IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS FOR PARING AND FINISHING THE EDGES OF SOLES AND HEELS OF BOOTS AND SHOES
Year: 1872

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to John Blakey, of Leeds, in the County of York,
for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS FOR
PARING AND FINISHING THE EDGES OF SOLES AND HEELS OF BOOTS AND
SHOES."
Scaled the 31st December 1872, and dated the 4th November 1872.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said John Blakey at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
4th November 1872.
I, JOHN BLAKEY, of Leeds, in the County of York, do hereby declare
the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY OR
APPARATUS FOR PARING AND FINISHING THE EDGES OF SOLES AND HEELS OF BOOTS
AND SHOES," to be as follows:-
My improvements have reference, firstly, to machines for paring
and finishing the edges of soles and heels of boots and shoes for
which Letters Patent. were granted to C. H. Southall and myself,

page_text: November 21st, 1870, No. 3048. These improvements consist in
machinery or apparatus employed for imparting and transmitting
motion to the table, and are as hereafter described.
On framework and in suitable bearings I mount a shaft on the end
of which I fix a disc or crank provided with a crank pin. To the crank
pin is coupled a rack by means of a connecting rod. This rack is placed
or arranged so as to gear into a spur wheel mounted on a shaft under
the table. Motion is transmitted to the disc or crank by suitable gearing
from some motive power, and conveyed through the rack and spur
gearing to the table, carrying it thereby backwards and forwards in the
manner described in the herein-before mentioned Patent Specification;
by this arrangement I dispense with a great deal of work in the con-
struction of the machine, rendering it at the same time much simpler
and less liable to get out of order.
My improvements have, secondly, reference to improvements in
machinery which I employ merely for finishing and paring the heels
of boots and shoes, and is as follows:-
On framework and in suitable bearings I mount a spindle which is
made to revolve backwards and forwards, motion being transmitted
thereto by means of a crank or disc through rack and pinion arranged
in a similar manner to that of the herein-before described machine.
I place the boot or shoe to be operated upon on a spindle, and retain it
in position by means of a clamp which is brought up to the heel by a
regulating screw or equivalent means.
On the framework I mount a bracket or carrier on which is mounted
the tool for paring or burnishing the heels; the heel is brought into
operation by means of a lever or equivalent means.
The boot when placed on the spindle is carried round backwards and
forwards, and the tool for paring or burnishing is brought into operation
against the heel of the boot, whereby the heel is shaped or burnished as
may be required.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent,
filed by the said John Blakey in the Great Scal Patent Office on
the 3rd May 1873.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, JOHN
BLAKEY, of Leeds, in the County of York, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her
Letters Patent, bearing date the Fourth day of November, in the year
of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-two, in the thirty-
sixth year of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors,
give and grant unto me, the said John Blakey, Her special licence,
that I, the said John Blakey, my executors, administrators, and
assigns, or such others as I, the said John Blakey, my executors,
administrators, and assigns, should at any time agree with, and no
others, from time to time, and at all times thereafter during the term
therein expressed, should and lawfully might make, use, exercise, and
vend, within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the
Channel Islands, and Isle of Man, an Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS
IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS FOR PARING AND FINISHING THE EDGES OF SOLES
AND HEELS OF BOOTS AND SHOES," upon the condition (amongst others)
that I, the said John Blakey, my executors or administrators, by an
instrument in writing under my, or their, or one of their hands and
seals, should particularly describe and ascertain the nature of the said
Invention, and in what manner the same was to be performed, and
cause the same to be filed in the Great Seal Patent Office within six
calendar. mouths next and immediately after the date of the said Letters
Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said John Blakey, do hereby declare
the nature of my said Invention, and in what manner the same is to
be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement, reference being had to the accompanying
Drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, that is to
say:
My improvements have reference firstly to machines for paring
and finishing the edges of soles and heels of boots and shoes for
which Letters Patent were granted to C. H. Southall and myself,

