CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF BOOTS AND SHOES, WHICH APPARATUS IS ALSO APPLICABLE FOR UNITING OTHER ARTICLES TOGETHER
Year: 1857

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Peter Armand le Comte de Fontainemoreau, of
No. 39, Rue de l'Echiquier, Paris, and 4, South Street, Finsbury,
London, Patent Agent, for the Invention of "CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS
IN APPARATUS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF BOOTS AND SHOES, WHICH APPARATUS
IS ALSO APPLICABLE FOR UNITING OTHER ARTICLES TOGETHER."-A communi-
cation.
Sealed the 6th October 1857, and dated the 7th July 1857.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Peter Armand le Comte
de Fontainemoreau at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents,
with his Petition, on the 7th July 1857.
I, PETER ARMAND le Comte DE FONTAINEMOREAU, of No. 39, Ruc do
l'Echiquier, Paris, and 4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Patent Agent, do
hereby declare the nature of the said Invention of "CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN
APPARATUS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF BOOTS AND SHOES, WHICH APPARATUS IS
ALSO APPLICABLE FOR UNITING OTHER ARTICLES TOGETHER," to be as follows, that
is to say:
The Invention communicated to me consists in the peculiar construction of
apparatus for making and applying screws for uniting together the leathers of
boots and shoes and other coverings for the feet. The apparatus is also
suitable for uniting together the fabrics for the manufacture of pipes and
buckets, for joining straps and other like articles.
The apparatus for these purposes is composed of a suitable frame or table,
to which is fixed a standard for supporting a balanced lever, the fulcrum of
which is capable of adjustment. The end of the lever is raised or lowered
for pressing the screw into the leather or other material by means of a
treadle fitted to the frame. The wire for forming the screws is supported on
a frame fixed to the lever, which frame is provided with means for forming

page_text: a screw thread on the wire, and as the latter descends it receives a rotary
motion, so as to screw it into the leather the necessary distance, when it is
cut by a cutter actuated by a lever and rack or other means.
The last on which the leather is placed is sunported upon adjustable rods
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent, filed
by the said Peter Armand le Comte de Fontainemoreau in the Great
Seal Patent Office on the 6th January 1858.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, PETER
ARMAND le Comte DE FONTAINEMOREAU, of No. 39, Rue de l'Echiquier,
Paris, and 4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Patent Agent, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her Letters
Patent, bearing date the Seventh day of July, in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and fifty-seven, in the twenty-first year of Her reign,
did, for Herself, Ier heirs and successors, give and grant unto me, the said
Peter Armand le Comte de Fontainemoreau, Her special license that I,
the said Peter Armand le Comte de Fontainemoreau, my executors, adini-
nistrators, and assigns, or such others as I, the said Peter Armand le Comte
de Fontainemoreau, my executors, administrators, and assigns, should at
any time agree with, and no others, from time to time and at all times
thereafter during the term thercin expressed, should and lawfully might
make, use, exercise, and vend, within the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland, the Channel Islands, and Isle of Man, an Invention of " CERTAIN
IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF BOOTS AND SHOES, WHICH
APPARATUS IS ALSO APPLICABLE FOR UNITING OTHER ARTICLES TOGETHER," commu-
nicated to me by a foreigner residing abroad, upon the condition (amongst
others) that I, the said Peter Armand le Comte de Fontainemoreau, my
executors or administrators, by an instrument in writing under my, or their,
or one of their hands and seals, should particularly describe and ascertain
the nature of the said Invention, and in what manner the same was to be
performed, and cause the same to be filed in the Great Seal Patent Office
within six calendar months next and immediately after the date of the said
Letters Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said Peter Armand le Comte de Fontaine-
moreau, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention, and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-

page_text: tained in and by the following statement thereof, reference being had to the
Drawing hereto annexed, and to the figures and letters marked thereon, that
is to say:
The improvements relate to a peculiar construction of apparatus for making
and applying screw rivets for uniting together the leathers or other suitable
material to form boots and shoes, pipes, buckets, driving straps, and other
articles, and consist,―
First, in the employment of a tubular screw for forming and fixing the
screw rivets..
Secondly, in a mode of obtaining a great pressure on the leathers, sail cloth,
or other material to be united for making the above-named articles.
Thirdly, in means for making the thread of the screw of the required depth.
Fourthly, in cutting the screw triangularly, so as to form a rivet in the
interior.
Fifthly, in a tool to be fixed to a lathe for making the screw thread sepa-
rately and of the required size.
The apparatus embracing these improvements is composed of a suitable
frame or table, to which is fixed a standard for supporting a balance lever,
the fulcrum of which is adjustable. The end of the lever is raised or lowered
for pressing the screw into the leather, sail cloth, or other suitable material
by means of a treadle fitted to the frame. The wire for forming the screws
is supported in a frame fixed to the lever, which frame is provided with a
contrivance for forming a screw thread on the wire as the latter descends by a
rotatory motion. This action also causes the thread to enter the leather the
necessary distance, when it is cut off by a chisel or cutter actuated by a lever
and rack or other means. The last on which the leather is placed is sup-
ported upon adjustable columns or supports, working on a moveable base
plate fitted to the table.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING.
Figure 1 is an elevation of the apparatus complete; Figure 2 is a per-
spective view of the last or boot and shoe rest; Figure cylindrical or tubular
screw, with the frame for holding the wire; Figures 4 and 5, plan and end
view of the slide block; Figure 6, detail views of the apparatus; Figures 7
and 8, plan and elevation of the lathe tool for cutting a screw thread on the
wire separately; Figure 9, end view of the screw cutting dies. A, Figure 1,
treadle working on the pivot A'; B, rod connected to the treadle and balance
lever; C, brass counterweight; D, pressing lever; E, screw for raising or
lowering the pressing lever; F, winch handle; G, slide block; II, slot; I,

