Improvements relating to Pegging Machines.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Feb. 1896
Complete Specification Left, 25th Nov., 1896-Accepted, 23rd Jan., 1897
[Communicated from abroad by DAVEY PEGGING MACHINE Co., of 105 Bedford
Street, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.]
Improvements relating to Pegging Machines.
1, HENRY HARRIS LAKE, of the Firm of Haseltine, Lake & Co., Patent
Agents, 45 Southampton Buildings, in the County of Middlesex, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention is embodied in a pegging machine for boots and shoes and relates
especially to the horn tip and work support employed in the inside of the shoe
during the pegging operation, and the relation thereof to the awl of the peg
driving mechanism.
It has been proposed to peg boots and shoes, that is to drive one or more rows of
pegs that fasten together the out-sole, upper and insole of the lasted shoe, after the
last has been withdrawn therefrom, but such operation is attended with various
difficulties, and prior to the present invention the common practice has been to peg
boots and shoes while on the last, although the plan of pegging after the last is
withdrawn has many obvious advantages and if it could be satisfactorily accom-
plished, would afford a large saving in cost of manufacture over the plan of pegging
on the last.
Among the difficulties which have been encountered in attempts to peg after the
last is withdrawn are that of producing a suitable horn tip or work support within
the shoe, capable of entering far enough into the toe portion to bring the rows of
pegs at the proper distance from the edge of the sole, while at the same time
providing a support that will allow the awl to penetrate through the insole a
sufficient distance to make a suitable opening for the peg, and also in machines
baving an awl feed to allow the awl to have sufficient lateral movement while
extending through the sole to produce the requisite feed of the shoe.
Another difficulty is due to the projection of the ends of the driven pegs from
the insole inside the shoe, so that they interfere with the feed, and in such
machines as have been devised heretofore prevent a second row of pegs from being
driven until after the ends of the row first driven have been smoothed off even with
the insole.
Attempts have been made to overcome this latter difficulty by providing the
horn tip
or work support with devices intended to cut off or cripple the projecting
ends of the pegs after they have been driven and during the feed of the material in
the pegging operation.
The purpose of the present invention is mainly to overcome the foregoing
difficulties and to provide a horn tip and work support therein, by means of
which shoes can be pegged rapidly and satisfactorily after the last is drawn.
To this end the horn tip of the machine embodying this invention is provided
with a work supporting anvil or button pivotally supported therein, and provided
with gearing by which it is retained in the same position with relation to the awl
and driver of the machine, whatever may be the position of the horn, which has to
be rotated in presenting different parts of the edge of the shoe to the awl and
driver in the usual manner.

page_text: In the pegging machines beretofore devised in the attempt to produce a machine
by which the work may be pegged on a born after the last is drawn, the awl of the
peg driving mechanism enters the material in line with the centre of the horn tip
or in the axis of rotation of the horn, and after the awl hole is made the material
is fed the distance between two adjacent pegs, thus bringing the part of the
material that is to receive the peg at a distance radially from the axis of the horn
equal to the length of the feed. Thus the work is pierced by the awl at a point
coaxial with the horn, and the peg is driven at a point eccentric to the axis of the
horn, requiring that the tip or substantially circular anvil in the end of the horn
should be of a radius substantially greater than the length of the feed, thereby.
precluding the entrance of the horn far enough into the toe portion of the shoe to
drive the pegs properly. In the work support forming the subject of this invention
the work supporting anvil or button, as it will be hereinafter called for convenience
which is supported in the end of the horu but restrained from rotation therewith
with relation to the peg driving mechanism, is provided with an awl passage
extending vertically through the same but eccentric to the axis, being set to one
side of the axis a distance about equal to one half the normal feed or space between
the consecutive pegs to be driven in the material.
The awl hole is thus formed in the material at a point eccentric with the axis of
the horn, and the feed takes place carrying said material so that the awl hole
formed therein is carried past the axis of the horn and at the end of the feel
movement is eccentric thereto on the other side of the axis from the point at which
the awl hole was made, so that the diameter (instead of the radius of the button as
heretofore) need he only large enough to accommodate the feed of the material
and afford a support therefor adjacent to the point in the material at which the awl
penetrates and at which the peg is driven. Thus, other things being equal, the
button having an eccentric awl passage in accordance with the present inventio 1
may be much smaller than those heretofore made having a concentric awl passage,
and by this and other features of construction hereinafter described, the horn tip is
made sufficiently compact to peg properly around the toe portion of a boot
or shoe.
As it is desirable to permit the awl to extend a considerable distance below the
support, so that the length of the awl stroke need not be varied in passing from
thick to thin material, the work support forming the subject of this invention is so
constructed as to afford a vertical awl passage wholly through the same, thus
affording no obstruction to the penetration of the awl to any desired depth. To
attain this result the button is provided with a shank of sufficiently large diameter
to include within it the eccentric awl passage, and the part that supports the button
but rotates with the horn (while rotation of the button with relation to the peg
driving mechanism is prevented) is made as an annulus surrounding the shank of
the button to confine the same in proper position therein, the said button being
provided with a supporting shoulder that rests on the top of the annulus which thus
sustains the button against the pressure of the work thereon in the operation of
pegging. In machines having an awl feed, which are believed to be the most
desirable for embodiment of the present invention, the eccentric awl passage
through the button (including its top that stands above the supporting annulus
and shank within the supporting annulus) is formed at one end of a slot extendi.
from said awl passage past the axis of the button to a point equally eccentric
the other side, thus affording a space to accommodate the awl which may be drive
down through the material any desired depth and then moved transversely while in
the material to feed the same, the projecting end of the awl below the surface of
the inner sole being accommodated by the said slot in the work supporting button
in these operations.
