Improvements in Metal Heel Tips for Boots and Shoes.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Dec., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 7th Sept., 1894-Accepted, 13th Oct., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Metal Heel Tips for Boots and Shoes.
1, WILLIAM FREEMAN of 10 Lincoln Street Leicester, Boot Manufacturer do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
or if
My improvement consists in making a metal tip the form of the usual rim or
donkey shape heel tip, but having in addition a centre bar of metal extending the
entire length of the tip, parallel with, and midway between the sides of the tip,
preferred it may be made with one or more bars across the tip extending from side
to side of it; the method of attaching the tip to the heels of boots is by means of
countersunk holes in the tip and bar, through which rivets or nails are driven in the
usual manner.
The spaces between the bar or bars and the sides of the tip can if desired be
filled in with leather, india-rubber, or other suitable material, which acts as
preventative against slipping.
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The improved tip made in this manner, whilst being more attractive in appearance
than the ordinary plain rim tip, has the advantage of giving a greater surface of
metal, thus ensuring longer wear, and at the same time is far preferable to the
ordinary metal heel plates, being lighter, and free from the danger of causing the
wearer to slip in frosty slippery weather.
Dated this 9th day of December 1893.
WILLIAM FREEMAN.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Metal Heel Tips for Boots and Shoes.
1 WILLIAM FREEMAN of No. 10 Lincoln Street Leicester in the County of
Leicester Manufacturer 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:—
This invention relates to improvements in metal heel tips for boots and shoes.
That my invention may be well understood I have appended a sheet of drawings
in which
Figure 1 is a flat view of my improved metal tip.
Figure 2 a back view of same, with indents to lighten the weight, and
Figure 3 is an end view of Figures 1 and 2.
My improvement consists in making a metal tip A, of the form of the usual rim
or donkey shaped heel tip, with the addition of a centre bar of metal B extending
the entire length of the tip, parallel with and midway between the sides of the tip.
Or if preferred it may be made with one or more bars across the tip, extending from
side to side (not shown). The means of attaching the tip to the boot or shoe is by
countersunk holes in the tip and bar (or bars) through which rivets or nails are
driven in the usual manner. The spaces a between the bar and sides of the tip can
if desired be filled in with pieces of leather, india-rubber, or other suitable material
of the required shape, which acts as a preventative against slipping.
The improved tip made in this manner approximately of the form of a "trident"
whilst being more attractive in appearance than the ordinary plain rim tip, has the
advantage of giving a greater surface of metal, thus ensuring longer wear, and at

page_text: the same time is far preferable to the ordinary metal heel plates now in use, being
much lighter and free from the danger of causing the wearer to slip in frosty
weather.
Having no metal cross bar at the breast of the heel the pieces of leather or other_
filling material will be flush with the front of the heel and consequently easily
inserted in the spaces a if desired.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. In metal heel tips for boots and shoes-the combination of the usual rim or
"donkey" tip A, with a centre bar or bars of metal B constructed and arranged
in the manner substantially as hereinbefore described and set forth.
2. Improvements in metal tips for boots and shoes-as herein described and
illustrated by the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 5th dex of Sentember 1901
WILLIAM BESTWICK MAXFIELD,
Registered Patent Agent,
19, Bowling Green Street, Leicester, Applicant's Agent.