Improvements in and relating to Machines for Making and Driving Nails, Chiefly Designed for Use in the Manufacture of Boots and Shoes.
Year: 1886

page_text: Improvements in and relating to Machines for Making and
Driving Nails, Chiefly Designed for Use in the Manufacture
of Boots and Shoes.
I, HENRY HARRIS LAKE, of the firm of Haseltine, Lake, & Co., Patent Agents,
Southampton Buildings, in the County of Middlesex, 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:-
The invention relates especially to an organized nailing machine adapted to
secure or fasten soles and heels to the insoles and uppers of boots and shoes, and it
comprises the employment, in connection with the sole and heel compressing and
uail-driving devices, of devices for automatically providing or supplying the
driving devices with nails arranged in groups or gangs of the proper form or shape,
and delivered in such sequence or order as may be required. It further relates to
devices or mechanism for distributing or arranging these nails in the order or
arrangement required for driving. It further relates to devices for making nails,
arranged to supply or feed them automatically to the mechanism which distributes
them into a form or arrangement for driving. It further relates to mechanism for
automatically varying the length of the nails as they are inade, and while the
machine is in operation. It further relates to means for starting and stopping the
nail making devices automatically at any predetermined interval or when any
predetermined number of nails have been made. It further relates to devices for
starting the nail making devices automatically, and after a load previously made
has been delivered to the nail-driving devices.
I have represented the invention in three forms, first, as arranged to feed a
single group of nails of the same form or arrangement, as, for instance, where the
heel is to be attached by a single group of nails, or where a straight sole is to be
secured to the insole and upper; second, an arrangement for feeding and driving
two gangs or groups of nails having a different arrangement or order, and in
succession, either into the heel end of an outsole and the heel attached thereto, or
into the heel so that the heel shall be attached by or have driven into it two gangs.

page_text: or groups of nails; third an arrangement for distributing, delivering and driving
a gang or group of nails arranged for attaching a right sole and a gang or group
of nails arranged for attaching a left sole, and in successive order.
The nail-making, distributing and feeding devices are especially described in
Figures 1 to 32 inclusive; of the accompanying drawing the devices for feeding
two sets or gangs of heel nails in successive order are shown and described in
Figures 33 to 44 inclusive, and the devices for arranging and delivering the two
groups or gangs of nails, and for securing right and left soles in successive order,
are well shown in Figures 45 to 58 inclusive.
I will first describe the nail-making, distributing and feeding devices in
connection with a machine for driving but one gang or group of nails.
In the accompanying drawings :-
Figure 1 represents in rear elevation a portion of a heel making machine with
my nail-making and distributing machine attached thereto.
Figure 2 is a side elevation at the left hand of the elevation represented in
Figure 1, and of the parts therein shown.
Figure 3 is a vertical section upon the dotted line xx of Figure 2.
Figure 4 is an enlarged view in vertical section of the lower portion of the nail-
making and distributing machine or devices shown in Figure 3.
Figure 5 is a vertical section upon the line y y of Figure 1.
Figure 6 is a vertical section upon the line z z Figure 1.
Figures 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18, are views in detail of
various parts of the mechanism, reference to which will hereinafter be made.
Figure 19 is a view illustrating the operation of the cutting devices upon the
wire from which the nail is made.
Figure 20 is a horizontal section illustrating the device for holding the severed
nail in the throat of the machine.
Figure 21 is a perspective view of a die-block hereinafter described.
Figure 22 illustrates in perspective one of the cutters and a portion of its
holding-block.
Figure 23 is a vertical section upon the line z z of Figure 8.
Figure 24 is a perspective view of a cam or pattern for automatically varying
the operation of the feeding mechanism.
Figure 25 is a perspective view of a portion of the wire-feeding and operating
mechanism.
Figure 26 is an enlarged view in front elevation of various parts of the nail-
making and distributing devices, reference to which is hereinafter made.
Figure 27 represents in perspective a detail view of a portion of the cutter-block,
link, and lever for operating the same.
Figure 28 is a perspective view of the nail-receiving and delivery-block.
Figure 29 is a perspective view of the nail-distributor.
Figure 30 is a section through the nail-receiving and delivery block.
Figure 31 is an elevation of the revolving head, detached.
Figure 32 is a vertical central section of the complete machine.
A A¹, represent portions of the frame of a heel-nailing machine. A is the cross-
head of the heel-nailing machine, which carries a revolving head A³, supporting a
gang or group of awls a, a gang or group of drivers, a¹, a top lift spanker a², which
may also have a top-lift-holding device attached, if desired, and a heel-breasting
knife or device a³. The revolving head is automatically revolved to bring the
awls and drivers and heel-breasting device successively into operative position in
any desired way; and we have represented in the drawings the mechanism A', a
further description of which is unnecessary.
The cross-head A' is mounted upon rods a' a, which connect it with a lower
cross-head and the mechanism for reciprocating it (not shown). A is the
vertically movable post or table of the heel-nailing machine, which carries or
supports the templet-plate ae, having at its front end a templet, and adapted to be
automatically reciprocated by the lever a', and a cam (not shown). The table or

page_text: post A³, also carries or supports the nail carrier plate a³, which has at its front end
the nail-holder A-This nail-carrier plate is also automatically reciprocated at
predetermined intervals by means of the lever a, operated by a cam (not shown).
B represents the lower section of the frame of the nail-making and distributing
machine. It comprises the parts 6 6¹, the lower cross-plate 62, the brackets b³ b*,
whereby by means of the bolts bo, it is secured to the frame of the heel-nailing
machine, and the upper cross-plate 6, which connects the upper ends of the
posts 6 b¹. B¹ is the upper section of the frame. It has the base-plate b², and
lower section of the frame to be secured thereto by the bolts 6, it also has the
arched portion 6º, and a cross-piece or plate 610. The lower section B, of the frame,
supports most of the nail-delivery and distributing devices, and the upper
section, B', the nail-making devices. C is the main shaft of the machine. It has
at one end the movable member c, of the pulley clutch, and the fixed or fast
member c¹, and it carries or supports the cylinder-cam c³, which operates the'.
cutters and the stop-motion, as hereinafter described, and the cylinder-cam c³, for
operating the devices for varying the extent of the wire-feed, and the devices for
moving the nail receiving and delivery block. The shaft C, also carries or supports
the positively revolved feed-rolls c', at its forward end. The shaft C, has suitable
bearings in the upper section B', of the frame.
The wire from which the nails are made is fed from a reel suitably located in
relation to the machine, through straightening devices (not shown), through the
guide hole c, which is arranged immediately over the feed rolls, and is formed in
the end of an arm or bracket co, extending inward from the frame B, and it passes
between the feed roll c', which has a groove formed therein, and the horizontally
movable feed-roll c', which also has a groove formed in its periphery (see Figure 6);
and the wire is advanced or fed by these rolls as hereinafter specified, through the.
feed-way, in the block c, which feed-way may be of any desired shape in cross-
section to correspond to the shape of the wire to the cutters D'D¹ (see Figure 13),
which are fastened to the block, d, arranged to be moved horizontally in the
ways d, across the line of the feed-way c, which extends through the block, clo,
above the cutters into the throat c, in the block o, below the cutters. The
block co is bolted to the plate 610, of the frame of the machine, and the cutters D D¹,.
are reciprocated horizontally in the recess therein by means of the cylinder-cain c³,
the lever cl³, pivotted at c, and the link c¹³ connected by a pivot with the lower
end of the lever c¹³, and with the block d', carrying or supporting the cutters D D..
The lever c¹³, is, preferably, shaped as represented in Figure 26, and has a recess or
cavity c6 Figure 27, which receives and holds the end of the link c¹, so as to
provide an abutment or shoulder against which the said end shall bear for rein-.
forcing the pivot to prevent all strain coming on the pivot The cam c², is timed,
so that the cutters, D D', are moved back from the feed-way c, during the
operation of the feed-rolls in feeding the wire. The space C, in the block clo,
within which the cutters are reciprocated, extends or opens into the inclined
passage (as shown in Figs. 12 and 13) which in turn opens into the escape
passage d³, being the cavity of the post b Fig. 4. The block c¹º, supports the
V-shaped plates d', shown in Figures 12, 13 and 21. These pieces are arranged to
form a hole in.continuation of the feed-way c³, and they also have holes d³, for the
reception of the dowel-pins extending from the block clo, and for fastening screws
which secure them and the holding holding block C, to the block 61°. The plates
project downward from the upper portion of the block clo, into the space in..
which the cutters D D¹, reciprocate, and their lower edges rest upon the upper.
surface of the lower part of the block c¹º, and the edge dº of one, bears against the
shoulder (see Figures 12 and 13).
The cutters D D¹, are arranged upon their holding block so that one reciprocates
upon one side of these plates, d', and the other upon the other side thereof, and the
wire, when in position for the operation of the cutters, will have the sections which
are to be removed therefrom in pointing the nail extending beyond the two side
surfaces of the plate, so that upon the movement of the cutters the portions which

page_text: so project are cut off or severed from the wire, and by the continued forward
movement of the cutters carried to the passage d', through which they escape
The cutters may have any desired edge-configuration, and in the Figure 22 I have
represented the cutting edges as inclined from their upper edge downward and
inward, or so that the cutters first begin to operate upon the upper line of the cut.
In the operation of this machine the end of the wire is pointed before the nail is
severed, so that the first operation of the cutters is to point the wire; the wire is
then fed downward, and the second operation of the cutters either points the
second nail and at the same time severs the first nail from the end of the wire, or
the cutters may be arranged to remove sections of the wire and form the point
without, however, entirely severing the nail from the end of the wire, leaving a
narrow connecting section, substantially as represented in Figure 19.
When the cutters are thus shaped it is necessary to use an additional device for
severing the nail from the end of the wire, and I have represented for accomplishing
this purpose the block c¹³, as provided with a slight lateral movement so as to move
the nail held in the throat chorizontally in relation to the remainder of the wire.
