A New or Improved Protector-plate for Boots, Shoes, and Clogs.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Oct., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 11th July, 1890-Accepted, 11th Oct., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Protector-plate for Boots, Shoes, and Clogs.
I, ABRAHAM NEWELL of Ferney Lee Lane Todmorden Gentleman, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to a new or improved protector plate for boots, shoes and
clogs and consists in providing plates of metal, leather, india-rubber, and other suitable
material with a series of tapered holes and projecting rims on the wearing side.
Suitable plugs of hard wood are then tightly driven through the above holes so as to
project therefrom, the undersurface of the said plugs forming the wearing surface of
the plate. These plates may be used as tip, heel, or side plates according as required.
As applied to clogs these plates may be fixed on the wooden sole between the iron
side strips, or transverse, or longitudinal bands formed as above may be fixed in any
suitable position.
The plugs may be placed as near together as desirable a mere strip of metal being
sometimes left between one plug and the adjoining one.
The above plates are as light in weigat as ordinary protector plates while being less
noisy, less slippery, and more durable than the latter.
The thin iron plates may be stamped out of sheet iron the heavier plates being made
of cast or malleable iron. The plugs can easily be made by machinery.
Dated this 11th day of October 1889
RAYNER & CASSELL,
37, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Protector-plate for Boots, Shoes, and Clogs.
I, ABRAHAM NEWELL of Ferney Lee Lane Todmorden Gentleman 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:
My invention relates to a new or improved protector plate for boots, shoes, and
clogs, and has for its object to prevent the slipping to which plain metal plates or tips,
are liable, and to make plates of such shape and size that will offer most resistance to
friction in the parts where boots are usually found to wear most, according to the
peculiarity of the wearer's gait. My invention consists essentially in forming
perforated plates, the perforations of which taper downwards, and receive plugs of
light, and readily adhering material such as wood gutta-percha india rubber, leather
and the like, the object being to form a roughened under surface which will have a
firm grip on the footway or pavement. The improved protector plates, manufactured
according to my invention may be made of any suitable shape for use either as toe,
heel, or side pieces, and, the perforations may be made of any suitable shape
or size.
And in order that my invention may be more fully understood, I have shown in the
accompanying drawings, the application thereof to a heel plate.
Figs. I and 3 are plans of two different arrangements of heel plates before
perforation.
Figs. 2 and 4 are plans showing the wearing surfaces of two forms of perforated
plates provided with plugs.
WXZ are respectively sections on lines A B of Fig. 1, E F of Fig. 2, and G H of
Fig. 3, Y being an alternative form applicable to Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a section on

page_text: line CD of Fig. 2. As shown in Fig. 1, I make the sides of the heel plate narrow,
and the rear part thereof much wider, and in order to reduce the quantity of metal
used, I form a groove in the upper surface or in the upper and lower surfaces of each
side (Fig. 1) or of one side only (Fig. 3) of the plate, while in some cases I form an
oblique projection R in the under surface, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3, or I may
form an extension shown in dotted line at K in the same figure, for the purpose of
offering more resistance at the wearing part. Figs. 2 and 4 shew perforated heel
plates furnished with plugs p p &c. of various sizes, and of either round square
triangular or other suitable shape the metal being in some cases cut out or recessed
at o. o &c. between such plugs in order to lighten the weight of the plate. As illus-
trated in Fig. 5 the holes taper in the manner shown at p for receiving the plugs or
at q for receiving the fastening screws or nails. The shape of these perforations may
be varied ad infinitum according to taste or as practice may dictate while the plates
themselves may be formed in any ordinary manner either of sheet, cast, or wrought
iron or steel, by stamping, hammering, or by any other suitable process. The plates
may be fixed in position by screws, rivets, or other convenient fixing means.
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) Providing protector plates, used as heel side or toe pieces for boots and shoes
with perforations filled with plugs of wood or other suitable adhering or gripping
material substantially as and for the purpose described.
(2) The improved heel plates formed and arranged substantially as and for the
purpose described and shown in the drawings.
Dated th: 111h
CTI
1000
RAYNER & CASSELL,
37, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.