Improvements in Spurs and in the Means for Attaching the same to Boots and Shoes.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 5th June, 1893
Complete Specification Left, 17th Aug., 1893-Accepted, 23rd Sept., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Spurs and in the Means for Attaching the same
to Boots and Shoes.
We, THOMAS GRIFFITH WITHERS, and SAMUEL WITHERS, trading as
J. Withers and Son, of Wisemore Street, Walsall, in the County of Stafford, Spur
and Harness Furniture Manufacturers, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
Hitherto it has been necessary to make spurs with "knobs" riveted into the
sides thereof which knobs are very apt to work loose and become detached from
the spur and the object of this invention is to obviate this objection by dispensing
with the said "knobs" and ringtackle and also to enable the wearer if desired to
dispense with the straps now employed for securing spurs to boots and to substitute
therefor a chain or chains or a band or bands preferably of an elastic material.
Now according to this invention we form the necks of spurs of any desired shape
to receive the rowels and we form holes in or hooks on the ends of the sides of
the spurs to receive chains or bands which pass under the boots in front of the
heels.
We also form on the spurs where the neck joins the sides, lugs having holes
at the ends thereof to receive screws or nails to secure the same to the heels of the
wearers boots or shoes.
When the spurs are attached to boots or shoes the lugs are downwards.
In some cases where the wearers prefer to use straps, we attach the straps to the
holes or hooks in the sides of the spurs.
According to a modification of our invention the lugs are omitted and we attach
elastic bands, straps, or chains to the hooks on the sides of spurs and if straps are
used a buckle or other fastening, but we wish it to be clearly understood that
although we may attach straps to our improved spurs yet we prefer to use elastic
bands, and in any case we dispense entirely with the "knobs," chapes and
ringtails.
In some cases we may attach the straps, bands, or chains to the holes in the sides
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Spurs and in the Means for Attaching the same
to Boots and Shoes.
We, THOMAS GRIFFITH WITHERS, and SAMUEL WITHERS, trading as
J. Withers and Son, of Wisemore Street, Walsall, in the County of Stafford, Spur
and Harness Furniture Manufacturers, 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 :-
Hitherto it has been necessary to make spurs with "knobs" riveted into the
sides thereof which knobs are very apt to work loose and become detached from
the spur and the object of this invention is to obviate this objection by dispensing
with the said "knobs" and ringtackle and also to enable the wearer if desired
to dispense with the straps now employed for securing spurs to boots and to
substitute therefor a chain or chains or a band or bands preferably of an elastic
material

page_text: Now according to this invention we form the necks of spurs of any desired
shape to receive the rowels and we form holes in or hooks on the ends of the
sides of the spurs to receive chains or bands which pass under the boots in front
of the heels.
We also form on the spurs where the neck joins the sides lugs having
holes at the ends thereof to receive screws or nails to secure the same to the
heels of the wearers boots or shoes. When the spurs are attached to boots or
shoes the lugs are downwards.
In some cases where the wearers prefer to use straps we attach the straps to
the holes or hooks in the sides of the spurs.
According to a modification of our invention the lugs are omitted and we
attach elastic bands straps or chains to the hooks in the sides of spurs and if
straps are used a buckle or other fastening but we wish it to be clearly under-
stood that although we may attach straps to our improved spur yet we prefer
to use elastic bands and in any case we dispense entirely with the "knobs
chapes and ringtails. In some cases we may attach the straps bands or chains
to the holes in the sides of the spurs.
"
And in order that our said invention may be fully understood we will proceed
to explain the same with reference to the accompanying sheet of drawings in
which :-
Figures 1 and 2 shew spurs constructed according to this invention attached to
boots.
Figures 3 and 4 are end and side view respectively of the. spur shewn in
Figure 1.
Figures 5 and 6 are plan and side views respectively of the spur shewn in
Figure 2.
:
The same letters denote the same parts in all the figures.
a is the body of the spur, 6 the neck c the rowel da lug forming part of the spur a
having a hole e at the lower end thereof through which passes a screw f to secure
the same to the heel of the wearers boot. g and h are chains passing over the instep
and under the waist of the boot i.
Instead of using the chains g and h we may substitute therefor an indiarubber
band k see Figure 2 the said band being attached to the spur a by means of hooks ll
formed thereon.
Instead of the bands and chains hereinbefore mentioned we may when desired
attach straps and buckles or other fastenings to the holes in or hooks on the
spurs thereby dispensing entirely with the knobs chapes and ringtails hitherto used.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
I. In spurs the use of a lug d projecting downwards from the body of the spur
substantially as hereinbefore specified and for the purpose stated.
II. In a spur the use of chains or straps and buckles or other fastenings
attached to holes in the sides of the said spurs substantially as hereinbefore
specified.
III. In a spur the hooks in combination with a band or strap of indiarubber
or other suitable material substantially as hereinbefore described and for the
purpose stated.
IV. The improvements in spurs substantially as hereinbefore specified and
illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 17th day of August 1893.¯
FREDK. WALKER,
11, Furnival Street, Holborn, London, E.C., Agent for the Applicants.