Year: 1885

page_text: I GEORGE STANFORD CLARKE of Stanford House, St Edmunds Road Ipswich in
the County of Suffolk do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
Heretofore when metal toe tips have been used on boots or shoes, the base of
the tip piece has been secured between the upper surface of the sole and the lower
portion of the upper. The effect of this being only to protect the upper from
blows, while frequently the metal cut into and destroyed the cap. My invention
consists of a metallic toe tip consisting of a flat base plate which is attached by
screws or nails to the under surface of the sole, while from the base is a curved
and raised rim which covers the sole at the toe and may also project part way up
the toe cap, and thus prevent the wear of the leather at the point where it is
usually so quick to take place. The tips may be suitably curved for wide and
narrow soles and decorated shaped and finished as desired. They are especially
adapted for heavy and boys boots, and may be attached before the boots leave the
makers, or by any unskilled person at any time.
Dated this twenty first day of October 1888
PHILIP M. JUSTICE,
Applicant's Agent.

page_text: I GEORGE STANFORD CLARKE of Stanford House, St Edmunds Road Ipswich in
the County of Suffolk 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 :-
Heretofore when metal toe tips have been used on boots or shoes, the base of
the tip piece has been secured between the upper surface of the sole and the lower
portion of the upper. The effect of this being only to protect the upper from
blows, while frequently the metal cut into and destroyed the cap: It has also been
proposed to form a toe tip which extends to the edge of the sole to which it is
secured by nails or screws. Flat plates of metal have also been used upon the
under side of the sole and heel, and these forms I do not claim as being part of my
present invention which consists of a metallic toe tip consisting of a flat base plate.
which is attached by screws or nails to the under surface of the sole, while from
the base is a curved and raised rim which covers the sole at the toe and may also
project part way up the toe cap, and thus prevent the wear of the leather at the
point where it is usually so quick to take place. The tips may be suitably curved
for wide and narrow soles, and decorated, shaped, and finished as desired. They
are especially adapted for heavy, and boys boots, and may be attached before the
boots leave the makers, or by any unskilled person at any time. In the annexed
drawings Fig. 1 represents a bottom view of the tip when made with chequer or
roughened surface. Fig. 2 is a section on line x, x, of Figure 1 and Figure 3
represents in perspective view a boot fitted with said tips.
It will be evident that the tips if made with suitable curves may extend for
some distance along the sides of the boots or shoes, where the boots or shoes are
intended for very rough use.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
A boot or shoe tip formed and applied substantially in the manner and for the
purposes set forth.