page_text: supporting column'or standard; J, collars or flanges for attaching the screwing
apparatus.to the lever D; K, frame of the head of the cutting tool; L, head
for pressing on the sole; M, conduit and reservoir of the cuttings; N, lever,
serving to push forward the chisel for cutting the screw; O, pivot of the
pinion, shewn in Figure 6; P, frame of the tubular screw Q, formed with
two or three threads; R, bearings; S, rod and tube supporting the wire; T,
bevel wheel gearing with the pinion T¹; U, support of the pressing dies for:
holding the wire; V, table on which the machine is mounted.
· Figures 1 and 2: A, base of the boot and shoe rest or support; B, B,
screws for raising or lowering the shoe; C, C', supporting columns, formed
with an internal screw; E, fixed column; G, last; H, sloe; I, I, grooves,
for advancing or removing the columns.
Figure 3: a, tubular screw; b, groove for the catch or guide fixed to the
pinion; c, c', pressing dies; d, aperture for the dies; e, support for the wire;
9, set screw of the dies; h, screw for fixing the support e to the end of
the tubular screw a; i, wedge or key pressing against the dies; j, key.
groove; II, II, Figures 4 and 5, slide block.
.
Figure 6: G, pin entering the lever D, and fixed to the flange or
collar. J; O, rack and pinion which work the chisel or cutter Q; R, plate of
the lower part of the nose; T, opening for the passage of the cuttings; U,
bracket for the set screw U¹; V, upper plate; X, section of the interior of the
nose. of the tool; Y, plate, formed with a dovetail; Z, lever worked by the
set screw U³, for adjusting the cutter or chisel B, having one or more points
to form the screw thread; C, opening to carry away the cuttings; D, upper
plate of the nose; E, plate separating the chisel from the opening; F, lower
plate of the nose..
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Figures 7 and 8: a, a, screw cutting dies; b, b¹, set screws for the dies; c.
plate supporting the dies; d, d', screws fixing the plate; f. cutter or chisel for
finishing the thread; g, h, set screws for adjusting the cutter; i, lathe shaft.
Pressure is given to the leathers forming the sole by means of the
treadle A and the balance lever D.; This arrangement allows of the
hands being used for moving, about the last on which the leathers to
form the boot or shoe to be screwed together are placed. On turning the
handle F, the screw E causes the balance lever 1 to be raised or lowered.
The wire forming the screw for joining the leathers together is cut of a s
triangular shape, so that when the screw comes in contact with the iron shoe
or last, the two ends are pressed down and form with the screw thread a rivet
by the pressure of the tool. The chisel or cutter Q, for cutting the screw, is
worked by the rack and pinion O; the lever N causes the cutter to advanco

page_text: and recede. The screw is thus cut with facility. The cutter being placed on
the lower plate F, cuts off the wire close to the leather. The key or wedge i
serves to tighten or loosen the wire. In manufacturing leathern straps and
buckets it is necessary to employ a larger screw with a deeper thread than
that before described, I therefore employ the tool shewn in Figures 7, 8, and
9 of the Drawing, adapted to a lathe, the axis of which is pierced with a hole.
This tool is of brass, and threaded internally so as to permit of being screwed
into the head of the lathe. To make the screw thread, I put the wire into
the hole in the middle of the screw dies a, a', which are made to advance or
recede by means of screws b, b', in order to give the screw thread the required
depth. Behind the dies is placed a steel cutter or chisel f, which is adjusted
by means of the set screws h, g. The cutter serves to make a deep thread,
and thus finish the screw thread made by the conical screw dies; this screw
may be placed in the tubular screw, the cutting tool in the machine in this
case being drawn back. The machine may be worked by steam, hand, or
other mo ve power.
Having now described the nature of the Invention, and the manner of
performing the same, I remark, in conclusion, that I reserve the right of
modifying the details of construction of the apparatus. What I claim is,-
First, the general arrangement and construction of apparatus for forming
and applying screws for uniting leather or other suitable material together for
the manufacture of boots and shoes, driving straps, pipes, buckets, and other
articles, as herein-before described, and referred to in the accompanying
Drawing.
Secondly, the construction and employment of a tubular screw for forming
and applying the screw rivet in the material, as herein-before described, and
shewn in Figures 1 and 3 of the annexed Drawing.
Thirdly, the mode of obtaining and applying a great pressure on the leather,
as herein-before described, and shewn in Figure 1 of the Drawing.
Fourthly, the arrangement and construction of the apparatus for forming
the thread of the screw, as herein-before described, and shewn in Figures 1, 3,
6, 7, 8, and 9 of the annexed Drawing.
In witness thereof, I, the said Peter Armand le Comte de Fontaine-
moreau, have hereunto set my hand and seal, this Sixth day of
January, One thousand eight hundred and fifty-eight.
חיזיגיו מנו.ז
T
LDE FONTAINEMOREAU
(L.S.)