Breasting the Heels of Boots and Shoes.
Year: 1885

page_text: Breasting the Heels of Boots and Shoes.
I, THOMAS SALMON, of Victoria Works, Kettering, in the county of Northampton,
Boot and Shoe Machinery Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of my
invention for "BUILDING, ATTACHING, & BREASTING THE HEELS OF BOOTS AND
SHOES," to be as follows:-
On a Frame is attached, a two headed cast iron Machine Bed, in each head is
cast, a slot to receive the Levers, shaped upon the principle of Tappits, to be called,
Tappit Levers, under each slot is cast, a Boss bored to receive Rams, the top of
said Rams being grooved into which Rollers are attached, by means of steel pins
through the centres, the said Rollers being free to revolve when Tappits are
applied to same, the bottom of Rams being screwed, to which is fitted, a round
Collar or Nose, for the purpose of regulating, the necessary sizes or heights of heels
required. Under centre of Ram Boss a hole is cast, to which is, fitted, a Ram
casting the said casting being bored, to receive Bottom Ram, the said Ram being
grooved, to which is attached, a Steel Roller, by means of a steel pin through the
centre. At the bottom of each side of Machine Bed is fitted, Bosses, the same
being bored, to receive Cross Shaft, near centre of same is attached, a Tappit, at
the end of the said Shaft is fitted, a Lever, the said Tappit being worked by the
said Lever, actuateing on Roller, between the groove of the said Ram, on the top of
the said Ram is attached, a Nail Driver Plate, to which is fitted, Nail Drivers, on
the top of Ram casting is fitted, a Nail Holder Plate, through which the Nail
Drivers pass, on the top of Nail Holder. Plate is attached, a Toppeice Guard, and an
Expanding Heel Block, the said Expanding Heel Block being fitted, with Joint,
Spring, & Catch Lever.
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In connection, with the said Heel Building, I adopt a Top Block & Nail Holder
combined, which is fitted, with springs, to prevent the nails, from leaveing same
untill, the pressure is put on by the Top Lever..
In connection, with the aforesaid Invention, I adopt on the opposite end, that is
to say; in connection with, the other head or slot, cast on the said Bed, a similar
Tappit Lever, for the purpose of Attaching, and Breasting, the aforesaid heels, the
said Tappit Lever to be fixed in slot, by a Shaft passing or fitted, through the said
Head, to which Shaft is fitted, a Tappit for the purpose of Breasting, the Heels, the

page_text: said Lever Tappit combined, each acting, seperately upon seperate Rams, they
being, arranged and set to time, to act when required, by the one and the same
Lever, each Ram being fitted, with Steel Rollers as aforesaid, in the foregoing Heel
Building. The motion for Attaching, is similar with, the exception of Nail Holder
Plate, in place of which, we adopt a Heel Stand which slides, backwards and
forwards, at the end of the Slide we adopt a Stop, which is regulated by a Screw,
to give the Heels uniformity in length, we also add a Foot Lever by means of
which, when the Heel is placed upon the Boot, the Foot Lever is pressed, the Heel
being then held in position by the said Foot Lever, untill, Top Lever is brought into
action, thus actuateing upon the two Tappits, acting together, on the aforesaid
Shaft, by the action of which, the Heel is attached, and Breasted, by the one and
same Lever, we adopt, for the purpose of regulateing the Breasting Knife, that is to
say; we attach to the Ram Boss by screws a Chair, to which is fitted, a casting, in
which is a radial slot, at the end of which is a Boss bored, to receive Ram for
Breasting Knife, by this appliance, the Knife can be regulated, for any pitch of
Heel in operation of Attaching & Breasting, after driveing the nails with the
Tappit Lever, the then said Tappit on Lever dwells, retaining same pressure on
Heel, untill the Breasting Tappit brings down Breasting Ram with Knife attached,
then Breasting the Heel.
The action is as follows:-In Building the Heel the Nail Holder is charged with
Nails; the Toppeice is then placed, in the Toppeice Guard, the Expanding Heel
Block is then closed & locked, by Lever Catch, the Lifts, or Pieces of Leather, are
then placed in the Heel Block, the Top Nailing Block, which is charged with Nails,
is then placed on the Lifts or Pieces of Leather, the Top Lever is then brought
down, thus opening, Springs of Top Nailing Block and driveing, Nails into Lifts or
Pieces of Leather, the Bottom Lever is then brought over, Blocking Heel to required
shape.
