Improvements in Boots and Shoes.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Sept., 1892
Complete Specification Left. 19th June. 1893-Accented. 26th Aug.. 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Boots and Shoes.
I CECIL Cox, of Exeter Hill, Tiverton, in the County of Devon, Gentleman,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to improvements in boots and shoes and consists in providing
means for protecting the whole or part of the wearing surface of the sole and heel
from wear, and in rendering same also impervious to moisture.
According to my invention I form a plate of the shape of a boot or shoe sole, of
thin steel or other suitable metal, another similar plate being fashioned for the heel
and if desirable, a similar one for the waist of the boot or shoe.
These plates will be attached to the wearing surface of the boot or shoe, in their
respective positions, by means of nails, screws, or other suitable means whereby
there is given to the under or wearing parts of the boot or shoe, efficient protection
from wear and moisture.
Dated this 17th day of September 1892.
HUGHES, SON & Co.,
38, Chancery Lane, W.C., Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Boots and Shoes.
I CECIL Cox, of Exeter Hill, Tiverton, in the County of Devon, Gentleman,
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 improvements in boots and shoes, and has for its object
the protection of the sole from wear, and to render same extremely durable and at
the same time also impervious to moisture.
And in order that my invention may be the more readily understood, I have made
reference to same in the accompanying drawing, wherein
Fig. 1. is a plan view of a boot or shoe sole, with my invention applied, and
Fig. 2 a side elevation of same.
a is the sole of a boot or shoe fashioned in the usual manner, but of a somewhat
less depth or thickness than where unprovided with my protecting plate. b is a
plate, formed of thin steel or other suitable metal, fashioned into the shape
requisite to exactly fit the under or wearing surface of the boot or shoe sole.
said plate will be formed in one piece, preferably without corrugations, raised ribs
or the like, as shown.
The
I have mentioned in the Provisional Specification that if desirable I may employ
similar plates to fit the heel and waist of the boot or shoe, but I find that the use of
these said heel and waist plates would be superfluous and therefore wish to confine
myself to the use of one plate.
The plate 6 is provided with a number of perforations, these perforations
extending around the entire circumference of the plate and also longitudinally along
same. Brads, tacks, screws or other suitable fastening means 6¹ would be driven
into the leather sole of the boot or shoe through these said perforations, the heads
of the brads or the like being allowed to project somewhat below the surface of the
projecting plate 6 so as to enable the wearer of the boot or shoe to obtain a secure
foot-hold in frosty or slippery weather.
b

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
The protecting-plate consisting of a rolled-steel plate fashioned to the shape of
the sole and having perforations extending around the entire circumference and
longitudinally along same, through which brads, screws, or the like are driven, their
heads being allowed to project substantially as and for the purpose described and
illustrated by the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 19th day of June 1893.
HUGHES, SON & Co.,
38, Chancery Lane, London, Agents for the Applicant.
HUGHES, SON & Co.,
38, Chancery Lane, London, Agents for the Applicant.