Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Jan., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 12th Oct., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 16th Nov., 1888
I WILLIAM HAYNES of 8 South Street, Openshaw in the County of Lancaster,
Moulder do hereby declare the nature of my invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to construct an improved boot heel plate consisting
of two parts, a foundation plate which is screwed to the heel of the boot and in which
a half circular recess is formed, and a circular plate by preference of metal fitting
into the half circular recess and also held in position by a boss on its under side
taking into a central hole in the foundation plate. And in order to secure these two
plates together I form a deep countersunk hole in the centre of the upper plate
through which a screw passes into the boot heel and whereby such screw can secure
the two plates together and allow the circular heel to wear itself completely away
without wearing the head off the screw.
In this circular plate I sometimes form recesses and fill the same with leather or
other suitable material and thus prevent any tendency to slip and also lighten the
weight of the improved boot heel.
It will be apparant that the circular plate of this improved bootheel is capable of
being turned round from time to time so as to present a fresh wearing surface and
thus I produce a simple and durable substitute for the leather heels now existing.
Dated this 11th day of Ion 1888
JOHN G. WILSON,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: I WILLIAM HAYNES of S South Street, Openshaw in the County of Lancaster,
Moulder do hereby declare the nature of my invention and in what manner the same
is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement
The object of this invention is to construct an improved boot heel plate consisting
of two parts, a foundation plate securely screwed to the heel of the boot and in
which a half circular recess is formed, and a circular plate by preference of metal
fitting into the half circular recess and which is capable of being turned round from
time to time so as to present' a fresh wearing surface and thus constituting a simple
and durable substitute for the leather heels of boots and shoes now existing.
On the accompanying drawing Fig. 1 is a side view and Fig. 2 a longitudinal
section of a boot heel shewing my improved heel plate applied thereto. Fig. 3 is an
inverted plan view of the improved heel plate shewing the circular wearing plate in
position. Figs. 4 to 8 represent details of parts of Figs. 1 and 2. Figs. 4 and 5
are a plan view and longitudinal section respectively of the foundation plate alone
shewing how the same is secured to the boot-heel proper by means of the screws cas
hereinafter described. Fig. 6 is a plan view Fig. 7 a transverse section and Fig. 8
a side view of the circular plate alone.
In all the views is the foundation plate constructed of malleable iron, cast brass
or other suitable metal and firmly secured to the boot heel b by means of the
screws c C C. In this foundation plate is formed a semi-circular recess d to receive a
similar metallic wearing plate e which is held in position by a boss f on its under
side taking into a central hole g in the foundation plate a. The two plates are
effectually secured together and to the boot heel by means of a screw which passes
through a deeply countersunk hole (formed in the centre of the boss f) and screwed
direct into the boot heel b.
It will thus be obvious that as the front portion of the foundation plate and the
circular wearing plate are flush with each other (as seen more clearly in Figs. 1
and 2) that a broad wearing surface is thus obtained and presented in this my
improved construction of boot heel plate whilst by loosening the central screw hand
slightly turning round the central wearing plate e from time to time a fresh wearing
surface is obtained-the central screw head being protected in its countersunk hole
so as to allow the circular plate to wear itself almost completely away without at the
same time wearing the head off the screw.
In the circular wearing plate e I sometimes form a number of recesses ; and fill
the same with leather or other suitable wearing material and thus I prevent any
tendency to slip and also lighten the weight of the improved boot heel.
In Figs. 9 and 10 I illustrate a circular wearing plate of metal in which the single
recess is circular and does not extend through the plate whilst in Fig. 11

page_text: I illustrate my improved heel plate m and circular wearing plate o with the latter
perforated completely through but not designed to be filled in with leather or other
wearing material.
In Fig. 12 1 represent a longitudinal sectional view of another modification of my
improved boot heel plate-the parts being shown separately in plan views Figs. 13
and 14. In this case the foundation plate p. is perforated through as illustrated whilst
the circular wearing plate is formed as a shell with a single circular recess filled in
with a corresponding shaped single piece of leather or other filling materials and
into which project a series of spikes t to assist in holding the same in position.
I wish it to be distinctly understood that I am well aware that a circular boot heel
plate is not new but bas hitherto been employed to a limited extent as a wearing
surface to the heels of boots and shoes and therefore I make no claim to such an
application broadly but only in the improved manner hereinbefore described and
illustrated on the accompanying drawing.
Having thus particularly described and ascertained the nature of this my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1st. The improved combination construction and arrangement of boot heel plates
herein before described and illustrated on the accompanying drawing.
2nd. In the construction of a revolving boot heel plate forming the foundation
plate with a semi-circular recess to receive the circular wearing plate substantially as
and for the purpose hereinbefore described and illustrated on the accompanying
drawing.
Dated this 11th day of October 1888
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