Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Apr., 1887
Complete Left, 1st Oct., 1887
Complete Accepted, 1st Nov., 1887
Manufacturer, both of 1 rague, Austria.
I, ALFRED JULIUS BOULT of 323 High Holborn in the county of Middlesex,
M.I.M.E. do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of the present invention is to design a double or "clump" sole for boots
which may easily be detached and replaced by any one.
For this purpose a thin metal tongue or plato is secured to the sole proper of the
boot or shoe, the screws passing through the centre part of the plato or tongue so that
the outer or free parts thereof may be bent slightly outwards. Onto the upper side of
the clump or double sole is fastened at the edge theroof a thin frame like metal strip
the inner or free part of which may be bent outwards so that this sole may
be slipped onto the sole propor of the boot, the inner free part of the metal strip
around the edge of the upper side of the double solo slipping and engaging between
the outer free part of the tongue or plate fastened to the sole proper and the sole
proper. The clump or double sole may now be screwed on or otherwise detachably
fastened to the solo proper. In this manner it is easy for any one to detach the soles
when worn out and replace them by new ones without any skill whatever and without
injuring the uppers which latter will therefore last so much longer.
In the manufacture of this article it is only necessary to number the different sizes
of boots and the respectivo clumps or soles to enable any one to procure the right
size by quoting the number and to resolo his or her boots."
This invention is also applicable to existing boots if a tongue or plate be fixed to
their soles.
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page_text: A communication from JULIUS WÜST, Lieutenant, and ADOLF DIAMANT, Boo',
Manufacturer, both of Prague, Austria.
I, ALFRED JULIUS BOULT of 323 High Holborn in the County of Middlesex,
M.I.M.E. 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 the present invention is to design a double or "clump" sole for boots 5
or shoes which may casily be detached or replaced by any one.
In the accompanying drawings:
:-
Fig. 1 represents a plan of the double sole ready attached.
Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section on line y-y of fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is a cross section on line xx of fig. 1.
Fig. 4 shows the double solo in plan view in the action of being attached or
detached.
Fig. 5 is a plan of the double sole with its metal strip around the edge thereof.
1
A thin metal tongue or plate Z is secured to the sole proper D of the boot or shoe
the screws a passing through the contre part of the plate or tongue so that the outer I
or free parts thereof may be bent slightly outwards. Onto the upper side of the
clump or double sole S is fastened at the edge thereof by screws o a thin frame like
metal strip R the inner or free part of which may be bent outwards so that this sole
may be slipped onto the sole proper of the boot, in the direction of the arrow 1 the
inner free part of the metal strip around the edge of the upper side of the double sole, 2
slipping and engaging between the outer free part of the tongue or plate fastened to
the sole proper, and the sole proper. The clump or double sole may now be screwed
on by screws e or otherwise detachably fastened to the sole proper.
In this manner
it is easy for any one to detach the soles when worn out by slipping them off in the
direction of the arrow 2 and replace them by new ones without any skill whatever
and without injuring the uppers O which latter will therefore last so much longer.
In the manufacture of this article it is only necessary to number the different sizes
of boots and the respective clumps or soles to enable any one to procure the right
size by quoting the number and to resole his or her boots. In the same manner the
heels may be formed detachable, see figure 2, by slipping the detached heel S¹ with 3
its tongue Z' on the frame R' fixed to the heel D₁ and then fixing it by means of
screws c¹.
This invention is also applicable to existing boots if a tongue or plate be fixed to
their soles or heels.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said invention
as communicated to me by my foreign correspondents, and in what manner the same
is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is :—
1. The method of soleing boots and shoes consisting in providing an outer or clump
sole with a thin frame like metal strip around the edge of the inner face, the inner
or freed edge of which is a little raised and sliding this clump sole on to a motal
tongue fastened to the sole proper, the edges of this tongue also being a little raised
so that the metal strip of the double sole will engage between the edge of the tongue
and the sole proper; the double sole being then fastened to the sole proper by screws
or in any other convenient manner substantially as specified.
2. A metal tongue suitably fastened to the sole proper of a boot or shoe, the outer
or free edge of which tongue is a little raised substantially as and for the purpose
specified.
3. A double or "clump" sole provided with a frame like metal strip suitably
fastened to the edge of the sole, the inner or free edge of the metal strip being a little
raised substantially as and for the purpose specified.
4. As a new article of manufacture clump soles provided with the above described
metal strip around the edge thereof and a metal tongue which may be fastened to the
sole of any existing boots or shoes.
5. As a new articlo of manufacture clump soles provided with the above described
metal strip, in combination with ready cut proper soles provided with the above
described metal tongue.