Improvements in the Construction of Heels for Boots, Shoes, Clogs, and other Foot Coverings.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Aug., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 16th May, 1900-Accepted, 30th June, 1900
Improvements in the Construction of Heels for Boots, Shoes, Clogs,
and other Foot Coverings.
I, ANDREW DICKINSON, of 86, Northgate, Halifax, in the County of York,
Clog Iron Maker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to construct heels for boots, clogs, and the like
80 as to be revolving, adjustable and easily secured or put on, and durable as well
as economical in cost.
I employ preferably discs or pieces of indiarubber, leather or other suitable com-
position the sizes of the heel required, these are recessed in the centre and have
a hole therein, in the said recess and partly passing through the hole is a metal
disc with a flange filling up or partially filling up the recess in the rubber or
leather disc, the disc has a rim passing through or partially through the hole in
the same, the whole being secured to the heel of the foot covering by means of
three or more nails or screws, thereby presenting to ground a leather or rubber
surface or a combination of leather or rubber and metal, also the heel is revolving
and can be turned or adjusted as it wears to suit the convenience of the wearer,
the top of the metal disc may be recessed so as to protect the heads of the nails
or screws from wear.
Dated this Sixteenth day of August 1800
JOHN E. WALSH,
Waterhouse Chambers, Crossley Street, Halifax.
Patent Agent for the Applicant.
Improvements in the Construction of Heels for Boots, Shoes, Clogs,
and other Foot Coverings.
I, ANDREW DICKINSON, of 86, Northgate, Halifax, in the County of York,
Clog Iron Maker, 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 object of my invention is to construct heels for boots, clogs, and the like
so as to be revolving, adjustable and easily secured or put on, and durable as well
as economical in cost.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1 is a plan of leather, rubber or the like disc, revolving or adjustable
unon the heels of boots and shoes

page_text: Fig. 2 is a plan of flanged disc upon the boss of which revolves the aforesaid
leather or rubber disc.
Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation of Fig. 1.
Fig. 4 is a sectional elevation of Fig. 2.
Fig. 5 is a plan showing the revolving or adjustable heel, and metal disc
secured in position.
Fig. 6 is a sectional elevation of Fig. 5, attached to a boot or shoe heel.
I employ preferably discs or pieces of indiarubber, leather or other suitable com-
position A the sizes of the heel B required, these are recessed in the centre at C,
and have a hole D therein, in the said recess C and partly passing through the
hole D is a metal disc E with a flange F filling up or partially filling up the
recess C in the rubber or leather disc, the disc passes through or partially through
the hole D in the same, the whole being secured to the heel of the foot covering
by means of three or more nails or screws G; when using nails I preferably
employ for greater security a central screw H, by these means I present to ground
a leather or rubber surface or a combination of leather or rubber and metal ;
also the heel revolving on the disc can be turned or adjusted as it wears to suit
the convenience of the wearer. The flange F of the metal disc protects the heads
of the nails or screws from wear.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
1 Revolving or adjustable heels A for boots, shoes, and the like, mounted upon
the boss of a flanged disc E, such disc being secured to the boot by nails and
or screws, in the manner and for the purposes set forth.
screw,
JOHN E. WALSH,
Waterhouse Chambers, Crossley Street, Halifax,
Patent Agent for the Applicant.
JOHN E. WALSH,
Waterhouse Chambers, Crossley Street, Halifax,
Patent Agent for the Applicant.