Improvements in Machinery or Apparatus for Making, Attaching, and Breasting Heels of Boots and Shoes.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 9th June, 1891
Complete Specification Left, 9th Mar., 1892-Accepted, 30th Apr., 1892
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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machinery or Apparatus for Making, Attaching,
and Breasting Heels of Boots and Shoes.
We, JOHN SHARP, Pattern Maker 17, Thorngate Street Kettering and
JOHN WILLIAM SHARP Engineer 46 Wood Street Kettering in the County of
Northampton do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has for its object improvements in die stands, dies breasting
arrangements, moulds and appliances for lifting & holding moulds used in machinės
for making, attaching and breasting heels to boots and shoes.
Die stands in present use are made round, with round rams, or plungers, fitted
with a breasting knife, working inside the said die stands.
According to this invention we form the inside of die stands, partly of an
hexagon shape with an open front to which is fitted a shield or guard, by this
means free delivery is given when breasting or shapeing the front of the heel, of the
surplus pieces of leather cut away from the aforesaid front of the heel, and
preventing the said surplus pieces of leather from entering the inside of the stand
or locking breasting knife, to the said stand is fitted a ram or driver plunger, at
the front and near the bottom of the said ram or driver plunger, is formed a step,
through which holes are bored and tapped to receive screws for the purpose of
regulating the breasting knife to the height required, near the centre and at the
sides of the said ram or driver plunger, are formed lugs, bored to receive pins or
screws to which is fitted a hinged clip fitted to same is a screw for the purpose of
holding breasting knife in position or allowing slip motion to same when required,
at the bottom and corners of the said ram, or driver plunger, is formed slots to
which rollers are fitted for the purpose of diminishing the friction on the aforesaid
ram, or driver plunger.
In connection with the said die stands is used a heel mould to which is cast or
fitted at the sides, lugs or pins, for the purpose of receiving automatic clip or lift
motion, which we purpose attaching to cross head or any convenient part of the
aforesaid heeling machine.
During the action of the machine the said automatic clip, or lift motion is
received on lugs or pins, by this means the moulds in which is contained the boot &
lifts attached, by the attaching stand, is lifted from off same and held in position
until, toppiece die stand, is brought under the aforesaid mould containing boot &
lifts, the machine being again brought into action the toppiece, is studded,
attached, and breasted, the action of the machine and the use of the automatic
clips or lifters combined releasing mould from off stand and toppiece plate, the
mould is then taken from the aforesaid automatic clips or lifters leaving the said'
mould ready for the next operation.
Dated this 6th day June 1891.
JOHN SHARP.
JOHN WILLIAM SHARP.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machinery or Apparatus for Making, Attaching,.
and Breasting Heels of Boots and Shoes.
JOHN SHARP, Pattern Maker 17 Thorngate Street and JOHN WILLIAM SHARP,.
Engineer 46 Wood Street both of Kettering in the County of Northamptonshire
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 has for its object improvements in die-stands, dies, breasting
arrangements moulds and appliances for lifting and holding moulds used in
machines for making attaching and breasting heels to boots and shoes.
In the accompanying drawings
Fig. 1. Sheet 1. shews the front view of a machine, cross-head and bed partly.
broken of Messrs. Peberdy and others Patent No. 19,637 December 6th, 1889
with improved parts attached thereto, our improved parts may be attached to any
similar machine.
Fig. 2 Sheet 2. shews a side elevation of same.
Fig. 3 Sheet 2. shews plan of die, die-stand, and top-piece plate, the said top-
piece plate being partly broken shewing a hexagon shape of die.
Fig. 4. Sheet 2. represents a plan of mould broken, and lifter lug or plate
attached thereto.
Referring to Sheets 1. and 2. of the accompanying drawings of the various
parts of the machine hereinafter described and ascertained by letters and figures
are as follows:-
A. a crosshead to which is fitted automatic lifters B. B 2. steel hooks or catches.
13. spring, attached with bolt to top of lifter B. working on joint B 1. for the
purpose of bringing the said steel catchers in position as shewn in Fig. 2 Sheet 2.
by the action of the machine the lifter hooks slide down vee part of lug or plate B4.
attached to mould B5 lifting mould from top-piece plate and dic-stand B6 as
shewn in Fig. 1. Sheet .1. A 1. biglow or jointed horn at the bottom of which is
attached an adjustable foot A 2. having a vee slide with steel face A 3. which is
regulated by a screw shewn in slot of broken part of foot A 2. by this means the
varying thicknesses of uppers and stiffeners can be used without breakage or
damage to the insoles of boots and shoes. B 7. stopper for the purpose of holding
die-stands B 6. in position and preventing same from lifting from the bed of
machine B8. C. automatic or self acting catches for the purpose of holding top-
piece or tip in position. The said tip being fed with nails is placed in die-plate B6,
under catches C. the said nails resting on blank part of die-plate C 11.,whilst the
boot and heel in mould B 5. is brought down by the action of the machine, thus
forcing nails & securing tip to heel, and at the same time the heel slides down vee
part of catches C, thus pushing catches C. back into recess C 2. as shewn in broken
part of mould B5. Fig. 1. Sheet 1. thus giving a free delivery to tip, heel, and
imould, when the upward action of the machine takes place. C1. springs, for the
purpose of forcing catches C. over the aforesaid. tip, as shewn in Fig. 1. Sheet 1.
and Fig. 3. Sheet 2. C3. breasting knife. C4. screws for adjusting breasting
knife C3. to any height required. C5. hinged clip fitted to lug C6. cast or
attached to ram C7. C8. is a screw in bottom part of hinged clip C5 which rocks
in joint of lugs C 6. & for securing bottom part of knife tang C3. to ram C 7. and
at the same time forcing top part of clip C5. to knife C3. against ram C 7. and
holding same firm in position as shewn in broken part of guard or shield C 9.
Fig. 1. Sheet 1. and broken part of die-stand B 6. Fig. 2. Sheet 2.
C9. guard or
shield for the purpose of preventing surplus pieces of leather cut away from the
front part of the heel from entering the said die-stand B 6. and clogging or locking
knife C3. during operation of the machine. C 10. screws for holding shield or
guard in position. C 11. dic.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is
1st. A die stand as shewn in the accompanying drawings.
2nd. A hinged clip or knife holder as described and illustrated in the accom-
panying drawings.
3rd. The employment of two screws for the purpose of adjusting knife to any
required height as shewn in ram C 7. Fig. 1 Sheet 1 and Fig. 2. Sheet 2.
4th. A guard or shield as for the purpose hereinbefore described.
5th. Automatic catches for the purpose described.
6th. In combination with a die-stand automatic lifters, adjustable foot stopper
or lug as described and shewu in the accompanying drawings.
7th. The employment of automatic lifters & catches C. as for the purpose
described.
8th. Lugs or plates as B4. hereinbefore described and illustrated in the accom-
panying drawings.
Dated 8th day of March 1892.
JOHN SHARP.
JOHN WILLIAM SHARP.