Above the supporting shoulder which rests upon the top of the supporting annulus
of the horn tip, the button is provided with a top, lead, or anvil portion which
extends above the same a height greater than the maximum projection of the driven
pegs below the inner surface of the insole.

page_text: This upwardly projecting anvil portion or head, the upper surface of which
constitutes the actual support in engagement with the insole, is cut away or slotted
in line with the awl passage at the other side of the axis of the button, thus
affording a free passage for the projecting ends of the driven pegs in the feed of
the work, and the upwardly projecting portion is also cut away or recessed at one
side of the awl passage and peg slot so as to afford a clearance or space in which
the ends of a previously driven outer row of pegs may travel while a second inner
row is being driven, and the side walls of the said recess and peg slot of the button,
along which the projecting ends of the pegs pass in the feed of the material are
properly curved to accommodate the passage of the pegs while the shoe is feeding
around the most curved portion of the edge of the shoe, as for example, in pegging
around the toe end; the result of all the foregoing features of construction being
that the first row of pegs may be driven as close to the periphery of the shoe as is
desired for the proper fastening of the soles, and a second row may be subsequently
driven within and at a proper distance from the first row, the ends of which pass by
in the recess in the button without obstructing the feed movement.
The work support to which the invention especially relates may be employed
with any suitable or usual peg driving mechanism it being understood that the awl
operates in the usual manner to penetrate the stock and in case of an awl feed
machine to move laterally while in the stock for the purpose of feeding the stock
between the successive peg driving operations.
In order to properly support the lasted boot or shoe, after the last is withdrawn,
during the pegging operation, the machine is provided with a horn to enter the
shoe, which horn may be of usual construction, that is, mounted to be capable of
turning about an axis approximately in line with the point at which the fastenings
are driven and extending diagonally up to a tip just below the foot of the peg driving
portion of the machine, so as to afford a support at the inside of the shoe, for the
material into which the pegs are driven. The said horn tip is in accordance with
this invention provided with a substantially horizontal supporting annulus which
turns with the same in the swivelling movement of the horn that is necessary to
present all parts of the shoe to the pegger, said annulus being co-axial with the
swivel support or axis of rotation of the horn. In order to provide a support for
the material close around the point at which the awl penetrates and at which the
peg is driven, and at the same time to accommodate the movements of the material
and awl and pegs therein, the said horn tip is provided with a work supporting
button having a supporting shoulder or base portion that rests upon and is
preferably substantially equal in diameter to the supporting annulus, said button
having a shank which enters the opening in the annulus, but is free to turn
pivotally in the same as a bearing. In order to prevent the button from
accidentally rising out of its bearing socket in the horn tip, it is provided
with a flange or collar of slightly larger diameter than the shank and adapted to be
secured to the lower end thereof as by said flange engaging with the end portion
of the supporting annulus, preferably in a rabbet, and thus securely connecting the
button with the horn tip, although the one is capable of rotation relative to the
other.
It is necessary that the button should remain in the same position with relation
to the peg driving device, and it is consequently provided with gearing which
prevents it from rotating with the horn when the latter is rotated with relation to
the main frame work of the machine, the result being that when the horn is swung
around on its swivel, the button has no rotary movement with relation to the main
frame work of the machine and to the peg driving devices thereon.
This gearing in its general nature may be the same as has heretofore been
employed to produce rotation of a button or similar device at the end of the horn,
wherever it is necessary to prevent rotary movement of said button with relation
to the fastening applying devices of the machine, as for example, in that form of
pegging machine in which the button is provided with a cutter to cut off the
projecting ends of the pegs in the feed of the material; but in order to meet the

page_text: exigencies of a practical device for pegging boots and shoes, the button is, in
accordance with the present invention; provided with teeth in the surface that
is in bearing engagement with the supporting annulus of the horn tip, said
teeth being preferably formed in the shoulder that rests upon the top of
annulus and supports the said button against the downward pressure of the
material upon it.
The said teeth are engaged by teeth at the end of a spindle extending through
the horn and operated by gearing in the horn and at the base thereof, in the usual
manner, to prevent rotation of the button with the horn when turned with relation
to the frame of the machine, so that the horu tip rotates around the button which
itself stands still.
A suitable construction of this gearing comprises a toothed spindle provided
with a universal joint at an angle in the horn and connected at its lower end by
bevel gearing with a shaft provided with a pinion meshing with a gear connected
with a shaft extending through the swivel support of the horn made fast as by a
set screw to the non-rotating part of the horn support. The said horn support is
connected with a treadle by which the horn may be depressed to permit the
insertion of the material between the tip and the foot of the pegger.
The lower portion of the horn shaft or support that is connected directly with
the treadle has no rotary movement; while the upper portion connected directly
with the horn turns in the bearings on the main frame being connected by a swivel
joint to the lower portion, so that the horn and upper portion of its supporting shaft
rotates freely, and the entire support and horn are capable of up and down vertical
movement
By providing the gear teeth in the bearing surface of the button as before
described vertical space in the horn tip is greatly economized, thus in conjunction
with other features hereinafter described enabling the same to enter sufficiently far
into the toe of the boot or shoe and at the same time the gear teeth are in a position
to be well protected from the entrance of foreign material that might interfere with
the proper working of the device.