To accomplish this the block c¹ is provided with a post c¹7, which extends into a
hole c18, in the lower part or section of the block 10, and the throat c¹¹, is arranged
in the post midway between its centre and outer edge, so that a slight revolving
movement of the post moves the throat out of line with the feed-way. The
block c¹³, is supported by the plate or bracket c¹³ (see Figure 12), and it has the
nozzle c, and the backward-extending arm c". The construction of this block is
well represented in perspective in Figure 18. Arranged to extend from the upper
surface of the arm c, is the pin, c, which enters the cam-slot c", in the plate o",
fastened to or forming a part of the cutter-holding block d¹. This cam-groove is so
arranged that the block c¹ is not turned until the cutters, D D', have operated to
point the wire, but immediately after their cutting edges have passed the wire and
during their continued forward movement the cam-slot being moved horizontally
with the cutter-block, immediately operates to turn or revolve the block, cl
thereby moving the throat out of register with the feed-way, and completing the
severing of the nail by moving the nail therein laterally in relation to the wire.
And upon the reverse movement of the cutters, and before they have cleared the
wire the block is turned back and the throat again brought in line with the
feed-way, and held locked by the straight portion 25, of the cam-slot.
The wire, it will be observed, is held in part during the turning of the block cl
by the plate d' and the inner surfaces of the two cutters, D D. And it will be
seen that the lower side edge of the cutter D₁ acts as a shear in connection with
the edge of the throat in the post c¹.
We have also represented the throat, cl, as provided with a nail-holding device,
and it comprises a movable pin or holder, cs having a groove in its outer end, and
arranged to be pushed into the throat, c¹¹, automatically, by means of a spring, 7,
held in a hole extending laterally from the throat. It will be seen that upon the
downward movement of the wire the spring-pin or block is pushed from the throat
sufficiently to permit the end of the wire to pass, and that it then returns and
continues to bear automatically against the side of the wire or nail, so that after
the severing of the nail it acts to hold the nail in the throat by pressing it against
the side thereof until the nail is removed therefrom. This holding pin or block
must be located near the upper end of this throat in order to hold nails of all
lengths.
The nail having been severed from the end of the wire and the wire pointed, the
next downward movement of the wire will of course force the nail from the throat,
when it is received by the receiving and delivery block hereinafter described.
It is obvious, of course, that the feed-rolls c c', must only operate to feed the
wire during a portion only of the revolution of the shaft c, and that at all other
times the wire must be stationary. For this purpose it is necessary to close and
open the feed rolls at predetermined intervals, and this we prefer to accomplish
in the following manner:-
-The feed-roll c has a gear, e, which is continuously

page_text: revolved by the shaft C, and which is arranged to mesh with the gear e¹, on the
stud e, of the feed-roll, c. This stud is mounted upon a spring arm e³, which is
fastened at its upper end e, to the frame 69, of the machine, and its lower end, e³ is
arranged to be moved horizontally at predetermined intervals to engage and
disengage the gear e¹, with or from the gear 6. The time of the engagement and
disengagement is determined by the cam c³, operating through the lever et, pivotted
at e', and the bent lever e³, pivotted at e. This bent lever e', is connected with a
sliding block el, by the link el. The block has suitable bearings in the plate, 610,
and is shaped to provide the incline e¹, and the vertical surface e¹³. This block is
reciprocated at proper intervals, and the wedge or inclined surface, and the straight
surface, are brought into contact with the opposing straight surface, 61, and
incline, es, upon the block el, hinged to the bar e¹7, (see Figure 25). This block e¹ő
is arranged between the reciprocating block e10, and the inner surface of the lower
part e, of the lever e³ carrying the feed roll c, and as it is moved or swung
laterally by the vertical movement of the block 610 it causes the lever e³, to be
moved laterally, and therefore the feed-roll that it carries, so that the gear attached
to the roll is moved out of gear when the two surfaces, e¹s and e¹ are in contact,
and is moved into gear by the force of the spring when they are not in contact.
It will be seen that by varying the time that the gear el is held in mesh with
the gear e, the extent of the feed of the wire is varied; and that when the
interval of engagement is short, a less length of wire is fed than when it is longer.
And I have arranged to vary the length of the time in which these gears are held
in mesh, an adjusting device arranged to vary the position of the bent lever e³, at
the beginning of its operation. This adjusting device comprises the disc els having
a number of holes e¹ and forming a part of the lever e; an arm or handle e,
pivotted centrally to the disc by the pivot en, and the spring pin e** adapted to
engage the holes el and also the eccentric stud e³, which enters the recess e, in
the upper end of the bent lever e³, so that upon the movement of the arm or
handle, e the bent lever is moved upon its fulcrum e, in one direction or the
other, according as the handle is turned, and this movement of the handle either
causes the end of the bent lever which takes hold of the link to be lifted or
depressed before the machine is put in operation. It will be seen that this
movement of the bent lever es determines how high the block e10 shall move and
consequently the time of contact of the block with the block ele, and the end of
the spring e. Consequently if it is desired to form short nails, the handle e20 is
turned to the left, the first hole in the disc e¹s indicating the shortest nail that can
be made. To increase the length of the nail it is only necessary to turn this bandle
before starting the machine to the right; and the longest nail is made when the
handle is turned to engage the spring-pin with the last hole to the right.
