of Boots and Shoes.
Year: 1886

page_text: of Boots and Shoes.
JOHN ELLIS CUTLAN Architect Castle Hill Wellingborough Northamptonshire
do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY
FOR ATTACHING AND PARING THE HEELS OF BOOTS AND SHOES to be as follows:-
A frame is prepared to receive the various parts to be hereafter described-
First, I prepare a stand to receive the boot consisting of a piston, a centre & outter
tube which is made to extend in an upward direction so that when the boot is
placed upon the stand with the loose heel in position on the boot, the piston is
raised and causes the boot with the heel to be firmly fixed-between the stand and
the upper portion of the machine and whilst the boot & heel is so held a lever
which operates upon a nut & screw, is brought round about two thirds of a revolu
tion which raises the outter tube and forces the nails through the sole of the boot
from the inside into the heel thus fastening the heel securely-fixed to the machine
below the stand is a horizontal shaft with a crank lever; on the other end is a
mitre wheel gearing into a mitre wheel fixed on the lower end of a perpendicular
shaft with a plain pullie on the upper end-from this pullie is a chain-band which
is passed around a pullie which runs on a perpendicular shaft over the heel which
is attached-This wheel carries around with it the frame-work holding the paring-
knife-This operation is performed by turning the crank lever on the end of the
horizontal shaft. .
Dated this 18th dor of Jonu 100

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machinery for Attaching and Paring the Heels
of Boots and Shoes.
JOHN ELLIS CUTLAN Castle Hill Wellingborough Architect and Surveyor do
hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY
FOR ATTACHING & PARING THE HEELS OF BOOTS & SHOES and in what manner
the same is to be perforined, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement:
A is the frame to receive the various parts to be hereinafter described;-First
prepare a stand to receive the boot or shoe consisting of a piston, a centre & outer
tube which is made to extend in an upward direction so that when the boot or shoe
is placed upon the stand and the loose heel placed into position on the boot or shoe
the piston B is raised by turning the serew by the wheel C and causes the boot
with the heel D to be firmly fixed between the stand & the top-peice block E and
whilst the boot and heel is so held the lever F which operates on a nut & screw G
is brought around about two thirds of a revolution & raises the outer tube H with
the drivers I and forces the nails (which have been put into the holes above the
drivers) through the sole of the boot or shoe from the inside into the heel, thus
fastening the heel securely. Fixed to the machine below the stand is a horizontal
shaft J with crank lever K ;-on the one end of this shaft is a mitre wheel gearing
into a mitre wheel fixed on the lower end of the perpendicular shaft L with a
pullie M on the upper end of this shaft-From this pullie is a chain band which
is passed around the pullie N which runs on the perpendicular shaft over or above
the heel which is attached ;-This pullie carries around with it the framework O
which holds the paring knife P-The paring operation is performed by pressing the
knife against its work by the handle and turning the crank lever K-This being
done the heel is attached & pared complete and the boot or shoe may be removed
from the machine.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
1 claim is
1. The outer tube H with the drivers I.
2. The lever F with the nut & screw G.
3. The gearing & pullie arrangement for drawing around the knife when paring
the heel.