The button is provided with top or head extending above the toothed
supporting shoulder at a height about as great as the distance that the ends of
the driven pegs project through the insole, the said upwardly projecting portion
constituting the anvil or support proper for the material, which anvil portion
supports the material close to the point at which the awl or fastening passes
through, the stock, being supported against the thrust of the awl, and subsequent
thrust of the peg being driven by the upwardly projecting portion or head of the
button. The said button is provided with a vertical awl passage extending wholly
through the head and shank thereof, and preferably also through the fastening
collar, said awl passage being eccentric to the button or offset from the axis of th
horn a distance about equal to one half the normal feed of the material betwee:
consecutive peg driving operations.
When the work support, forming the subject of this invention is to be used in..
pegging machine having an awl feed the eccentric awl passage is at one end of
slot extending therefrom past the axis of the button and to the other side thereoi,
but if said work support is to be used in a machine in which the awl is withdrawn
from the material at the same point at which it enters, having no lateral
movement while in the material, it will not be necessary to slot the button. it
being understood that by reason of the prevention of rotation of the button
with the horn said eccentric awl passage always stands beneath the point at
which the awl penetrates the material, regardless of the rotation of the horn about
its axis.
It is desirable to have the upper portion of the awl passage countersunk in order
to direct the awl into the awl passage in case it should be slightly deviated from its
proper position by striking a lasting tack or otherwise.
When the button is slotted to accommodate a lateral feed of the awl the length
:

page_text: of said slot in the direction transverse to the button is sufficient to accommodate
the maximum feed movement of the awl which is consequently in nowise interfered
with by the work support; and by having the slot extend across at both sides of
the axis, the button may be of much smaller diameter than would be the case if
the awl entered directly over the axis of the button which latter would then have
to have a radial slot of sufficient length to accommodate the feed movement of the
awl. When the pegs are driven, their points project below the inner surface of
the insole, and in order that such projecting points may not interfere with the feed
of the material, the head or upper portion of the button is cut away at the opposite
side of the axis from the eccentric awl passage and substantially in continuation
with the slot in an awl feed machine, thus forming a lateral opening or peg slot for
the ends of the driven pegs to pass through as the shoe is fed. The inner wall of
this passage, that is the one that stands on the side towards the middle of the shoe,.
is curved to correspond approximately to the most curved portions of the rows of
pegs, so that the latter pass readily in feeding around the most curved portions at
the toe end of the shoe. It will be recognized that a horn tip and button of the
proper diameter and vertical thickness will be readily accommodated by the upper,
and permit the pegs to be driven at the proper distance from the edge of the sole
but that if the button and tip were substantially increased in diameter or vertical
thickness this could not be done, and it will be recognized that the novel arrange-
ment of the gear teeth in the supporting surface of the button, and of the aw!
passage eccentric to the axis of the button as before set forth are essential to afford
the requisite compactness in these parts, to enable the toe portions of the boots or
shoes to be pegged.
In order to enable a second row of pegs to be driven within, and parallel to the
first row, the head of the button is cut away or recessed thus leaving a supporting
portion at one side of the awl passage and peg slot, so that the insole is properly
supported against the thrust of the awl and peg, the wall of said recess or outer
surface of the supporting portion being curved, to correspond with the curvature
in the edge of the shoe, so that in driving a second row of pegs the projecting ends
of the row previously driven will pass through the recess without obstructing the
feed movement.
The upwardly projecting head or anvil portion of the button, upon the top of
which the material rests while the pegs are being driven, thus affords a firm
support for the material at both sides of, and close to the point at which the
awl or fastening penetrates, thus insuring efficiency of operation of the pegging
devices; and at the same time the projecting ends of the pegs do not interfere
with the proper operation of the machine which, owing to the features of con-
struction of the horn tip and supporting button heretofore pointed out is capable
of pegging boots and shoes rapidly and effectively while off the last.
While all of the hereinbefore described features of construction of the work
nport contribute to the compactness thereof by which it is possible to do all
sses of pegged work after the last is drawn, certain of said features would be
ul without the others, as for example, the annular construction of the horn tip
in conjunction with a button supported thereby as described would provide for an
wl passage wholly through the support, thus offering no restriction to the amount
f descent of the awl, which is of advantage whether the awl passage be eccentric
or not, and the advantage arising from curving the side of the peg slot or
videning said peg slot towards the periphery of the button and of recessing the
nvil portion at the side to afford clearance for a previously driven row of pegs
night be availed of in buttons of different construction as to the remaining
eatures.
It will be understood that I may modify my invention in various ways without
eparting from the nature of the present invention for example I may set the horn
ith its axis still further away from the line of the awl which works outside the
orn tip, which tip may be provided with a button or anvil piece that overhangs

page_text: the tip so as to support the material where the awl pierces and the peg is driven,
the said button being restrained from rotating with the horn as hereinbefore
described.
Dated this 25th day of Fabnu 1806
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.
Improvements relating to Pegging Machines.
I, HENRY HARRIS LAKE, of the Firm of Haseltine, Lake & Co., Patent
Agents, 45 Southampton Buildings, in the County of Middlesex, 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 is embodied in a pegging-machine for boots and shoes, and relates
especially to the horn-tip and work-support employed in the inside of the shoe
during the pegging operation, and the relation thereof to the awl of the peg-
driving mechanism. The said work support is raised above the tip of the rotating
horn and is constructed with a passage or slot or slots through it for receiving the
awl and projecting end of the driven peg. The said slot is open at one end so that
the projecting end of the driven peg can pass out without obstructing the feed,
and it is so arranged in relation to the axis of the horn that the awl hole is carried
by the feed from one side of the axis of the horn at the point where it is produced
by the penetration of the awl to the other side of the axis of the horn, at which
latter point it receives the peg, this movement of the awl hole being either directly
through the axis or at one side of the axis.
