Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Mar., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 22nd Nov., 1897-Accepted, 24th Dec., 1897
JOHN SMITH No 3 Royal Mint Square Lemon street Whitechapel Dealer do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The dovetail protector is of 2 parts, a, and b, let into, and flush with the surface
of the heel. Fixed on left boot or shoe left side, right boot or shoe right side.
The lower part, a is screwed to the heel with 2 screws, and becomes a fixture. A
round hole in the centre of part, a having a pin that can slide up and down
through the hole; and into a round hole, in the top part b. When the top part >>
is pushed into the dovetail, and the heel held downwards, the pin will then drop
into the hole in top part, b which then becomes unmoveable, so long as the heel
remains downward. When the top part b is worn away, the heel is held upwards;
the pin will drop in the hole in part a and release the top part 6 which can then be
drawn away and a new top part 6 inserted, and the heel held downward when the
pin will drop into the hole in top part 6 fasten the said part b.and is then ready for
wear.
I JOHN SMITH of 3 Royal Mint Square Lemon Street Whitechapel in the County
of London Dealer. 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 object of this invention is to enable protectors to be easily attached to boots
and shoes without damaging the heels or soles thereof and to enable such protectors
when worn to be readily renewed.
Now according to this invention I form boot and shoe, protectors in two parts
one of which is permanently attached to the boot or shoe and the other being
renewable when worn.
And in order that my said invention may be fully understood I will proceed to
explain the same with reference to the accompanying sheet of drawings in
which:
Fig 1. represents plan of the permanent portion of a boot and shoe protecter
constructed according to this invention.

page_text: right foot.
S protector applicat
Fig 10 shews the protector applied to the outside of the heel of a boot for the
left foot.
Fig 11 shews section through the heel of a boot with protector attached.
Fig 12. shews a protector for the toe of a boot also constructed according to
this invention.
Figs 13 & 14. shew my invention applied to protectors for the soles of boots and
shoes.
b
As will be seen from the Figs: the protector is made of malleable cast iron or
any other suitable material in two portions a and b whereof the portion a is let
into the heel of a boot or shoe so that when the part 6 is in position the underside
of the portion b is flush with the surface of the heel or projects only slightly below
it. The portion a is permanently secured to the heel of the boot or shoe to which
it is attached by means of screws c d passing through countersunk holes ff.
Dovetailed projections 99 are formed on the portion a and the portion 6 is cut
away at h h so that when the portion b is pushed into the dovetailed recess formed
by the projections gg it is prevented from dropping out.
To prevent the portion 6 from moving sideways I form a hole i in the portion
and a corresponding hole k in the portion b.
a
I place a pin in the hole i the said pin being somewhat longer than the thick-
ness of the complete protector which when the boot or shoe is held with the sole
upwards drops into a hole in the heel to allow the portion b to be placed in position.
When the portion b is in its proper position the boot is turned sole downwards
and the pin drops into the hole i in the portion b and prevents it from becoming
displaced. Or the portion b may be secured to the heel of the boot by means of a
nail or screw passing through the holes i. k as shewn at Fig 10. When the
portion 6 becomes worm out it may be removed and a new portion substituted.
The portion b should be renewed as soon as it is worn through to the pin 1 and
should the pin be stuck fast it may be pushed inwards to release the portion 6 by
means of an awl or a nail. The protectors may be made of any suitable size and
shape.
My invention is also applicable to protectors for preventing undue wear to the
soles of boots and shoes, for example it is applicable to protectors for the toes and
sides of the soles according to the manner in which the persons wearing boots and
shoes wear out the soles in certain places some persons wearing out the toe portion
of the sole others the sides and so on. Such protectors are shewn by Figs 12 to 14
further description being unnecessary the only difference between them and the
herein before described protectors for the heels being in the shape and thickness the
protectors for soles being somewhat thinner than those for the heels and preferably
wedge shaped in section.
Protectors constructed as herein before described may be attached to heels and
soles of boots and shoes without damaging the leather.
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
in:
1. Protectors for the soles and heels of boots and shoes consisting of two por-
tions a and b whereof the portion a is permanently secured to the sole or heel of
the boot or shoe by screws or other suitable means and the portion b dovetailed

page_text: into the portion a and secured thereto by means of a pin screw or nail passing
through holes in the portions a and b substantially as herein before specified.
2. Protectors for boots and shoes constructed as herein before specified and shewn
by the accompanying drawings.
Dated this twenty second day of November 1897