Improvements in Soles and Heels for Boots, Shoes, and the like.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd July, 1891
Complete Specification Left. 31st Mar.. 1892-Accepted, 7th May, 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Soles and Heels for Boots, Shoes, and the like.
I, OLIVER BURROWS of 38 Barbican, London E.C. in the County of Middlesex,
Bootmaker do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
According to my invention, I form the soles and heels of boots or shoes of
vulcanized indiarubber, preferably making the heel hollow or in the form of a
shell heel. I prefer to attach the sole and heel to the remainder or upper part of
the boot or shoe in the following manner :
A block of leather, wood, cork, or any suitable material or composition in the
shape of the cavity left in the heel, herein called the shell, is firmly fixed to the
inner-sole at the heel of the boot or shoe when it is lasted up. The sole and shell
heel is now placed on, the shell being fitted over the block hereinbefore described.
The solo is then sewn in the usual manner to the upper part of the boot or shoe,
namely from corner to corner of heel.
I preferably attach the heel in the following manner.
On the outer surface of
said heel, and all round the seat of the sole, I make a ledge or channel, by means
of which am enabled to sew the heel to the upper part of the boot or shoe,
through the inner-sole, after the manner of a stitched seat in hand sewn
work, said ledge or channel being about half an inch from the inner-sole of the boot
or shoe.
I may apply the vulcanized indiarubber sole and heel, and the method of
attaching the same, to all kinds of boots and shoes, varying in size from the smallest
to the largest.
My invention as described may also be used in connection with a resilient toe cap
and vamp which may either form a part of the sole or be suitably attached thereto.
Dated this 21st day of July 1891.
FREDK. WALKER,
11, Furnival Street, London, E.C., Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Soles and Heels for Boots, Shoes, and the like.
I, OLIVER BURROWS, of No. 38 Barbican, in the City and County of London,
Bootmaker 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 certain improvements in the soles and heels for boots,
shoes and the like and attachments thereof and thereto, the objects being to render
such boots, shoes or the like better adapted for athletic sports and similar purposes
than has hitherto been attained.
In order that my said invention may be the better understood I have appended
the accompanying sheet of drawings, in which
Figure 1 is a view of the under side or bottom of the sole, and Figure 2 a longi-
tudinal section thereof, shewing the hollow, or shell heel. Figure 3 is a transverse
section on cd Figure 1, Figure 4 a transverse section on ef and Figure 5 a
transverse section on g h, and Figure 6 a sectional view of a protective shell toe cap
that may be used in connection with said improved soles and heels.
In carrying out my invention I form the soles and heels of boots and shoes of
vulcanised india rubber, or other resilient and elastic material, making the heel A,
Figures 1, 2 and 3 hollow, as shewn. The uppers may be of any material or type,
and are stitched or otherwise attached to an inner sole in the usual manner, and
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page_text: a block or number of pieces forming a block, of cork or other suitable light and
resilient substance is or are attached to said inner-sole so as to fit and fill the
cavity of the shell heel A, hereinbefore described. Or I may use such filling
piece or pieces without attaching to the inner sole. The outer sole, as shewn by
the drawings, and forming an essential feature of my invention is provided with
a channel or groove B, Figures 1, 4 and 5, so shaped that the action of sewing
or stitching said outer sole to the inner sole causes the resilient substance of the
outer sole to close upon and thoroughly protect the sewn or stitched seam from
wear, said stitches being deeply sunk below the surface, and well covered. The
heel A is provided with a ledge or channel D, Figures 2 and 3, through which it
may be stitched or sewn to the inner sole or uppers as may be desired and the
shape of said ledge or channel is such that it is caused to close upon and protect
the seam,
also rendering it invisible, by the act of sewing or stitching. In order
to secure a perfectly watertight seam or joint between the inner and outer soles,
I form a groove or channel C, Figures 4 and upon and around the upper surface
of the outer sole, so that by the action of sewing or stitching the whole together,
said sole is drawn closely to the other parts of said boot, shoe or the like. In
the foregoing description the manner of attachment of the uppers, inner and outer
sole may be exactly that which is ordinarily adopted, or I may use any other such
means for the same purpose without departing from the essential features of my
invention as herein set forth. I may apply the resilient sole and hollow, or shell
heel to other kinds of boots and shoes than those used for athletic and kindred
purposes, and may also employ any kind of substance or material which may be
suitable for effecting the desired purpose.
I also may use a shell toe cap, shewn in section by Figure 6 on the accompanying
sheet of drawings and especially applicable for football and like sports or exercises
where stress or strains are imposed upon the toe of the boot or shoe. Said shell
toe cap may be made of vulcanised indiarubber or other substance or material, and
either may be made thicker at the extremity as shewn by E, Figure 6, or may be
provided with an interior resilient or elastic pad E' on the same figure, so as to
withstand and resist the shock of a kick, relieving the structure of the boot or shoe,
and the foot of the wearer from the sudden impact, and also concentrating the force
of the kick upon the football or other object. I may attach said shell toe cap,
or shell toe cap and vamp to the boot or shoe in or according to any suitable
manner for securely holding and retaining the same in position.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is :-
First. In a boot, shoe or the like, the construction and use of a sole with a shell
or hollow heel, suitably filled and attached to the uppers and inner-sole substantially
as herein described and shewn by the drawings.
Second. In a sole, with a shell or hollow heel as referred to in the preceding
claim, the use of a groove B on the under side, ledge or channel D on the heel, and
a groove or channel C on the upper side substantially as and for the purposes
herein set forth with reference to Figures 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the drawings hereto
appended.
Third. In a boot, shoe or the like, the combination with a sole and shell or
hollow heel as described, of a shell toe cap with a resilient or elastic extension or
inner cushion preferably of vulcanised indiarubber substantially as herein described
and shewn by E E', Figure 6 of the accompanying drawing,
FREDK. WALKER,
11, Furnival Street, Holborn, London, E.C., Agent for the Applicant.