Improvements relating to Boots and Shoes.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 18th June, 1895-Accepted, 27th July, 1895
CUBILETE
Improvements relating to Boots and Shoes.
I, HENRY BARTZ, Engineer, of Rosinenstrasse 12 c. II, Charlottenburg, in the
German Empire, 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 subject of this invention is an improved device for securing the soles and
heels in their proper position on to boots and shoes, the object of the improvement
being to enable any person to sole his or her boots and shoes without any trouble
or loss of time.
The improved device mainly consists of a metal frame corresponding to the sole
or beel (as the case may be) in shape, and having a turned down edge or flange.
This frame is preferably secured to the lower sole or heel portion of the boot or
shoe, and into it is fitted the piece of leather intended to form the sole or heel, as
the case may be, the turned down flange grasping the edge of the leather, after the
manner of a hook, and thus retaining it in position.
The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying
drawing, in which
Figure 1 is a side elevation of the boot provided with the improved invention.
Figures 2 and 3 represent the frame employed for securing in position the piece
of leather serving as a sole or a heel as the case may be; both being plan views ;
and
Figure 4 is a cross section, partly broken away.
The frame a is preferably made of a piece of sheet iron, which, before use, is so
stamped or cut out by means of a suitable punch or die, that it assumes the shape
of a sole or heel, which, however, it exceeds in size by a width sufficient subse-
quently to form the turned down edge or flange. In order to avoid making the
fastening device too heavy, and also for the purpose of imparting a certain
flexibility to it, the superfluous parts are cut out of the centre, as at b so that there
only remains a frame having a number of cross pieces, such as c, to ensure its
elasticity and rigidity. The projecting edge or flange a¹, is then turned down
so that it acquires the configuration of a hook in cross section, as shown in
Figure 4.
Inasmuch as the sole must to a certain extent be flexible or yielding, the sole
frame is cut through at the part where the cross piece c is situated, namely at all
and the cross piece itself, also, is provided with a longitudinal slot, such as is
indicated in dotted lines at c¹ so that the frame, after it has been secured to the
boot or shoe, and has had a sole fitted to it, breaks open under the tread of the
wearer, and, consequently, forms two separate parts. To enable the two frames a,
corresponding to the sole and heel, respectively, to be fastened to the boot or shoe
either by nails or pegs, or by stitching, such frames are provided with suitable
perforations such as e.
When a boot or shoe provided with the improved arrangement requires being
soled or heeled this operation can be easily performed by the wearer himself as
will readily be seen; the sole-piece of leather, d, is first moistened, and then
inserted into the frame, so that the flange a', of the same grasps and locks in
position the edge of the leather. In use, as it is flattened down by the wearer's foot,
the sole will gradually extend in width, and be firmly locked within the turned
down flange of the frame, so that it can in no case become loose therein or slip out

page_text: of it of its own accord. The same applies to the method of attachment of the heel
piece.
When the soles or heels are worn out, they are simply removed from the frame
and replaced by new ones, which are inserted and secured in position in the manner
already described above.
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―
An improved device for the attachment of soles and heels to boots and shoes,
characterised by a metal frame, such as a, provided with a turned down edge or
flange, such as a¹ which is fitted to the sole or heel of the boot, either by tacks or
pegs, or by stitching, and into which is fitted the leather which serves to form the
sole or heel, such as d.
Dated this 18th day of June 1905
MARKS & CLERK,
18 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., and
13 Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents for the Applicant.