It has been proposed to peg boots and shoes-that is to drive one or more rows
of pegs that fasten together the outsole, upper, and insole of the lasted shoe-
after the last has been withdrawn therefrom; but such operation is attended with
various difficulties, and prior to this invention the common practice has been to
peg boots and shoes while on the last, although the plan of pegging after the last
is withdrawn has many obvious advantages, and if it could be satisfactorily
accomplished would afford a large saving in cost of manufacture over the plan of
pegging on the last.
Among the difficulties which have been encountered in attempts to peg after the
last is withdrawn are that of producing a suitable horn-tip or work-support within
the shoe capable of entering far enough into the toe portion to bring the rows of
pegs at the proper distance from the edge of the sole, while at the same time
providing a support that will allow the awl to penetrate through the insole a
sufficient distance to make a suitable opening for the peg, and also, in machines
having an awl-feed, will allow the awl to have sufficient lateral movement while
Another
extending through the sole to produce the requisite feed of the shoe.
difficulty is due to the projection of the ends of the driven pegs from the insole
inside the shoe, so that they interfere with the feed, and in such machines as have
been devised heretofore, prevent a second row of pegs from being driven until after
the ends of the row first driven have been smoothed off even with the insole.
Attempts have been made to overcome this latter difficulty by providing the
horn-tip or work-support with devices intended to cut off or cripple the projecting
ends of the pegs after they have been driven and during the feed of the material
in the pegging operation.
The purpose of the present invention is mainly to overcome the foregoing

page_text: difficulties and to provide a horn-tip and work-support therein by means of which
shoes can be pegged rapidly and satisfactorily after the last is drawn. To this.
end the horn-tip of the machine embodying this invention is provided with an
annular support, and a work-supporting anvil or button mounted to rotate therein,
and provided with gearing by which it is retained in the same position with relation
to the awl and driver of the machine, whatever may be the position of the horn,.
which has to be rotated in presenting different parts of the edge of the shoe to the
awl and driver in the usual manner.
In the pegging-machines heretofore constructed in which the work is peggel on
a horn after the last is drawn the awl of the peg-driving mechanism enters the
material in line with the centre of the horn-tip or in the axis of rotation of the
horn, and after the awl-hole is made, the material is fed the distance between two
adjacent pegs, thus bringing the part of the material that is to receive the peg
at a distance radially from the axis of the horn equal to the length of the feed.
Thus the work is pierced by the awl at a point co-axial with the hora and the peg
is driven at a point eccentric to the axis of the horn, requiring that the tip or
substantially circular anvil in the end of the horn should be of a radius sub-
stantially greater than the length of the feed, thereby precluding the entrance of
the horn far enough into the toe portion of the shoe to drive the pegs properly.
In the work support forming the subject of this invention the axis of rotation
of the born is off-set with relation to the line of descent of the awl in penetrating
the stock, and in the preferred form of the invention is off-set with relation to the
plane of foed, that is the plane passing through the axes of the awl and driver of
the pegging machine.
In order to provide a support for the material close to the point at which the
awl and peg pass through the same, the said horn is provided with a work-support
or anvil-piece pivotally supported in the tip of the horn coaxial with the axis of
rotation of the horn itself and combined with gearing by which the said anvil is
restrained from rotation with the horn as the latter is turned in presenting different.
parts of the sole to the pegger. The said anvil overhangs or projects beyond a
portion of the periphery of the horn-tip and by reason of the gearing just
mentioned always remains in the same position with relation to the pegger whatever
may be the position of the horn. Thus when the horn inclines forward toward the
pegger, as is the case in pegging around the toe end of a boot or shoe, the anvil-
piece constitutes substantially a lateral extension of the horn-tip, which readily
enters between the insole and upper and reaches to the edge of the insole, while in
the reversed position of the hora with relation to the pegger, assumed when turning
the horn while pegging in the shank, the anvil-piece overhangs the horn and:
enables the pegging to be performed near the edge of the insole with less stretching
or straining of the upper than could be accomplished if the pegging were directly
over the end of the horn-tip instead of at a point off-set laterally with relation.
hereto.
While the above construction in which the horn is off-set with relation to the
"ne of the feed is believed to be the best for a machine adapted for all classes of
ed work, it is not in all cases essential, and a modified construction is shown in
.ch the axis of the awl is in the plane of the feed but off-set with relation to the
of descent of the awl.
this construction the work supporting anvil or button is pivotally supported
_ annular socket at the end of the horn proper and restrained from rotation.
herewith by gearing and is provided with an awl-passage extending vertically
hrough the same, but eccentric to the axis, being set to one side of the axis a
istance about equal to one-half the normal feed or space between the consecutive
egs to be driven in the material. The awl-hole is thus formed in the material at a
oint eccentric with the axis of the horn, and the feed takes place carrying said
aterial so that the awl-hole formed therein passes across the centre of the horn
nd at the end of the feed movement is eccentric thereto on the other side of the
kis from the point at which the awl-hole was made, so that the diameter instead

page_text: of the radius of the button, as heretofore, need be only large enough to accom-
modate the feed of the material and afford a support therefor adjacent to the point
in the material at which the awl penetrates and at which the peg is driven. Thus,
other things being equal, the button having an eccentric awl-passage in accordance
with the present invention may be much smaller than those heretofore made having
a concentric awl-passage, and by this and other features of construction hereinafter
described the horn-tip and work-support forming the subject of the present
invention is made sufficiently compact to peg properly around the toe portion of
a boot or shoe.
