Improvements in the Manufacture of Boots and Shoes.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Aug., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 3rd May, 1895-Accepted, 20th July, 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Boots and Shoes.
We, JOHN WARD JONES, Engineer, and GEORGE HERBERT PHILLIPS,
Gentleman, both of 1, Arundel Street, Strand, London, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The present invention relates to improvements in manufacturing boots and shoes
of a similar character to that for which Letters Patent No. 3172 of 1888 were
grauted to the said John Ward Jones et al.
Instead of using a metal plate secured to the "upper" upon which to slide the
forepart and sliding metal waist and heel-as set forth in said Patent-according
to the present invention we use a sheet of rather hard leather, imitation leather or
other suitable material or compound of a similar or equivalent nature to such
leather and suitable for the purpose (advantageously all in one piece) which is
sewn or otherwise suitably fastened to the inner sole and upper leaving the edge
thereof free and projecting all round after the mauner of the plate c shown and
described in the said Patent No. 3172 of 1888.
This sheet of leather etc. (which for brevity we will hereinafter refer to as the
"leather plate") thus arranged and mounted may extend right from the toe to the
heel to receive and hold thereon the sliding forepart, sliding metal or other waist
and sliding heel (the two latter may be combined or separate as desired) by sliding
these parts on said "leather plate" (after the manner set forth in the aforesaid
Patent) and these parts thus slid on are there secured to one another and to the
body of the boot in any suitable manner.
Or if desired the heel may be mounted and secured in any suitable manuer (other
than by sliding on)-the leather plate either extending or not under the heel as
required.
To enable the aforesaid sliding parts to fit or lie close up to the upper and
insule-the edge of said leather plate may advantageously be bevelled off all round
ip any suitable manner.
A corresponding rim or projecting edge is formed or mounted on the inner face
of the outer sole (after the manner shown in the aforesaid Patent) adapted to 6t
over and slide upon the aforesaid leather-plate to thus attach the outersole to the
insole and upper as before and this inwardly projecting edge on the outer sole
may be of leather imitation leather or other suitable material either the same as or
different to the aforesaid leather plate-an essential requirement of which (as also
of the "leather plate ") is that they must not be of such a yielding nature as to
permit the outer sole or other sliding part to come off otherwise than by sliding
the one off the other in the horizontal plane thereof i.e. the leather or material
used for the said purposes must be of sufficient strength and substance to resist and
prevent all ordinary strains or pressures (to which said parts are liable to be
subjected) from forcing any of the said sliding parts bodily and outwardly away
from the hoot or shoe.
The said edge projecting on the inside of the outer sole may also advantageously
be bevelled off for the same reasons given with regard to the bevelling of the edge
of the said "leather plate."
As a suitable means of securing the sliding sole and waist to and firmly in
position on the boot or shoe-instead of using the fastener illustrated in the Patent
"

page_text: to the said John Ward Jones et al No. 6218 of 1890 we may use separate flanged
screw sockets (or they may be joined by a thin cross bar as before) which are
mounted between the insole and the said leather plate the outer ends of said
sockets passing into or through the said leather plate through which (the insole
remaining intact) holes are provided to permit screws passed through the back end
of the sliding forepart and front end of the sliding waist to screw into the said
sockets thus mounted and built into the boot or shoe-but we do not confine
ourselves to this particular means of fastening said parts together although it will
be found very suitable.
Boots and shoes thus constructed according to these present improvements have
(inter alia) the advantage of lightness, great flexibility, cheapness and facility of
construction.
لاستمناء Dated
1004
TONGUE & BIRKBECK,
34, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicants.
We, JOHN WARD JONES, Engineer, and GEORGE HERBERT Phillips,
Gentleman, both of 1, Arundel Street, Strand, London, 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 :—
The present invention relates to improvements in manufacturing boots and shoes
of a similar character to that for which Letters Patent No. 3172 of 1888 were
granted to the said John Ward Jones et al.
Instead of using a metal plate secured to the "upper" upon which to slide the
forepart and sliding metal waist and heel-as set forth in said Patent-according
to the present invention we use a sheet of rather hard leather, imitation leather or
other suitable material or compound of a similar or equivalent nature to such
leather and suitable for the purpose (advantageously all in one piece) which is
sewn or otherwise suitably fastened to the inner sole and upper leaving the edge
thereof free and projecting all round after the manner of the plate c shown and
described in the said Patent No. 3172 of 1888.
This sheet of leather etc. (which for brevity we will hereinafter refer to as the
"leather plate ") thus arranged and mounted may extend right from the toe to the
heel to receive and hold thereon the sliding forepart sliding metal or other waist
and sliding heel (the two latter may be combined or separate as desired) by sliding
these parts on said "leather plate" (after the manner set forth in the aforesaid
Patent) and these parts thus slid on are there secured to one another and to the
body of the boot in any suitable manner.
Or if desired the heel may be mounted and secured in any suitable manner (other
than by sliding on)—the leather plate either extending or not under the heel as
required.
To enable the aforesaid sliding parts to fit or lie close up to the upper and
insole the edge of said leather plate is advantageously bevelled off all round in
any suitable manner.