In Attaching the said Heel the Heel Stand is first fed with Nails, the Boot and
Heel is then placed, on said Stand, the Stand is then slided, back to Stop, the Foot
Lever is then pressed down, which lifts the Heel & Boot to Toppeice Plate, holding
Heel in position by dwell on Tappit Lever, the Top Lever is then brought down,
forceing the Nails through the Insole and into the Heel, Attaching & Breasting
same, with one and the same Lever.
Haveing thus far described the nature of the said Invention and incidently
intimated in what manner the same is to be performed, I will now proceed by
reference to the accompanying Drawings to further and particulary describe and
ascertain in what manner the same is to be performed or carried out in practice,
that is to say:
Figure 1, is front elevation of Heel Builder.
Figure 2, is side elevation of Heel Builder, Attacher, & Breaster, combined.
Figure 3, is front elevation of Attaching & Breasting.
Figure 4, is an enlarged view of Expanding Heel Block Toppeice Guard & Nail
Holder.
Figure 5, is side elevation of Top Block and Nail Holder combined.
Figure 6, is bottom elevation of Top Block & Nail Holder combined.
Figure 7, is front elevation of Feeder.
Figure 8, is bottom elevation of Feeder.
A is the Frame. B is Machine Bed secured to Frame A by set screws.
6 Tappit
Lever fitted in slot. 6¹ is Steel Pin through Head & Tappit Lever b. 63 is Ram
grooved to receive Steel Roller 63, to work freely on Steel Pin 6, when actuated by
Lever b. bis Boss bored to receive Ram 6, bottom of Ram being screwed to
which is fitted a round Collar or Nose be to rise or lower on Ram 62. b7 is front
sectional elevation of Fig. 5 & 6 68 is front sectional elevation of Fig. 4 closed.
be is Ram casting fitted to Bed B by set screws. C is Bottom Ram, in which a slot
is cast, to receive Rollers c. c is Steel Pin which passes through Ram C & Roller c¹.
c³is Bosses fitted to Bed B, the said Bosses being bored to receive Cross Shaft c³.
e is bottom Tappit fixed to. Cross Shaft c² by means of Set Screws cis, cis

page_text: bottom Lever secured to Cross Shaft by Set Screws c0&11. & are Stop
castings for regulateing bottom Lever c. c, 15, 16, 17, are Set Screws for secureing
Bosses to Bed B. D is Tappit Lever fitted in slot on the opposite head as
Tappit Lever b. d. Breasting Tappit. Cross Shaft, to which Tappit Lever D is
secured by set screw. 2 Nut which secures Breasting Tappit d to Collar on
Shaft d. Ram. d Steel Roller. d³ Pin, preferably of steel which passes
through Ram d³ and Steel Roller , allowing Roller d to work freely. de Boss
bored to receive Ram d³. d Regulateing Nose or Toppeice Plate & Nut combined,
allowing Nut to work on Ram d³. ds is Breasting Ram casting, bored to receive
Ram in which is a Radial Slot for the purpose of giveing regulation to any pitch of
Heel. dis Breasting Ram. do Roller. Pin, which passes through Ram d³
& Roller do Knife Holder, screwed to Ram d' by. Set Screw. d. d Breasting
Knife screwed to Knife Holder d 1 Dowel or Set Screw, which secures Breasting
Ram casting to Boss do. E is Heel Stand Nail Drivers, Driver Plate & Spring
combined. e¹ Heel Stand Socket. Slide castings fitted to Bed B. e Ram
& Tappit Lever casting bored to receive Ram e5. e Roller. e Pin, which passes
through Rames & Roller e e Tappit Lever. e Pin, which passes through
Tappit Lever es, & Ram casting e. eo Connecting Rod. e Foot Lever. Fig. 4
Expanding Heel Block. Open Jaws fi fs Joint. f Lever. f Catch. f Spring.
f Regulateing Handle. 7 Catch Stud. f' Toppeice Guard. 10 Nail Holder.
f" Driver Plate & Drivers.
G Top Nailing Block & Nail Holder combined g... Drivers 78. Springs
for the purpose of holding Nails in position whilst pressure is brought to bear on
the Driver Plate go by Lever b. 910 Spiral Spring for opening back into position
when Lever b is returned ¹¹is Stopper Pin.
H Nail Holder Feeder. Top Plate. Slide for the purpose of holding Nails.
in position whilst required by the operator.

page_text: Improved Combined Machine for Building, Attaching, and
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Breasting the Heels of Boots and Shoes.
