Improved Protector for Heels of Boots and Shoes.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Nov., 1898-Accepted, 22nd Apr., 1899
COMPLETE
SPECIFICATION.
Improved Protector for Heels of Boots and Shoes.
We, MAXIMILLIAN FORD, Boot and Shoe Heeler, and GEORGE BURROWS STARR,
Machinist, both of 1139, Mission Street, of the City and County of San Francisco,
State of California, United States of America, 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:-
Our invention relates to the early wearing out of leather heels of boots and
shoes of all descriptions to obviate which we have invented a protection in the
form of a wedge shaped quarter lift composed of metal brass, aluminium iron
and steel as may be chosen containing a beveled shaped slot cut across said metal
quarter lift for the introduction of wedge shaped nails that hold the same firmly
in place and allow the leather top lift to be adjusted to the shape of the metal
quarter lift. Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing metal quarter lift in place
adjusted to top lift, finished complete as it will appear in the finished top of
shoe heel. Fig. 2 shows metal quarter lift H, on unfinished heel preparatory to
receiving top leather piece or finishing lift as shown in Fig. 1, K.
Fig. 3 shows the underside of leather top lift showing by dotted lines wedge
shaped space cut out to conform to wedge shaped quarter lift H, as shown in
perspective view in Fig. 1, with nails holding the two in place and providing
a uniform surface on the wearing portion of the heel.
Fig. 4 is a sectional view of heel showing metal quarter lift H in place and
beveled leather top lift K fitted to metal quarter lift H. The metal quarter
lift admits of a complete finish of leather top lift and heightens the appearance of
the same as well as reduces to a minimum the causes that occasion slipping by
maintaining a solid and uniform surface complete in all its parts.
Fig. 5 shows our wedge shaped and curved metal quarter lift with beveled
slot M, the upper side of said slot being wider than the under side to admit the
easy entrance of wedge shaped nails that hold the same firmly in place. The
upper or wide side of beveled slot in metal quarter lift having an opening of
of an inch while the under side is a inch making it possible for the nails
to maintain a great strength in holding the leather and metal quarter lift in
durable contact till the metal is worn completely away.
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The outer or exposed edge of the metal quarter lift on a finished heel will be
of various thicknesses to suit the convenience of the wearer.
What we do claim for our invention and desire to protect by Letters Patent is that
the combination of the metal protector in the form of its adjustment with the
leather top lift protects the outer edge of the heel from wearing on a slant as is
usually now the case with all boots and shoes without our metal quarter lift
because it protects the heel as we allege inasmuch as that whenever the rim of
leather top lift resting on the outer rim of metal quarter lift is worn away,
then all the wearing must come upon the exposed rim of the metal quarter lift
until the same disappears by constant usage.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said in-
vention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is;
Improvement in boot and shoe heels to which we have given the title of im-
proved protector for heels of boots and shoes.
CLAIMS.
1st. The curvature of the metal lift.
2nd. Beveled slot in samé.
3rd. Its adjustment to leather top lift or finishing piece.
4th. Its wedge shape, allowing the thickest edge to be exposed to wear while
the thin edge is concealed beneath the leather top lift, all substantially as set
forth.
Dated this 23rd day of March 1890
MAXIMILLIAN FORD.
GEORGE BURROWS STARR.