Year: 1889

page_text: 'Date of Application, 17th Aug., 1889-Accepted, 12th Oct., 1889

page_text: 2.) to fix the covering or bottom layer. on to the heel (fig. 15):
3.) to cut the straight side of the heel smooth (fig. 17).
The circular table A revolves on the frame C of the machine.
In the front part of the machine is a vertical cylindrical guide in which the piston
or hammer L moves. This hammer L is driven by the crank J on the end of shaft H,
and shaft H is driven in its turn by means of gearing wheels G and E and sheave
pulleys D D from a main driving shaft. The roller K of crank J works in a
peculiarly shaped groove in the lower part of the hammer L shown in fig. 4ª. On
the upper part of hammer L is a dove-tail projection which, as to be seen in plan in
figs. 7, 16 and 18, is curved to a radius drawn from the centre of the disc A. In its
lowest position the top of hammer L is flush with the surface of the machine
table C.
Into one of the openings 1, 2 or 3 in disc A is placed the apparatus for nailing the
heel pieces together and on to the boot (fig. 6). This apparatus consists of a plate i
having on its under side a groove, which, when the disc A revolves dovetails over the
projection on the hammer L; on its upper side it contains the studs kk which drive
the brads into the heel. The plate i has further two bolts guided in the holes in the
guide-block m, by means of which the studs and block containing the brads
which slide in guide-block m are drawn downwards after the brads have been driven
into the heel. The brads are placed into the block by a special apparatus forming
no part of this invention. The apparatus for fastening on the bottom layer to the
heel placed into the second opening in disc A is in its main points the same as
that just described, as will he seen from fig. 15, with the addition, that besides
the brads it contains the layer of leather. The third apparatus consists of a knife
for cutting or shaving off the front of the heel and is so simple and clearly shown
in figs. 17 and 18, that further explanation is unnecessary. During this third
operation the two blocks R1 R2,-between which the heel piece has up to present
been clamped by means of the two eccentrics T T and handle S,-must be
loosened when projection n² on disc A comes under the nose 。 and pushes
the two blocks apart, in order to make place for the knife k², this loosening is
done by hand, the handle S simply being thrown upwards (fig. 17) when the shavings
will fall through the slanting opening ³.
Turning on its centre Q₁ is a disc Q on the upper surface of which is a curved
groove shown in dotted lines in fig. 2. This disc Q is driven by means of bevel wheels
from shaft H. The one end of bent lever P works in the groove Q of disc Q; the
bent lever P itself is pivoted at P and its long arm is connected by means of
connecting rod o with the middle of lever arm mo, which is pivoted to the centre
bolt B. On the other end of lever arm ma is a ratchet n which works in teeth
on the under rim of the disc A, through a slit n¹ in the table (of the machine.
The groove Q2 is so formed that the disc A shall make one revolution to each
three revolutions of the disc Q and further that, as each opening 1, 2 or 3 in
disc A comes over the piston or hammer L, the disc shall stand still long enough
to allow the hammer to pass into the opening and drive the brads into the heel
and pass down again. As will be clearly seen from the drawing, the disc A will
remain still so long as the roller on the end of bent lever P remains in the
concentric part of the groove Q2.
The boot or shoe is held in position during the process of affixing the heel to the
same by means of the dolly v fixed at its upper end to the frame W. The frame W
is vertically moveable by means of its rods a running in the guides U₁ U² and is
pressed down tightly on to the shoe during the operation by the following
mechanism :
Bent
On the shaft H is a pinion (fig. 3) which gears into a driving wheel g on the shaft
running in bearings in the machine frame and this shaft carries a came, which works
the arm P of the bent lever p 21 by means of the roller on the end of the same.
lever pz is pivoted to the frame of the machine at p² and its other arm is pivoted
to lever arm and at the same time to the connecting rod y. Lever arm² is
pivoted at its lower end to the guide rod x of the frame W. The double lever z¹³