THOMAS SALMON Boot & Shoe Machinery Manufacturer Victoria Works Kettering
Northamptonshire do hereby declare the nature of this invention for BUILDING
ATTACHING AND BREASTING THE HEELS OF BOOTS AND SHOES, and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement:-
On a frame is attached a two headed cast iron Machine Bed in each head is cast
a slot to receive the Levers shaped upon the principle of Tappits to be called
Tappit Levers under each slot is cast a Boss bored to receive Kams the top of
the said Rams being grooved into which Rollers are attached by means of steel
Pins through the centres, the said Rollers being free to revolve when Tappits are
applied to same. The bottom of Rams being screwed, to which is fitted a round
Collar or Nose for the purpose of regulateing the necessary sizes or heights of heels
required, under centre of Ram Boss a hole is cast to which is fitted a Ram Casting
the said casting being bored to receive Bottom Ram the said Ram being grooved
to which is attached a steel Roller by means of a steel Pin through centre.
At the bottom of each side of the Machine Bed is fitted Bosses the same being
bored to receive Cross Shaft near centre of same is attached a Tappit, at the end
of the said Shaft is fitted a Lever the said Tappit being worked by said Lever
actuateing on Roller between the groove of the said Ram on the top of the said
Ram is attached a Nail-Driver-Plate to which is fitted Nail Drivers, on the top
of Ram Casting is fitted a Nail Holder Plate, through which the Nail Drivers
pass on the top of Nail Holder Plate is attached a Toppeice Guard & an Expanding
Heel Block, the said Expanding Heel Block being fitted with Joint, Spring & Catch
Lever.
In connection with the said Heel Building I adopt a Top Block & Nail Holder
combined which is fitted with springs to prevent the Nails from leaving until the
pressure is put on the Top Lever.
In connection with the aforesaid invention I adopt on the opposite end that is
to say, in connection with the other Head or Slot, cast on the said Bed, a similar
Tappit Lever for the purpose of Attaching & Breasting the aforesaid heels, the
said Tappit Lever to be fixed in slot by a Shaft passing or fitted through the said
Head to which Shaft is fitted a Tappit for the purpose of Breasting the Heels, the
said Lever Tappit combined each acting seperately upon seperate Rams they being
arranged and set to time to act when required by the one & same Lever each
Ram being fitted with steel Roller's as aforesaid in the foregoing Heel Building
the motion for Attaching is similar with the exception of Nail Holder Plate in
place of which I adopt a Heel Stand, which slides backwards & forwards, at the
end of the slide I adopt a stop which is regulated by a screw to give the heels.
uniformity in length. I also add a Foot Lever by means of which when the heel
is placed upon the Boot the foot Lever is pressed, the heel being then held in
position by the said Foot Lever, until Top Lever is brought into action, thus

page_text: απορυ του the purpose of regulating the Dieasting
to the Ram Boss by screw's a Chair to which is fitted a Casting in which is a
radial slot at the end of which is a Boss bored to receive Ram for Breasting
Knife by this appliance the Knife can be regulated for any pitch of heel.
In operation of Attaching & Breasting after driveing, the nails with the Tappit
Lever, the then. said Tappit on Lever dwells retaining same pressure on heel until
the Breasting Tappit brings down Breasting Rain with Knife attached then
breasting the heel.
I do not bind myself solely to make the foregoing a combined Machine but
I claim the appliance of the said Invention combined or in parts to suit as
required.
In the drawing's accompanying my provisional specifications.
Figure 1, is front elevation of Heel Builder.
Figure 2, is side elevation of Heel Builder Attacher & Breaster combined.
Figure 3, is front elevation of Attaching & Breasting.
Figure 4, is an enlarged view of expanding Heel Block Toppeice Guard & Nail
Holder.
Figure 5, is side elevation of Top Block & Nail Holder combined..
Figure 6, is bottom elevation of
Figure 7, is front elevation of Feeder.
Figure 8, is bottom elevation of do.
A, is the Frame.
do.
do.
do.
B, is Machine Bed secured to Frame A, by set screws,
b, Tappet Lever fitted in slot. 6 is Steel Pin through Head & Tappet Lever b.
is Ram grooved to receive Steel Roller b³ to work freely on Steel Pin & when
actuated by Lever b. bis Boss hored to receive Ram b, bottom of Ram 2 being
screwed to which is fitted a round Collar or Nose 6º to rise or lower on Ram b².
