An Improved Method of Lasting Boots and Shoes or appertaining thereto.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Oct., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 3rd July, 1896-Accepted, 8th Aug., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Method of Lasting Boots and Shoes or appertaining
thereto.
I, JOHN SCOTT of Marsh Street, Stafford, Boot and Shoe Manufacturer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to an improved method of lasting boots and shocs
or appertaining to the manufacture thereof and is designed to obtain more elasticity
and therefore greater comfort in the articles referred to.
The invention consists essentially in the means of lasting and also in the mauver
the upper is attached to the welt.
The invention may be briefly described as follows ;-
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The welt may be first attached to the last in any convenient manner and the
upper then lasted inside-out in the manner adopted with what are commonly known
as "sew-rounds or "turn-shoes," with this difference, that instead of the stitches
passing through the flat-seam as in the aforesaid, they go right through the
leather, the stitching being done after the upper and welt have been removed from
the last.
After the lasting tacks have been removed the boot or shoe is turned right-
side out and back lasted and the outer-sole attached in the well known manner.
The result is a flexible welted boot or shoe without an insole or any protuberances
to interfere with the comfort of the wearer, the inside presenting a perfectly smooth
surface for the foot to rest upon.
Dated this 3rd day of October 1895.
W. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
31, High Holborn, London, W.C., Patent Agents for the Applicant.
An Improved Method of Lasting Boots and Shoes or appertaining
thereto.
1, JOHN SCOTT of Marsh Street, Stafford, Boot and Shoe 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:-
This invention has reference to an improved method of lasting boots and shoes,
or appertaining to the manufacture thereof, and is designed to obtain more elasticity,
and therefore greater comfort in the articles of foot-gear referred to.
The invention consists essentially in the method of lasting, and also the manner
the upper is attached to the runner-welt.
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The runner welt is first attached to the last in the manner usually adopted
with the insole, or in any other convenient manner, and the upper is then lasted
inside out in the manner adopted with what are commonly known as "sew-rounds
or turn-shoes with the following difference that instead of the stitches passing
through the flat seam, as in the aforesaid methods, they go right through the
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page_text: leather, the stitching being done after the upper and runner-welt have been removed
from the last.
After the lasting tacks have been removed the boot or shoe is turned right-side
out and back lasted, and the outer sole attached in the well known manner.
The invention will be fully understood by reference to the drawing accompanying
this specification, the figures having the same letters of reference for corresponding
parts throughout.
Fig. 1 is a view of a shoe, after removal from the last, and after the upper
has been stitched to the runner welt, but before the shoe has been turned right
side out.
Fig. 2 is a view of a shoe turned right side out, and showing the runner welt
and sole attached thereto.
Fig. 3 is a cross section on the line X. X. of Figure 2.
A is the lasting sole or runner welt and B the upper. The runner-welt A is
attached to the last in the manner usually adopted with the insole in other
methods of lasting, and the upper B is then placed over the last inside out and
lasted in the well known manner, being temporarily secured to the lasting sole or
runner welt A with lasting tacks. The runner welt A and upper B are then
removed from the last and attached together with a row of stitches C as shown in
Fig. 1. and all surplus upper leather round the edge C', pared away.
The heel end A of the lasting sole or runner-welt A is cut with set offs at A
on either side so that after turning, the said set offs A2 will pass through to the
inside of the boot or shoe and form a smooth heel seat to which the stiffner can
be lasted and the heel attached, the split portion A³ forming a protective cover,
against the heel tacks.
After the shoe has been turned right side out, and back lasted, the sole D is
then attached to the lasting sole or runner welt A by a row of stitching D either
by hand or machine in the usual manner and the beel D² shewn by dotted lines in
Fig. 2. may then be attached as usual.
The result is a flexible welted boot or shoe without an insole or any
protruberences to interfere with the comfort of the wearer, the inside presenting
a perfectly smooth surface for the foot to rest upon, while a sock may be used
inside, in addition when desired.
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. A bout or shoe rendered flexible by the means and method of attaching
the upper to the sole, substantially as described, and illustrated in the
accompanying drawing.
2. The improvements in boots and shoes substantially as described and illustrated
in the accompanying drawing.
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W. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
322 High Holborn, London, W.C., Patent Agents for the Applicant.
W. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
322 High Holborn, London, W.C., Patent Agents for the Applicant.