: wearing surface. When one side is worn down the central screw can be slacked,
the plate (A) turned half round & secured again, thus presenting a new surface for
wear; or the screw can be withdrawn, the worn pieces (E) removed and fresh
pieces inserted, as often as desired.
Fig. 2 shows plan & section of plates for soles or heels, which are provided with
2 or more holes into which pieces (E) are placed as before described. By slacking
the screw these plates can be removed & fresh wearing pieces (E) inserted.
Fig. 3 shows a plate (A) specially for heels, which is provided with removable
pieces (E) as before described but the plate (A) does not revolve.
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:
The combination of a suitably shaped plate of metal secured to the heel or sole
of a boot or shoc in such a manner as to be easily removable, with suitably shaped
pieces of leather, india rubber, or other suitable material, which are inserted in
same and which can be removed when worn out; substantially as described in the
Specification and particularly shown in Figs. 1 to 3.
Dated this 20th day of May 1893.
THOMAS HUMPAGE.
HERBERT INNIS JACQUES.