IMPROVEMENTS IN BOOTS AND SHOES."
Year: 1876

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to William Morgan, of Rotherhithe, in the County of Surrey,
for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN BOOTS AND SHOES."
of the Commissioners of Tatents on the fun Apr 1970.
WILLIAM MORGAN, of Rotherhithe, in the County of Surrey. "IMPROVEMENTS IN
BOOTS AND SHOES."
This Invention relates to certain improvements in boots and shoes and other
coverings for the feet, whereby great ease and comfort in walking is obtained,
combined with greater power to resist wear and tear. My Invention consists in
forming the heels of boots and shoes of vulcanized india-rubber or other elastic
material, and in carrying out my Invention I prefer to fix the india-rubber in its
proper position on the boot or shoe, as follows:-
The india-rubber or other clastic heels are moulded, cast, or formed with a
metallic washer within, and entirely surrounded by the india-rubber, such metallic
washer being capable by means of screws, pins, or other fasteners of being held
together with the india-rubber in permanent contact with the shoe, by this means
I overcome the difficulty which would be otherwise experienced in causing the
india-rubber to be held permanently in its position on the boot or shoe. When
desired a cement of india-rubber or other suitable composition may be employed.
WILLIAM MORGAN, of Saint Pancras, in the County of Middlesex.
MENTS IN BOOTS AND SHOES"
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IMPROVE-
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions
the said William Morgan in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 7th
October 1876.
WILLIAM MORGAN, of Saint Pancras, in the County of Middlesex.
MENTS IN BOOTS AND SHOES"
"IMPROVE-
My said Invention relates to the heels of boots and shoes and other coverings
for the feet, and it consists chiefly in forming the heel of vulcanized india-rubber
[Price 4d.]
WILLIAM MORGAN, of Saint Pancras, in the County of Middlesex.
MENTS IN BOOTS AND SHOES
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"IMPROVE-
My said Invention relates to the heels of boots and shoes and other coverings
WILLIAM MORGAN, of Saint Pancras, in the County of Middlesex.
MENTS IN BOOTS AND SHOES"
"IMPROVE-
My said Invention relates to the heels of boots and shoes and other coverings
for the feet, and it consists chiefly in forming the heel of vulcanized india-rubber
[Price 4d.]

page_text: or other clastic material, whereby great case and comfort in walking is obtained
combined with greater power to resist wear and tear.
The two Figures on the accompanying Sheet of Drawings illustrate one mode of
carrying out my Invention. Figure 1 representing a sectional elevation, and
Figure 2 a corresponding sectional plan of a portion of a boot with my Invention
applied thereto.
a is the heel, which I mould, cast, or form of vulcanized india-rubber or other
clastic material, with a metallic washer b within and entirely surrounded by the
india-rubber. The washer band the heel a are provided with holes through
which I pass screws c, pins, or other like fastenings, which enter the sole d and serve
to hold the heel in permanent contact with the boot, the extremities of the holes
being subsequently filled with plugs e of india-rubber or other suitable material.
By the employment of the washer b I overcome the difficulty which would be other-
wise experienced in causing the india-rubber to be held permanently in its position
on the boot or shoe. A cement of india-rubber or other suitable composition may
be employed, either in addition to or in substitution for the screws, pins, or other
fastenings, when desired. In some cases the india-rubber or other elastic material
forming the heel proper may be enclosed in a case or shoe composed of any rigid
material, and the whole be attached to the boot or shoe in the manner herein-
before described. Emery or other grit may be incorporated with the india-rubber
in order to obviate all liability to slipping in the act of walking if found necessary.
Having now described and particularly ascertained the nature of my said
Invention, and the manner in which the same is or may be used or carried into
effect, I would observe in conclusion that what I consider to be novel and original,
and therefore claim as the Invention secured to me by the herein-before in part
recited Letters Patent is forming the heels of boots and shoes and other coverings
for the feet of vulcanized india-rubber or other elastic material, and attaching the
same to the boots or shoes or other coverings for the feet, substantially in the
inanner herein-before described.
In witness whereof, I, the said William Morgan, have to this my Specification
set my hand and seal, the Fifth day of October One thousand eight hundred
and seventy-six.
WILLIAM MORGAN. (L.S.)