page_text: machinery or apparatus employed for imparting and transmitting motion
to the table or those parts on which the boots or shoes are mounted, in
order to be operated upon and are as hereafter described.
I will first describe the Drawings on Sheet 1, which shew a machine
more particularly applicable for paring and finishing the soles of boots
and shoes.
Fig. 1 is a side elevation, Fig. 2 a front elevation, and Fig. 3 a plan
of the machine itself. Figs. 4, 5, 6, and 7 shew table and apparatus
employed for carrying and retaining in position the boot or shoe when
under operation.
On suitable framework a, and in bearings b, I mount a shaft c, on
the end of which I fix a crank or disc d provided with a crank pin e;
to the crank pin e is coupled the rack f by means of the connecting
rod g; this rack fis carried by the bracket h, in which it is fitted so as
to slide freely, and placed or arranged so as to gear into a spur wheel i,
Motion is
which is mounted on the shaft j under the framework a.
transmitted to the disc or crank by gearing k and through driving
pulley m, and conveyed through the rack fand spur gearing i, n, and of
to the table p, carrying it thereby backward and forward in the manner
described in the herein-before mentioned Patent Specification.
The paring and burnishing tools, and the parts connected therewith
as shewn at q, may be of a similar construction to those described in
the herein-before mentioned Patent Specification.
I arrange the carrier for the boot or shoe as shewn at Figs. 6 and 7
in order to give the required rise or fall of the boot or shoe when under
operation; to suit the bend or form thereof I provide the carrier r, on
which the boot or shoe is placed as shewn at Fig. 1, and which moves
round on the central stud s.
On the traversing table p shewn at Figs. 6 and 7, which is of ordinary
construction, I provide the inclined plane t, which may be varied in
form and construction as may be required. As the table is carried back-
ward and forward it takes with it the inclined plane, which acts upon
the carrier through the runner u, whereby the required motion is trans-
mitted to the carrier during the operation. The boot or shoe is fixed

page_text: and retained in position on the carrier by means of the clamp v con-
structed as shewn at Figs. 6 and 7. By the above described arrangements
I dispense with a great deal of work in the construction of the machine,
rendering it at the same time much simpler and less liable to get out of
order.
My improvements have, secondly, reference to improvements in
machinery which I employ merely for finishing and paring the heels
of boots and shoes, and will be completely understood by reference to
Sheet 2 of the accompanying Drawings.
Fig. 1 is a front elevation, Fig. 2 a side elevation, and Fig. 3 is a
plan; Fig. 4 shews-arrangement of driving pullies and gearing.
On framework a, and in suitable bearings, I mount the spindle b,
which is made to revolve backward and forward, motion being trans-
mitted thereto by means of a crank or disc c through a rack d and
pinion e, arranged as shewn at Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4, which is in a similar
manner to that of the herein-before described machine. I place the
boot or shoe to be operated upon on the spindle b, and retaining it in
position by means of a clamp f, which is brought up to the heel by a
regulating screw g, or equivalent means.
On the framework I provide a bracket or carrier h on which is
mounted the tool for paring or burnishing the heels, the tool i is relieved
from its operation by means of the levers j and k, or their equivalents,
being connected together by the rod 7. The position of the tool may be
regulated by means of a regulating screw m or equivalent means, the
tool carrier being mounted on adjustable bearings as shewn at n; in order
to give clasticity to the pressure of the tool I provide the spiral spring o,
by which means the tool is kept up to its work.
The boot when placed on the spindle is carried round backward and
forward, and the tool for paring and burnishing is brought into operation
against the heel of the boot or shoe. In order to more readily mount
the boot or shoe on the spindle b, I provide the joint p, which admits of
the end of the spindle being bent outward. Over the joint I slide the
collar q to keep the spindle straight when in operation.
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Having now described the nature of my Invention, and shewn by the
Drawings how the same is to be or may be carried into practice, I would

page_text: observe that I do not confine myself to the exact limits, details, or
configuration of parts I have explained and shewn, as the same may
of course be varied or modified without departing in any way from
my Invention; but what I do claim and desire to be secured to me
by Letters Patent is,―
Firstly. The arrangement, construction, and application of apparatus
or machinery employed for imparting and transmitting motion to the
table and carrier as shewn on Sheet.1, substantially as set forth.
Secondly. The arrangement and combination of the various parts
forming the machine shewn on Sheet 1, substantially as and for the
purposes herein set forth.
Thirdly. The arrangement, construction, and application of machine
shewn on Sheet 2 for paring and burnishing the heels of boots and
shoes, substantially as herein set forth.
In witness whereof, I, the said John Blakey, have hereunto set
my hand and seal, this First day of May, in the year of our
Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-three.