Year: 1897

page_text: I, HENRY WATERS, of Bisbee, in the County of Cochise, and Territory of Arizona,
United States of America, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion to be as follows:-
My invention is a design for metallic tips to be used upon shoes, more particu-
larly upon children's shoes for obvious reasons. These tips are molded from sheet
metal and are intended to protect the toe and adjacent parts of the shoe from
excessive wear, and because of the arched form hereinafter more particularly
noted, to do away with the usual stitching along the edges and the consequent
rough socks or linings now used in the shoe. Moreover, the form is to present an
ornamental appearance pleasing to the eye.
The essential features of my design are the curved toe-plate and the opposite
side wings which are curved longitudinally and transversely. A minor feature of
my design resides in the flanges at the lower edges of the wings.
The toe-plate which forms the front portion of the tip, is curved and continues
at the sides to form the curved wings, and both of these parts are transversely
curved or arched to conform to the natural form of the foot, and are provided with
a continuous flange extending inward from the lower edges of the wings and the
toe-plate, and composed of opposite side portions and a curved front portion.
The flange is inserted between the inner and outer soles and is provided with per-
forations for the reception of pegs or stitches which retain the device on a shoe.
In practice, I prefer to make the tip of aluminium for the reason that this
metal is both light and ornamental.
Datad this 20th dor of Santambor 1907
BOULT & WADE,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: tion 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 invention relates to improvements in tips for shoes.
The object of the present invention is to improve the construction of shoe tips,
and to provide a simple inexpensive and efficient one, designed more particularly
for children's shoes, which are subjected to excessive wear, and adapted to protect
the toe and prevent the upper from being worn adjacent to its points of attach-
ment to the sole. A further object of the invention is to dispense with the usual
stitching along the edges and the consequent drawbacks and inconveniences
attendant thereon.
The invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrange-
ment of parts, hereinafter, fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing
and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.
In the drawing:
Figure 1 is a perspective view, of a shoe provided with a tip constructed in
accordance with this invention.
Figure 2 is a detail perspective view of the tip.
Figure 3 is a detail sectional view illustrating the manner of attaching the tip
to a shoe.
Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures of
the drawing.
1 designates a substantially. U-shaped shoe tip constructed of any suitable
material, such as aluminum, copper, leather, and the like, and consisting of a
curved front or toe portion 2, and sides or wings 3, designed to extend along the
sides of the shoes 4, to the instep. The shoe tip is transversely curved or arched
to conform to the natural shape of the foot, and it is provided with a continuous
inwardly-extending longitudinal flange 5, formed integral with the sides and front
portion and inserted between the inner and outer soles of the shoe, as clearly shown
in Figure 3 of the accompanying drawing. The flange is provided at intervals
with perforations 6, adapted for the reception of pegs, stitches or other fastening
means for connecting the parts of the shoe.
The tip, which extends upward from the outer sole, is adapted to dispense with
the usual stitching along the edges, and the consequent drawbacks and incon-
veniences attendant thereon, and it is adapted also to protect the upper at the
toe of the shoe and at the sides of the same between the toe and the instep, and
by protecting the shoe and preventing it from becoming excessively worn at the
point of attachment of the upper to the outer sole, the durability of the shoe
is greatly increased. The tip, while applicable to various kinds of shoes, is
especially adapted for use on children's shoes which are subjected to excessive
wear. It forms an outer wall or guard around the entire front portion of the shoe,
from the toe to the shank, and it is arranged to receive the blow when the shoe
strikes an obstruction, and will thereby prevent the upper from being cut or
torn close to the sole.
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The edge of the longitudinal flange is scalloped, the V-shaped recesses being pro-
vided at intervals, as clearly shown in Figure 2 of the drawing, and the per-
forations 6 are located between the recesses.
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:
1. A shoe provided with a substantially U-shaped tip consisting of a curved
front or toe portion arranged at the toe of the shoe, and the sides or wings extending
rearward along the sides of the shoe from the toe and protecting the upper at its
points of attachment to the outer sole throughout the entire length of the
latter, substantially as described. .
2. A substantially U-shaped shoe tip, comprising the curved front or toe portion,

page_text: the rearwardly extending sides or wings, said front or toe portion and the sides or
wings being transversely curved, and the continuous inwardly extending
longitudinal flange designed to be arranged between the inner and outer
soles of the shoe and provided at intervals with perforations for the reception
of pegs, stitches, or other suitable fastening devices, substantially as described.
Dated this 6th day of June 1898.
BOULT & WADE,
Agents for the Applicant.