Improvements in Clog Irons.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Aug., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 19th May, 1892-Accepted, 25th June, 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Clog Irons.
We JOHN SINGLETON of 33 York Street Bolton in the County of Lancaster
Turner and RICHARD SINGLETON of 35 Pump Street Bolton le Moors in the
County aforesaid Fitter, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
Our present invention relates to irons such as are secured to the soles or heels of
clogs the object thereof being to improve the construction or formation of the same
so as to make them more durable and give a better bearing to the foot of the
wearer than is the case with clog irons constructed in the ordinary way to attain
which we forin our improved irons preferably of a channel form on the underside
and each said iron is curved to an S or W or similar formation so as to secure
more bearing surface.
The toe portion of each sole iron is preferably thinned down and nail or peg
holes are formed through each iron at convenient places.
Dated this 18th day of August 1891.
H. F. BOUGHTON, M.I. Mech. E.,
London, Sheffield, and Barnsley, Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Clog Irons.
We, JOHN SINGLETON of 33, York Street, Bolton in the County of Lancaster,
Turner, and RICHARD SINGLETON of 35 Pump Street, Bolton le Moors, in the
County aforesaid Fitter 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 :-
Our present invention relates to irons such as are secured to the soles or heels of
clogs, the object being to improve the construction or formation of the same so as
to make them more durable, and give a better bearing to the foot of the wearer
than is the case with clog irous constructed in the ordinary way, to attain which
we form our improved clog irons in the manner set forth in the accompanying
sheet of drawings in which
and
Fig. 1 is a plan of one form of our improved clog iron and
Fig. 2 is a plan of a modified form thereof.
Fig. 3 is a plan of half a clog iron of a similar form to that shown at Fig. 1
Fig. 4 is a plan of half a clog iron of a similar form to that shown at Fig. 2.
Like letters of reference denote corresponding parts in each view.
Our improved clog irons A are preferably of a channel form in cross section as
shown at dotted section a' of Fig. 1.
The said improved clog irons may be formed to the curved shape shown at
Fig. 1, or to the curved shape shown at Fig. 2, or where preferred the clog
irons may be made in halves or two pieces each having an S shaped form as shown
at Fig. 3, or of the form shown at Fig. 4.
The toe portion a² of each clog iron is preferably thinned down and nail or peg
holes a are formed through each iron at convenient places in the usual way.
We would have it understood that we do not claim the channel section of iron as
being new, neither the use of nail or peg holes, but

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. Constructing clog irons in the form substantially as illustrated in the accom-
panying drawings.
1
1900
H. F. BOUGHTON, M.I.M.E.,
Agent for the Applicants.