An Improvement in Loose Socks for Boots and Shoes.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Oct., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 5th July, 1892-Accepted, 6th Aug., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Loose Socks for Boots and Shoes.
I JAMES ALFRed Turner of Nutsford Vale, West Gorton in the County of
Lancaster Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to the manufacture of loose socks to be worn inside boots
and shoes as a substitute for the cork and other socks at present in use.
For the purposes of my invention I take either ordinary paper pulp or that made
from wood or a material known as paper felt which is made in continuous lengths
and of a convenient width and by means of suitable apparatus I coat one side
thereof with a plain woven fabric or canvas which I cause to adhere thereto by.
paste, gum, size, glue, or other adhesive substance or composition, (preferably not
waterproof) and to the other side of the said paper pulp or paper felt I apply a
fleecy fabric made of cotton or other suitable fibre woven and then raised to a pile
on the face; the said fleecy fabric being caused to adhere to the paper pulp by
means of a similar adhesive substance or composition: I may here observe that if
desired a waterproof composition may be employed for coating the paper pulp or
paper felt but in that case it is necessary to perforate the compound fabric so as to
allow of the natural perspiration of the foot.
When the paper pulp or paper felt has been thus coated on one side with plain
woven fabric and on the other side with fleecy fabric as above described, the
compound fabric thus produced is dried and by stamping or otherwise it is cut into
the form of "socks" such as are worn inside boots or shoes. The fleecy side is
intended to be worn next to the foot and socks made of this combined material will
be found to be warm and pleasant to wear, and at the same time will not interfere
with the natural perspiration of the foot, as is the case with the ordinary cork
socks.
Dated this 5th des of October 1801
GEORGE DAVIES & SON,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Loose Socks for Boots and Shoes.
1 JAMES ALFRED TURNER of Nutsford Vale, West Gorton in the County of
Lancaster, 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 relates to the manufacture of loose socks to be worn inside boots
and shoes as a substitute for the cork and other socks at present in use.
For the purposes of my invention I take either ordinary paper pulp or that made
from wood or a material known as paper felt which is made in continuous lengths
and of a convenient width and by means of suitable apparatus I coat one side
thereof with a plain woven fabric or canvas (or if preferred both sides may be
coated with the same material) which I cause to adhere thereto by paste, gum, size,
glue, or other adhesive substance or composition, (preferably not waterproof), and
to the other side of the said paper pulp or paper felt I apply a fleecy fabric made
of cotton or other suitable fibre woven and then raised to a pile on the face; the
said fleecy fabric being caused to adhere to the paper pulp by means of a similar
adhesive substance or composition. One of the advantages of the use of my

page_text: invention being that the improved socks, being made of absorbent material, will
not prevent but will absorb the natural perspiration of the feet.
I
may here observe that if desired a waterproof composition may be employed
for coating the paper pulp or paper felt but in that case it is necessary to perforate
the compound fabric so as to allow of the natural perspiration of the foot."
When the paper pulp or paper felt has been thus coated on one side with plain
woven fabric and on the other side with fleecy fabric or otherwise as above
described, the compound fabric, thus produced, is dried and by stamping or other-
wise it is cut into the form of "socks" such as are worn inside boots or shoes.
The fleecy side when used is intended to be worn next to the foot and socks made
of this combined material will be found to be warm and pleasant to wear, and at
the same time will not interfere with the natural perspiration of the foot, as is the
GEO. DAVIES & SON,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agents for the Applicant.