Improved Means for Attaching Rubber to the Soles and Heels of Boots and Shoes, and to other Articles.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Oct., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 4th July, 1898-Accepted, 27th Aug., 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means for Attaching Rubber to the Soles and Heels of Boots
and Shoes, and to other Articles.
We, PETER KNIGHT, of Welford Place and King Street, Leicester, Ironmonger,
and MARTIN WILLIAM WRIGHT, of Atlas Chambers, Berridge Street, Leicester,
Publisher, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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This invention consists of improved means of attaching rubber to the soles and
heels of boots and shoes and for other purposes, and has particular reference to the
attachment of rubber out-soles, top-lifts, or wearing parts of boot or shoe soles
and heels.
In attempts heretofore made to impart elasticity to the soles and heels of boots
and shoes, by attaching rubber soles or lifts thereto, the effect desired has been
almost entirely obviated by the methods adopted of attaching the said rubber sole
or lift. If attached by screws the heads of the latter either stood proud of the
rubber and came into contact with the ground, or else were screwed in so tightly as
to tear the rubber; in the first case the benefit of the rubber was lost, and in the
latter case the attachment was insecure.
Rubber has also been attached to boot and shoe soles and heels by solution, and
by plates and screws; and in all instances such methods have proved insecure or
ineffective.
Our invention consists in attaching the rubber to the sole and heel of boots
and shoes, and for other purposes, in a secure manner and at the same time retain-
ing the full elasticity of the rubber.
To carry out the invention a strip or piece of rubber of the shape required for
the sole or heel of a boot or shoe or for any other purpose, may be moulded, or
cut from sheet rubber and one side vulcanized; or a sheet of rubber or moulded
soles or lifts, or pieces of rubber for any other purpose, may have a vulcanized
A rubber sole or lift with a
backing thereto formed in any desired manner.
vulcanized backing as described, may be secured to a boot or shoe by screws or
other means through the vulcanized portion, the heads of the screws or the like
being sunk in the rubber and bearing only upon the said vulcanized part, leaving
the rubber uncompressed.
The holes cut or moulded in the rubber for receiving the heads of the screws
or the like may be filled in with plugs of rubber or any other suitable substance
and solutioned in position.
Dated this 30th day of September 1897.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means for Attaching Rubber to the Soles and Heels of Boots
and Shoes, and to other Articles.
We, PETER KNIGHT, of Welford Place and King Street, Leicester, Ironmonger,
and MARTIN WILLIAM WRIGHT, of Atlas Chambers, Berridge Street, Leicester,
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page_text: Publisher, 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 consists of improved means for attaching rubber to the soles and
heels of boots and shoes and to other articles, and has particular reference to the
attachment of rubber out-soles and top-pieces of boot or shoe soles and heels.
In attempts heretofore made to impart elasticity to the soles and heels of boots
and shoes by attaching rubber thereto, the effect desired has been almost entirely
nullified by the methods of attachment adopted. When attached by screws the
heads of the latter either stood proud of the rubber and came into contact with the
ground or else were screwed into the leather so tightly as to tear the rubber; in
the first case the benefit of the rubber was lost and in the latter case the attach-
ment was insecure.
Rubber has also been attached to boot and shoe soles and heels by solution and
other means, but in all cases such methods have proved insecure or ineffective.
Our invention consists in attaching the rubber to the said articles in a secure
manner and at the same time retaining full elasticity.
The invention will be fully understood by reference to the drawing accompany-
ing this specification in which Figure 1 is a longitudinal view partly in section, of
a rubber top-piece for a heel of a boot or shoe and Figure 2 is an underside plan
of same. Figure 3 is a view of a plug for a purpose hereinafter mentioned.
The strip or piece of rubber A of the shape required for the top-piece of the heel
of a boot or shoe or for any other purpose, may be moulded or cut from sheet
rubber and one side B vulcanized, or sheets of rubber or moulded out-soles, top-
pieces or rubber for any other purpose may have a vulcanized backing thereto
formed in any of the well-known ways.
The rubber top-piece A with the vulcanized backing B as shown is secured to
the heel of a boot or shoe by screws C passing through holes E formed therein,
the heads C¹ of the screws being sunk in the holes E and bearing only upon the
said vulcanized part B, leaving the rubber A uncompressed.
The holes E, cut or moulded in the top-piece A, for receiving the heads of the
screws or the like, may be filled in with plugs F of rubber or any other suitable
substance and solutioned in position.
For out-soles or any other purpose where pliancy is required the vulcanized part
or backing to the rubber would be scored or cut on the face adjacent to the rubber
before being solutioned to the latter.
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:
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The method of attaching rubber to the soles and heels of boots and shoes and
other articles, substantially in the manner and for the purpose specified and illus-
trated in the accompanying drawing.