Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Apr., 1898)
Complete Specification Left, 19th Jan., 1899-Accepted, 25th Feb., 1899
I, LILIAN ANNE WRIGHT, of "Elderslie," Duppas Hill, Croydon, in the County
of Surrey, Spinster, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The object of my invention is to provide a means of economically and cheaply
preventing the wearing out at the toes of the shoes of babies in particular before
they begin to or are learning to walk. For this purpose I provide a moveable
cap or protector which can be made at a very small cost of leather xylonite cellu-
loid or other suitable material and of such a shape as will just fit over the tips
or toecaps of the shoes according to their various sizes and covering so much only
of both the sole and uppers at the toes as will be sufficient to keep the protector
in position. The protector may be kept firmly on the shoe by an elastic or other
band attached to one side of it and fastening round the heel to the other side with
a buckle or hook or in any other suitable mode in such a way that the protector
may be readily adjusted to the shoe and securely kept in position.
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1000
LESLIE
ANTILL,
1, Gresham Buildings, Basinghall Street, E.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.
I, LILIAN ANNE WRIGHT, of "Elderslie," Duppas Hill, Croydon, in the County
of Surrey, Spinster, 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 relates to an improved and cheap means of preventing the
wearing out at the toes of the shoes of infants (more particularly when crawling
and learning to walk) by means of a moveable toe cap or protector. Such moveable
toe cap is made of leather xylonite celluloid or other suitable material and in such
a shape as will just fit over the tips or toe caps of the shoes according to their
various sizes and covering so much only of both the sole and uppers at the toes as
will be sufficient to keep the protector in position. The protector may be kept
firmly fixed while being worn on the shoe by an elastic or other band made of
any suitable material attached to both sides of the protector and fastening round
the heel. This may be made either with or without a buckle or hook or in any
other suitable mode in such a way that the protector may be readily adjusted to

page_text: the shoe and securely kept in position but a single elastic band is found sufficient
for this purpose and more easily adjusted and removed. The protectors can be
made of scrap leather or other material at a very cheap price and thus effect a
considerable economy in preserving infants boots and shoes.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:
1. The mode herein described of providing a cheap and economical means of pre-
venting the speedy wearing out of infants shoes and boots.
2. The general construction of the said protectors or moveable toe caps and the
means of using same as herein set forth.
LESLIE ANTILL,
1, Gresham Buildings, Basinghall Street, E.C.,
Agent for the said Lilian Anne Wright.
LESLIE ANTILL,
1, Gresham Buildings, Basinghall Street, E.C.,
Agent for the said Lilian Anne Wright.