Improvements in the Construction of Heels for Boots, Shoes, Slippers, and the like
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Dec., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 6th Sept., 1899-Accepted, 2nd Dec., 1899
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Construction of Heels for Boots, Shoes, Slippers,
and the like.
I, BENJAMIN MARTIN, St. Gregory's Works, St. Gregory's Alley, Norwich, Boot
and Shoe Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in the construction of leather heels
for boots, shoes, slippers and the like more particularly the formation of heels
known as "Louis" heels.
My invention consists in forming the heel with layers of leather which said
layers of leather are brought into the desired shape by means of two suitably
shaped moulds.
One of the said moulds are employed to receive the lower layers and the other
which is the larger mould receives the remaining upper layers of leather.
Dated this 5th day of December 1998
BENJ. MARTIN,
Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Construction of Heels for Boots, Shoes, Slippers,
and the like.
I, BENJAMIN MARTIN, St. Gregory's Works, St. Gregory's Alley, Norwich, Boot
and Shoe Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement:-
This invention relates to improvements in the construction of leather heels
for boots, shoes, slippers and the like, more particularly the formation of heels
known as "Louis" heels.
My invention consists in forming the heel with layers or "lifts" of leather
which said layers or lifts are brought into the desired shape by means of two
suitably and specially shaped moulds instead of one mould, as at present generally
employed in the manufacture of heels for boots, shoes and the like.
One of the said moulds is employed to receive and bring into shape about half
an inch of the desired heel and the other mould which is the larger of the two
moulds is employed to receive the whole of the material required for the completion
of the desired heel.
In carrying out my invention I take the small mould and build up about half

page_text: an inch of the lower part of the heel within the said mould. I then take this
said lower portion of the proposed heel and drop it into the larger mould and
complete the desired heel by adding additional layers or "lifts" of leather.
The heel is afterwards brought to the desired and perfected shape by means of
suitably shaped steel cutters, working upon an ordinary boot and shoe paring
machine, the heel is completed by adding the " top-piece."
The heel may be attached and fastened to the body of the boot, shoe, slipper
or the like by any practical method.
Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawings shows a section through the larger mould
and Fig. 2 shows a plan of the said mould.-A shows a recess into which the
leather lifts or layers are put.
Fig. 3 shows a section of the smaller mould which is employed to bring into
shape about half an inch of the lower part of the desired heel.
Fig. 4 is a plan of the said small mould, B shows the recess to receive the
leather.
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 construction of leather heels for boots, shoes, slippers and the like by
means of two separate moulds as described in my specification.
Dated this 5th day of September 1899.
BENJ. MARTIN,
Applicant.