It is desirable not only that means be provided for varying the length of the
nail, adapted to be operated before the machine is started, and to then operate to
produce a nail of a uniform length, but that means be also provided for auto-
matically varying the length of the nail as the machine is in operation, whereby the
pointing, severing and delivery of a nail of one length may be immediately followed
by the pointing severing and delivery of another nail of a different length; and
the mechanism for accomplishing this comprises a pattern or cam, e adapted to
be horizontally moved during the operation of the machine, and the bar e", is
moved vertically by the cam, and therefore varies the position of the hinged
block e¹ in relation to the reciprocating block, elo, so that the time of contact of
the opposing surfaces of these blocks is automatically varied or controlled by the
cam or pattern.
In Figure 5 I have represented the bar, e¹, as having an anti-friction roll e20
which bears upon the cam-surface or pattern 2, and also as having a shoulder 6,
against which the coiled spring e acts to force or hold the plate or roll thereon
in contact with the same. The plate or bar is represented as secured in place by
the post, e, which passes through a slot, so in the frame of the machine.
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page_text: The operation of this part of the device is as follows: The devices for regulating
the length of the nail having been set to make any desired length, upon the
movement of the cam surface or pattern past the end of the adjusting bar or
plate, e, the position of the block e¹, which is operated by the levers e es, through
block el, is varied; that is, it is lifted or lowered according as the cam or pattern
determined, and this lifting. or lowering of the block causes a corresponding
difference in the time that the feed-roll arm is held off in disengaging the feed-
roll gear, e¹. So that the block operated by the cam, c³, and levers ees is dependent
upon the position to which the block e¹, is moved by the cam or pattern, e¹³, in
determining the length of the nail.
I have now described the various devices for feeding the wire, pointing it,
severing the nail, removing or delivering the nail from the throat, for varying the
length of the nail, and for automatically changing the length while the machine is
in operation. I shall now describe the delivering and distributing mechanism, and
the machine for starting the machine automatically, and for automatically stopping
it upon the making of a predetermined number of nails.
I have illustrated the machine as used in connection with a heel-nailing machine
and therefore the distributor arranged to distribute the nails in an arrangement
for delivery to the carrier of the heel-nailing machine, and this arrangement is,
in substance, in the form of an oblate spheroid with one end cut off. The
distributing devices comprise two essential parts, first, the part which we call the
receiving and delivery block, which receives the nails one by one as they are
delivered from the throat of the nail-making device, and, second, the nail distributor
which receives the nails from the nail-delivery block and conducts them by means
of passages to a block or receptacle arranged to receive and hold them for delivery
or driving. The nail receiving and delivery block F, is well shewn in Figures 1.
3. 4. 28 and 30 and it comprises a long, substantially rectangular-shaped piece of
metal or structure having vertical holes f arranged therein at uniform distances
apart. The block is arranged to slide or move horizontally upon the surface f¹ of
the upper cross-plate 66 of the frame, and the upper surface of the block f' which
forms a part of the nail distributor. The block F is provided with shoulders f³
(see Figures 6 and 28) upon which the cap plates, f* project. The upper surface
of the block is provided with the teeth, f³, one for every hole, and by means of
which and the feed-pawl f, the block is fed or moved to receive nails from the
throat of the nail making device. The block has also extending inward from its
under surface a dovetail recess, f' which receives or holds a sliding perforated
plate f which is automatically moved to close the holes immediately before the
beginning of the forward movement of the nail carrier block F, by the springs f
(see Figure 4) The feed pawl fe is supported at the end of the lever 10, to which
it is pivoted at f¹¹, and a spring, f", bears against its end, f 18, and serves to keep
its point, f, depressed. The lever, f10, is pivoted at f1, and is operated to
reciprocate the pawl by means of the cam c³. The time of the cam is such that the
pawl is operated to move the block F, immediately after the delivery of a nail
from the throat to one hole therein to bring the next succeeding hole in the block
in register with the throat.
It is of course necessary to hold the block in this position while the feed pawl
is being returned to engage with the next tooth in order, and in order to accomplish
this I employ a detent pawl, f18, which is pivoted at f17, and which preferably is
held down by the spring f". This detent pawl serves to hold the receiving and
delivery block in place while the feed pawl f1 is being moved backward by
its cam.
It is obvious of course that the pawl, f; is used only for moving the delivery
block in one direction. For moving it in a reverse direction I use a spring adapted
to draw the block back upon the release of the pawls, and after the block has
received the last nail from the throat of the machine, to its original or normal
position. And the form of construction for accomplishing this purpose which I have

page_text: shown comprises a drum or wheel G mounted upon a stud, g, operated by means of
the coil spring g¹, the end g³ of which is fastened to the drum or wheel G, and the
end g³ to a stationary point. This coil is held in a recess, g', in the case, 'g. The
wheel or drum G is connected with the nail-receiving block by means of the wire
or other.cord, g, which extends through the hole g', in a hinged block in a recess
in the frame of the machine hereinafter described, and is attached to the end of
the nail-delivery block as represented in Figures 3 and 4. The drum or wheel and
its operating devices are secured to the frame of the machine by the bracket, g³,
so as to bring the upper surface of the drum in line with the recess, g', and so
that the pull of the cord shall be straight.
