Improvements in Appliances for Attaching Heels to Boots and Shoes and Breasting the same.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Jan., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 15th Oct., 1892-Accepted, 19th Nov., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Appliances for Attaching Heels to Boots and
Shoes and Breasting the same.
TOM PEBERDY, WILLIAM EARP and THOMAS HERBERT PARR of 45
Farnham Street Leicester in the County of Leicester Boot and Shoe Machinists
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an improved stand or pedestal for attaching the heels
and top pieces to boots or shoes and fixing an adjustable knife for cutting out the
breasts of the heels at the same time. Also a ready means of changing the pedestal
for different heels. The pedestal has a tee shaped projection on the back which fits
into a swivel plate-the front of the pedestal is cut away to allow of casy access to
the breasting knife. The ram or plunger to which the drivers are secured is inade
in two parts the top part being shaped to fit the breasting knife which is attached
by a screw passing through a slot in the breasting knife to allow the knife to be
adjusted the lower part of the ram has screws passing through it which can be
regulated to resist the downward pressure of the knife.
Dated this 11th day of January 1892
TOM PEBERDY.
WILLIAM EARP.
THOS. H. PARR.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Appliances for Attaching Heels to Boots and
Shoes and Breasting the same.
We, TOM PEBERDY, WILLIAM EARP, and THOMAS HERBERT PARR of 45
Farnham Street, Leicester, Boot and Shoe Machinists 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 apparatus for attaching and breasting the heels and
top-pieces of boots and shoes.
The object of the invention is to construct the stand or pedestal in such a manner
as to allow of it being easily and readily changed for varying shapes and sizes of
heels and further the invention also includes an improved arrangement for adjusting
the position of the breasting knife.
The invention will be fully understood from the following description in reference
to the accompanying drawing wherein
Figure 1 is a central vertical section of a stand or pedestal constructed in
accordance with this invention, and
Figure 2 is a plan, partly in section, (taken on the line a. a. of Figure 1) of
the same.
A represents the stand or pedestal of a heel attaching and breasting machine,
and in order to enable the said stand to be readily removed and changed when
required for different heels, it has formed integrally therewith or secured thereto
by suitable means a T or equivalently shaped projection B, adapted to fit into a
correspondingly shaped socket or swivel plate (not shown in the drawing) on the
usual standard or framework to which it is attached for operative purposes.
In order to permit of the breasting knife C being adjusted to varying heights of
heels the ram or plunger is made in two parts.
The upper part consists of the block D and a plate D¹ secured together by
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page_text: Screws E.
The plate D carries the nail drivers F, which pass through the
usual perforated plate G.
The lower part consists of a plate D², secured by screws D³ to the block D,
through which also pass the two or more adjusting screws H whose purpose is
hereinafter described.
The block D and driver plate D', forming the upper part of the ram or plunger,
are recessed concavely to fit the breasting knife C, whose cutting edge passes
through a correspondingly shaped aperture G¹ in the perforated plate G.
The breasting knife C is formed with a vertical slot C' and is fixed in position by
a screw bolt J passing through the same, and a washer J' into the block D.
The length of the slot is regulated by the maximum extent to which it is
desired to raise or lower the knife C in its vertical position, when adjusting it for
varying heights of heels.
When fixed in position the knife is also supported by the set-screws H in contact
with the base of the knife.
The said screws pass through the lower part D of the ram and serve also to
resist the downward pressure of the knife during the operation of breasting heels.
The front part of the stand or pedestal is cut away or otherwise open at the
front to permit of easy access to the screw-bolt J for adjusting the breasting knife as
hereinbefore described.
After the attaching and breasting operation, the ram and breasting knife are
returned to their original position by a spiral spring K located in a hole in the
block D and compressible between the bottom of the latter and the underside of the
plate G as shown in Figure 1.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is
1. In a heel breasting and attaching machine the combination with the stand or
pedestal of a T or equivalently shaped projection substantially as and for the
purpose described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
2. In a heel breasting and attaching machine the combination with the ram or
plunger of a breasting knife adjustable substantially in the manner described and
illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
3. In a heel breasting and attaching machine the combination with the ram or
plunger and breasting knife adjustable in the manner described of means for
resisting the downward pressure of the knife during the cutting operation
substantially as described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
4. The improved heel breasting and attaching machine constructed and operating
substantially as described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
Dated this with day of Ostaben 1802
TOM PEBERDY.
WILLIAM EARP.
T. H. PARR.
W. P. Thompson & Boult,
Agents for the Applicants.
TOM PEBERDY.
WILLIAM EARP.
T. H. PARR.
W. P. Thompson & Boult,
Agents for the Applicants.