Year: 1897

page_text: Complete Specification Left, 29th June, 1897-Accepted, 21st Aug., 1897
We, JAMES JOSEPH JORDAN, Gentleman, and JOHN AARON KELLY, Gentleman,
both of the City of Syracuse, in the 'County of Onondaga, State of New York,
United States of America; 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 relates to improvements in sewing machines for lasting boots and
shoes and more particularly to the device which feeds or forces the upper down
over the last to the sole, while a needle stitches it thereto.
Our object is to improve the construction of the feeder so that it will feed the
upper to the sole during the process of stitching and thereby obviate the necessity
of first lasting the shoe before it goes to the stitcher.
Our object, therefore, is primarily to avoid the necessity and expense of lasting
the shoe, and to that end our invention consists in the several new and novel
features of construction and operation, hereinafter described and which are
specifically set forth in the claims hereunto annexed.
It is constructed as follows, reference being had to the accompanying drawings
in which
Fig. 1, is a view of the shoe in the process of stitching in the hands of the
stitcher, showing the position of the upper and the feeder as the needle is about to
penetrate them, the machine operating the needle and feeder being omitted as they
form no part of the invention.
Fig. 2, is a cross section of the upper, sole, last and channel of the feeder after
it has fed the upper to the sole, and the needle having pierced the upper sole.
Fig. 3, is a similar view of the parts described in Fig. 2, before the needle starts
upon its course.
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Fig. 4, is a bottom view of the feeder complete detached.
Fig. 5, shows the feeder attached to a sewing machine and showing the feeder
and needle withdrawn just before it takes the forward movement to engage with
the upper.
Fig. 6, is a similar view showing the feeder in engagement with the upper and
the needle piercing the upper and sole.
Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.
a represents the body of the feeder, which is preferably constructed as here shown
and is provided with means at one end for securing it to the machine by which it
feeds the upper to the sole e simultaneously with the action of the needle, the
opposite end of which is provided upon one side with an arm bin which is a groove
or channel c, in which the needle travels just before piercing the upper and sole.
Upon the front end of the feeder and at one side of the groove c is one or more
teeth d adapted to grip the upper near its edge and force it down over the last and
hold it there while the needle makes the stitch as shown in Fig. 2.
It will thus be observed that when the upper has been placed over the last, it
may be at once taken to the stitcher who holds it up to the machine as indicated

page_text: in the drawings and the upper is stitched to the sole directly without the necessity
of lasting the shoe.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
wo claim is:-
1. The combination with the stitch forming mechanism of a sewing machine,
of an upper-stretching device provided with a grooved portion which serves as a
guide for the needle, and a series of teeth for catching in the edge of the upper and
forcing it over the sole of the shoe, and means for reciprocating raid device,
substantially as shown.
Dated the 20th of 100%
D. YOUNG & Co.,
11 and 12 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicants.