Improvements in Metal Heel Plates for Boots and Shoes.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Sept., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 12th June, 1890-Accepted, 12th July, 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Metal Heel Plates for Boots and Shoes.
We, JOHN ARNOLD, of back of 68, Angelina Street, Birmingham, Warwick-
shire, Blacksmith, and FRANCIS BEVAN, of Hope Street, Birmingham, aforesaid,
Metal Roller, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists of the herein described improvements in metal heel plates
for boots and shoes the object being to enable the said heel plates to last longer in
wear than heretofore.
It is well known that heel plates constructed in the usual way of a shape to suit
the underside of the heel and fixed thereto by screws rivets or other means as a
rule wear down more quickly at one side or part than at others and when the
heel plate is only partly worn away it has to be removed and replaced.
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In carrying out our invention we make the said heel plates preferably of
circular form of a size best suited to cover the greatest surface of the heel this
circular plate being secured thereto by screws rivets or pegs cast on the underside, or,
and this is what we prefer, by means of a centre screw passing up into the heel.
heel plate constructed as above described can when worn at one part be readily
loosened from the heel turned round through a short space so as to bring an unworn
part into use and then refixed to the heel thus enabling the heel plate to last much
longer in wear than those of the ordinary kind.
That part of the boot or shoe heel which is not covered by the heel plate above
described can be covered by a separate plate or plates and the edge or edges of this
separate plate or plates which are adjacent to the circular plate can be bevelled off or
under-cut so that when fixed in place this additional plate or additional plates will
prevent or assist in preventing the circular plate from turning round.
Instead of the main heel plate being made circular as above described it can for the
same purpose be made in the form of a regular polygon or of other form which will
permit of its being fixed to the boot or shoe heel in different positions.
Dated this 11th day of September 1889.
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicants.
COMPLETE
SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Metal Heel Plates for Boots and Shoes.
We, JOHN ARNOLD, of back of 68, Angelina Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire,
Blacksmith, and FRANCIS BEVAN, of Hope Street, Birmingham, aforesaid, Metal
Roller, 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 consists of the herein described improvements in metal heel plates
for boots and shoes the object being to enable the said heel plates to last longer in
wear than heretofore.
It is well known that heel plates constructed in the usual way of a shape to suit the
underside of the heel and fixed thereto by screws rivets or other means as a rule wear
down more quickly at one side or part than at others and when the heel plate is only
partly worn away it has to be removed and replaced.
On the accompanying drawing Fig. 1 represents in section a heel plate constructed
according to this invention and fixed to a boot or shoe heel, Fig. 2 is an inverted
plan of the same, Figs. 3 and 4 shew parts of the said heel plate separately;

page_text: Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the part shewn by Fig. 4. Figs. 6 and 7 illustrate
a modified form of our invention.
The same letters of reference indicate the same or corresponding parts in all the
Figures of the drawings.
In carrying out our invention we make the said heel plates in two parts marked
respectively A and B one part A being of a circular (Figs. 1 2 and 3) octagonal
(Figs. 6 and 7) or other regular figure of a size best suited to cover the greatest
surface of the heel c and secured by any well known means as by screws rivets or
pegs cast on the underside, or, and this is what we prefer, by means of a centre
screw d passing up into the heel.
That part of the boot or shoe heel which is not covered by the part A of the
heel plate is covered by a separate plate B and the edge of this separate plate
which is adjacent to the plate A is bevelled off or under-cut so that when fixed
in place this additional plate will bear against the edge of the plate A, which is
bevelled in the opposite direction to match the edge of the plate B, and thus assist in
preventing the plate A from turning round. Moreover by employing the additional
plate B to bear against and upon the plate A as above described the plate A does
not become loose in wear which is the case when the plate B is not so used.
The plate B is fixed to the heel by nails e or other means, and spikes ƒ are by
preference cast or formed upon it so as the better to hold it in place.
When it is found that the plate A is wearing down more in one part than in others
it can be turned round to bring a fresh part into wear.
We wish it to be understood that we make no claim to the use of the heel plate A
when used without the additional plate B as we are aware that revolving heel plates
were well known prior to our invention hereof.
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 :-
The combination with the heel plate A of circular or other regular figure, of the
additional plate B shaped so as to fit against and upon the edge of the plate A in the
manner and for the purpose hereinbefore set forth and illustrated by the accompanying
drawing.
Dated this 11th dow of June 1800
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicants.