New or Improved Means for Waterproofing and Preventing the Squeaking of Boot Soles.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Aug., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 19th Oct., 1889-Accepted, 30th Nov., 1885
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
New or Improved Means for Waterproofing and Preventing the
Squeaking of Boot Soles.
I, THOMAS HENRY WRIGHT of 1 White Rock Place Tunbridge Road Maidstone in
the County of Kent Contractor, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:
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I use bitumen (of commerce) and grease, oil, fat &c. in certain proportions, which I
spread while hot on cotton, linen, leather &c. and then place another sheet &c. of one
or other of these fabrics over that, pressing the whole together.
This forms a waterproof sheet which is then stamped out to required shapes and
made up between the inner and outer soles of boots &c. thereby making them
waterproof and at same time stopping the squeaking which is so unpleasant in many
boots &c.
THOMAS HENRY WRIGHT,
Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
New or Improved Means for Waterproofing and Preventing the
Squeaking of Boot Soles.
I, THOMAS HENRY WRIGHT, of 1 White Rock Place, Tunbridge Road, Maidstone,
in the County of Kent, "Contractor," 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 :-
My invention relates to a new or improved means for waterproofing and preventing
the squeaking of boot soles or the like.
This invention consists of one, two, or more sheets of leather, linen, cotton, or any
other flexible material, with a layer of a waterproofing substance placed on each sheet,
or each sheet may be soaked in the said waterproofing substance or liquid, in its hot
state; and the whole pressed together under heavy pressure, or in a machine usually
used for this purpose, and permitted to dry or cool. The said compressed sheets are
cut up and placed in a press, to be press pierced or stamped out to the required shapes,
either for the sole of a boot, or shoe, or the heel.
The waterproof stamped, or press pierced shapes, are placed between the upper, and
the sole of a boot, or shoe, or beneath the top piece of the heel of a boot or shoe, for
the purpose herein described.
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My waterproofing substance is composed of a conbination of bitumen, or any other
bituminous substance, and animal fat in a soft state, oily or unetuous matter of any
kind, as tallow, lard, or any animal or vegetable oils, in the following proportions
Three ounces of tallow or other unctuous inutter, to one pound of bitumen, or one part
of tallow, lard, or oil, to five parts of bitumen. I do not confine myself particularly
to these exact proportions of the composition, and therefore can vary the said proportions
without departing from my invention.
The object of my invention is to place the aforesaid waterproof sheet of any desired
thickness, and made up between the inner, and outer soles of boots or shoes, thereby
making them waterproof, and at the same time stopping the squeaking, which is so
unpleasant in many boots, and shoes.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
The combination of bitumen, and animal fat in a soft state, oily or unctuous matter
of any kind, as tallow, lard, or any animal or vegetable oils, in any proportions; and
one, two, or more sheets of leather, linen, cotton, or any other flexable material, pressed
together and press pierced out into any desired shape, to be placed between the
upper and the sole of a boot or shoe, or outside the same, or beneath the top piece of
the heel, for waterproofing and preventing the squeaking of boot soles, substantially as
herein described.
Dated this 19th day of October 1880
J. P. BAYLY,
18, Fulham Place, W., Agent for the Applicant.