IMPROVEMENTS IN BOOTS AND
Year: 1884

page_text: I RICHARD BROOKS JAMES THOMAS SOANES, trading as J. Jarvis of 50 Hassard
Street, Hackney Road in the County of Middlesex Boot and Shoe Manufacturer
do hereby declare the nature of said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN BOOTS AND
" to be as follows:-
SHOES FOR LAWN TENNIS AND OTHER PURPOSES
Heretofore the india rubber soles for lawn tennis boots and shoes and other
purposes have been fastened by means of a solution. In order to fasten such india
rubber soles in a more secure and permanent manner it has been proposed to stitch
them on in addition to the use of the solution and to have a raised rib pattern
projecting beyond the ground or place for the stitching, but this mode of stitching
has the disadvantage that the thread in a short time cuts through the india rubber
in the spaces between the holes for the thread.
Now according to this invention I employ a strip of leather along the edge of the
India rubber sole and secure the latter by stitching through the said leather strip.
The india rubber solo is by preference formed with a bevelled edge all round. The
sole is fastened with solution as usual. The strip of leather, fabric or other suitable
holding material not liable to be cut through by the stitching is then placed thereon
and the stitching is then performed through the leather or other strip and the
underlying india rubber and the welt. The leather or other strip should be
cemented on to the india rubber edge. The rubber sole need only come up to the
leather or the edge of the india rubber just overlapped by the leather the stitching
is then through the leather and welt close up to the rubber. The india rubber sole
is formed with a ribbed or other suitable raised pattern. The india rubber being
placed as before described between the leather or other strip and the welt, a firm
hold is obtained for stitching and the parts cannot separate from one another as
beretofore.
Dated thin Whintiath d... CTL 1001

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
I, RICHARD BROOKS JAMES THOMAS SOANES trading as J. Jarvis of 50 Hassard
Street Hackney Road in the County of Middlesex Boot and Shoe Manufacturer
do hereby declare the nature of said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN BOOTS AND
SHOES FOR LAWN TENNIS AND OTHER PURPOSES" and in what manner the same
is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
Heretofore the india rubber soles for lawn tennis boots and shoes and other
purposes have been fastened by means of a solution. In order to fasten such india
rubber soles in a more secure and permanent manner it has been proposed to stitch
them on in addition to the use of the solution and to have a raised pattern
projecting beyond the ground or place for the stitching but this mode of stitching
has the disadvantage that the thread in a short time cuts through the india rubber
in the spaces between the holes for the thread.
Now according to this invention I employ a strip of leather along the edge of
the India rubber sole and secure the latter by stitching through the said leather
strip. The india rubber solo is by preference formed with a bevelled edge all
.round. The sole is fastened with solution as usual. The strip of leather, fabric
or other suitable holding material not liable to be cut through by the stitching is
tlien placed thereon and the stitching is then performed through the leather or
other strip and the underlying india rubber and the welt. The leather or other
strip should be cemented on to the india rubber edge. The rubber sole need only
come up to the leather or the edge of the india rubber just overlapped by the
leather the stitching is then through the leather and welt close up to the rubber.
The india rubber sole may be formed with any suitable raised pattern or it might
be a plain surface or plain sole. The india rubber being placed as before described
between the leather or other strip and the welt, a firm hold is obtained for stitching
and the parts cannot separate from one another as heretofore.
Figure 1 is a side view-Figure 2 is a plan of the under side and Figure 3 is a
vertical cross section through line A, B of Figure 2 of a shoe constructed according
to my Invention Figure 4 is a vertical longitudinal section of the welt and sole of
a shoe where the india rubber is only clipped between the welt and leather strip-
Figure 5 is a plan of the under side of a similar sole and Figure 6 is a cross section
on line C, D of Figure 5.
Similar letters of reference refer to like parts in all the Figures-a is the welt,
b the india rubber sole and c the leather fabric or strip of other holding material.
At Figure 3 the stitching is best seen as passing through welt a sole b and fabric c.
At Figures 4, 5, and 6 the welt a sole 6 and fabric c are sewn at the heel part as
shown precisely similar to the arrangement before shown but toward the fore part
the india rubber sole b does not extend to the edge and is shaped off as shown at
Figure 5 and at that portion the stitching is only through welt and fabric c.
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-In lawn tennis and other shoes the securing of the india rubber sole by
stitching same through welt sole and strip of holding material or through welt and
holding material only all substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
Dated this Fourth day of November 1884