The case go is cylindrical in form, and fits a like recess in the end of the bracket, g³,
in which it is arranged to revolve. It also has a cap, g³, having a flange, g¹º, which
projects upon the side of the bracket-holder, as shown in Figure 7, and the cap is
fastened to the bracket by the screw gl. It will be seen that this construction
provides a ready means for varying the tension upon the spring, as by withdrawing
the screw the case g³ can be revolved in its holder, thereby turning the spring
which is attached to its cap, and when a proper degree of tension is obtained the
screw, g¹¹ is replaced. The case g also has a hollow post g¹³, centrally arranged,
which receives and holds the spindle g, and acts as a support for the coil-spring g'.
To automatically stop the machine upon the making of a predetermined number
of nails, I have provided the nail delivering block with a series of holes, h one for
each nail-receiving hole of the block arranged to extend in ward from the surface of
the dovetail recess, h¹, on the side of the block, and in this dovetail recess there is
arranged to slide the block, h³, having the screw pin, h³, adapted to engage, or enter
any one of said holes, and lock the block h' in place. These holes, preferably, are
numbered from one upward. This block projects from the side of the nail-receiving
and delivery block so as to come in contact upon the movement of the block with
the downward projecting end or shoulder, h4, of the link, h³ see Figures 11 and 26).
This shoulder projects downward in front of the throat of the machine, and the link
extends backward to connect at he with the lower end, h' of the trip lever H. This
tripping lever is pivoted at hª to the frame of the machine, and has an upward-
extending arm, he, provided with the surfaces, H³, ho, and h", the surface to being
higher than that of the surface h", which in turn is higher than the surface H¹.
When the machine is set in operation, as hereinafter described, the tripping
lever, H, occupies the position represented in Figure 4, and holds the latch h", lifted
by means of the push-rod h, the under surface of which has the projection ",
which rests upon the surface of the trip-lever while the pin or rods extends through
a hole in the frame of the machine and serves to operate the latch, ¹. These
parts are caused to automatically assume this position upon the starting of the
machine, as hereinafter described, but in order to stop the machine it is necessary
to disengage the driven member of the clutch from the fixed member, and also at
the same instant to apply a brake to the fixed member to immediately check the
momentuin of the parts and stop the machine. The movable member of the clutch
has the collar H, provided with the groove or recess 1, which receives the pins h¹6,
projecting inward from the yoke h¹7. This yoke is arranged at the upper end of
the lever h, which is pivoted at 19 and upon the release or upward movement of
the latch h, the spring h, moves the lever inward to bring the driven member
of the pulley clutch in contact with the fixed member and holds it there. The
latch his in the heel-nailing machine automatically lifted by a cam on the cam-
shaft of the heel-nailing machine (not shown) and the push rod or bar, h" which
extends upward through the cavity h, of the post 61, and serves to move the
block which is pivoted at H. This piece or block in turn moves the rod h",
which in turn moves the push rod or pin, h¹³, so that at proper intervals of time
the cam on the heel-nailing machine, through the connecting mechanism described,
Berves to lift the latch h". Upon the lifting of this latch the machine is set in
operation, and the latch is held lifted, because at the instant it is lifted the tripping
lever H automatically moves into position to support the push-pin h¹³, so that the

page_text: latch is held lifted by the tripping lever H (see Figure 26). This brings the
end, h, of the link, h into a position to be moved by the block h³, upon its being
brought in contact therewith by the movement of the nail-receiving and delivery
block; and the time of the movement of this link of course depends upon the
position which the block h³ has upon the nail receiving and delivery block.
To cause the machine to deliver two nails the block he will be set so that the
pin, h³, will register with the hole marked 2, or the second one from the left-hand
end of the block; to make 15 it will be set so that the spring-pin will register
with the hole marked 15, or the fifteenth hole from the left-hand end of the block,
and so on.
Upon the movement of the nail-receiving and delivery block as the nails are
made and delivered to it, the block, h* will come in contact with the shoulder or
projection, h, of the link, h, and will, after it has received the last made nail of
the series which it is to receive, cause the link to operate the tripping lever H by
moving its upper surface, h¹o, from under the projection h¹ (see Figures 1 and 3),
so that the spring, he will immediately move the push-rod or pin downward to
bring its projection, 10, to bear on the surface, H¹, of the trip-lever, and the
spring, h, will immediately draw the latch, h", downward so that its shoulder, h",
shall be in line with the solid portion of the lever, c¹³, and this lever, upon the
backward movement of its upper part, will positively disengage the driven member
of the clutch from the fixed member, and at the same time cause the friction
pad, K, which is supported by the arm k, or the lever 18, to be forced in contact
with the side of the fixed member of the clutch and thus at once stop the
machine.
It will be noticed that the ends of the latch h¹s projects into the recess formed
in the lever cs and that during the making of the nails the latch is held lifted so
that the lever cannot come in contact with the shoulder h of the latch and that it
is only upon the downward movement of the latch that the lever comes in contact
with the shoulder. Also that this downward movement is so timed as to take
place when the upper part of the lever has been moved forward, so that it serves
to push the latch upon its backward movement. The latch, it will be observed, is
pivotted to the arm k of the lever h¹8, so that it moves with it.
I would not be understood as confining myself to the special form or construction
of parts connecting the cam of the heel nailing machine with the latch h¹ or
with the push-pin h¹, as they may be in one piece, if desired, instead of in three
parts.