As it is desirable to permit the awl to extend a considerable distance below the
support, so that the length of the awl-stroke need not be varied in passing from
thick to thin material, the work-support forming the subject of this invention is so
constructed as to afford a vertical awl-passage wholly through the same, thus
affording no obstruction to the penetration of the awl to any desired depth.
When the axis of the horn is off-set from the plane of the feed and the button
or anvil proper overhangs the end of the same, the said anvil is recessed or slotted
so as to afford no obstruction to the movement of the awl which penetrates at one
side of the end of the horn proper and may thus project through the material any
depth that may be required. When, however, the axis of the awl is in the plane
of feed but eccentric to the line of descent of the awl, the latter must operate
within the area of the button supporting tip of the horn proper, and in order to
provide for the penetration of the awl to any desired depth and its lateral feed
movement after it has penetrated the material the button is provided with a shank
of sufficiently large diameter to include within it the eccentric awl-passage, and
the part that supports the button but rotates with the horn (while the button is
prevented from rotating so as to stand still with relation to the peg driving mechanism)
is made as an annulus surrounding the shank of the button to confine the same in
proper position therein, the said button being provided with a supporting-shoulder
that rests on the top of the annulus, which thus sustains the button against the
pressure of the work thereon in the operation of pegging.
In machines having an awl-feed, which are believed to be the most desirable for
embodiment of the present invention, the eccentric awl-passage through the button
(including its top that stands above the supporting-annulus and shank within the
supporting-annulus) is formed at one end of a slot extending from said awl-passage
across the axis of the button to a point equally eccentric at the other side, thus
affording a space to accommodate the awl, which may be driven down through the
material any desired depth and then moved transversely while in the material to
feed the same, the projecting end of the awl below the surface of the inner sole
being accommodated by the said slot in the work-supporting button in these
operations. Above the supporting-shoulder which rests upon the top of the
supporting-annulus of the horn-tip the button is provided with a top, head, or anvil
portion which extends above the same a height greater than the maximum
projection of the driven pegs below the inner surface of the insole. This upwardly-
projecting portion or head, the upper surface of which constitutes the actual
support in engagement with the insole, is cut away or slotted in line with the awl-
passage at the other side of the axis of the button, thus affording a free passage
for the projecting ends of the driven pegs in the feed of the work, and the
upwardly-projecting portion is also cut away or recessed at one side of the awl-
passage and peg-slot so as to afford a clearance or space in which the ends of a
previously-driven outer row of pegs may travel while a second inner row is being
driven, and the side walls of the said recess and peg-slot of the button, along
which the projecting ends of the pegs pass in the feed of the material, are properly
curved to accommodate the passage of the pegs while the shoe is feeding around
the most-curved portion of the edge of the shoe-as, for example, in pegging around
the toe end-the result of all the foregoing features of construction being that the
first row of pegs may be driven as close to the periphery of the shoe as is
desired for the proper fastening of the soles, and a second row may be subsequently

page_text: driven within and at a proper distance from the first row, the ends of which pass.
by in the recess in the button without obstructing the feed movement.
The invention further consists in novel features of construction of the horn and,
means for supporting and operating the same by which the manipulation of the
horn is facilitated and the quality of the work produced by the pegging-machine
improved.
Figure 1 is a side elevation of the pegging-machine embodying this invention,
the main portion of the mechanism for driving pegs and feeding the material being.
omitted and the horn being in the position assumed while pegging around the
toe end.
Figure 2 is a similar view showing the relation of the horn-tip and anvil-piece to.
the awl of the pegger when the horn is being turned or reversed while pegging in
the shank portion of the boot or shoe;
Figure 3 is an enlarged sectional plan on the plane indicated at 3, Figure 1;
Figure 4 is an enlarged horizontal section on the plane indicatel at ',
Figure 1;
Figure 5 is an enlarged vertical sectional detail on line 2, Figure 3;
Figure 6 is a longitudinal section through the horn and its support;
Figure 7 is a detail showing the horn-tip and anvil-piece in side elevation in their
working relation to the awl;
Figure 8 is a similar view showing the horn-tip, in longitudinal section and in
reversed position with relation to that shown in Figure 7, the anvil-piece being
shown in elevation ;
Figure 9 is a plan view of the anvil-piece detached;
Figure 10 is a detail showing in perspective the anvil-piece and the awl and
driver of the peg-driving mechanism;
Figures 11 and 12 show details of the bearing for the rotatable horn and its
spring.
Figure 13 is a side elevation showing a modified construction of a horn-tip and
work-supporting button embodying this invention; Figure 14 is a plan view
thereof;
Figure 15 is a vertical longitudinal section on the line (see Figure 14);
Figure 16 is a vertical section on line 16 Figure 14, showing also the relation of
the material, operated upon to the work-support;
Figure 17 is a plan view of the work-support, showing also the relation of the
insole, upper and driven pegs thereto in the operation of driving the first row of
pegs;
Figure 18 is a similar view showing the working relations in driving the second
or inner row of pegs;
Figure 19 is an elevation of the button detached; and
Figure 20 is a plan view showing a modified construction which may be used
when the awl has no lateral movement while projecting below the insole;
The mechanism for driving pegs may be of any suitable or usual construction,
of which only the awl A and driver B (see Figure 10) and the presser-foot or
upper member C (see Figures 1, 2 and 7) of the work-clamp are shown to indicate
the relation thereof to the horn or work-support.
The specific construction of the peg-driving mechanism, which for convenience
will be referred to as the "pegger," is not material to the present invention, which
consists, mainly, in the construction of the horn and in the combination of said
horn with the awl and driver of the pegger in the operative relation thereto,
hereinafter explained.
The horn proper, D, which enters the boot or shoe may be of any suitable or
Isual construction, and as herein shown has a shank portion d, capable of rotation
na bearing E on the main frame of the machine, and also capable of longitudinal
movement therein with relation to a post e, fixed in a bracket or arm E of the
nain frame. The shank d of the horn has a telescopic movement on said post e
nd is pressed upward by a spring f, which causes the upper end of the horn, or
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page_text: rather the anvil-piece supported therein, to press against the work, so as to clamp
the same between it and the foot 'C'of the pegger, except during the feed
movement, in the usual manner. The horn D is thus capable of rotation about
the axis of the post e in the bearing E, and in the preferred construction shown in
Figures 1 to 10 is so located with relation to the pegger that the axis of rotation
of the horn (indicated by the dotted line a, Figures 1, 2, 7, and 8) is offset with
relation to the awl and driver of the pegger at right angles to the line of feed of
the material being pegged. In the operation of pegging, the awl descends to
pierce the material and is then withdrawn, and the peg is then driven in the awl-
bole thus formed, the material being fed between the successive peg-driving
operations in the direction of the plane.through the axis of the awl and driver.
In the preferred construction the horn is so located that the axis of rotation of
the horn is set to one side of the plane through the awl and driver, or, in other
words, to one side of the line of feed of the material along which the pegs are
driven, being shown as so located that the awl and driver descend outside of the
area of the upper end of the horn-tip d².
In order that the material may be supported close to the point at which the awl
pierces it and at which the peg is driven, the horn is provided with an anvil-piece g
Figure 9, pivotally supported in the horn-tip and overhanging or projecting beyond
the periphery thereof. Said anvil-piece is restrained from rotation with the horn
and is thus always retained in the saine position with relation to the awl and driver
of the pegger, regardless of the rotation of the horn to facilitate the presentation
of different parts of the sole to the pegging mechanism in the pegging operation.
The said anvil piece is provided with an upwardly projecting portion or head
which supports the material while being pierced by the awl and while the peg is
being driven, said portion being provided with a slot g³ in the line of the feed and
extending from a point in advance of the axis of the horn to a point in the rear of
the axis of the horn with relation to the feed movement of the material, and being
open at its rear end so that the peg points may pass out.
There is thus formed a finger at one side of the line of the feed connected
at g with the main body of the head portion g2 of the button, so that the material
is supported around three sides of the point pierced by the awl A, and on both
sides of the point at which the peg is driven, as indicated at P, Figure 1.
It is not absolutely essential, however, that the material should be supported at
both sides of the point at which the awl penetrates and the peg is driven, and
the finger g might be omitted without seriously impairing the effectiveness of the
machine.
Rotating horns to afford a support at the inside of the, boot or shoe while
operations are being performed upon the sole thereof have been heretofore made
wherein the horn is provided with a tip or anvil-piece which is prevented from
rotating with the horn, in order to maintain it in definite relation to devices that
operate from above and through the sole, and gearing or connections of the kind
beretofore used to restrain such anvil from rotation may be employed in the present
invention to hold the anvil-piece g against rotation with the horn. As herein
shown, the said anvil-piece is provided with a substantially cylindrical stein or
pivotal shank 9, having its bearing in a socket formed in the tip d of the horn
coaxial with the axis of, rotation of the horn, and said shank 9 is provided
with gear-teeth g', co-operating with teeth h, constituting a pinion at the end of a
shaft, turning in bearings in the horn and connected to rotate with a shaft h³ in
the upright or substantially vertical part of the horn. The said shaft 3 is stepped
in the bearing in the angle of the horn and is provided with a sprocket-wheel /',
connected by a chain k with a sprocket-wheel m, fixed upon a shaft n, extending
through the shank d of the horn. The said shaft n is provided with a flattened
portion n², which enters a corresponding flattened socket e² in the post e, which,
as before stated, has no rotary movement, and thus restrains the said shaft n and
sprocket-wheel m from rotating when the horn is turned about its axis. The
gearing between the said sprocket m and the anvil-piece 9 prevents the latter

page_text: aving as the horn turns, so that the anvil-piece g, except for up and down
movement, is practically stationary with relation to the awl and driver of the
pegger, although the horn may be turned freely, as is required in presenting
different parts of the edge of the sole to the pegger. The shaft n is connected by
6 a rod or link p with a treadle r, depression of which thus lowers the horn with
relation to the foot C of the pegger, to enable the work to be adjusted beneath
the awl and driver of the pegger, after which when pressure on the treadle is
removed the spring presses the horn upward, so as to clamp the work between
the anvil-piece and foot C, except during the feed, which in the case of au awl-
feed machine is performed by the awl penetrating the material, and the awl-stock A2,
Figure 7, depressing the material slightly below and out of engagement with the
foot C, after which it moves the material along the top of the anvil-piece before
the awl is withdrawn..
As shown in Figures 7 and 8, the feed of the material is at right angles to
the plane of projection or directly away from the person facing the machine, as
shown in said figures. By having the axis of the horn offset with relation to the
line of feed or plane of the awl and driver of the pegger, as shown, it will be
seen that the said anvil-piece constitutes practically an extension of the horn
when the latter is in such position that its upper end inclines toward the pegger-
as shown, for example, in Figure 1-thus enabling the anvil to reach more
readily into the toe of the boot, which is indicated in dotted lines in said figure,
while in the reversed position, where the horn stands for the most part at the rear
of the awl and driver of the pegger and projects forward and upward toward
the same, as in Figure 2, the pegging operation is performed at some distance
back from the tip, the amount of projection of the anvil-piece being practically
deducted from the length of the horn, thus enabling the latter to be more easily
turned or reversed and with less strain upon the upper than would be the case if
the pegging were done directly over the end of the horn. While the turning
of the horn depends to a greater or less extent upon the practice of the individual
operator, it is commonly turned for a short time to substantially the position shown
in Figure 2 while pegging in the shank, although it is kept in about the position
with relation to the peg-driving mechanism (shown in Figure 1) while pegging
around the toe and heel ends.
By reason of the hereinbefore-described construction of the horn it will be
seen that only the horn proper, D, (including the tubular shank d, the lateral
arm d³ therefrom, and the part that extends upward and diagonally from said
arm to the tip, which is directly over the axis of said shank d), is depressed
against the force of the spring fat each feed operation of the machine and is
caused to rise by the force of said spring f between the feed operations to clamp
the work between the horn and the foot C of the pegger. This construction and
the operative effect on the inaterial resulting therefrom is of great advantage over
that in which the pivotal shank of the horn is extended through the lower bearing
at E2 and connected with the treadle, so that the entire mass of the horn and its
shank and the connections to and including the treadle have to be depressed by
the awl-stock A2 at each feed operation, since in the latter case the inertia of the
entire mass has to be overcome when the awl-stock strikes upon the sole and thus
brings severe pressure upon the sole, tending to indent and mar it and causing
objectional disfigurement, especially when the material is soft. By having the
horn-shank d tubular, as herein shown, and moved telescopically with relation to
the post e, only slightly more than the mass of the horn proper has to be depressed
by the awl-stock in the feed operation. The link or connecting-rod p, extending
from the treadler to the shaft, n of the connections or gearing by which the anvil-
piece g is held against rotation with the horn, is connected with said shaft n by a
cross-pin p², working in a slot n³ in the flattened portion n² of the said shaft n.
Said connecting-rod p is also provided with a stop p³, which may be adjustable
thereon, and which by its engagement with the lower end of the fixed post e limits
the upward movement of the horn under the pressure of the spring f, so that the

page_text: anvil-piece will not strike upon the foot C of the pegger when no material is inter-
posed between the two. The depression of the treadler will then pull down the
horn proper, D; from the foot C to facilitate the introduction of the work between.
the horn and foot, and when the treadler is released it will be raised, as by a
light spring, (see Figure 1) until the stop p³ engages with the lower end of the
post e, the loose or slotted connection at n³ permitting the treadle to thus rise
independently of the horn and also permitting the vibrating up-and-down movement
of. the horn involved in the feed operation of the material to take place without
vibrating the treadle and connecting-rod p. Thus the material in the horn, the
inertia of which has to be overcome at each descent of the awl in an awl-feed
machine, is greatly reduced and the consequent marring of the material by the
blow of the end of the awl-stock A' thereon is substantially obviated.
These last-described features of construction of the horn are not dependent upon the
specific character of the gearing between the shaft n and the anvil-piece which
might be of any suitable construction, that herein shown, however, comprising the
sprocket-and-chain connection between the shafts n and 3 being believed to be the
best. The step-bearing i of the shaft 3 is secured by a screw or bolt in a slot 1³,
lengthwise of the horizontal portion 3 of the horn, thus enabling the lower end of
the shaft h3 and the sprocket thereon to be adjusted toward the non-rotating
sprocket m on the shaft n to make the chain work properly without sufficient lost
motion to permit the anvil-piece g to get out of its proper relation to the awl and
driver of the pegging mechanism..
In order to enable the horn to rotate freely while subjected to the pressure of
the spring f, an antifriction-bearing is interposed between one end of the said spring
and the part against which its pressure is exerted. As herein shown, the anti-
friction-bearing is at the lower end of the spring between it and a yoke E3, which
sustains the pressure of the lower end of the spring. Said bearing comprises a
series of balls f³, contained in a ring or collar f³, slightly thinner than the
diameter of the balls, the surfaces of which thus project slightly from the upper
and lower faces of said collar and bear against washers f, interposed between
them and the bearing-yoke E3 and end of the spring, respectively. Said yoke E³
is supported upon rods E, (see Figure 1), entering recesses in the bearing-
bracket E2, in which they may be fastened, as by set-screws, thus enabling the
said yoke to te adjusted up and down to properly regulate the tension of the
spring f.
By having the axis of the horn offset from the line of feed, so that the awl and
driver operate outside of the periphery of, or area occupied by, the upper end
of the horn-tip, there is nothing to interfere with the descent of the awl-point-
below the level of the insole or to limit the length of peg used, as the projecting
ends of the pegs at the inside of the shoe pass freely by the horn-tip along the
side of the supporting edge of the anvil-piece.
The invention, so far as it relates to the offsetting of the horn with relation to the
line of feed, is not limited to the construction wherein the horn is so far offset that
the awl and driver operate outside of the periphery of the upper end of the horn-tip,
or to the construction wherein the horn-tip is provided with an anvil-piece pivotally
supported therein and combined with means for holding said' ànvil-piece against
rotation when the horn is turned, as the said arrangement of the horn with relation
to the awl and driver, as set forth, is of advantage, even though the awl or driver,
or both, do not operate wholly outside of the periphery of the horn-tip, the said
offsetting enabling the fastenings to be effectively driven nearer the edge of the sole
than is the case when the plane of the awl and driver coincides with the axis of
rotation of the horn as heretofore.
While the offsetting of the axis of the horn with relation to the plane of feed as
thus far described, so that the awl penetrates and the peg is driven outside of the
area of the horn tip d, gives great latitude of operation and enables the anvil or
support to reach all parts of the shoe with the greatest facility, it is not in all cases
essential that the horn should be off-set to such an extent, and in the construction

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shown in Figures 13 to 19 the axis of the horn is in the plane of the feed bu
eccentric to the line of descent of the awl A, as shown in Figure 15, the aw
penetrating at one side of the axis of the horn and then feeding across to the
other side as shown in dotted lines Figure 15, at which point the peg is driven.
In this construction the gear teeth go, by which the button gle is restrained from
rotation, are formed in the under surface of the shoulder that rests on top of the
annular socket d formed therefor in the tip of the horn. The said button is
provided with a shank go which extends down into said socket d and is secured in
said socket by a collar g fastened by screws 962.
The head or top of the button projects above the supporting annulus or socket d
a height about equal to or slightly in excess of the maximum projection of the
driven pegs below the insole, and the eccentric awl passage go is at one en 1 of a
slot extending wholly through the head and shank of the button and being open
at one end in the head portion as shown at g³ to allow for the passage of the
5 projecting ends of the driven pegs in the feed movement of the material as indicated
in Figures 17 and 18 in which the dotted line S represents the outline of the toe
end of the inner sole while the upper U and point portions of the pegs are indicated
in section.
In order to enable a second row of pegs to be driven within and parallel to a row-
previously driven, the head of the button glo is cut away or recessed as shown at g
along one side of the awl slot, thus affording a clearance for the previously driven.
row of pegs as indicated in the Figures 16 and 18.
The side walls of the upwardly projecting head portion of the button are rounded:
at the end of the awl and peg slot and at the corresponding end of the recess go so
as to permit freedom of movement in pegging around the most curved portions
of the toe and heel ends of the shoe as may be understood from Figures 17
and 18.
It is desirable to have the upper portion of the awl passage countersunk as shown
at g₁ in order to direct the awl into the awl passage in case it should be deviated.
from its proper position by striking a lasting tack or otherwise.
If the work support is to be used in the machine in which the awl is withdrawn,
from the material at the same point at which it enters, having no lateral feed
movement while in the material, it will not be necessary to slot the button, and an,
eccentric awl passage may be made as shown in Figure 20, which, by the
prevention of a rotation of the button will always stand beneath where the awl
penetrates the material.
In this construction the material may be fed after the awl is withdrawn so as to
carry the awl hole to the other side of the axis of the horn where the peg will be
driven and its point will pass out through the open end of the slot g32 in the
upwardly projecting or head portion of the button.
It will be observed that in the construction shown in Figures 7 to 10 the
upwardly projecting or head portion of the button that serves to support the
material at sufficient height for the projecting ends of the driven pegs to pass over
and clear of the rotating portion of the horn, is practically recessed along both
sides of the awl and peg slot, or forms only a narrow elevated portion along each
ide of the points where the material is pierced by the awl and the peg is driven.
This enables the upwardly projecting portion of the button to clear the ends of a
previously driven row of pegs along the opposite side of the shoe in the narrow
hank portion thereof.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-.
ion and in what manner the same is to be performed, as communicated to me by
by foreign correspondents, I declare that what I claim is :-
1. The combination with the rotatable horn of a pegging-machine, of a work-
upporting button pivotally supported in the tip thereof and provided with an
ccentric awl-passage and means for preventing rotation of the button when the-
orn is turned, substautially as and for the purpose described.

page_text: 2. The awl arranged eccentrically to the axis of rotation of the horn and having
a feed movement from one to the other side of the axis of the horn, substantially as
described.
3. A work-supporting button for a pegging-machine having a bearing portion
and anvil portion projecting above the same, an eccentric awl-passage extending
through said anvil portion, and a lateral opening or peg-slot at the opposite side of
the button-head, substantially as and for the purpose described.
4. The combination with a horn adapted to rotate about a vertical axis provided
with a supporting-annulus at its tip; of a button having a shank contained
within said annulus said button being constructed substantially as described.
5. The rotatable horn having its axis of rotation offset with relation to the
line of feed of the peg-driving mechanism, substantially as and for the purpose
described.
6. The combination of the rotatable horn, with an anvil-piece supported in the
tip thereof, and projecting laterally beyond said horn-tip to afford a support for the
material, substantially as described.
7. The combination of the awl and peg driver, with a rotatable horn, the axis of
rotation of which is offset with relation to the said awl and driver which operate
outside the periphery of the tip of said horn, and an anvil-piece supported in said
horn-tip, and projecting over the periphery thereof toward the awl and driver,
substantially as described.
8. The combination of the horn having a hollow or tubular shank, and an anvil-
piece supported in the tip thereof, and gearing in said horn to prevent rotation of
said anvil-piece therewith; a post fixed below and entering the tubular shank of
said horn; a shaft in said horn connected with the gearing therein, and engaged
with said post as described; a spring to elevate said horn and a treadle connected
to a shaft in said horn and provided with a stop to limit the upward movement
thereof, substantially as described.
9. A work support constructed substantially as described with reference
to Figures 7 and 8 or to Figures 13 to 18 for the purposes specified.
Dated this 95th do of Nombor 1906
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.