IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF BOOTS AND SHOES to be as follows:
Year: 1885

page_text: We LAYTON HAYLOCK of Victoria Street Grimsby Boot Manufacturer and JOHN
WILLIAM HAYLOCK of The Docks Grimsby Smackowner and Fish Salesman, both
in the County of Lincoln do hereby declare the nature of our invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF BOOTS AND SHOES to be as
follows:-
"
Our invention relates to the manufacture of boots and shoes with india rubber
and other like soles. ⚫
"
Hitherto india rubber soles have been fastened to leather by means of cement
and the india rubber soles are considerably reduced in substance to form a flange
thereby lessening the durability.
In carrying our invention into effect we first last the boot or shoe and have the
welt sewn on in the ordinary way and take out a portion of the centre of the.
outer sole down to the waist or heel as may be required. We then take india
rubber gutta percha or any other suitable material (this may be plain corrugated or
with studs or any suitable form upon its surface) cut to the size of the portion of
leather taken out of the sole and place it upon the middle sole and cemented
thereto to keep it in place while it is fastened to same by an ordinary sewing or
stitching machine such as is usually used in the trade it can either be stitched or
sewn upon the surface, or the stitches let into a channel previously cut thereby
protecting them. Rivets wood pegs screws or soft wire may also be used.
then place this upon the bottom of the boot putting round it the outer sole that
has had the centre portion taken out then the boot can be stitched through the
sole middle sole and welt and inner edge of the sole to be fastened by a sole
sewing or sole stitching machine or by rivets screws wood pegs or other suitable
means used in the trade. The top piece of the heel has the centre taken out in the
same manner as the sole and india rubber gutta percha or other suitable substance
cut to the size of the piece taken out this is cemented on the top lift and fastened
in the same way as the india rubber or other material is fastened to the middle
sole.
We
The method of dealing with india rubber and other like materials for soles is
similar in the machine sewn rivetted or pegged boots to the hand sewn boot above
described.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
We, LAYTON HAYLOCK of Victoria Street Grimsby Boot Manufacturer and
JOHN WILLIAM HAYLOCK of The Docks, Grimsby, Smackowner and Fish Salesman,
both in the County of Lincoln do hereby declare the nature of our invention
for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF BOOTS AND SHOES" 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 manufacture of boots and shoes with india rubber
and other like clump soles.
This invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying
drawings in which
Figure 1 is an elevation of a fishing boot and Figure 2 a plan of the underside
of the sole thereof. Figure 3 is an elevation of a clump sole boot with part of the
clump removed. Figure 4 a plan of the complete clump sole but without the
channels for the stitches. Figure 5 is a section upon line x of Figure 2 and
Figure 6 a back view of Figure 5; Figure 7 shows the leather clump sole with
the centre cut out leaving nothing but a strip or edging.
A is
The invention will be perhaps best understood by reference to Figure 2.
the clump sole having the centre portion cut out to receive the rubber gutta percha
or other suitable material B which is first cemented to the outer sole and then
stitched to it round the edges at C and across the sole at D. The channels E in
which the stitches lie serve to protect the stitches and also when they are carried
across the sole as in Figure 2 they materially increase the hold as for instance upon
the slippery deck of a fishing vessel in wet weather. The channels may be placed
wherever there are stitches or elsewhere as required or may be dispensed with if
preferred.
The leather clump A is placed round the rubber and secured to the outer sole
and welt by stitching pegging or the like in the ordinary manner. It will be
noticed that the rubber does not project underneath the clump sole A and that the
pegs, stitching & which secure the outer clump or edging do not pass through the
rubber.
.
The rubber for the heel is stitched in a similar manner to a layer or "lift" of
the heel before it is built up the last layer or top piece being cut out like the clump
sole and fitted round the rubber.
Where it is desired to make little noise as for instance in the case of the large
fishing boot shown in Figure 1 where the noise of persons walking on deck is very
disturbing to the fishermen endeavouring to sleep below, the rubber of the heel is
extended the extended part being fastened with pegs rivets or screws to the back
as at G so that as the foot is put down instead of striking with the leather of the
heel the india rubber is interposed.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is
1. The combination with a boot or shoe of a rubber or equivalent clump sole
stitched to the nudom mala : L
sified

page_text: 2. The combination with a boot or shoe of a rubber heel stitched to the leather
heel in the manner specified.
3. A rubber heel for boots and shoes having a projecting portion G which extends
to the periphery of the heel substantially in the manner and for the purpose
specified.
4. In a boot or shoe the employment of a piece of rubber or equivalent soft
material so placed as to receive the shock as the boot touches the ground sub-
stantially in the manner and for the purpose specified.