page_text: is connected with the two lever arms zz by means of the rod y and these two lever
arms are pivoted together to rod y at y¹. The upper end of the upper arm z is pivoted
to the machine frame; the lower end of the lower arm to the guide-rod x of frame W.
The shaft is so geared to shaft H, that during the time, whilst the disc A is making one
revolution, that is to say, whilst the three operations necessary for fixing the heel
layers together and to the shoe, then fixing the bottom layer to the heel and
thirdly shaving the inside of the heel smooth, are taking place, the concentric part
of the came presses the armp of bent lever p z¹ upwards (fig. 4) and the lever ¹²
having their upper ends fixed at p¹ p² press with their lower ends the guide rods xx
downwards thus holding the shoe firmly in its place. When the operations are
finished the roller on end of arm p comes into the notch in the came and the
guide rods of frame W are released when the frame W may be turned outwards
by means of handle W' as shown in dotted lines in fig. 1, and the shoe removed.
The working of the machine is the following:
The layers of leather forming the heel are bound together and placed between the
two blocks R' R². The upper part of the shoe is then placed on the dolly and held
in its proper position over the heel, the machine is now set in motion. The cam e at
first comes under the bent lever p z¹ and presses it upwards, whereby, by means of
levers z z z¹² and y the dolly v is jammed tightly down on to the shoe. The disc A
has now revolved so far, that the apparatus 1 is brought over, and dovetailed into the
hammer I, this rises by means of crank J and drives the brads into the heel, nailing
the layers of the same together and nailing the heel on to the shoe, the hammer then
sinks again, the disc A now revolves further and opening No. 2 is brought over
hammer ; hammer L rises again and the bottom layer is fastened to the heel in the
manner described, it then sinks again and apparatus No. 3 comes over the hammer ;
at this moment the blocks R' R2 are released by throwing up handle S as described,
and by projection n² coming under nose o to allow room for knife k² which faces up
one side of the heel. By this time the notch in came has come under arm
of bent lever 2² and the same sinks releasing the dolly and the shoe with
blocks R R2 may be removed from the machine. The blocks are then removed
from the heel.
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:
In machines for heeling boots and shoes:
1.) The apparatus for nailing together the layers of leather forming the heel and
affixing the same to a boot or shoe consisting of the combination of plate i having a
dove-tail groove in its under surface and studs k k fixed to its upper surface and sliding
in block which holds brads and which slides in the guiding block m, block / being
fastened to plate i by means of bolts sliding in holes in guide block m, in the manner,
substantially as described.
2.) The combination of the apparatus for nailing the layers of leather forming a
heel together and the heel on to the shoe, with an apparatus for fastening the bottom
or covering layer on to the heel, consisting of plate having dove tail groove on its
under side, studs kk, sliding block connected with plate by means of bolts, and
guide block m' for guiding block containing brads and the bottom layer of leather,
in the manner, substantially as described.
3.) The combination of the apparatus for fastening the heel to the shoe or boot,
with an apparatus for fastening the bottom or covering layer to the heel and an
apparatus for facing off the front side of the heel, consisting of block having in its
under side a dove-tail groove, with a knife affixed to its upper surface, in the
manner and for the purpose, substantially as described.
4.) The combination of the apparatus for fastening the heel to the shoe or boot,
with an apparatus for fastening the botton or covering layer to the heel and an
apparatus for facing off the front side of the heel and with a disc or table A having
three cylindrical openings 1, 2, 3 having a projection n³ on its rim and revolving on

page_text: Its centre B and having teeth on its under edge, in the manner and for the purpose,
substantially as described.
5.) The combination of the apparatus for fastening the heel to the shoe or boot, with an
apparatus for fastening the bottom or covering layer to the heel and an apparatus for
facing off the front side of the heel and with a disc or table A revolved by means of
ratchet n attached to end of lever m pivoted at B and worked by bent lever P pivoted
at P, connecting piece O, disc Q revolving on its centre Q and having cam Q2,
disc being driven from main driving shart by sheave pulleys D D, gearing
wheels E G, shaft H and bevel wheels J¹ J¹ for the purpose substantially as
described.
6.) The combination of the apparatus for fastening the heel to the shoe or boot,
with an apparatus for fastening the bottom or covering layer to the heel and an
apparatus for facing off the front side of the heel and with a disc or table A and with
hammer L having a dove-tail projection on its upper end and being guided in frame C
of the machine and worked by means of crank J on shaft H working in groove in
hammer L, substantially and for the purpose as described.
7.) The combination of the apparatus for fastening the heel to the shoe or boot,
with an apparatus for fastening the bottom or covering layer to the heel and an
apparatus for facing off the front side of the heel and with a disc or table A,
hammer L, and dolly fixed to frame W pivoted to guide rods and having
handle W, guide rods xx being vertically moveable in the guides U₁ U2 and being
worked by came on shaft f, which is geared to shaft H by gearing wheels h
working guide rods by means of levers p¹, zzz and y, in the manner and for
the purpose, substantially as described.
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8.) The combination of the apparatus for fastening the heel to the shoe or boot,
with an apparatus for fastening the bottom or covering layer to the heel and an
apparatus for facing off the front side of the heel and with a disc or table A,
hammer L, and dolly fixed to frame W pivoted to guide rods and having
handle W, guide rods a being vertically moveable in the guides U¹ U', which hold
the shoe block RR2, having eccentrics T T, nose o and handle S, for the purpose,
substantially as described.
8.) The combination of the apparatus for fastening the heel to the shoe or boot,
with an apparatus for fastening the bottom or covering layer to the heel and an
apparatus for facing off the front side of the heel and with a disc or table A,
hammer L, and dolly fixed to frame W pivoted to guide rods xx and having
handle W, guide rods x being vertically moveable in the guides U¹ U2, which hold
the shoe block R₁ R³, and with machine frame C, all in the manner and for the
purpose, substantially as described.
Dated the FIL 1
1000
ALBERT ANDRES.
By Rayner & Cassell, 37, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.