A corresponding rim or projecting edge is formed or mounted on the inner face
of the outer sole (after the manner shown in the aforesaid Patent) adapted to fit
over and slide upon the aforesaid leather-plate to thus attach the outersole to the
insole and upper as before and this inwardly projecting edge on the outer sole may
be of leather imitation leather or other suitable material either the same as or
different to the aforesaid leather plate--an essential requirement of which (as also

page_text: of the leather plate) is that they must not be of such
permit the outer solc or other sliding part to come off otherwise than by sliding.
the one off the other in the direction of their length i.e. the leather or inaterial
used for the said purposes must be of sufficient strength and substance to resist
and prevent all ordinary strains or pressures (to which said parts are liable to be
subjected from forcing any of the said sliding parts bodily and outwardly away
from the boot or shoe.
The said edge projecting on the inside of the outer sole is also advantageously
bevelled off for the same reasons given with regard to the bevelling of the edge of
the said "leather plate."
As a suitable means of securing the sliding sole and waist to and firmly in
position on the boot or shoe-instead of using the fastener illustrated in the Patent
to the said John Ward Jones et al No. 6218 of 1890 we may use separate flanged
internally screw-threaded sockets which are mounted between the insole and the
said leather plate the outer ends of said sockets passing through the said leather
plate the insole thus advantageously remaining intact (or this fastener may be
otherwise suitably built into or mounted in the structure of the boots) holes
being provided to permit screws heing passed through the back end of the sliding
forepart and front end of the sliding waist to screw into the said sockets thus
mounted and built into the boot or shoe-but we do not confine ourselves to this
particular means of fastening said parts together although it will be found very
suitable.
Boots and shoes thus constructed according to these present improvements have
(inter alia) the advantage of lightness, great flexibility, cheapness, and facility of
construction.
And in order that the present invention may be easily understood and readily
carried into practice we will proceed to further describe same with reference to the
sheet of drawings hereunto annexed.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1 is a part view of the underside of a boot having the forepart only partially
slid on.
Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 1-1 Fig. 1 but with the forepart slid right
on and secured in position ready for wear.
Fig. 3 is a "local" longitudinal section on line 2-2 Fig. 1 (on an enlarged
scale) with the forepart slid right on and fastening through same.
a is leather plate secured to the inner sole etc. and upper b by sewing c and the
plate a being of leather this can readily be effected by a suitable boot sewing
machine if desired-leaving the leather edges a' (advantageously bevelled)
projecting down each side aud end.
e is the sliding forepart having the inwardly projecting leather rim or edge e
sewn or secured thereto all round except across the back end e* thereof this rim or
inwardly projecting edge e' being also advantageously bevelled off to correspond
with the bevel of the edge a' so that when this forepart is slid on to the boot by
inserting said rim e' under the projecting edge a' thereby these two bevelled edges a'
and e fit closely together as shown in section in Fig. 2 the back end e³ of the forepart
(which is advantageously bevelled off see Fig. 3 and fitted with metal eyelets /)
passing under the metal waist g (which latter is also slid on the leather plate a as
described in the said Patent of 1888) and is there secured by two (or other
number of) screws h which pass through holes in the metal waist 9 then through
the metal eyelets finto internally screw-threaded metal sockets i with a flange
thereon which latter are firmly embedded in the structure of the boot (with the
flange lying between the insole m and the leather plate a) each respectively and
independently at an angle to suit the angle at which its screw will require to
enter same.
k is the usual sock or lining.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this said iuven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is :-
1. In the manufacture of boots and shoes-the employment of a "plate" of
rather hard leather imitation leather or other suitable material or compound of a
similar or equivalent nature to such leather fixed to the insole and upper and
arranged and adapted to receive and hold thereon the sliding forepart and if
desired the sliding metal waist or sliding heel or both substantially in the manner
and for the purposes hereinbefore described.
2. In the manufacture of boots and shoes-the employment of a bevelled edged
plate of rather hard leather imitation leather or other suitable material or
compound of a similar or equivalent nature to such leather secured to the upper
and insole in such a manner that said bevelled edge projects clear all round in
combination and acting in conjunction with a sliding forepart having an inwardly
projecting bevelled rim or edge thereon of leather or equivalent material the said
rim being adapted to fit closely against the aforesaid bevelled projecting edge of
the leather etc. plate and between it and the upper substantially as and for the
purposes hereinbefore described.
3. A boot or shoe constructed with a bevel edged leather plate such as a the
bevelled edge of which a' is left projecting all round after said plate is secured to
the insole and upper etc. and separate metal flanged sockets such as i embedded
in the structure of said boot or shoe in combination and acting in conjunction
with a sliding forepart such as e having thereon an inwardly projecting bevelled
edge or rim such as e' substantially in the manner and for the purposes herein before
described and illustrated in the drawings hereunto annexed.
4. The improved construction of boots and shoes substantially in the inanner
and for the purposes bereinbefore described and illustrated in the drawings hereunto
annexed.
1030
TONGUE & BIRKBECK,
Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicants.
TONGUE & BIRKBECK,
Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicants.