Improvements in Machines for Marking Leather for Boot or Shoe Uppers.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Sept., 1895-Accepted, 29th Feb., 1896
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machines for Marking Leather for Boot or
Shoe Uppers.
I, WINFIELD SCOTT SOULE, of 363 Crescent Street, Brockton, in the County
of Plymouth, and State of Massachusetts, United States of America, Mechanic,
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 is a machine for marking or stamping an impression in the form of a line on the
fronts of quarters for Balmoral shoes, such line being for the purpose of indicating
the line of stitching. This machine is termed in the trade a marking machine or
second row marking machine. The impression or indentation made by the machine
upon the leather is in the form of a curved line, and the stitching is intended to
follow this line from beginning to end accurately.
The invention consists of the novel construction and arrangements of parts
hereinafter described, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which—
Figure 1 represents a plan view of my improved machine.
Figure 2 is a section taken on line, Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a perspective view of one of the markers, removed.
Figure 4 is a plan view of a quarter with the mark upon it made by the
machine.
Figure 5 is a plan view of the machine, with parts broken out, illustrating the
method of operating the guides.
Figure 6 is a section taken on line y y, Figure 5.
Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts:
A represents a table or bed supported by suitable legs a on the bench a¹.
Hinged at to the rear portion of the table A are a pair of arms B adapted to
swing vertically as shown. These arms are exactly similar in construction, and
each is provided at its forward end with two rearwardly extending horizontal
bores B, see Figure 2. Furthermore, each arm is furnished with a screw C
extending down through the arm as shown in Figure 2, and the part below said
arm is surrounded by a spiral spring C₁ which is of such a length as to hold
the lower end of the screw slightly raised from the bed A. A screw D extends
from the under side of each arm B, near its forward end, downward as shown in
Figure 2, and is provided with a suitable adjusting nut d. A rod h connects the
lower booked end of the screw D with a suitable treadle I. A stop f is secured
adjustably as to height to the screw D by means of the set-screw f¹.
HH are the markers, that is, the devices for producing the impressions upon
the quarter for the purpose mentioned above. These markers are bent into a
suitable shape to produce the desired curvatures in the line indicated at V¹ in
Figure 4 on the quarter V.
Each marker H is provided with perforations I₁ (Figure 3) surrounded by
bosses H, by means of which the outer small ends J₁ of the horizontal pins J
extend into said perforations and support the marker, said pins J lying in the
horizontal bores B' and being adjustable horizontally by set-screws e. The forward
portion of each arm B is bored horizontally centrally between and above the
bores B, at K to receive the horizontal pin L, adjustable horizontally by means of
the set-screws e', and having swiveled on its outer end an arm or gage-button L'
provided with a handle L". This gage-button can thus be swung down over the

page_text: marker to keep it in position upon the pins J, as shown in Figure 2, and, when the
marker is to be removed it can be swung up and another marker substituted which
will follow or go over the original mark. N is a dial, made in the segment
shape shown in Figure 5, and provided with a hub N¹ Fig. 6 by means of which it
is swiveled on the vertical shaft P. This hub N₁ fits into and has its bearings in
the table or bed A, see Figure 6. Pinned to the shaft P between the lower end
of the hub N and a nut n is the segment gear R. This gage N has a series of
suitable marks m indicating widths, and a series of marks m¹ indicating sizes.
A pointer S is pinned to the shaft P above the dial N, said pointer having on its
outer end a spring catch S¹ (not new in itself considered) adapted to engage with
the outer edge of the dial N at suitable points. This pointer S therefore
constitutes the size-indicator as it points directly to the marks m'. A pointer T is
provided with a pin which extends from the said pointer downward into a suitable
slot in the bed A, said slot being long enough to allow of the horizontal play of the
pin. The pointer T is also provided with a pin projecting upward into a hole
in the dial N, the pin being arranged eccentrically to the pin . This pointer T
is a width-indicator as it points directly to the series of marks m.
The segment
gear R engages with the horizontal rack R¹ (Figure 5) said rack being integral
or righ with the slideways U U connected by the bar U and mounted on a
frame U which slides on the horizontal rods W which are connected by the
frames WW11 secured to and beneath the bed A. Suitable thumb-screws 1 extend
through slides 2 in the ways U, said thumb-screws extending through the slides,
and also through the slots 3 in the table A and furthermore through the gage 4
which regulates the positions of the quarters V which are to be marked.
