Year: 1888

page_text: I RICHARD WALMSLEY HARRISON of Darwen Street. Blackburn in the county of
Lancaster Indiarubber Merchant do hereby declare the nature of this Invention to be
as follows:-
The object of my invention is to provide insoles, or socks, which are formed so as to
provide spaces between the bottom of the insole, and the boot, so as to allow the air to
circulate freely, and thus effectually absorb the perspiration from the foot, and prevents
that dampness from rising from the boot to the foot, at the same time the sock or soles
form an easy and elastic surface for the foot; they are durable and easily and readily
washed.
I form my insoles or socks of either solid india rubber or india rubber with an
insertion or cover of cloth or felted or woven material-this India rubber is specially
vulcanized and compounded with suitable ingredients made so as to be soft, pliable,
and most impervious to grease, the underside of the soles having channels, corruga-
tions, or other air spaces, the whole surface being perforated with small holes.
These separate soles can be worn either next the stockings or they may be covered
with any suitable material.
Also they may be fixed or secured in the boot &c. when being made so as to form a
permanent insole if required.
JOHN E. WALSH,
Of Waterhouse Chambers, Crossley Street, Halifax,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: Fig. 1 is a plan of bottom of my improved insole with perforations and straight
flutings or air spaces.
Fig. 2 is an end section of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is a plan of bottom of a modification of my improved insole with perforations
and diagonal flutings or air spaces.
Fig. 4 is a section of Fig. 3.
Fig. 5 shows part of insole modified having perforations and metallic wire or sheet
metal, to form the flutings or air spaces.
Figs. 6 and 7 are modified sections of Fig. 5.
I form my insoles or socks A of either solid indiarubber, or indiarubber with an
insertion or cover of cloth, or any felted or woven material B, this indiarubber is
vulcanized, and compounded with suitable ingredients, and is specially made so as to
be soft, pliable, and most impervious to grease.
The undersides of the soles having channels, corrugations, or other air spaces C, the
whole surface being perforated with small holes 1).
These separate soles can be worn either next the stocking, or they may be covered with
any suitable material on one or both sides.
Also they may be fixed or secured in the boots, shoes, slippers, or other foot coverings
when being made, so as to form a permanent insole if required.
In lieu of the flutings or air spaces on the bottom of the rubber insole, woven wire,
wire gauze, or crimped or fluted sheet metal may be used see Figs. 5. 6 and 7.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I would have it understood that
the perforations and flutings or air spaces, may be varied in any suitable manner, as I
do not limit myself to the manner shown but I declare that what I claim is :-
The use and employment of insoles or socks of indiarubber (with or without an
insertion or covering of cloth) provided with perforations and flutings or air spaces, or
their equivalents, as and for the purposes herein before shown and described.
AT
1000
JOHN E. WALSH,
Crossley Street, Halifax,
Agent for the Applicant.
JOHN E. WALSH,
Crossloy Street, Halifax,
Agent for the Applicant.