IMPROVEMENTS IN HEEL PARING MACHINES FOR BOOTS AND SHOES, APPLICABLE ALSO FOR BURNISHING
Year: 1880

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LETTERS PATENT to Frederick Cutlan, of Cardiff, in the
Glamorgan, for an Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN HEEL PARING MACHINES
FOR BOOTS AND SHOES, APPLICABLE ALSO FOR BURNISHING."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Frederick Cutlan at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 18th December 1880.
FREDERICK CUTLAN, of Cardiff, in the County of Glamorgan.
"IMPROVEMENTS
IN HEEL PARING MACHINES FOR BOOTS AND SHOES, APPLICABLE ALSO FOR
BURNISHING."
My Invention consists of arrangements for heel paring and burnishing. In
carrying out my Invention I adopt mainly the following arrangements :—
The boot is placed in position and held firmly by means of screw press or other
suitable arrangements.
On a frame I mount on suitable bearings a frame capable of being revolved or
turned, to which is attached spindles or bars, around which springs are coiled.
These springs act upon the knife stock, said stock being secured in the frame
which revolves.
The stock is kept in proper position by said springs and a plate.
Against said plate is a friction wheel attached to stock, so that the stock by said
plate is brought to its proper position on the heel.
In action, the boot being placed in position, the frame is turned, and the knife
acting on the heel cuts the same to the required shape.
To breast the heel the main frame carries a knife or cutter actuated by a toothed
wheel and handle, said toothed wheel gearing into rack formed on the underside
of knife. When burnishing the knife stock is removed and a burnisher put in its
place, the action being similar as when cutting the heel.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said Frederick Cutlan in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
18th June 1881.
FREDERICK CUTLAN, of Cardiff; in the County of Glamorgan.
"IMPROVEMENTS
IN HEEL PARING MACHINES FOR BOOTS AND SHOES, APPLICABLE ALSO FOR
BURNISHING."
In
My Invention consists of arrangements for heel paring and burnishing.
carrying out my Invention I adopt substantially the following arrangements :-
The boot is placed in position and held firmly by means of screw press or other
suitable arrangements.
On a frame I mount on suitable bearings a frame capable of being revolved or
turned, to which is attached spindles or bars, around which springs are coiled.
These springs act upon the knife stock, said stock being secured in the frame
which revolves. The stock is kept in proper position by said springs and a plate.
Against said plate is a friction wheel attached to stock, so that the stock by said
plate is brought to its proper position on the heel. In action, the boot being
placed in position, the frame is turned, and the knife acting on the heel cuts the
same to the required shape. To breast the heel the main frame carries a knife or
cutter actuated by a toothed wheel and handle, said toothed wheel gearing into
rack formed on the underside of knife. When burnishing the knife stock is
removed, and a burnisher put in its place, the action being similar as when cutting
the heel.
Having thus far described the nature of my Invention, and incidentally inti-
mated in what manner the same is to be performed or carried out in practice, I
will now proceed, aided by the accompanying Drawings, to further and particularly
describe and ascertain in what manner the same is to be performed or carried out
in practice that is to sav:—
Fig. 1, front elevation of my improved machine.
Fig. 2, end elevation, the lower portion of the frame or stand not being
shown.
Fig. 3, detail plan view of knife stock with knife.
Fig. 4, sectional view of Fig. 3 on line A, B.
A is the main frame of the machine, on which is mounted the frame B carrying
knife stock C, said frame being capable of being revolved. To this frame B, which
is slotted to receive knife stock, is attached spindles or bars D, D¹, around which
are coiled springs E. The spindle D carries knife stock, the spindle D' pressing
against same when at work. To the spindle D¹ is attached by pin the cam F,
which by its handle G serves to lift or raise the knife stock with knife out of
position when required. The knife H is attached to stock C by screw C', as shown
in detail views, Figs. 3 and 4. Against one end of knife stock C is attached
friction wheel I, which bears against the plate K, said plate being attached to main
frame A by pin connecting screwed bar L, to which is attached wheel M with nut
to take into the screw on the bar L, so that on turning the wheel M (which can be
done by hand) the plate K is regulated to act upon the knife stock to bring the
knife in proper position for its work. The screw N is for regulating the upper
part of plate K. Pulleys 0, 0¹, are attached to the other end of knife stock
frame B. Over and attached to pulley O passes the band P (or chain can be used),
said band being attached to the treadle at the lower part of the frame. Over and

page_text: attached to pulley O' is the band Q, to which is attached the balance weight R,
so that when the machine is in operation the weight acts to bring the wheel O
back to its normal position. In the centre of the wheel O and working freely
therein is the heel press or plunger S, on which the boot is placed when under
operation, said heel press or plunger being attached to main frame A. The heel
press or plunger S is jointed so as to allow of its being turned to place-on or remove
the boot. In front of said heel press is the heel plate T of the form of the "top
piece" of heel required, said plate being attached to bar or spindle U, which at
other end is attached by pin a to eccentric or cam W, said cam having friction
rollers 6 on either side, as shown in Fig. 2. Attached to the frame A by screws ✗
working on screwed spindles Y, is case Z, in which the cams W work, the screwed
spindles serving to regulate the case Z to bring spindle U and heel plate T to any
required distance from heel press for different sizes of heels. To the cam W is
attached a lever W₁ which operates on the bar U. For breasting the heel a knife c
is employed. This knife is attached to an angle plate d, said angle plate having
a rack e formed on the under part thereof. Into this rack gears the toothed
wheel attached to main frame A. Into this toothed wheel another rack 9 gears,
said rack terminating in spindle h carrying the treadle for operating the knife.
This spindle is regulated to determine the distance the knife will travel by a nut i
which works in screw formed on spindle h, so that on the nut being worked up
or down the length of stroke of the knife c is determined, the frame A serving
as a stop for the nut i. On the knife stock c is fitted a roller which when the
knife stock C is brought in position to act on the heel bears against the upper of
the boot, travelling round with the knife. To ensure the knife C travelling in the
proper cutting position I fix on the frame ba lug m and pin n, as shown in Fig. 5.
To the frame A is secured the part o which is grooved or recessed as shown, leaving
a projection p to form a stop. In this groove works or rests the ring r, one half
being recessed to the thickness of the projection p, the remaining half being the
full size of the groove.
The ring is also recessed from the face to allow of the lug m working freely.
In action, on the frame B being turned, the pin carries the ring round, the lug
travelling round also till the ring comes against the stop p, stopping the ring in
its circular movement, the lug falling into the recess r¹, thus describing a radius
from pin n. On the reverse movement the lug falls into the recess on other side.
When burnishing the knife with knife stock is removed and a burnisher sub-
stituted, the action being similar.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature and object of the
said Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed or carried out in
practice, I hereby declare that I claim,-
(1.) The general arrangement and combination of machine for heel cutting.
(2.) The particular arrangements for cutting and forming the heel of boots or
shoes, substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated by the accompanying
Drawings.
(3.) The arrangement for breasting the heel of boots or shoes, substantially as
shown and described and illustrated by the accompanying Drawings.
In witness whereof, I, the said Frederick Cutlan, have hereunto set my
hand and seal, this Seventeenth day of June, in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and eighty one.