Improvements in Tips for Heels of Boots and Shoes.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Feb., 1892
Complete Specification Left. 19th Nov. 1892-Accepted, 31st Dec., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Tips for Heels of Boots and Shoes.
I, WILLIAM DAVISON 4 Burlington Place Altrincham Cheshire Linen &
Woollen Draper do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
These heel tips are made thickest and (on that side next to boot heel) widest at
a point approximately one third the length of tip from one end (taking as a line
along curve of tip from end to end) and decreases gradually in such thickness and
width to each end that end nearest the thickest and widest part of tip being made
the thickest end these tips are made in rights and lefts.
The nail holes are of any of the usual forms and are placed as regards those
nearest the thickest part of tip nearer inner than outer edge of tip a portion of the
metal (on face side of tip) being removed between hole and inner edge.
Smaller holes are placed at intervals in tip for rivets to steady tip before finally
nailing.
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1000
WILLIAM DAVISON.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Tips for Heels of Boots and Shoes.
I, WILLIAM DAVISON, of 4 Burlington Place, Altrincham, in the County of
Chester 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 is designed to provide a tip for the heels of boots and shoes
which will be more even in wear by supplying the greatest amount of metal at the
place where the wear is the heaviest and the least amount of metal where it is
lightest.
It consists essentially in constructing the heel tip thickest or widest or both at a
point distant from one end approximately one third of the length of the tip and
decreasing gradually in thickness and breadth from that point towards the ends the
end nearest to the thickest part being the thicker of the two..
It will be fully described with reference to the accompanying drawings, of a heel
tip made in accordance with my invention.
Fig. 1. perspective view.
Fig. 2. front elevation.
Fig. 3. transverse section through thickest and broadest part on line x-x.
Fig. 4. extended elevation showing shape if laid out flat.
The heel tip A is constructed with its thickest part and its broadest part (on the
side nearest the boot heel) at the point intersected by the line - the distance
of this point from the nearest end of the heel tip being one third the length of
the tip taken on a line along the curve from end to end of the tip as indicated in
Fig. 4.
From the point indicated by the line x-x the heel tip gradually decreases in
thickness and in width towards the ends in approximately the same ratio so that
the end a nearest to the thickest part is considerably thicker than the end 6 furthest
away therefrom.
By making the heel tip A of the shape indicated the amount of metal is pro-
portioned to the amount of wear falling on the respective parts on the average in a
number of cases.

page_text: The nail holes c are of any ordinary form but preferably round and are placed
nearer to the inner than to the outer edge of the tip. To enable the nails to be
more readily inserted at the thickest part of the tip a portion of the metal between
the nail hole and the inner edge may be removed so that a chisel or other tool may
be easily applied to the nail to drive it tightly into the hole. Smaller holes may 5
be placed at intervals in the tip to receive "rivets" to steady it whilst being
nailed on.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I wish it to be understood
that I am well aware that heel tips have been made tapering from the centre 1
towards the ends both in the direction of their thickness and width and such does
not constitute my invention nor is it claimed by me, but I declare that what I c
claim is :-
A heel tip constructed with its thickest or widest part or both at a point indicated
by the line -x and tapering-both as to its thickness and breadth-from that 1
point towards the two ends the end nearest to the line x-x being thicker than the
other end substantially as described and shown.
Dated this 18th day of November 1892.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
6, Bank Street, Manchester, Patent Agents.