で
By moving the indicators S and T with relation to the dial N, the shaft P and
segment gear R are rotated with the effect of sliding the rack R' and frame U¹U"
on the horizontal rods W, thus causing the slides 2 in the ways U to be spread
apart or drawn toward each other as the case may be by the thumb-screws 1 moving
in the slots 3 which are at right angles with the ways U.
In order that the gages, each set of which is connected with the mechanism U,
U, U, W, 1 and 2 above described, may operate simultaneously, I have provided
a connection between one of the thumb-screws 1 connected with one gage and one
of the thumb-screws 1 connected with the next gage, said connection consisting
of an elbow lever pivoted at 6 to the frame or bed, and links 7 and 8 whose
opposite ends are pivoted to the opposite ends of the elbow lever and to the
thumb-screws 1, as shown in Figure 5. By means of such connectious a series of
gages may be moved simultaneously and with exact similarity of movement, by the
use of a single dial N and one set of gears R R¹.
In operation, the quarters V are laid on the bed A, their position being
determined by the gages 4.
The marker is adjusted by moving the pins J in the
head of the arm B, which can be lifted as far as the stop will allow. The
pressure upon the treadle 1 pulls the arm B down against the power of the spring C
by means of the rod h and screw or actuating rod D, and causes the mark or crease
to be produced on the quarter.
While treadle power is illustrated in the drawings for the sake of convenience,
any suitable power may be employed.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inveu-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1 declare that what I
claim is :
1. In a machine of the character described, the bed or table A, the vertically
swinging arm B supported by said bed and provided with the rearwardly extending
horizontal bores B', the pins J secured adjustably horizontally in said bores, the
markers H formed to produce a continuous curved line indicating the location and
shape of the line of stitching, said markers being secured vertically to said pins, and
the actuating rod D connected with the arm whereby the marker is forced down
upon the quarter, substantially as set forth.

page_text: 2. In a machine of the character described, in combination, a bed or table, the
arm B swinging vertically with relation thereto, the marker H formed to produce a
contionous curved line indicating the proposed location of the line of stitching, said
marker being secured adjustably vertically and horizontally to the said arm, the
actuating rod D adjustably connected with the arm and provided with an adjust-
able stop for limiting the upward movement of the arm, a spring adapted to hold
the arm slightly raised from the bed, and the gages 4 adjustably secured to the bed,
substantially as described.
3. In a machine of the character described, a bed or table, the vertically
swinging arm B supported by said bed and provided with the rearwardly extending
horizontal bores B¹, said bores containing the adjustable pins J which extend
forward therefrom, the marker II hung on said pins, the horizontal pin L secured
to the arm between and above the pins J and adjustable horizontally with relation
to said arm, and the gage-button L swiveled on the outer end of said pin L and
adapted to swing down in front of the marker, substantially as set forth.
4. In a machine of the character described, a bed or table provided with the
slots 3, the arm B swinging vertically with relation to said bed, the marker H
adjustably secured to said arm, the gage 4 lying on said bed, the horizontally
sliding frame U U provided with the slideways or slots U, the screws or pins
extending through the slots U and 3 and the gage, the guide-rods W for directing
the movement of said frame, the rack R¹ rigid with said frame, the vertical
shaft P supported by the bed and provided with a segment gear R engaging with
said rack, a gage or dial N swinging from said shaft and marked to indicate
sizes and widths, a size-indicating pointer S fast on said shaft, and a width-
indicating pointer T pivotally connected with the gage or dial, substantially as
described.
5. In a machine of the character described, a bed or table provided with the
pairs of slots 3, the slots in each pair extending toward each other at forward
angles as described, the gages 4 lying on the bed, the frame U₁ U" sliding hori
zontally forward and back with relation to the machine and provided with the
slideways or slots U converging at a forward angle as described, the screws or
pins 1 each extending through and playing in the slots U and 3, and the link 7,
elbow-lever 5 pivoted to the frame and link 8, said links pivotally connecting the
opposite ends of said elbow-lever with the pins 1 which slide in the two slots 3
constituting a pair, substantially as set forth.
Dated this Fourteenth day of August 1895.
WINFIELD SCOTT SOULE.
Haseltine, Lake & Co.,
45 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.