67 is front sectional elevation of Figures 5 & 6. 69 is front sectional elevation
of Figure 4, closed. is Ram Casting fitted to Bed B, by set screws. C, is
Bottom Ram in which a slot is cast to receive Rollers c¹. c is Steel Pin which
passes through Ram c & Roller c¹.
cis Bosses fitted to Bed B, the said Bosses
being bored to reecive Cross Shaft c. c is Bottom Tappit fixed to Cross Shaft c³
by means of set screws 7 & 8 c is Bottom Lever secured to Cross Shaft c³ by
set screws cl0 & 11 Care Stop Castings for regulateing Bottom Lever ca.
c14, 15, 16, 17 are Set Screws for secureing Bosses to Bed B. D, is Tappit Lever
fitted in slot on the opposite Head as Tappit Lever b. d Breasting Tappit. d' Cross
Shaft to which Tappit Lever D, is secured by set screw.
Nut which secures
Breasting Tappit to Collar on Shaft d'. d³ Ram. d Steel Roller. Pin preferably
of steel, which passes through Ram d³ and Steel Roller d' allowing Roller * to
work freely. d Boss bored to receive Ram³. 7 Regulateing Nose or Toppeice
Plate & Nut combined allowing Nut to work on Ram d³ ³ is Breasting Ram
Casting bored to receive Ram in which is a radial slot for the purpose of giveing
regulation to any pitch of heel. d is Breasting Ram. 10 Roller. dl Pin which
passes through Ram dº & Roller . Knife Holder screwed to Ram (° by set
screw Breasting Knife screwed to Knife Holder . 13 Dowel or set
screw which secures Breasting Ram Casting d8 to Boss de. E is Heel Stand Nail
Driver, Driver Plate & Spring combined. e¹ Heel Stand Socket. e** Slide Castings
fitted to Bed B. Ram & Tappit Lever Casting bored to receive Ram e.
e Roller. 7 Pin which passes through Ram e³ & Roller e. e Tappit Lever.
e Pin which passes through Tappit Lever e³ & Ram Casting e'. e¹º Connecting
Rod. ell Foot Lever.
Figure 4, Expanding Heel Block Open Jaws fi f³ Joint. f' Lever. f³ Catch.
f Spring. Regulateing Handle. f8 Catch Stud. f Toppeice Guard. f10 Nail
Holler. Driver Plate & Drivers. G. Top Nailing Block & Nail Holder.com-
bined. gis Drivers. g. 7,8 Springs for the purpose of holding nails in
position whilst pressure is brought to bear on Driver Plate by Lever b. g⁰ Spiral

page_text: Spring for opening back into position when Lever b is returned. g¹¹ is Stopper Pin
H. Nail Holder Feeder. h Top Plate. h¹ Slide for the purpose of holding nails in
position whilst required by operator.
The operation is as follows.
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In building the heel we first apply the Feeder H, which is charged with nails
to the Nail Holder ƒ¼. Plate h¹ is then drawn forward liberateing the nails which
pass into the Nail Holder f10; the Toppeice is then placed in the Toppeice
Guard fo, the Jaws f₁ are then closed & locked by Lever Catch f³, the pieces
of leather or lifts &c are then placed in the Block: the Top Nailing Block, G, which
is charged with nails being then placed on top of split lift the Lever b is then
brought down actuateing on Roller b³ forceing Ram 62 on Driver Plate g³ thus
opening spring's 95,6,7,8 and driveing nails into splits & lifts, thus blocking the
heel to shape required, and holding same in position, whilst Lever c³ is brought
down driveing the nails into toppeice & lifts, the Levers are then, returned, the
Jaws opened the heel being then complete.
In attaching the said heel the Heel Stand E is charged with nails the boot &
heel is then placed on the said Stand, the Stand is then slided back to stop, the
Lever el is then pressed down which lifts the heel & boot to the Toppeice Plate,
holding heel in position by dwell on Tappit Lever e8. Lever D, which is attached
to Shaft dat the end of which is screwed Tappit d is then brought down
actuateing on Rollers d' & d¹º forceing down Rams d³ & do thus driveing the nails
through the insole & into the heel & breasting the aforesaid heel at the same
time.
Haveing thus fully described the said invention as per drawing's accompanying
my provisional specifications & the manner of performing same, I hereby claim
in the Machine for Building Attaching & Breasting heels of boots & shoes
1st The general arrangement thereof & for the purpose described.
2nd The combination of Tappits & Tappit Lever's & for the purpose described.
3rd The combination of Expanding Heel Block's Toppeice Guard & Nail Holder
& for the purpose described.
4th The combination of Top Nailing Block Spring's Nail Drivers & Nail Holder's
& Driveing Plate & for the purpose described.
5th Feeder combination of Perforated Plates & Slide & for the Purpose described.
Dated November 2nd 1885.