IMPROVEMENTS IN BOOTS to be as follows:-
Year: 1885

page_text: I HARRY WILLIAM MORRIS of 16 Victoria Road, Northampton in the county of
Northamptom Boot and Shoe Pattern Cutter do hereby declare the nature of the
said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN BOOTS to be as follows:-
"
This invention relates to improvements in what are known as button boots and
consists in cutting the boot with the button piece and greater part of the outside
quarters in one piece so as to allow of the insertion of a piece of leather (having
buttons attached thereto by means of any suitable button fasteners) in such a
manner as to protect the said fasteners and prevent them from coming in contact
with and injuring the foot.
In carrying out my invention I cut the button piece and greater part of the out-
side quarters or legs in one piece as hereinbefore described; the top of the quarter
or leg is cut separately therefrom and is attached to the inside quarter thereby
forming the complete inside quarter or leg of the boot.
For protecting the foot and preventing the button fasteners from coming in
contact with the foot and from being seen inside the boot I employ a piece of
leather cut so as to fit, when it is attached, exactly in the space left by cutting the
scollops to form the button piece, and which is cut to go under the button piece to
the edge of the lining thereby completing the outside quarter or leg of the boot.
An insertion of leather, which I call the button-holder or button-fastener holder
and having the buttons attached thereto by the fasteners, is then stitched on to
the quarter or leg over the hereinbefore described protecting piece, the button
fasteners lying between the said insertion and the protecting piece.
The boot is buttoned in the manner usual with button boots.

page_text: I HARRY WILLIAM MORRIS, of 16, Victoria Road, Northampton, in the county of
Northampton, Boot and Shoe Pattern Cutter, 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 improvements in what are known as button boots and
shoes and consists in cutting the boot upper or top with the button hole piece and
greater part of the outside quarters in one piece..
In carrying out my invention I cut the button hole piece and greater part of the
outside quarters or legs in one piece as hereinbefore described; the inside top of
the quarter or leg is cut separately therefrom and is fastened to the inside quarter
thereby forming the inside quarter and complete leg of the boot and it may be of
the same material as the other parts of the upper, or for purposes of economy may
be of inferior quality, or if it be required to be pliable and soft it may be of
clastic web or cloth or any other material.
"
For protecting the foot and preventing the button fasteners from coming in
contact with the foot and from being seen inside the boot I employ preferably one
of the following methods. I leave open the front edge of the button side of the
boot or shoe, that is to say, the edge where the inner facing or lining and the out-
side material of which the boot upper is made meet. If the material from which
the boot upper or top is made is of thin substance and requires staying to give the
necessary strength for supporting the buttons I face or line the part where the
buttons are to be fastened on with leather or other material so that the buttons may
be fastened to the upper and through the said stay or facing. In the same way
I strengthen the lining at this part if necessary to form a covering over the button
fastenings and to protect the feet and legs from being hurt by them.
My second way of accomplishing the same object is to fasten at the rear or back
edge (preferably by sewing) to the lining inside the boot or shoe a strip of leather
or other material of the required width sufficient to cover the button fastenings;
the front edge of this strip I leave free or unfastened to facilitate the fastening on
or changing the buttons from time to time. Or the said strip may be fastened at
the front instead of the back edge.
This strip may be of any design and if desired may be lightly sewn or tacked
between the button fastenings.
The boot is buttoned in the manner usual with button boots,
In the accompanying drawing figure 1 represents a pattern of the upper after
being cut from the leather or other material, the inside piece for the top of the leg
being shewn in dotted lines in the position it occupies when fastened to the inside
quarter; figure 2 shews a pattern of the inside piece before it is fastened to the
inside quarter. Figure 3 is a side elevation of the upper (inside) shewing the
inside piece in position. Figure 4 is a side elevation of the upper (outside) a part
of the upper being torn away to show the button stay and heads of the button
fasteners also the inner lining which forms a covering for the heads of the button
fasteners. Figure 5 is a view of the stay or facings between the outside of the
unner and the lining

page_text: 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. Uppers or tops, or parts of the tops, for button boots and shoes having the
button hole piece and greater part of the outside quarters cut in one piece
substantially as and for the purposes hereinbefore described.
2. The herein described arrangements for preventing the button fastenings from
coming in contact with the stockings and feet of the wearer substantially as
herein before described.