When, however, the receiving and delivery block has a sliding hole covering plate
such as is hereinafter described I prefer to use the pivotted block h", as it then serves
not only to communicate motion to the push-pin, but also as an abutment against
which the covering plate comes in contact upon the backward movement of the
nail receiving and delivery block, and is thereby caused to hold it stationary, but
upon the upward movement of the end of the block h", upon the starting of the
machine, the end or part H' against which the hole-covering plate is brought in
contact, is lifted, and the spring actuating the covering plate is allowed to act to
move the covering plate to close the holes in the nail receiving and delivery block,
before the block is moved forward..
The movement of the link ho to stop the machine also serves another purpose
and that is to lift the detent and feed pawls and hold them lifted while the nail
receiving block is being moved back, and this result is obtained by providing the
detent pawl with a projection m which extends over the link h, but which does
not come in contact therewith when the link is substantially horizontal, but only
when it has been moved by the block h³ to operate the tripping lever H. The link
is inclined as represented in Figure 1, and its upper surface comes in contact with
the projection m and lifts the detent pawl from engagement with the teeth of the
nail carrier block. This upward movement of the detent pawl also causes the
upward movement of the feed pawl, because the feed pawl is provided with a pin or
projection m', which extends over the detent pawl in such a manner that upon the

page_text: lifting of the detent pawl by the link h³ the feed-pawl is lifted from engagement
with the teeth of the nail receiving block. It will be seen further that upon contact
of the block h³ with the arm h of the link that the lever H is not only tripped but
by the immediate downward movement of the push-pin h¹³, the projection 14
thereon shuts upon the lower surface H¹ of the tripping lever and holds it locked
in that position, so that immediately upon the tripping of the trip-lever H the
machine is stopped, the detent-pawl and feed-pawl disengaged and held lifted
while the nail receiving block is being moved automatically backward. Not only
this, but these parts are held in this position until the machine is again started.
If it is desired to stop the machine, but not permit the nail receiving and delivery
block to be moved backward, then the link h³ may be used to operate the tripping
lever, so as to bring the projection of the push pin on the surface h¹ of
the tripping lever. Upon the backward movement of the nail receiving and
delivery block the end N of the sliding plate N¹, which projects, as represented
in Figure 4, comes in contact with the shoulder H, and is held thereby as above
described. This brings its holes in register with the holes of the block f of the
nail-distributor, while the spring-actuated roll or wheel, G, draws the block F back
until it comes in contact with the said shoulder H, and the shoulder n¹, which
brings its holes in register with the holes of the sliding covering-plate, and the
holes of the said block f', when the nails are free to drop from the nail-receiving
and delivery block.
To lock the nail receiving and delivery block automatically in place when it has
reached the end of its backward movement, I have arranged a latch, n³, which is
pivoted to the cross-piece 610, of the frame, at n³ (see Figures 4 and 9). It has a
downward extending projection or tooth, n', and the extension n³, which bears
upon the roll n, of the movable piece ". The projection or tooth n is adapted
to close automatically into a notch or recess n7, on the shoulder f³, of the nail-
receiving and delivery block, when it has been brought in line with the tooth n*
upon its back ward movement. And the tooth is moved automatically into place
by means of the spring n³ (see Figure 4), which bears upon the upper surface of
the lever.
.
In starting the machine the upward movement of the block h", causes the
latch n to be lifted sufficiently to disengage the tooth n', from the notch n', before
the nail-receiving and delivery block is started.
The machine is so timed that upon the lifting of the latch ¹ the trip-lever H
immediately assumes the position shown in Figure 4, and this permits the feed and
detent pawls to immediately drop, so that before the shaft has revolved sufficiently
to move the feed pawl, the feed pawl has become engaged with the first tooth of
the nail-carrying block.
The nail-carrier supports the cam or pattern e, for automatically varying the
length of nails, the said pattern or cam being secured thereto upon the back side
by means of screws or in any other desirable way, and so as to be removable
therefrom. Of course different patterns or cams are used, according as it is desired
to change or vary the length of nail automatically.
