Improvements in or relating to Boots and Shoes.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Aug., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 18th May, 1896-Accepted, 20th June, 1896
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Improvements in or relating to Boots and Shoes.
A communication from WILHELM SCHÖNFELD, Merchant, of Halberstadt, in
the Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire.
I, ALFRED JULIUS BOULT of 323 High Holborn, in the County of Middlesex,
Chartered Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to a shoe or boot (laced shoe or boot) of which the body
consists of two parts, laced together behind and reversible (or capable of being
turned up or down at pleasure) or the two parts may be joined by an elastic band.
When the body is turned up it forms a boot and may be worn like an ordinary
laced boot; and, when turned down, it forms and may be worn as a low shoe,
having the turned down portion secured to the "uppers"; moreover, owing to the
possibility of extension obtained by means of the lacing or elastic-band, when the
body-part is turned up, it may be used as a kind of supplementary gaiter, so to
say, for the purpose of enclosing and covering the trouser-leg.
The upper of the shoe may be made of leather, canvas, and with or without
leather bands or mounts, plain or perforated, or any other the like suitable and
appropriate material. On the upper is secured the "top" of the shoe, whereof the
two halves are fastened together, in front by an ordinary boot or shoe-lace, as is
usual; while, in rear, this top part is only divided as far as about half-way down,
the two halves being here also joined with a lace. Or the fastening together of
the rear-halves may be effected by an elastic or rubber-band having precisely the'
same effect.
The top-part of the shoe may be turned down, over the upper edge of the cap
or "top" of the shoe, so that the inner side of that top-part is turned to the
outside.
In this position the edge of such top-part requires to be fastened down on to
the " upper "of the shoe, in some suitable and appropriate way; for which purpose
hooks and eyes or buttons (on the upper) and button-holes, may be employed, or
any other similar means.
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Excellently adapted for this are the spring-buttons, recently so much employed'
in various forms as glove-fastenings. The button can be secured to the " upper
and the corresponding eye-i.e. a small hollow cap pressed into the edge of the
top-part aforesaid. The button-head is hollow and made to have spring-action by
a number of radial slits, so that it can readily be forced through the somewhat
smaller opening of the eye.
On each half of the top-piece, there are two eyes on each side of the shoe with
two buttons, fixed on the upper, to correspond; though the exact number of these
attachments is quite immaterial.
In order to hold down the turned-down top upon the back of the shoe, a stop-pin
or hook is secured to the sole of the boot-shoe; and in the latter case, the upturned
hook acts as a trouser supporter and protector.
Over this hook or pin, the back-lace passes being twisted into a loop; or instead
thereof a lashing may be fixed on the upper edge of the top-part and then tied
round said pin or hook.
Dated this 10th day of August 1895
BOULT & WADE,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: A communication from WILHELM SCHÖNFELD, Merchant, of Halberstadt, in
the Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire.
I, ALFRED JULIUS BOULT, formerly of 323 High Holborn but now of
111 Hatton Garden, in the County of Middlesex, Chartered Patent Agent, 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 a shoe or boot (laced shoe or boot) of which the body
consists of two parts, laced together behind and reversible i.e., capable of being
turned up or down at pleasure, or the two parts may be joined by an elastic band.
When the body is turned up it forms a boot, and may be worn like an ordinary
laced boot; and, when turned down, it forms and may be worn as a low shoe,
having the turned down portion secured to the "uppers"; moreover, owing to the
possibility of extension obtained by means of the lacing or elastic-band, when the
body part is turned up, it may be used as a kind of supplementary gaiter, so to
Bay, for the purpose of enclosing and covering the trouser-leg.
In the accompanying drawings,
Fig. 1 represents the shoe-boot with the body turned up (in boot-form) and
Fig. 2 the same with the body turned down, both in side elevation.
Figs. 3 and 4 show the shoe-boot, as shown in Fig. 1, but as seen from behind,
in the former figure, fitted with a back-lace, and in the latter with a rubber or
elastic band;
Fig. 5 shows the back-view (with the body turned down) corresponding to
Fig. 3;
Fig. 6 is, finally, a representation in cross-section, on an enlarged scale, of the
spring-knob or button selected as a means of fastening the turned down head of
the boot or shoe.
The upper a of the shoe may be made of leather or canvas, and with or without
leather bands or mounts, plain or perforated, or of any other the like suitable.
and appropriate material. On the upper a is secured the "top" b of the shoe,.
whereof the two halves are fastened together, in front by an ordinary boot or shoe-"
lace c, as is usual; while, in rear, this top part is only divided as far as about.
half-way down, the two halves being here also joined with a lace d, as shown in
Figs. 1 to 3 and 5. In Fig. 4, on the other hand is shown how the fastening
together of the rear halves may be effected by an elastic or rubber-band e having
precisely the same effect.
The top-part b of the shoe may be turned down, over the upper edge of the
cap or "top" of the shoe at the place indicated by the dotted line ff Fig. 1; 60
that the inuer side of that top-part 6 is turned to the outside as shown in Figs. 2
and 5.
In this position the edge of such top-part 6 requires to be fastened down on to
the "upper" of the shoe, in some suitable and appropriate way; for which purpose
hooks and eyes, or buttons (on the upper) and button-holes, may be employed, or.
any other similar means.
Excellently adapted for this are the spring-buttons, recently so much employed
in various forms as glove-fastenings. Such a mode of fastening is illustrated in
Fig. 6; 9 shows the button, secured to the "upper" a and h the corresponding
eye i.e. a small hollow cap.pressed into the edge of the top-part b aforesaid. The
button-head is hollow and made to have spring-action by a number of radial slits,

page_text: so that it can readily be forced through the somewhat smaller opening of the
eye h.
On each half of the top-piece, there are two eyes h on each side of the shoe,
with two buttons g fixed on the upper to correspond, though the exact number of
these attachments is quite immaterial.
In order to hold down the turned-down top upon the back of the shoe, a stop-
pin i or hook k, is secured to the sole of the boot-shoe; and in the latter case, the
upturned hook acts as a trouser supporter and protector.
Over this book or pin, the back-lace d passes being twisted into a loop, as shown
in Figs. 2 and 5; or instead thereof a lashing may be fixed on the upper edge of
the top-part 6 and then tied round said pin or hook.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion, as communicated to me by my foreign correspondent, and in what manner the-
same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is ;-
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1. Shoes whereof the tops (6) are capable of being turned down and composed
of two parts joined together in front by a lace (c) and in rear by a lace (d) or an
elastic band (e), and wherein when the body is turned down as above described the
"upper (a) can be held fast and secured by ordinary means buttons and
holes (g and h) or hooks and eyes (i and k) so that the shoe can be worn as a.
laced boot with the body turned up or as a low shoe when the body is turned down
and the body capable of extension by means of the back lace or elastic band may
be utilised for a kind of gaiter or legging.
2. The combination and arrangement of parts constituting a combined boot and
shoe substantially as and for the purpose described and illustrated in Figures 12 3.
and 5 or Figure 4 of the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 18th day of May 1896.
BOULT & WADE,
Agents for the Applicant.