A New or Improved Mud-guard for Attachment to Boots and Shoes of all kinds.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Dec., 1892-Accepted, 14th Jan., 1893
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Mud-guard for Attachment to Boots and Shoes
of all kinds.
I, JAMES ELLISON MOORHOUSE, of 17, Bradford Road, Shipley, in the County
of York, Merchant, 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 a new or improved form of guard or device for
preventing mud or water splashing on to or soiling the boots and shoes or other
wearing apparel, devised to be carried in the pocket or other receptacle when not
being worn or attached.
I prefer to manufacture my new or improved mud-guard of india-rubber, or
some similar elastic substance or compound, of a tint or colour to conform or
match with the boots and shoes; for example, black or a dark tint for black boots
and shoes, and tan colour for tan. The india-rubber or other elastic substance or
compound is, for the purposes of my invention, moulded or otherwise formed into
a shape or configuration suitable for application to the heels by "springing on." I
find a very suitable construction, in practice, is to make the article in the form of
a light ring having one part of its circumference augmented or extended so as to
project outwards.
The invention is suitable for application to either ladies' or gentlemen's boots or
shoes of every kind and size.
The article may be carried in the pocket, reticule, or bag, and can be put on in
a few seconds, with facility. After wearing, the article may be taken off and
placed in a light wrapper or covering, to prevent soiling of the pocket or other
receptacle into which it may be placed.
In the drawings accompanying my Specification Fig. 1 represents, in plan, one
form of the mud-guard constructed according to my invention, and Fig. 2 is a side
sectional view of same. Fig. 3 shows the mud-guard, in inverted plan, applied to
the heel of a boot, and Fig. 4 is a side view of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 represents, in plan,
another or modified form of the article.
By making the article in the form represented in Figs. 1 to 4, which is the shape
I prefer to use, I am enabled to limit the number of sizes to, say, three: small,
medium, and large; while the form shown in Fig. 5 would require a variety of
sizes and patterns to suit different boots and shoes. The thin portion of the
ring A, which may be either rounded or flat (as shown) is sprung onto the boot or
shoe, leaving the extension or protuberance B projecting out at the back part of
the heel, as represented in Figs. 3 and 4. A flange b is provided on the outer
under edge of the part B to catch or stop the progress of any mud that may
collect from adhering to the garments.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :
The new or improved (elastic) mud-guard for attachment to boots and shoes of
all kinds substantially as described and shown on the drawings.
Dated this 12th day of December 1892.
CROSSLEY & Co.,
1, Queensgate, Bradford, Yorks., Agents.