Improvement in Nailing of Boots and Shoes.
Year: 1895

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvement in Nailing of Boots and Shoes.
JOHN COWLOW ASH, 33 Walford Road, Stoke Newington, London, N.
Commercial Traveller, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
Improvement in nailing of boots and shoes, and consists in the preparation of
the top or outer sole or heel of boot or shoe, by drilling or otherwise a series of
wells or recesses partially through the top piece or outer sole thereby leaving
sufficient substance at bottom of well or recess for the resting of a coned solid
headed nail, the narrow portion of cone to be nearest the shank so that in entering
the well or recess wedge fashion firmness will be the result, the outer portion of the
solid headed nail to be driven flush with the sole or top piece thereby securing
neatness of finish, solidity and durability.
Dated this Second day of May 1895.
JOHN COWLOW ASH.
Impro
I, JOHN COWLOW ASH, of 33 Walford Road, Stoke Newington, London, N.
Commercial Traveller, 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 improvements in nailing of boots and shoes, which
consists in the preparation of the top or outer sole or heel of a boot or shoe by
drilling or otherwise a series of wells or recesses partially through the top piece or
outer sole thereby leaving sufficient substance at bottom of well or recess for the
resting of a coned solid headed nail, the narrow portion of cone to be nearest the
shank so that in entering the well or recess wedge fashion firmness will be the result;
the outer portion of the solid headed nail to be driven flush with the sole or top
piece thereby securing neatness of finish solidity and durability.
And in order that my invention may be thoroughly understood, I now proceed to
describe the accompanying drawing thereof, reference being had to letters and
fgures marked thereon.
Fig. 1, is a section of a boot or shoe sole with a well or recess a in the top piece e
or sole of sufficient depth to receive the inverted coned solid headed nail at same
time leaving and providing sufficient substance of leather at bottom of well or
recess consistant with required surface or holding capacity on which the narrow
part of solid coned headed nail shall rest; and so form compactness, neatness,
solidity and great durability.
Fig. 2, is a view of a drill bit, with an adjustable collar c, secured by a set screw d,
so that any required necessary depth of well or recess may be positively deter-
solc and so
miued without puncturing the entire thickness of the top piece or
adding to the utility of this invention.
e,

page_text: Any number of the coned solid headel nail b may be used in the top piece of a
heel or sole e to suit any and every purpose.
The object of this invention is to take the place of the ordinary coned or half
round headed nail commonly used, which projects from the top piece or sole of
a boot.
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
1. In nailing of boots and shoes, the combination of a number of inverted coned
solid headed nails forced in the wells or recesses cut by the drill bit in the top piece
or sole of a boot or shoe, substantially as herein described and according to Fig. 1,
of the accompanying drawing.
2. In nailing of boots and shoes, the combination of the inverted coned solid
headed nails with the top piece of a heel or sole of a boot or shoe, substantially as
herein described and for the purpose specified.
Dated this 23rd day of May 1895
J. P. BAYLY,
18 Fulham Place, W., Agent for the Applicant.