An Improved Air Cushion for Boots and Shoes.
Year: 1899

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Air Cushion for Boots and Shoes.
FREDERICK TITE, 10, Park Street, Northampton, Boot Finisher, I do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:
An improved air cushion for boots, and shoes, composed of an india rubber
bag, air tight, and tube leading into the bag, through to which air is pumped,
filling the bag, a valve is inserted into the tube preventing the air escaping
back again, from the bag. The bag is laid between the outer sole and insole
surrounded by the welting, and filled with air by a pump, screwed on to the
pipe coming through the heel from the air bag, the air injected till the bag is
full, the back pressure of the air closes the valve No. 9, inserted into air cushion
No. 9 preventing the air escaping.
Dated this 30th day of October 1800
An Improved Air Cushion for Boots and Shoes.
I, FREDERICK TITE, 135, Park Crescent, Colwyn Road, Northampton, late of
10, Park Street, Northampton, Boot Finisher, 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:-
"An improved air cushion for boots and shoes" composed of an india rubber
bag air tight, with a brass tube leading from the back of the boot heel, through
which air is inflated to fill the bag. A valve is inserted into the tube preventing
the air escaping back again from the bag. The bag is laid between the outer
sole and the insole of the boot, surrounded by the welting, and filled with air
by a pump screwed on to the tube coming through the heel of the boot from
the air bag.
The back pressure of the air closes the valve preventing the air escaping.
DESCRIPTION OF INVENTION WITH REFERENCES TO DRAWINGS.
"An improved air cushion for boots and shoes" composed of an india rubber
bag 1 Fig. 1 with a brass tube 6 leading from the back of the boot heel, through
which air is inflated to fill the bag. A valve is inserted into the tube 6 preventing
the air escaping back again from the bag. The brass tube 6 and valve, Fig. 2 is
attached to the air bag, by a fixed washer A at the end of tube 6. The fixed washer A
is to be inside the air bag and a loose washer B is on the outside. The screw nut C is
to screw up to secure the air bag between the two washers A and B. The detach-
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page_text: able valve Fig. 2 is an india rubber sleeve D to prevent air escaping back
through tube 6 Fig. 1. The valve is protected from dust by a cap E Fig. 2. To
inflate air bag the cap E is unscrewed by the key F the valve can also be
removed by the same key F to put a new rubber sleeve on valve, in case the
original rubber should perish.
Fig. 3 shews valve fitted. A porous felt sock 8 Fig. 4 is inlaid in the centre
of the leather insole. Fig. 5 is an outline of boot shewing the locality of the
invention 1 air cushion 8 porous felt sock E air valve. Fig. 6 shewing boot
heel exterior E detachable dust cap on valve where air cushion is inflated.
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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: