US40162A - Improved metallic boot and shoe heel - Google Patents

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MARTIN C. EASTERLY, OF ANTWERP, NEW YORK.

lMPROVED METALLIC BOOT AND SHOE HEEL.

Speciiication forming part of Letters Patent No. 40,162, dated October 6, 1863.

lToJ a'qZZ rvhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARTIN C. EASTERLY, fot' Antwerp, in the county of Jeit'erson and State of N ew York, have invented a new and Improved Metallic Boot and Shoe Heel; and I do hereby declare that the following is a ffull, clear, and exact description of the same, reference beinlg had to the accompanying drawings, malriingl a part of this specification, in Iyhichi Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal central section of my invention, taken in the line x, Fig. 3; Fig. 2, a transverse vertical section of the same, taken in the line y y, Fig. l, Fig. 3, a bottom or face view of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several tigures.

The object of this invention is to obtain a boot-heel which will be very light, perfectly water-tight, and still be durable and admit of being readily applied to the boot or shoe heel.

The invention consists in the employment or use ot' a metallic shell constructed in the form of the heel of a boot or shoe, and provided with a detachable or removable seat, all arranged and applied as hereinafter fully set forth.

To enable those skilled in the art to fully understand and construct my invention, I will proceed to describe it.

A represents a metallic shell, which may be of cast-iron or other suitable meta-l, cast, swaged, or forged into the desired shape, .which corr( sponds externally to that of an ordinary leather boot or shoe heel.

The upper surface or top, a, of the shell A is rather below the edge of the sides and back ofthe same, so as to form a cavity or recess to receive the back part of the sole of the boot or shoe, the front edge of the shell being iiush with the upper surface of the top a, as shown in Fig. 1.

Within the shell A there are three horizontal projections, b b b. (See Figs. l and 2.) These projections area short distance above the lower edge of the shell A, and the inner surface of the sides and back ot' the shell below the projections b are beveled, as shown at c, Figs. 1 and 2.

B is a plate, which may be of cast orwrought metal and corrugated at its outer side or surface. This plate is of such a form that it will t within the shell and bear against the projections b b b, the edge of the plate being beveled, as shown at d, to correspond to the beveled surface c ot' the inner sides and back of the shell. (See Fig. 2.) This plate B is secured in proper position and brought snugly against the projections b and the inner surface of the shell A by screws d', which pass through the plate B and into the top a of the shell, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2; and in order to insure a perfect water-tight joint, the edge of the plate may be covered with a varnish or any suitable water-proof cement. The shell is secured to the sole O ofthe boot or shoe by means of screws e, which pass through the top a of the shell into the sole C, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

The space between the top a and plate B is not filled with any substance, nor does it re quire to be, consequently a very light metallic heel is obtained, and also a very durable one. In consequence ot' having the shell attached to the sole, as shown, it may be very readily applied,and withoutthe possibility of any water leaking or passing into the boot or shoe between the heel and sole, as is the case with many metallic heels which are hot secured over the sole, but have the latter abutting against the front side ofthe heel. The top a ofthe shell or heel, in consequence of being below the sides and back of the shell A, forms a good seat to receive the back part of the sole C, and admits of the top of the sides and back of the shell fitting snugly to the lower part of the boot or shoe, so as to form a neat close joint.

Having thus described my invention, what .I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A metallic heel for boots and shoes, composed of a shell, A, ot' the proper form or shape, having a top plate, a, at a short distance below the sides and back of the shell, and the latter having horizontal projections b within it, with a beveled inner surface bclow them, against which a plate, B, having a beveled edge, is secured by screws e, the shell or heel A being secured to the sole by screws d', which pass through the top c, substantially as set forth.

MARTIN C. EASTERLY. Witnesses:

I). L. COLLINS, J. R. GooDNow.

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