The nail distributor is well shown in Figures 1, 3, 4, 6 and 29, and it comprises
the upper block or plate ƒ%, which is made long and narrow, and has holes, o
extending through it, arranged to correspond in location with the holes in the nail-
receiving and delivery block. These holes are enlarged on the under side of the
block to receive the ends of the tubes o¹ which connect the holes in the block with
the holes o in the plate o³, which holes have any arrangement desired, and for
heel nailing the plate has the holes arranged in the form or order in which the
nails are driven into the heel. These holes are enlarged at their upper ends to
receive the lower ends of the connecting tubes. These three parts, namely, the
upper block, the tubes, and the lower plate, comprise the nail-distributor, and they
are secured together and made removable from the machine in order that other dis-
tributors having a greater or less capacity, may be substituted. In order to protect
the tubes and to strengthen the construction, I have formed two aprons or plates,

page_text: 00, which are shaped to enclose the tubes and secure the upper block and lower
plate together. Each of these protecting plates or aprons has a shoulder o®, which
fits under the under surface of the upper block, and a flange o', which extends
along its side, by which they are fastened together by means of screws or bolts, 08,
as represented in Figure 6. The aprons or plates also have lugs o⁹ for the reception
of fastening screws, and their lower edges are thickened and rest upon the upper
surface of the lower plate o³, and screws pass upward through the plate into the
aprons and serve to fasten the parts rigidly thereto. The lower plate o³ also has a
dovetail recess, o¹¹, in its under surface for the reception of the sliding plate o¹³,
and this plate is provided with perforations to correspond with the holes, o³, in the
plate, and it is adapted to be moved to bring its holes in register with the holes in
the plate and in the nail-carrier by the pin o¹s on the nail-carrier plate. It is
closed automatically by the spring-pin or block, o¹ which is carried by the hinged
bar o, and comprises a pin, having the enlarged inner end, and a coil spring
which surrounds it and forces the end inward, as represented in Figure 6. The
upper cross-plate, 60, is cut out to receive the upper block of the nail-distributor,
and the lower cross-plate, b³, is provided with a recess to receive the lower block of
the distributor, as represented in Figure 4 and the distributor is held in place by
the locking screws 010 which screw into the upper cross-plate, 66, and the hinged
bar 15 which carries the spring-operated pin, is. pivoted at a to swing horizontally
and is fastened in place by the screw o¹.
It will be seen that as the nail receiving and delivery block is always started
from one position, the first holes thereof are the holes which are always used for
receiving the nails, and consequently the first holes are much more used than the
last holes of the block; consequently it is necessary in making the distributors to
arrange the connecting tubes so that the first holes, or the holes first in order on
the upper block 63, shall be first connected with the holes of the lower plate. This
upper block of the distributor is, of course, provided with the same number of
holes as the nail-receiving and delivery block, but in making the distributor the
holes in the lower block govern the number of connections with the holes of the
upper block. For instance, if the lower block is arranged to deliver 15 nails it
will have 15 holes, and the 15 holes of the block must be connected with the first
15 holes of the upper block, as represented in Figure 4, and the remaining holes of
the block f, will not be connected. Of course in using this distributor the
machine will be set to make and deliver only 15 nails. If more nails are to be
delivered the distributor is removed and another one substituted having the
necessary number of holes in the lower block, and tubes connecting them with the
holes in the upper block. All the tubes connecting with the upper block,
This
however, are always arranged to begin with the first hole in order.
necessitates that the tubes be bent and arrange to connect the two blocks, sub-
stantially as shewn in Figures 3, 4 and 6.
It will be seen that by securing the spring pin to the hinged latch or arm o
only one device for closing the sliding covering plates of the various distributors
which may be used is necessary.
In the operation of the machine as forming a part of, and used in connection
with, a heel-nailing machine, the boot or shoe to be nailed is placed upon a jack,
and the jack brought into position beneath the templet plate. The heel blank is
placed in position upon the sole, either by hand or automatically, and if the top
lift is not automatically fed it is placed in the top lift holder upon the spanker.
The machine is then set in operation. The first reciprocation of the cross-head
The nail
compresses the heel-blank upon the sole and forms holes therein.
carrier, which has previously been loaded with nails, is then moved forward and.
delivers its nails into the templet holes. The second reciprocation of the cross
head then takes place, driving the nails into the heel. The nail carrier is then
moved backward under the distributor, and upon its backward movement the pin
on the nail carrier plate moves the covering plate o", uncovering the holes in the
'plate o and allowing the nails which have been previously made to drop there-

page_text: from into the nail-carrier. The nail-carrier is then moved forward, or advanced
sufficiently to enable the covering plate o¹ to be moved back into position to cover
the holes in the nail holder plate and at this instant the cam of the heel-nailing
machine operates to unlatch the latch h¹ thereby automatically setting the nail-
making machine into immediate operation. Meanwhile the third reciprocation of
the cross head applies and spanks on the top lift, and a fourth reciprocation
breasts the heel. The nail making machine continues to run from the time it is
started until the requisite number of nails have been made and distributed, when
it is automatically stopped. This stopping occurs, generally, immediately after the
stopping of the heel nailing machine, but of course it depends somewhat on the
number of nails made. Before the machine is set in operation the distributor
arranged to deliver the desired number of nails, is placed in the nail-making
machine, and if the nails are to vary in length the cam or pattern of the desired
form is placed upon the nail-carrying-block, and the device for varying the length
of nails set to approximate the average length of the nail desired.
It will be seen that in the operation of the machine only three adjustments or
operations are necessary for the purpose of obtaining nails of any length or any
number, and a delivery in any form or arrangement; the adjustment as to length
is obtained simply by turning the knob or arm, e20; the adjustment to effect the
automatic variation of length is obtained by attaching to the nail-block a pattern
or cam-plate; the number of nails desired is obtained by simply moving the
block h, on the nail-receiving and delivery block; and the difference in the
arrangement of the nails is accomplished by substituting one distributor for
another.
It will be observed that in the operation of the machine it is not necessary that
the plate o³ be provided with a sliding hole covering plate, as the operation of the
nail-carrier may be so timed as to be moved back into position to receive the nails
as they are dropped from the nail-receiver and delivery block, and the nail-making
and distributing machine then put in operation, the nail-receiving and delivery
block provided with a load of nails, which are automatically deposited, when a
sufficient number have been made, into the tubes of the distributor to fall directly
into the holes in the nail carrier.
