Improvements in Boots, Shoes, Slippers, or other Foot Gear generally.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Nov., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 18th Aug., 1899-Accepted, 16th Nov., 1899
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Boots, Shoes, Slippers, or other Foot Gear generally.
We, WILLIAM FREDERICK WOOD ELLIS, M.I.M.E., of 23, Waldemar Avenue,
Fulham, S.W., and ROGER TATHAM, Consulting Mechanical Engineer, of 12,
Oxberry Avenue, Fulham, S.W., do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows: —
Our invention consists in the insertion & application of 2 or more plates of metal
to the top and underside or soles of boots, shoes slippers or other foot gear
generally, such plates to be so constructed or arranged as to come in contact with
on one side, of the foot & on the other side with the earth or ground or they
may be inserted inside the soles or heels. or both. These plates we propose to
connect by metallic conductors such as wires or as may be determined best.
Our reason or object for this is for the purpose of placing the body through
the feet or soles of the boots, shoes slippers &c. in direct electrical communication
with the earth in order that the nerve or other currents generated through the
muscular exertion of the body may pass away to earth the more easily.
Dated this 16th day of November 1898.
Improvements in BoOTS. DUVES, duppers, or other Food rear generally.
We, WILLIAM FREDERICK WOOD ELLIS, Civil Engineer, of 34, Seabank Road,
Southport, in the County of Lancashire, formerly of 23, Waldemar Avenue,
Fulham, and ROGER TATHAM, Consulting Mechanical Engineer, of 12 Oxberry
Avenue, Fulham, in the County of London, 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 for the purpose of placing the body in direct elec-
trical communication with the earth; this we propose to effect through the medium
of the boots or other foot gear.
According to this invention we insert or apply in or to the soles of boots, shoes,
slippers or other foot gear plates of metal one of which plates or series of plates
is so arranged in the boot or other foot gear that it shall come in contact
with the sole of the foot, and the other with the ground or earth. The two plates
are in communication with each other.
And in order that our said invention may be better understood we will now

page_text: proceed to describe the same with reference to the drawing accompanying this
specification in which Fig. 1 shews a plan of the inside of a sole of a boot or
shoe and Fig. 2 shews the sock or inner sole we propose to employ in connection
with our invention,, this sock or sole is provided with holes or apertures e as
shewn, and Fig. 3 shows a vertical section through the heel of boot or shoe.
The same letters of reference denote the same parts in all the views.
a shews the sole on the inner surface of which is attached a strip (preferably
of the form shewn) composed of two metals be such as zinc and copper, these
metals we prefer to solder together so as to make a good connection between the
two. d Fig. 3 shews a plate or washer of copper on the underside of the heel,
this plate or washer is put in connection with the end zinc plate 6' by means of
a screw f.
It will be seen that by the above arrangement, the body is placed in direct
electrical communication with the earth so that the nerve or other currents caused
by muscular exertion find their way easily to earth. The apertures e in the sock
allow perspiration from the foot to pass to the copper and zinc below, in order
that electric current may be generated.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is:-
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Providing boots shoes and other foot gear with two metals such as zinc and
copper, inside and outside the soles, with a connection between the inside and
outside metals, for the purpose set forth.
TAL! 14th 1
1000
BROWNE & Co.,
Agents for the Applicants,
9, Warwick Court, Gray's Inn, London, W.C.