improvements in booɩ and shoe Protectors.
Year: 1885

page_text: improvements in booɩ and shoe Protectors.
I, ALEXANDER MELVILLE CLARK, of the firm of A. M. and Wm. Clark, of
53, Chancery Lane, in the County of Middlesex, Fellow of the Institute of Patent
Agents, do hereby declare the nature of this Invention a communication to me
from abroad by Thomas Gribble of Calumet, in the County of Houghton, and
State of Michigan, United States of America, to be as follows:-
:-
This Invention more particularly relates to Miners' Boots; and it consists first of
a malleable metal upper, and sole protector; consisting of a bottom plate having
studs on its bottom surface, and formed with side, and toe flanges, interrupted
at intervals by cuts whereby, when applied to a boot, or shoe the said flanges
may be bent inwards to enclose the sole edge, and the lower portion of the
upper, substantially as set forth, and secondly in the combination, with the metallic
studded upper, and sole protector, having upwardly projecting flanges, of a
metallic protector for the shank or waist of the sole, having upwardly projecting
side flanges in pivoted, or articulated connection at their forward ends with the
rear ends of the flanges of the sole protector.
The upper and sole protector, which should be made of malleable, or flexible
metal, as, for instance, the best malleable cast-iron, is cast in the form of a
hollow cover or case to the sole and adjacent side and toe parts of the upper of
the boot, and of proper dimensions, according to the size of the boot. It consists
of a sole-plate having studs on its under surface representing nail heads of any
suitable pattern to give the boot grip or hold on the ground, and furthermore,
having upright flanges to take in the side and toe parts of the upper of the
boot. These flanges stand straight up, or nearly so, in the plain casting, but
when the protector is applied to the upper and sole of the boot, they are bent
or beaten up close to the upper, to facilitate which they may be scallop-shape
on their upper edges;-that is, made with downward openings, or cuts in thein

page_text: at suitable distances apart. Such upper and sole protector may be of any desired
weight, and be secured to the boot by screws into the sole. The metallic shank
protector, which also consists of a studded-plate with side flanges; and which may
be likewise secured to its place on the boot by screws, is of a waved or recessed
shape at the front edge; and the back edge of the plate of the upper and sole
protector is shaped to loosely fit therein. The front ends of the flanges of the
former, and rear ends of the flanges of the latter, are made to overlap one another,
at which point they are united by a rivet on each side. This gives an articulated
connection of the two parts, which will give a certain flexibility to the tread, and
ease the use of the boot to the wearer.
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page_text: I, ALEXANDER MELVILLE CLARK, of the firm of A. M. and Wm. Clark, of
53, Chancery Lane, in the County of Middlesex, Fellow of the Institute of Patent
Agents, do hereby declare the nature of this Invention (a communication to me
from abroad by Thomas Gribble of Calumet, in the County of Houghton and State
of Michigan, United States of America) and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
This Invention more particularly relates to Miners boots; and it consists, first of
a malleable metal upper and sole protector, consisting of a bottom plate having
studs on its bottom surface and formed with side and toe flanges interrupted at
intervals by cuts, whereby, when applied to a boot or shoe, the said flanges may be
bent inwards to inclose the sole edge and the lower portion of the upper; and
secondly in the combination with the metallic studded upper and sole protector
of a metallic shank protector, for the shank or waist of the sole, having upwardly
projecting side flanges in pivoted or articulated connection at their forward ends
with the rear ends of the flanges of the sole protector.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this
specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in
all the Figures.
Figure 1 represents a side view of a boot having the invention applied ;-
Figures 2 and 3, views in perspective, as seen from beneath, upon a larger scale of
the improved upper and sole protector and shank protector detached.
A is the upper and sole protector which should be made of malleable or flexible
metal-as for instance, of the best malleable cast iron. The same is cast in the
form of a hollow cover or case to the sole and adjacent side and toe parts of the
upper of the boot B, and of proper dimensions according to the size of the boot.
It consists of a sole plate a having studs on its under surface representing nail-
heads of any suitable pattern to give the boot grip or hold on the ground and
furthermore, having upright flanges 6 to take in the side and toe parts of the
upper of the boot These flanges stand straight up, or nearly so, in the plain
casting; but when the protector is applied to the upper and sole of the boot they
are bent or beaten up close to the upper, to facilitate which they may be scallop
shaped on their upper edges that is, made with downward openings or cuts c in
them at suitable distances apart. Such upper and sole protector may be of any
desired weight, and be secured to the boot by screws d arranged to pass from
the outside of the plate a into the sole. C is the metallic shank protector, which
also consists of a studded plate al with side flanges b' and which may be like-
wise secured to its place on the boot by screws d. The front edge e of the plate a¹
of this protector is of a waved or recessed shape, and the back edge f of the
plate a of the upper and sole protector A is shaped to loosely fit therein.
front ends of the flanges b' and rear ends of the flanges b are made to overlap
one another, at which point they are united by a rivet g on each side. This gives
an articulated connection of the upper and sole and shank protectors which will
give a certain flexibility to the tread, and ease the use of the boot to the wearer.
The

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
1. The malleable metal upper and sole protector A. consisting of a bottom plate
having studs on its bottom surface and formed with side and toe flanges b inter-
rupted at intervals by the cuts c whereby, when applied to a boot or shoe, the said
flanges may be bent inwards, to enclose the sole edge and the lower portion of the
upper substantially as set forth.
2. In a miner's boot, the combination with the metallic studded upper and sole
protector A having upwardly projecting flanges b, of the metallic shank pro-
tector C having upwardly projecting side flanges in pivoted or articulated connection
at their forward ends with the rear ends of the flanges b, as shown at g substan-
tially as specified.