Improvements in Tips and Plates for Boots and Shoes.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 31st Aug., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 31st May, 1893-Accepted, 31st Aug., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Tips and Plates for Boots and Shoes.
WILLIAM WRIGHT Engineer 82 Landells Road East Dulwich in County of
Surrey ALFRED CHARLES ARROWSMITH 82 Landells Road East Dulwich in
the County of Surrey, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
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Our invention relates to the construction of steel or metal plates or tips for heels
or soles of boots & shoes, and a mode of attaching them, so that they can be
For this
readily removed & replaced according to the wear of the tip or plate.
purpose we fix a base plate with corner cast on same to receive a circular tip
ornamented or otherwise with holes in same to fix on a pin or stud which will be
fixed down by a screw tapped into the base plate with a washer between the top
and the base plate, with a little piece of india rubber, leather, or any suitable
material to fill in the hollow parts when required, also reversible toe & side plates
which can be used either as a side plate or toe plate, which is formed, to be sunken
in the leather with a base plate which has holes to receive the pegs or studs which
are cast on the upper plate which is a reversible plate, which can be fixed on the
toe or side of boot or shoe with a screw tapped as before stated for the heel with a
leather washer between lower & upper plates or tips.
The invention is to utilize all parts of the tips or plates not already used simply
by reversing or turning the upper parts by unscrewing the centre screw.
. Dated this 31st day of August 1892.
W. WRIGHT.
A. C. ARROWSMITH.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Tips and Plates for Boots and Shoes.
WILLIAM
WRIGHT Engineer 82 Laudells Road East Dulwich, ALFRED
CHARLES ARROWSMITH 82 Landells Road, East Dulwich, in the County of
Surrey, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the
same is to he performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement :-
In order that our said invention may be properly understood and carried into
effect, we will proceed to describe the drawing herēto annexed.
Figure 1 is a side view of the base plates shown in Figure 3 and Figure 5.
Figure 2 is a section of the top plate shown in Figure 4 with pegs cast on same..
Figure 3 is the base plate for the toe of boot with a cap W cast on same with
to receive a countersunk screw.
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Figure 4 is the top plate for the base plates, Figure 3 and Figure 5.
Figure 5 is the base plate for side of boot or shoe.
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Figure 6 is a plan of star shaped washer, with edges bevelled off; to fill between*
the arms C Figure 7.
Figure 7 is a plan of star shaped plate with edges bevelled inwardly to receive
the washer Figure 6 and to fit into well of Figure 8 and with hole P.
Figure 8 is the base plate for the heel with the top plate and washer Figure 6.
and Figure 7 affixed to same onto peg A with a sunk screw which forms a complete.
heel piece.

page_text: In constructing a side and toe plate for protecting the wearing parts of the sides
and toes of boots and shoes according to our present improvements and as
represented in Figures 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the annexed drawing, we form our plates
and tips practically of the four parts shown in Figures 3, 4, and 5, with a washer
of leather or other equivalent materials, to fill in the spaces on the top plate
Figure 4, with bevelled edges the same as Figures 6 and 7. These parts being
united by pegs g through holes h and n with washer u between base plate Figure 3
and top plate Figure 4; or base plate Figure 5 and top plate-Figure 4.
Letter i on Figure 4 shows the metal half star plate, and K shows the countersunk
screw to be tapped into the hole g, Figure 3, also t Figure 5.
Our invention, which relates to improvements in plates and tips for soles and
heels of boots and shoes, has for its object in the first place a perforated or solid
metal plate, to be fixed in the leather at the side and toe of sole of boot or shoc, to
affix a half star plate with a washer of leather or other suitable equivalents that has
raised parts champered off, to fill up, between the vacant spaces u Fig. 4, and to lay
flat on base plates Figures 3 and Figure 5 when fixed to the boot or shoe.
In constructing our plates for the soles, according to our invention, the said
plates are composed practically of four parts of metal, leather, or other suitable
equivalents, that are in conjunction, with a countersunk screw tapped in the
perforated or solid plate, to hold fast the half star plate, to the perforated or solid'
plate, with a washer, as hereinbefore described. The metal star plate Figure 4
will fit unto base plate Figure 5 the dotted lines being outwards at the side of the
sole, which is rounded to fit the shape thereof; as shown by dotted lines in
Figure 5; and also top plate Figure 4, will be fixed with the circular part outwards
unto the circular part of base plate Figure 3 that is fixed to the toe of the boot or
shoe with projecting pegs that fit into holes h and n on base plate Figure 3-or
base plate Figure 5, which prevents the same from moving when screwed through
the centre of K in Figure 4, tapped into q Figure 3 or into t Figure 5 with the
washer between either of the same. By the above, the worn parts can be 'turned
inwards.
The heel plates or tips constructed according to this invention, consist of a metal
base plate shaped according to shape of heel, to be either nailed or screwed to the
heel of boot or shoe, with a round sunken well for a star shaped plate and washer b
Figure 8 to fit into same, which is fixed by a screw Figure 8 which will revolve
by undoing or unscrewing the centre screw and reversing the star shaped plate
round one hole o Figure 7. and Figure 8 onto peg or pivot A in Figure 8. which
will remove the unworn part into the place of the part that has been worn which
will set the heel up again for wearing and on Figure 8 are hollow bevelled corners
to receive leather or other suitable equivalents, also d Figure 8 is a hole to receive
a.nail or screw to fix the inner part of base plate more firmly to the heel.
Our motive for constructing this star shaped metal plate, with star shaped washer
with hollow corner rims in base plate for leather or other suitable materials, 'to fill
in the hollow corners of same, is to prevent in the first place, the sound of the metal
alone in walking; secondly to prevent any accident from slipping, thirdly to make
the heel lighter and more firmer in walking. Our invention will be found to be
less expensive, more endurable and extremely beneficial to the general public.
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,
First. Boot and shoe; sole and heel tips and plates composed of metal with
interceptive parts of leather or other equivalent materials, practically 4 parts the
base plate with holes and tapped hole 7 on same as shown on Figure 3, also.
holes in with tapped hole as Figure 5; and metal half star plate with hole Kas
Figure 4 with pegs g as shown on Figure 2 for same, also the raised washer was
shown ou Figure 4, also a tapped screw.

page_text: Secondly. Plates or tips for the heels of boots and shoes, consisting of four parts,
a raised washer as Figure 6; a star plate as Figure 7; a base plate as s. r and d
Figure 8; also tapped screw for same as v Figure 8.
Dated this 26th day of August 1893.
W. WRIGHT.
ALFRED CHARLES ARROWSMITH.