CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN BOOTS SHOES AND OTHER LIKE COVERINGS FOR THE FEET
Year: 1885

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I WILLIAM HENRY ATKINSON of 30 Regent Street in the County of Middlesex
Gentleman do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for CERTAIN
IMPROVEMENTS IN BOOTS SHOES AND OTHER LIKE COVERINGS FOR THE FEET to
be as follows:-
"
My invention relates more particularly to the heels of boots and shoes, and is
designed for the purpose of enabling the said heels to be more durable than at
present. I am aware there have been numerous attempts to effect the durability
of the heel by making the saine rotary so as occasionally to remove that portion of
the heel subjected to the greatest wear by turning the same on a centre so as
gradually to bring the whole circumfrence intermittently into wear; the great evil
attendant upon such an arrangement is its circular formation and the difficulty
there exists in making a revolving heel permanently secure
Whereas according
to my invention I construct the heels of the boots in such a manner that they will
be inter-changeable so that when the treading surfaces of the heels have become too
much worn, the right heel can be changed so as to be fitted onto the left boot, and
the left heel fitted on to the right boot, by this means the wearing surface or tread
on one heel will be transferred to the non-wearing surface or tread of the other
heel, and the manner in which
propose to carry out my invention may be thus
described.
I form a complete heel of the exact shape and description as at present worn
which is detachable from the boot or shoe. In the central upper non-treading
surface of this detached heel I construct a female screw, and on either side thereof
recesses, and in order to make this detached heel an accurate fit with the welt heel
of the boot I form key projections thereon which will fit the recesses before
mentioned in the detached heel, so that when the heel is pressed against the welt
the said projection will prevent any lateral or rotary motion to the said heel, and
in order permanently to fix the heel on its seat when in wear I pass a counter-sunk
or other form of screw from the inside of the boot or shoe through a hole suitable
formed therein, and screw it into the female screw of the detached heel before
mentioned, by this means I am enabled to tighten the said detached heel firmly to
the boot, and also give such heel all the advantages of security and appearance
which appertains to the permanently fixed heel as at present used.
THOMAS WRIGLEY,
36, High Holborn, W.C.,
Agent to the Applicant.

page_text: Certain Improvements in Boots, Shoes, and other like Coverings
for the Feet.
"
I WILLIAM HENRY ATKINSON of 30 Regent Street, in the County of Middlesex
CERTAIN
Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of my Invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN BOOTS SHOES, AND OTHER LIKE COVERINGS FOR THE FEET
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:-
My Invention relates more particularly to the heels of boots and shoes and is
designed for the purpose of enabling the said heels to be more durable than at
present. I am aware there have been numerous attempts to effect the durability
of the heel by making the same rotary so as occasionally to remove that portion of
the heel subject to the greatest wear by turning the same on a centre so as to
gradually bring the whole circumference intermittently into wear, the great evils
attendant upon such an arrangement, are, its circular formation and the difficulty
there exists in making a revolving heel permanently secure.
Whereas according to my Invention I construct the heels of the boots in such a
manner that they will be interchangeable so that when the treading surface of the
heels have become worn, the right heel can be changed so as to be fitted on to the
left boot and the left heel fitted on the right boot by this means the wearing
surface or tread on one heel will be transferred to the non-wearing surface or tread
of the other heel.
In order that the Invention may be well understood and explained in detail
I have hereunto annexed a sheet of Drawings on which letters of reference are
marked on corresponding parts on all the Figs. alike.
Fig. 1. represents a longitudinal section of the heel. Fig. 2. represents a sectional
plan view of Fig. 1. through the line x-x. Fig. 3 represents a longitudinal section
of the fixed upper portion of the heel. Fig. 4 represents a plan view of the heel as
seen inside the boot. Fig. 5 represents a detached top plan view of the inter-
changeable heel and Fig. 6 represents a longitudinal section of the same.
In these Figs. a is the upper portion of the heel fixed to the welt and b is the
lower detachable and interchangeable portion of the heel, the two combined form
the complete heel of the exact shape and description as at present worn, in the
central upper portion of the heel b I fix the square block c in which a screw thread
is tapped for the entrance of the screw d. The said block is secured to the heels by
flanges and screws.
In order to make this detached heel b fit accurately to the welt heel a I cause
the metal block e to project above the upper surface of the detachable heel, the said
projection forms a square key which when the detachable heel b is placed against
the welt heel a it enters a square recess formed in the block e of the upper or welt
heel. This square projection of the lower heel b when inserted in the recess of the
welt beel a at the time the two portions of the heel are in contact prevents any
lateral or rotary motion to the said heel, and in order permanently to fix the heel b
whilst in use to the welt heel a; I pass from the inside of the boot or shoe a screw

page_text: with a countersunk head through a hole in the upper block e and screw it into the
female screw formed in the square block c of the detachable heel b, by which means
the loose heel b is firmly tightened up so as to form with the welt portion of the
heel aa firm, solid, and compact heel whilst in use, the removal of the heel from
one boot to the other being effected by simply unscrewing the screws and changing
the detachable heels b and again fixing them by the screws as described.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed 1 declare that what
I claim is
The novel adaptation to boots or shoes of detachable heels which can be changed
from one boot heel to the other so as to form firm, solid, heels when in use; in the
manner and for the purpose as herein substantially described, set forth, and
illustrated in the drawings annexed.