IMPROVEMENTS IN METALLIC PLATES FOR BOOTS AND SHOES to be as follows:
Year: 1884

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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
We, DAVID LLOYD, of 34 Princes Road, Notting Hill, Mechanic, and SIDNEY
BURGE, of 9 Frankfort Terrace, Harrow Road, Boot Maker, both in the County
of Middlesex do hereby declare the nature of our invention for. " IMPROVEMENTS
IN METALLIC PLATES FOR BOOTS AND SHOES to be as follows:-
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The object of the invention is to provide metallic plates for both.soles and heels
of boots and shoes, so as to render them completely waterproof and at the same
time to diminish the wear of the leather or other material, and also to give the
necessary flexibility to the sole.
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We employ a sheet of flexible metal through which holes are pierced by means
of a punch or die at any desired distances apart, through which holes are inserted
suitable nails. These nails may be secured in the plate by dipping into a tin or
solder bath or by any other means, or another plate may be arranged underneath,
the edges of which latter plate are turned up so as to firmly enclose the first
mentioned plate. The sole or heel is pierced with exactly corresponding holes by
means of the punch or die, so as to receive the projecting ends or points of the
nails, or the nails may be caused to pass through the sole or heel by means of
pressure. The heads of the nails are inside so that there are no points to penetrate
through the sole or heel to the feet. The points of the nails may be arranged to
come flush with the treading surface of the sole or heel or project beyond so as to
form hob nails or spikes or any other suitable form of metallic treading surface.
The leather or other material of the sole or heal is made of larger dimensions
than the metallic plate or plates so that this sole or heel can easily be sewn or
otherwise fastened to the inner sole or welt, the metallic plate or plates being
between the outer sole or heel and the inner sole or welt. It will be understood
that instead of employing a metallic plate or plates to nearly cover the whole of
the sole of the boot or shoe, small plates may be used to cover those parts only
where there is most wear.

page_text: necessary flexibility to the sole.
The invention is illustrated in the accompanying sheet of drawings, in which
Fig. 1 is a side elevation partly in section of a boot with the improved plates
applied thereto.
Fig. 2 is a plan view of the underside of the samo.
Fig. 3 is a vertical section of the sole plate showing one mode of securing the
nails or spikes thereto; and
Fig. 4 is a vertical section of a sole plate in which the spikes or nails are secured
thereto by tinning or soldering.
In all these Figures the sole and heel plates consist of a sheet of flexible
metal A, through which holes are pierced by means of a punch or die at any
desired distances apart. Through these holes are inserted suitable nails or spikes B,
which may be secured in the plate A by dipping into a tin or solder bath (as shown
in Figs. 1 and 4) or by any other means; or another plate C may be employed, the
edges of which latter plate are turned in so as to firmly enclose the plate A (as
shown in Fig. 3).
The outer sole or heel is pierced with exactly corresponding holes by means of
the punch or die, so as to receive the projecting ends or points of the nails or
spikes B, or the nails or spikes may be caused to pass through the outer sole or
heel by means of pressure. The heads B¹ of the nails or spikes are inside so that
there are no points to penetrate through the inner sole or heel to the feet. The
points of the nails or spikes may be arranged to come flush with the treading
surface of the sole or heel, or project beyond so as to form hob nails or spikes or
any other suitable form of metallic treading surface.
The leather or other material of the sole or heel is made of larger dimensions
than the metallic plate or plates (as shown in Figs. 1 and 2), so that the outer sole
or heel can easily be sewn or otherwise fastened to the inner sole or welt, or to the
seat of the heel, the metallic plate for the sole being between the outer sole D and
the inner sole or welt D', and the metallic plate of the heel between the outer
heel E and the seat of the inner heel E. It will be understood that instead of
employing a metallic plate or plates to nearly cover the whole of the sole of the
boot or shoe, small plates may be used to cover those parts only where there is
most wear.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
Invention, and in what manner, the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is
The improved plates for applying to the soles and heels of boots and shoes,
consisting of a sheet of flexiblo metal which is secured between the thicknesses of
leather or other material forming the soles and heels, and which flexible metal
sheet is pierced with holes through which pass nails or spikes secured to su h
metallic sheet either by soldering or tinning, or by other suitable means, the nails
or spikes being caused to pass through the thickness of material beneath them,
so as to come even with or project beyond the lower or treading surfaces of the
soles or heels, all substantially as and for the purposes specified.
ALLISON BROS.
Agents for the Applicants.