A New or Improved Apparatus for Driving Staples into the Soles of Boots and Shoes and other Articles.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Feb., 1893
Complete Specification Left. 10th Nov., 1893-Accepted, 23rd Dec., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Apparatus for Driving Staples into the Soles of
Boots and Shoes and other Articles.
I, JOHN BLAKEY, of Lady Lane, Leeds, in the County of York, Boot and Shoe
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists in arranging and constructing a new form of hammer or
instrument for holding and inserting staples into boots and shoes and other articles,
but the said hammer may also be used for inserting staples into upholstery work.
My improved hammer consists of a suitable size of tube or socket, in which is a
piston or plunger pressed downwards, for the purpose of inserting a staple by the
hand of the operative, a spiral or other form of spring being employed to raise the
hammer. The staples to be inserted are put over a rod and prevented from falling
away by a guide plate placed behind the said rod. A spiral spring is placed on
this rod, and it assists the staples to gravitate towards the hammer, the arrange-
ment being such, that the staples are received one by one into a suitable form of
hopper, and on the hammer descending, the staple is forced into the leather.
Dated this 7th day of February 1893.
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Halifax, Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Apparatus for Driving Staples into the Soles of
Boots and Shoes and other Articles.
I, JOHN BLAKEY, of Lady Lane, Leeds, in the County of York, 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 ascertained in and
by the following statement:-
This invention consists in arranging and constructing a new form of hammer or
instrument for holding and inserting staples into boots and shoes and other articles,
but the said hammer may also be used for inserting staples into upholstery work.
Such being the nature and object of my invention, I will now make reference to
the accompanying sheet of drawings illustrative thereof, wherein Fig. 1 is a side
elevation of my improved staple driving apparatus, Fig. 2 is an end view and Fig. 3
vertical section of same.
The apparatus consists of a tube a within which is a piston or plunger b.
The piston is forced downward by the operative for the purpose of inserting
a staple but the said piston is raised by spiral spring c.
The rack or staple
holder consists of a flat bar d secured at its upper end by screw e to an arm f
projecting from the tube a whilst the bottom of the rack d is held in position
by the flange or strap g which partially embraces the foot h of the apparatus.
The staples i, of which one is shewn on an enlarged scale at Fig. 4, are past
over the rack d as shewn in Figs. 1 and 3, and they are prevented from falling
away from the rack by means of a metal plate or strap j, the upper end of
which is connected by a screw k whilst the bottom part is brazed or soldered
to the bracket connected to the bottom of the tube a. The staples i gravitate
(or they may be assisted by a spring) to the bottom of the bar d the first
one being engaged or received on the point of the finger m connected to hinged
lever n forced into. position by a spring o, so that on the piston b being made to
descend the narrowed or contracted part p on the bottom thereof forces its way

page_text: downward taking with it the staple which it drives into the boot or other object as
shewn in section Fig. 5, during the downward motion of the piston the finger m is
pushed sideways but as soon as the piston has .ascended through the force of the
spring c the finger m is forced into position again by the spring o so as to catch the
next staple to hold it in readiness for being forced down by the piston and this
operation is repeated so long as there are any staples on the rack. Fig. 6 is
sectional elevation shewing the staple in position on the rack and. Fig. 7 is a plan
view of same.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
:-
Firstly. The construction of apparatus (for driving staples into boots and other
objects) comprising a reciprocating piston and rack for supporting staples arranged
in the manner described and shewn in the drawings.
Secondly. The construction of apparatus (for driving staples into boots and
other objects) comprising a reciprocating piston and rack for supporting the staples,
in combination with the platej for purposes described.
Thirdly. The construction of apparatus comprising a reciprocating piston and
rack for supporting the staples, in combination with the hinged finger n for purposes
and in manner described and shewn in the drawings.
Lastly. The general arrangement and combination of apparatus for driving
staples into boots and shoes and other objects arranged in the manner substantially
as herein shewn and described.
Dated this 9th day of November 1893.
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Halifax, Agents.