IMPROVEMENTS IN THE HEELS OF BOOTS AND SHOES
Year: 1878

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to John Ward Jones, of Holloway, in the County of
Middlesex, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE HEELS OF BOOTS
AND SHOES."
Sealed the 4th April 1879, and dated the 17th October 1878.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said John Ward Jones at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 17th October 1878.
JOHN WARD JONES, of Holloway, in the County of Middlesex.
IN THE HEELS OF BOOTS AND SHOES."
"IMPROVEMENTS
This Invention relates to improvements in the arrangement and construction of
the heels of boots and shoes of the character described in the Specification of Letters
Patent granted to me and dated 21st November 1874, No. 4007; and part of my
present improvements consist in forming a hollow cast-metal heel with a bottom
plate, either of the ordinary horse-shoe shape or of circular form, so as to apply to
the latter form a revolving heel plate.
In carrying out my improvements where the ordinary horse-shoe shaped heel is
employed I apply a separate wearing surface thereto, which consists of a metal
shell or other heel piece, corresponding in shape with the base of the heel, to which
it is attached by means of a screw, which enters a screw socket attached to the
sole of a boot or shoe similar to that described in the Specification of Letters
Patent before referred to, but in place of attaching the screw socket in the manner
theroin described according to my present improvements I pass the screw socket
through part of the outer sole, the socket being held in position by projections with
points thereon which prevent the socket from revolving.

page_text: This method of fixing the screw socket is also applied in like manner to revolving
heel plates.
The heel plates of horse-shoe form when worn can be changed from the right to
the left hand of a boot or shoe, and vice versa, so as to change the positions of the
wearing surfaces of each heel.
According to another part of my improvements the heel plate is formed by a
thin casing of sheet metal formed in dies or otherwise, the hollow being filled in
with asphalte or its compounds.
Or the heel plate may be of leather or other suitable material.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said John Ward Jones in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 16th April
1879.
JOHN WARD JONES, of Holloway, in the County of Middlesex.
IN THE HEELS OF BOOTS AND SHOES."
"IMPROVEMENTS
This Invention relates to improvements in the arrangement and construction of
the heels of boots and shoes described in the Specification of Letters Patent granted
to me and dated 21st November 1874, No. 4007; and part of my improvements
consist in forming a hollow cast-metal heel with a bottom plate, either of the
ordinary horse-shoe shape or of circular form, so as to apply to the latter form a
revolving, heel plate.
And in order that my improvements may be clearly understood and readily
carried into practice I will proceed to describe the Drawings hereto annexed.
Figure 1 shows part of a side view, and Figure 2 a section, of the heel of a boot
or shoe constructed and arranged in accordance with the first part of my improve-
ments.
Figure 3 is a plan of the cast-metal heel; Figure 4 a section, and Figure 4* an
under side view of the metal shell or heel piece.
In carrying out this part of my improvements where the ordinary horse-shoe
shaped cast-metal heel a is employed, I form it with a bottom plate a¹, and I apply
a separate wearing surface thereto, which consists of a metal shell or other heel
piece b, corresponding in shape with the base of the heel, to which it is attached by
means of a screw b', which enters a screw socket c attached to the sole of a boot or
shoe, similar to that described in the Specification of Letters Patent before referred
to, but in place of attaching the screw socket in the manner therein described
according to my present improvements I pass the screw socket c through part of
the outer sole, between the outer sole and insole, the socket c being held in position
by projections c', with points thereon which prevent the socket from revolving.
Figure 5 shows separate views of the screw socket c.
A square hole is formed in the bottom plate a¹, into which a square projection on
the heel piece b enters to keep the parts in position.
This method of fixing the screw socket is also applied in like manner to revolving
heel plates, as shown in section at Figure 6, the under side of the heel piece b being
A raised rim be formed on the inner
shown by Figure 7, and in plan at Figure 8.
surface of the heel piece benters the opening in the bottom plate a¹ to keep the
heel piece b from moving sideways.
The heel plates b of horse-shoe form when worn can be changed from the right to
the left hand of a pair of boots or shoes, and vice versa, so as to change the position
of the wearing surfaces of each heel.
According to another part of my improvements the heel plate a is formed by a
thin casing of sheet metal formed in dies or otherwise, the hollow being filled in with
asphalte or its compounds.
Or the heel plate a may be made of leather or other suitable material.
Having thus described the nature of my Invention and the manner of performing
or carrying the same into practice I would remark that I do not claim any of the
parts separately, which are well known and in common use, but what I claim is,-
First. The improved method of forming hollow cast-metal heels a for boots and
shoes with a bottom plate a¹, substantially as herein-before described and repre-
sented in the Drawings hereto annexed.
Second. The improved arrangement and construction of the screw socket c, and
method of securing it to the sole or soles of boots and shoes for attaching the heel

page_text: piece thereto, substantially in the manner and for the purpose herein-before
described and represented in the Drawings hereto annexed.
Third. The improved construction of the metal heel piece b filled with asphalte
or its compounds, substantially as herein-before described and shown in the
Drawings annexed.
Lastly. I claim the improved general arrangement and construction of metal
heels for boots and shoes, with the parts a, b, and c combined and secured in
position, substantially in the manner herein-before described and represented in the
Drawings annexed.
In witness whereof, I, the said John Ward Jones, have hereunto set my hand
and seal, this Sixteenth day of April, in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine.