Improvements in or applicable to the Heels of Boots and Shoes.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Mar., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 6th Dec., 1890-Accepted, 10th Jan., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
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Improvements in or applicable to the Heels of Boots and Shoes.
WO, THOMAS JONES, of 127 Collyhurst Street, Rochdale Road, Manchester, in
the County of Lancaster, Engineer, and JOSEPH NIELD, 84 Hamilton Street,
Collyhurst Street," aforesaid, Printer;' do hereby declare the nature of the said
invention to be as follows:-*
The heels of boots and shoes in most cases wear away upon one side and require
new heels, or to be made of uniform thickness again when only very partially
worn out.
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Our invention consists in constructing and arranging the wearing part of the heel
so that it can be' attached to a circular dise or plate of metal or other suitable material,
which has a boss upon one side, the exterior of which is hexagonal (or of other figure)
to fit a hexagonal hole in a plate secured in a hole or cavity formed in the base of
the heel of the boot or shoe.
There is a hole in the boss of the said disc or plate which is screw tapped to receive
the end of a screw that passes from the interior of the boot or shoe, the head
of which screw is or may be formed like that of a wood-screw and is counter-
sunk in the inside of the heel so that the flat surface is flush with the inside of the
boot or shoe.
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Thus arranged when the screw is sufficiently slackened, the hexagonal boss can be
withdrawn from the hole in the plate and turned partly round to bring an unworn
part of the heel to the wearing point, when the screw is tightened again and the
hexagonal form of the boss of the' disc and the plate will hold it secure and
prevent it from rotating" or moving from the position in which it has been
placed.
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The wearing part of the heel above its base may be entirely circular, or it may
form one part of the heel and fit a "segment cut out of the heel made in the
ordinary form.
Instead of the hexagonal or other sided boss and plate to correspond, there may
be one or more pins pon the plate to fit holes in the base part of the heel, or
holes in a plate of metal or other suitable material fixed to the heel.
If desired the screw may be screwed and unscrewed from the outside or wearing
side of the heel and screwed into "a screw tapped' plate secured in the base of
the heel.
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When the wearing surface of the heel has been worn out, new material may
be secured to the disc or plate, and the same metal disc plate and screw may be
used again, when new boots or shoes are required. t
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Dated this Firth, day of March 1890.
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or applicable to the Heels of Boots and Shoes.
We, THOMAS JONES, of 127 Collyhurst Street, Rochdale Road, Manchester, in
the County of Lancaster, Engineer, and JOSEPH NIELD, of 84 Hamilton Street,
Collyhurst Street aforesaid, Printer, 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 :-
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The heels of boots and shoes in most cases wear away upon one side and require
new heels or to be made of uniform thickness again when only very partially
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page_text: Our invention consists in constructing and arranging the wearing part of the heel
so that it can be attached to a circular disc or plate of metal or other suitable
material which has a boss upon one side, the exterior of which is hexagonal (or of
other figure) to fit an hexagonal hole in the leather of the sole or in a plate secured
in a hole or cavity formed in the boss of the heel of the boot or shoe.
There is a hole in the boss of the said disc or plate which is screw tapped to receive
the end of a screw that passes from the interior of the boot or shoe, the head
of which screw is or may be formed like that of a wood serew, and is counter-
sunk in the inside of the heel so that the flat surface is flush with the inside of the
boot or shoe.
Thus arranged when the screw is sufficiently slackened the hexagonal boss can be
withdrawn from the hole in the plate or in the material forming the base of the heel,
and turned partly round to bring an unworn part of the heel to the wearing point,
when the screw is tightened again and the hexagonal form of the boss of the disc, or
the disc and the plate, will hold it secure and prevent it from rotating or moving from
the position in which it has been placed.
The wearing part of the heel above its boss may be entirely circular or it may
form one part of the heel, and fit a segment cut out of the heel made in the ordinary
form.
Instead of the hexagonal or other sided boss and plate to correspond there may
be one or more pins upon the plate to fit holes in the base part of the heel or holes
in a plate of metal or other suitable material fixed to the heel.
If desired the screw may be screwed and unscrewed from the outside or wearing side
of the heel and screwed into a screw tapped plate secured in the base of the heel, but
we prefer the first arrangement described.
When the wearing surface of the heel has been worn out, new material may be
secured to the disc or plate, and the same metal disc plate and screw may be used,
again, when new boots or shoes are required.
Fig. 1 is an outside elevation of a boot to which our invention has been applied.
Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of a boot or shoe showing the manner in which
the movable heel is constructed and secured to the base of the heel of the boot
or shoe.
Fig. 3 is a vertical section of the movable heel shown detached and full size.
Fig. 4 is an outside elevation, and
Fig. 5 a top plan view of the same.
Fig. 6 is a vertical section of the heel and base of a boot shown full size illustrating
a modification of our invention.
The leather or material a¹, forming the movable heel is secured to a metal disc a, by
rivets or nails through holes in the disc or by other suitable means.
The metal disc a, has a boss a², on it, which is of hexagonal or other suitable form,
on its exterior.
There is a hole in the boss part which is screw tapped for a screw b, having a head
same as a wood-screw, and this screw passes through a hole (which may be bushed if
desired by a metal tube or eyelet) in the base of the heel from the inside of the boot
or shoe and screws into the screw tapped hole in the boss of the metal disc a.
The hexagonal shaped boss fits a hexagonal formed hole made in the leather or
material of the base of the heel, but if desired a thin plate of metal may be sunk into
the base c, of the heel and secured thereto, this thin plate having a hexagonal hole in
it to fit the hexagonal sides of the boss.
There may be if desired a sharp pin a³, in the face of the disc plate which will enter
the leather in the base part c, of the heel when screwed up tightly.
It will be seen that when the screw b, is slackened sufficiently by a screw driver (it
need not be taken out entirely) until the boss a², upon the disc a, is clear of the
hexagonal hole in the base c, of the heel it may then be turned to any required
position and secured again by the screw b.
Instead of the hexagonal boss the plate a, may have one, two or more pins projecting
from it to enter corresponding holes formed in the base c, of the heel.
Or other

page_text: arrangements may be used in place of and equivalent to the hexagonal boss or the pins
above referred to.
In Fig. 6a, is the disc of metal which may be without the boss and have two pins a4,
instead, to fit holes in the base c, of the heel. There is a hole in the centre of the
plate a, for a screw b, to screw into a screw tapped hole in a bush of metal 61,
inserted in the base of the heel c, from the inside. The head of the screw b, passes
through a hole to the leather a¹, on the heel as shown.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to he performed we declare that what we
claim is.
1. Movable heels for boots and shoes, capable of being turned round on a centre
screw and then secured by tightening the screw substantially as hereinbefore
described.
2. The combination of a disc plate of metal or other suitable material to which the
leather or material forming the movable heel is secured, said disc plate having a
hexagonal boss, or pins or their equivalents formed upon it, with the heel base
prepared to receive or engage with the hexagonal boss, or pins or equivalents and a
centre screw tightened from the inside of the boot or shoe substantially as and for the
purpose hereinbefore described and illustrated by the drawings.
3. The combination of a disc plate of metal or other suitable material, having the
leather or material forming the movable heel secured to it, said disc plate having a
hexagonal boss, pins or their equivalents formed upon it with the heel base prepared
to receive or engage with the hexagonal boss, pins or their equivalents and a centre
screw tightened from the outside of the boot or shoe substantially as and for the
purpose described and illustrated by Fig. 6 of the drawings.
Dated this Fifth day of December 1890.