An Adjustable Boot and Shoe Heel, applicable to Ordinary Boots and Shoes, to Equalise the Wear of the Heel.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Mar. 1893
Complete Specification Left, 29th Lec., 1893--Accepted, 17th Mar., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Adjustable Boot and Shoe Heel, applicable to Ordinary Boots and
Shoes, to Equalise the Wear of the Heel.
JOHN WILLIAM TAYLOR, Watchmaker, 184 Clerkenwell Road London E.C.
JOHN FONSFORD TAYLOR Watchmaker 79 Church Road Southgate Road
London N. do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention is an improvement in the heels of boots and shoes that will enable
the wearer by turning a screw and shifting a portion of the heel to alter the
wearing part of the heel from week to week or as they may consider necessary
without altering the ordinary shape of the heel.
The heel is made of leather in combination with iron, brass, or suitable metal.
A circular hoop or ring of metal or other suitable substance is provided. The
upper part of this circular piece of metal has a flat surface with the metal about
three eighths of an inch wide all round (wider or narrower according to circum-
stances) the underpart to be greater in width to form a flange on the inner side of
the circle and the circle to be slightly bevelled down to the flange. The underpart
of ring or circle in a direct line with the upper surface to be slightly concave with
short projecting studs or points. These studs or points are intended to fit into a
circle of holes eyeleted or otherwise made in the foundation of the heel. The
studs are intended to keep the metal circle or ring from rotating when the boot or
shoe is in wear.
The studs & holes are regulated as to number as may be found
necessary to suit the number of fresh bearings the surface of the heel when finished
is intended to have.
The ring is kept in position by a slightly domed and tongued spring which rests
on the inner flange over which is placed a centre disk of leather or other material
Where the surface of heel,
and screwed firmly at the centre of boot or shoe heel.
boot or shoe, is required to be of leather a thinner metal ring is made. The under-
part precisely as the one previously described but on the upper part of this metal
ring are a number of rough sided upright pins of sufficient length for riveting after
passing through a leather ring. On the inner side of ring and pins is an upright
flauge circular. The inner side of ring of leather fits up close to flange and upon
pins which are forced through the leather ring. A centre disk is fitted the same as
previously described. The part of the heel left uncovered by. the disk and ring
previously described is fitted with combination pieces or piece, of metal leather
or other material covering the uncovered parts and completing the ordinary shape
of a boot or shoe heel.
The combination piece would be of the following description made of metal,
metal & leather or other suitable material. On either side of narrow band are
triangular shaped headed studs of sufficient thickness (when driven firmly down)
for the upper surface to be flush with the circular rim or ring as previously
described. The outer sides of the stud heads are slightly curved the inner side
hollowed in proportion so to fit up closely to outer edge of circular rim or ring.
The hollow or groove to continue down to the point of pin or spike which is driven
into the ordinary shaped boot heel. The underpart of stud heads to be slightly
concave so to lay nice and flat. The band which connects these triangular shaped
headed studs is hollowed on the inside sufficiently to fit up to circular ring the outer
side to be same shape as square part of ordinary boot or shoe heel the under part
to be slightly concave with projecting pin or spike. If circumstances will not
admit, to be made in two pieces. The metal ring and disk are fixed to founuation

page_text: of the heel by a suitable deep cut chamfer .headed screw and when fresh bearings
are required give the screw a turn or two sufficient to admit of studs on underpart
of circular ring coming out of holes. Slowly turn ring round and the tongued
spring resting on inner flange will force ring down, the studs dropping in
corresponding holes. Then screw up firmly.
March 30+). 1803
JOHN WILLIAM TAYLOR.
JOHN PONSFORD TAYLOR.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Adjustable Boot and Shoe Heel, applicable to Ordinary Boots and
Shoes to Equalise the Wear of the Heel.
JOHN WILLIAM TAYLOR Watch Maker 184 Clerkenwell Road E.C. JOHN
PONSFORD TAYLOR Watch Maker 79 Church Road Southgate Road N. 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 :-
Our invention is an improvement in the heels of boots & shoes that will enable
the wearer by turning a screw to shift that portion of the heel intended to revolve
so to alter the position of the wearing parts of the heel they may think necessary.
This is done without altering the shape of the ordinary square shaped boot or shoe
heel. The shape is retained by the adaptation of combination piece or pieces.
The heel A. is made from the commencement like an ordinary shaped boot or
shoe heel but not built so high. Through the top piece of leather are a number
of holes in a circle. In these holes fit a corresponding number of short rounded
studs that project from the underpart of a metal ring B that rotates on the surface..
The upper part of this metal ring has a surface about three eighths of an inch
wide (narrower in proportion to size of boot or shoe heel) in thickness about
three sixteenths of an inch. The underpart to be greater in width to form a flange
on the inner side of ring. The inner circle to be slightly bevelled down to flange,
the underpart of ring to be slightly concave with short rounded studs projecting.
These studs before mentioned regulate the number of fresh bearings and prevent
the ring from rotating when the boot or shoe is in use. The ring is kept in position
by a slightly domed and tongued spring C which rests on the flange over which is
placed a centre disk D of leather screwed firmly at the centre of boot or shoe heel
foundation. Where a leather surface is required, a much thinner metal ring E is
made, the under part precisely as previously described but on the upper part of
this metal ring are a number of rough sided upright pins of sufficient length for
riveting; a leather ring F with holes, through which the pins pass and are riveted
over. On the inner circle of metal ring is an upright circular flange, which the
inner side of leather ring fits closely to. The centre spring and leather disk are
secured by screw as previously described. On the part of the heel not covered by
the metal ring and centre disk as previously described are two metal studs, G of
triangular shape the stud heads of sufficient thickness for the surface to be flush
with the surface of metal ring previously described. The outer side of these stud
heads to be slightly curved the inner side hollowed so to fit up closely to the outer
side of metal ring previously described, the hollow to continue down to the points
of spikes which are driven firmly into foundation of boot or shoe heel the under-
part of stud heads to be hollowed so to lay flat. A piece of leather H is fitted up
closely to the square side of stud heads and slightly hollowed in proportion to the
metal ring as before described so to fit up nicely to outer side of rotating ring.
The outer sides of combination pieces G and H to be the same shape as ordinary
square shape boot or shoe heel. This combined piece may be made with or without
studs in one or more pieces.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
An improvement in the heels of boots and shoes that will enable the wearer by
turning a screw to shift that portion of the heel intended to revolve, so to alter
the wearing parts of the heel they may think necessary. The ordinary square
shaped heel being retained by the adaptation of combination piece or pieces.
Dated 29th day of December 1893.
JOHN WILLIAM TAYLOR,
184, Clerkenwell Road, London, E.C., Watchmaker.
JOHN PONSFORD TAYLOR,
79, Church Road, Southgate Road, Islington, Watchmaker.