A NEW OR IMPROVED DOUBLE GRIP TOE PLATE
Year: 1885

page_text: I JOHN LATHAM of 576 New Road, Halliwell near Bolton in the County of
Lancaster, Cashier, do hereby declare the nature of my Invention for "A NEW OR
IMPROVED DOUBLE GRIP TOE PLATE," to be as follows:-
This invention relates to what is to be known as the "New Zealand double grip
toe plate" and is designed to meet the requirements of pedestrians and others to
prevent slipping when walking on mountains, Boggs, Ice, and otherwise, which is
also specially adapted for the Gold-digger, Gum-digger, Musterer, Miner, and
Bushman, to protect and preserve the toes of boots, shoes, and clogs, and consists
of a metallic plate constructed to the form of the too part of boots, shoes, and clogs,
provided with double grooves or grips almost surrounding the entire outer surface
of the said plate. The grooves or grips are formed vertically on the front or outer
edges which renders them capable of gripping and retaining their hold. The inner
edges or sides of the grooves are bevelled or tapered from the inner towards the
bottom of the vertical grips to allow of the formation of the latter as well as that
of clearing themselves and to prevent choking.
This double grip toe plate can be made of any suitable metallic materials, such
steel, wrought, cast, and malleable iron, and is provided with a suitable number
of countersunk holes for the purpose of securing the same to boots, shoes, and clógs
by screws or other equivalents.
as,
EDMUND CHADWICK,
Agent for Applicant.

page_text: I JOHN LATHAM of 576 New Road, Halliwell near Bolton in the County
of Lancaster Cashier, do hereby declare the nature of my said Invention for
"A NEW OR IMPROVED DOUBLE GRIP TOE PLATE," and in what manner the same
is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :—
This invention relates to what is to be known as the "New Zealand double grip
toe plate" and is designed to meet the requirements of pedestrians and others to
prevent slipping when walking on mountains, boggs, ice, and otherwise, which is
also specially adapted for the gold-digger, gum-digger, musterer, miner, and
bushman, to protect and preserve the toes of boots, shoes, and clogs, and consists
of a metallic plate, constructed to the form of the toe part of boots, shoes, and
clogs, provided with double grooves or grips almost surrounding the entire outer
surface of the said plate. The grooves or grips are formed vertically on the front
or outer edges which renders them capable of gripping and retaining their hold.
The inner edges or sides of the grooves are bevelled or tapered from the inner
towards the bottom of the vertical grips to allow of the formation of the latter as
well as that of clearing themselves and to prevent choking.
This double grip toe plate can be made of any suitable metallic materials, such
as, steel, wrought, cast, and malleable iron, and is provided with a suitable number
of countersunk holes for the purpose of securing the same to boots, shoes, and clogs
by screws or other equivalents.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1 is an enlarged plan of the underside of my improved double, grip toe
plate Fig. 2 is a back elevation of same-Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation through
line A. B. and Fig. 4 is a sectional elevation through line C. D.
The metallic double grip toe plate E is constructed in any suitable form to suit
the toe part of boots, shoes, and clogs, and is provided with the grooves or grips G
formed vertically on the front or outer edges to render them capable of gripping
and retaining their hold.
The inner edges of the grooves or grips G are bevelled or tapered from the
surface of the plate to the bottom of the vertical side of the grooves or grips G as
shewn in Fig. 3,
The double grip toe plate is provided with the countersunk headed holes H to
receive screws or their equivalents employed for securing them to the toe part of
boots, shoes, or clogs.

page_text: 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
The use, construction, and employment of the double grip toe plate for the
purpose specified, substantially as described and as shown on the drawings or any
mere modification thereof.
EDMUND CHADWICK,
Agent for Applicant.