Improvements in Metallic Heel Plates or Protectors for Boots and Shoes.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 4th May, 1899 .
Complete Specification Left, 16th Dec., 1899-Accepted, 20th Jan., 1900"
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Metallic Heel Plates or Protectors for Boots and
Shoes.
I, EDGAR BOOTH, of Harrison Road, Halifax, in the County of York, Gentleman,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as. follows;-
This invention relates to improvements in metallic heels for application to boots
and shoes. A well-known defect of metallic heels as heretofore constructed is
that whether secured by nails or screws through the "plate" of the heel or by
means of prongs cast to or forming part of the plates the latter commonly work
loose and either fall away from the heel entirely, or cause an objectionable noise
when the wearer is walking.
The object of the present invention is to provide an interchangable heel plate
which can be quickly and securely fixed in position and if necessary when partly
worn on one side can be removed and replaced or transferred from one, boot to
another by persons having no practical shoemaker's knowledge. The plate may be
constructed so as to be available as a prevention against slipping in frosty
weather by roughing or serrating the surface or forming frost studs or pins
thereon, and the roughing or serrating by becoming filled with dust and dirt
lessen the noise caused by the metal coming into contact with the ground.
According to this invention the heel plate consists of a plate of the required
width and size, and projecting inwardly from such plate is a flange or internal rim
provided with spaced holes for pins, nails, or sprigs used in fixing the heel
plate in position. A heel piece of leather, rubber, or vulcanite fitted into the
inside of the plate and flush therewith covers and conceals the said pin or nail
holes and the pins, nails, or sprigs pass through the leather, vulcanite, or rubber
and through, the holes into the heels which are then complete..
The improved heel plate may be of any metal or alloy adapted to such use,
and the heels may be wrought, cast, malleable, or constructed from metal rolled
to a section and then by stamp or press bent to the required curvature, slits
being stamped or formed in the flange at intervals between the pin, nail, or screw
holes so that the bending to the heel shape can be readily effected and buckling
or creasing of the flange part of the plate is avoided.
Dated this 2nd day of May 1899
Improvements in Metallic Heel Plates or Protectors for Boots and
Shoes.
I, EDGAR BOOTH, of Harrison Road, Halifax, in the County of York, Gentleman,
lo hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to
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page_text: be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
This invention relates to improvements in metallic heels for application to boots
and shoes. A well known defect of metallic heels as heretofore constructed is
that whether secured by nails or screws through the "plate" of the heel or by
means of prongs cast to or forming part of the plates, the latter commonly work
loose and either fall away from the heel entirely, or cause an objectionable noise
when the wearer is walking.
The object of the present invention is to provide an interchangeable heel plate
which can be quickly and securely fixed in position and if necessary when partly
worn on one side can be removed and replaced or transferred from one boot to
another by persons having no practical shoemaker's knowledge. The plate may be.
constructed so as to be available as a prevention against slipping in frosty
weather by roughing or serrating the surface or forming frost studs or pins
thereon, and the roughing or serrations by becoming filled with dust and dirt
lessen the noise caused by the metal coming into contact with the ground.
Such being the nature and object of my said invention, the following is a
complete description of same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,
in which:-
Fig. 1 is an inverted plan view of a boot heel with the improved serrated
or roughened heel plate attached thereto.
Fig. 2 is an end or back view of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is a plan view of a modified form of heel plate.
Fig. 4 is a cross section of Fig. 3.
Fig. 4 is a sectional view of part of a boot heel with the improved heel plate:
attached.
Fig. 5 is a view of a heel plate having spaced gaps, being similar to Fig. 1
without serrations.
Fig. 6 is an end view of Fig. 5.
According to this invention the heel plate 1 consists of a plate of the required
width and size, and projecting inwardly from such plate is a flange or internal
rim 2 provided with spaces or holes 3 for pins, nails, or sprigs 4 used in fixing
the heel plate 1 in position. A heel piece of leather, rubber, or vulcanite 5 fitted
into the inside of the plate 1 and flush therewith covers and conceals the said
flange or rim 2 and also the pin or nail holes 3, and the pins, nails, or sprigs 4
pass through the leather, vulcanite, or rubber 5 and through the gaps, spaces,
or holes 3 into the heels 6 which are then complete.
The improved heel plate 1 may be of any metal or alloy adapted to such use,
but preferably of aluminium or its alloys because of its lightness, and the heels
may be wrought, cast, malleable, or constructed from metal rolled to a section
as shewn in Fig. 4, and then by stamp or press bent to the required curvature,
slits 6 (Fig. 3) being stamped or formed in the flange at intervals between the
pin, nail, or screw holes 3 so that the bending to the heel shape can be readily
effected, and buckling or creasing of the flange part of the plate is avoided.
The heel plate can easily be removed from the heel by simply tearing off the
piece of leather, rubber, or vulcanite 5 which takes with it the nails or sprigs 4,
and the plate can as easily be fixed in position, as when spaces 3 are provided in
the flange 2 the sprigs or nails 4 can be driven in at almost any point: when holes
are provided (see Fig. 3) such holes being large are easily formed by aid of an
awl or pricker.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:
(1) Metallic heel protectors for boots and shoes comprising the plate or pro-
tector 1 having an internal flange or rim 2 in which are holes, spaces, or gaps 3
as herein described and substantially as illustrated by the annexed drawings,

page_text: (2) The improved manufacture of heel plates or protectors for boots and shoes
as herein described and substantially as illustrated by Figs. 3 and 4 of the annexed
drawings.
Dated this 15th
e n
1000
EDGAR BOOTH,
By his Agents,
Brierley & Howard,
Penny Bank Chambers, Halifax.