Improvements in Boot and Clog Protectors.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Apr., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 13th Jan., 1890-Accepted, 15th Feb., 1890.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Boot and Clog Protectors.
We KNIGHT PROOTOR of 5 Halstead Street Burnley in the County of Lancaster,
Blacksmith, & WILLIAM MORRIS and LUTHER WILKINSON of Market Place, of
Burnley aforesaid Ironmongers,, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention consists in stamping boot and clog protectors or patches and their
prongs out of sheet metal, by suitable dies and in deflecting the prongs of such
protectors or patches at the same time.
The invention further consists in so constructing protectors or patches that such
patches may project over the front or heel irons to protect them from being worn.
The said patches are provided with prongs by which they are secured to the boot.or
clog in the usual manner.
HOW
1000
THOS. RICHMOND,
Agent for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Boot and Clog Protectors.
We, KNIGHT PROCTOR of 5, Halstead Street, Burnley, in the County of Lancaster,
Blacksmith, and WILLIAM MORRIS and LUTHER WILKINSON of the Market Place
Burnley aforesaid, Ironmongers, 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 :—
This invention relates to the construction of boot and clog protectors or patches, and
consists in forming such protectors or patches, and the prongs thereof, of sheet metal,
stamped to the proper size and shape by dies.
The invention further relates to the construction of protectors or patches of malleable
iron or other metal, and consists in so forming and applying such protectors or patches
that they may project upon and lap the front and heel-irons to prevent them from
excessive wear at certain parts, where the irons are most likely to be worn.
one patch is worn out, it may readily be replaced with another.
When
In the accompanying drawings figs. 1 and 2 are respectively plan and elevation of
an ordinary clog-iron, and Figs. 3 and 4 are similar views of the- heel-iron of a boot,
having our improvements applied. A is the ordinary clog iron, which is provided
with protectors or patches B, having prongs C, by which they are attached to the sole
of the clog. The patches, as seen in the drawings, are made to lap or project over the
irons, more particularly at the "tread," as represented in Figs. and 2, to prevent
them from being unduly worn.
In Figs. 3 and 4, D represents the heel-iron of a boot provided with protectors B,
which only differ in size and shape from those previously mentioned, so as to be
adaptable to the shape of the heel-iron.
By this method of lapping clog irons, and heel irons by metallic protectors, the
durability of such irons is considerably increased.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. The construction, from sheet metal, of patches or protectors for the protection of
the soles and heels of clogs, boots, shoes, and other like coverings for the foot, as
described.
2. Metal patches or protectors, so constructed as to lap and project over clog-irons and
heel irons of boots and shoes, substantially as described and illustrated.
Dated this 11th day of January 1890
THOS. RICHMOND,
Agent.