Improvements in or relating to Boots and Shoes for Athletic Purposes.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Mar., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 1st Dec., 1893-Accepted, 6th Jan., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Boots and Shoes for Athletic
Purposes.
We ARTHUR BRIGGS, 23 Mecklenburgh Street, Leicester, Manufacturer, and
FRANK KENNELL of Loughborough Road, Belgrave, Leicester, Manufacturer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
This invention has reference to boots and shoes and is designed principally with.
a view of producing boots and shoes specially adapted for use in playing the game.
of football, although such goods may also be used for other athletic purposes.
One of the essential features in a football boot is the toe constructed in such a
manner that when the ball is kicked it will be propelled forward and not slip off in
a sidewise direction.
For this purpose our invention consists in constructing the toe portion of a boot
or shoe with a base of sheet rubber or equivalent on which may be formed any
suitable surface pattern, and combining therewith a superposed layer or outer
covering, preferably of leather, perforated or suitably openworked to admit of the
pattern on the sheet rubber passing through and appearing on the outer surface of
the toe of the boot or shoe.
The combination of rubber and leather as described permits of the toe portion of
the boot or shoe being lasted and also sewn to the vamp or forequarter in a far
better manner than if an entire rubber cap were used.
Dated this 3rd day of March 1893.
W. P. THOMPSON & BOULT,.
Agents for the Applicants.
Improvements in or relating to Boots and Shoes for Athletic
Purposes.
We, ARTHUR BRIGGS, 23 Mecklenburgh Street, Leicester, Manufacturer and
FRANK KENNELL of Loughborough Road, Belgrave, Leicester Manufacturer,
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 has reference to boots and shoes and is designed principally with
a view of producing boots and shoes specially adapted for use in playing the game
of football, although such goods may also be used for other athletic purposes.
One of the essential features in a football boot is the toe constructed in such a
manner that when the ball is kicked it will be propelled forward and not slip off in
a sidewise direction.
For this purpose our invention consists in constructing the toe portion of a boot
or shoe with a base of sheet rubber or equivalent on which may be formed any
suitable surface pattern, and combining therewith a superposed layer or outer
covering, preferably of leather, perforated or suitably openworked to admit of the
pattern ou the sheet rubber passing through and appearing on the outer surface of
the toe of the boot or shoe.

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The combination of rubber and leather as described permits of the toe portion of
the boot or shoe being lasted and also sewn to the vamp or forequarter in a far
better manner than if an entire rubber cap were used.
Referring to the accompanying drawing
Figure 1 is a view of a boot provided with a toe cap constructed in accordance
with this invention.
Figure 2 is a plan of the rubber base or under portion of the toe cap and Figure 3
is a section of a part thereof.
Figure 4 is a plan of the combined rubber base and perforated leather cover or
jacket for same constituting the complete toe cap.
A toe cap for a football boot made according to the present invention consists of
a base of sheet india-rubber A having a series of projections, shown in the drawing
as ribs or bars A¹, formed or moulded thereon.
Over the said base A there may be placed a cover or jacket B of leather or other
suitable material provided with a similar series of openings to fit over the
projections A so that the latter may protrude through the same and appear on the
exterior of the toe cap.
The rubber base A is made smaller than the leather cover B as shown by the
dotted lines in Figure 4. This permits the marginal edge of the leather cover
which extends beyond the edge of the rubber base being secured to the vamp C by
stitches B and lasted in the usual manner.
Other projections than those shown in the drawing may be formed upon the
rubber base and the leather jacket or cover correspondingly slotted or perforated
to permit them to pass through.
The adjacent faces of the rubber base and the leather cover may be secured
together by cement or other adhesive material if desired.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
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1. A toe cap for boots and shoes consisting of a rubber base with projections
thereon and a cover or jacket correspondingly perforated substantially as and for
the purpose described.
2. A toe cap for boots and shoes consisting of a rubber base with projections
thereon, a leather cover perforated for the said. projections to pass through and
having a marginal edge extending beyond the edge of the said base substantially as
and for the purpose described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
3. A football boot or shoe provided with a toe cap consisting of rubber and
leather combined together substantially as described and illustrated in the
accompanying drawing.
Dated this 1st day of December 1893.
ARTHUR BRIGGS.
W. P. Thompson & Boult,
Agents for the Applicants.