IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF BOOTS AND SHOES
Year: 1883

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Henry Harris Lake, of the firm of Haseltine, Lake
་་
& Co., Patent Agents, Southampton Buildings, London for an Invention of
"IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF BOOTS AND SHOES" communi-
cated to him from abroad by Edward H. Buckley, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
United States of America,
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Henry Harris Lake at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 1st January 1883.
HENRY HARRIS LAKE, of the firm of Haseltine, Lake, and Co., Patent Agents,
Southampton Buildings, London, "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF
BOOTS AND SHOES [A communication to him from abroad by Edward H. Buckley,
of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America,]
"
This Invention relates to certain improvements in that class of boots and shoes
in which the sole and upper are secured together by staples driven through the sole
and upper and clinched upon the inside; the object of my improvements being to
produce a neat boot or shoe of this character.
In carrying the said Invention into practice the edge of the upper is inserted
between the outer and inner soles, as usual. The upper is secured to the soles by
means of staples driven through from the outside of the outer sole and clinched on
the inside of the inner sole. Shoes have heretofore been made in this manner, but
in such shoes the heads of the staples rested directly upon the surface of the outer
sole and were arranged to overlap each other, an objectionable appearance being
thus presented.
But according to my Invention, I channel the portion of the sole which is to
receive the heads of the staples, so that when the staples are driven, the heads of
the same will be sunk in the channel, the leather on the opposite sides of the
channel being then pressed inward by a suitable instrument, so as to cover the
heads of the staples.
A continuous channel may be formed around the outer sole near the outer edge
of the same before driving the staples, but in order that the sole shall not be

page_text: weakened any more than is absolutely necessary, I prefer to channel only those
parts of the sole which actually receive the heads of the staples, and I propose to
thus channel the sole at the same time that the openings for the legs of the staples
are formed therein, the awl which I use for this purpose having two points between
which is a cutting blade so that when the awl is driven to the proper depth, said
cutting blade will form, in the outer surface of the outer sole, an incision extending
from one hole to the other, and of a proper depth for the reception of the head of
the staple.
It will be understood that a metallic last is inserted in the shoe prior to the
driving of the staples so as to ensure the clinching of the latter on the inside of the
insole.
The points of the awl are preferably held in the stock by wedge-blocks so that
they can be removed, and new ones substituted therefor, when the old ones become
worn or broken.

page_text: boot or shoe, which method consists in channelling the outer sole, perforating the
parts to be united, driving the staples through the said parts, embedding the heads
of the staples in the prepared channel, clinching the ends of the said staples within
the shoe and finally covering the embedded heads of the same, all substantially as
set forth.
Second. In uniting the upper and soles of boots or shoes, channelling separate
portions of the outer sole surface for a suitable length to receive the staple head,
perforating the parts to be united, driving the staples through the parts from the
outside, embedding the heads in such prepared channels and clinching the staple-
ends upon the insole, substantially as set forth.
In Witness whereof I the said Henry Harris Lake have hereunto set my
hand and seal this Tenth day of July in the year of our Lord One thousand eight
hundred and eighty three