IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ATHLETIC AND OTHER BOOTS AND SHOES
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Apr., 1886.
Complete Left, 4th Jan., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 4th Feb., 1887.
MAX FRANKENBURG of 6 Lancaster Street, Leicester India Rubber Manufacturer
do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE
OF ATHLETIC AND OTHER BOOTS AND SHOES to be as follows:-
My invention relates more particularly to improvements in the manufacture of
Athletic and other Boots and shoes.
The object of my improvements being to improve their appearance, lessening the
cost of manufacture and increase their durability.
Hitherto Athletic shoes have been made with rubber soles fastened to the leather
soles with india rubber solution used for lawn tennis or with leather bars and spikes
fixed to the leather soles used for foot ball and Cricket playing. The former causing
complains as the rubber soles come loose from the leather soles add considerably to
the cost and the latter being too heavy and can only be used for Foot ball playing.
By my invention I use pieces or bars of india rubber into which rivets are
vulcanized and fix same to the leather soles of boots and shoes.
These pieces or bars of rubber as aforesaid can be made of any desired shape or
pattern and through the simplicity may easily be attached by any person.
Shoes made in accordance with my invention will be an effective substitute for
either of the above and the cost will be considerably less another advantage is that
any one of the bars or pieces of rubber being made with rivets vulcanized into it can
when worn out be easily replaced thus adding considerably to the durability of the
Athletic Boots or Shoes.
MAX FRANKENBURG.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Athletic and other Boots
and Shoes.
I MAX FRANKENBURG of 6 Lancaster Street Leicester in the County of Leicester,
India Rubber Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ATHLETIC AND OTHER BOOTS AND SHOES and
in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
1
My invention relates more particularly to improvements in the manufacture of
Athletic and other Boots and Shoes."
The object of this invention is to lessen the cost of manufacture, and to increase
their durability, at the same time improving their appearance..
Hitherto Athletic and Lawn Tennis Boots and Shoes have been made with rubber
outer-soles fastened to the leather sole by india-rubber solution.
By my invention I use for Athletic and Lawn Tennis Boots and Shoes instead of
the rubber outer-sole, pieces or bars of rubber, into which rivets are vulcanized; and
I fix the said pieces to the leather sole by the rivets. The pieces or bars of rubber,
as aforesaid, can be made of any desired shape or pattern, and through their simplicity
may be easily attached by any person. By this method the cost of the shoes is
lessened, as the bars of rubber will be cheaper than the whole sole for which they are
substituted.
The method of fastening the pieces or bars of rubber to the leather sole will be more
simple and effective than by the solution, while the bars or pieces of rubber can when
worn out be easily replaced, thus adding considerably to the durability of the shoe.
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
1st. The use of bars or pieces of rubber in any desired shape or form, to be used
instead of the whole rubber soles for Athletic Boots and Shoes.
2nd. The use for such purpose of rubber bars, into which rivets have been
vulcanized.
MAX FRANKENBURG.