It will be seen that in the starting of the nail-making machine and dis-
tributing machine the first operation is to release the covering plate of the
nail-receiving and delivery block, to unlatch or unlock the said block, to release the
detent and feed pawls, and to then make and deliver a nail into the first hole of
the nail-receiving block; that the feed pawl then operates to advance the rail-
receiving and delivery block to bring the next hole therein in register with the
throat of the machine; that the detent pawl then holds it locked in that position
while the feed pawl is moved back to engage the next tooth in order. But in no
event does the feed pawl operate to feed the block until the nail has been severed
from the wire and the wire advanced by the feed roll to force the nail from the
throat into the hole in the nail-receiving block waiting to receive it.
I would state that the devices herein described, or parts thereof, may be used in
connection with nail-driving devices for driving separate nails in succession. Also
that the machine may be used for making and feeding nails for sole-nailing
machines, or for box-nailing machines, or for any other purpose where it is desired
to make nails and deliver them in a group or gang for simultaneous driving. It
is obvious that the nail-receiving and delivery block may be used in connection
with any nail-making or distributing machine or device having a throat through
which nails are delivered singly to receive nails therefrom one by one, and to
deliver them to nail-distributing tubes or passages.
It is of course obvious that the form of distributor shown is adapted simply for
heel-nailing machines, and that for other purposes its form and the arrangement of
the passages would be changed to meet the necessary requirements, and that said
change in form would simply consist in connecting the holes of the upper block of
the distributor w. th such parts of the nail-driving machine as might be desired,.
IN

page_text: I would further state that I do not confine myself to the especial form of
operating the nail-receiving block herein shown and described.
The plates oo, of the nail distributor not only serve to protect the tubes, fromn
injury, but also to give solidity to the distributor, and to hold the lower plate in
proper relation to the block, and by means of lateral projections z¹, at the lower
edges thereof, which are arranged to lap upon the cross plate, b³, of the frame, to
register and support the distributor when in operative position. It will be seen
that the nail receiving and delivery block is moved upon the block f* and upon a
portion of the upper cross-plate 6º of the frame, for a portion of its travel, and that
for the remainder of its movement it travels upon the upper surface 2 of the
bracket through a hole at formed in the base of the upper part of the frame-work.
The devices shewn in Figure 33 to Figure 44 inclusive are especially applicable
for use in attaching the heel end of outsoles to the upper, or upper and insole, by
one gang or group of fastenings, or for driving successively, two gangs or groups of
fastenings into the heel blank or heel itself. It comprises especially means for
moving the templets and driving devices successively into and out of operative
position, and for automatically supplying them with gangs or groups of fastenings
of different arrangement in successive order.
Referring to the drawings:-
Figure 33 is a view part in vertical section and part in elevation of the central
and upper parts of a machine containing the features of my invention..
Figure 34 is a view in elevation of the revolving head which I prefer to use.
Figure 35 is a view in rear elevation of the central and upper parts of said
machine.
Figure 36 is a view representing the templet and nail carriers, one of the
templets being in operative position.
Figure 37 represents the same parts the nail carrier plate having been advanced
to bring one of the nail-holders in operative position with the templet.
Figure 38 represents the same parts after the nails have been driven through
the said templet, the nail carrier plate having been returned to its normal
position.
Figure 39 represents the same parts turned or reversed a quarter, as.hereinafter
described, to remove both the templets from operative position.
Figure 40 is a detail view representing the mechanism employed for rotating the
templet and nail carrier plates.
Figure 41 is a detail view representing in rear elevation a portion of the nail
distributing devices.
Figure 42 is a view in plan of the nail holders and parts below the same.
Figure 43 is a plan view of a heel holding device attached to the heel nailing
templet inverted.
Figure 44 is a view of the templet plate provided also with a top-holding plate
inverted.
The reciprocating cross-head A supports the revolving head a which is auto-
matically revolved. It has an arın a¹ supporting a gang or group of awls a³,
adapted to be used with one of the templets hereinafter referred to, an arm a³,
supporting a gang or group of drivers a', adapted to be used with the said templet,
an arm a, supporting a gang or group of awls a, adapted to be used with the
second of the two templets, an arm a supporting a gang or group of drivers a
adapted to be used with the second templet, an arm a, carrying a spanker-
block al, which may have, if desired, top lift-holding devices secured thereto, and
an arm a¹¹, carrying or supporting the heel-breasting devices a¹¹.
B is the table of the machine. It supports the jack b which carries or sustains
the last or heel support b¹. The table also supports the post B', which has the
broad base b³, and a cylindrical upwardly extending section b³. This post carries
or supports the carriage or table C which is automatically revolved or oscillated
thereon, as hereinafter described. The post or carriage supports the plate c which
has at one end the templet c, and at the other end a templet c². These templets

page_text: may be removable from the plate c, if desired, and they are made, and the holes
therein arranged, according to the use to which they are to be put. If the
machine is used for nailing heel seats, and attaching heels thereto, the templet c¹
will be shaped substantially as shewn in Figure 33; that is, it will be provided
with a cavity for closing upon or receiving the heel end of the outsole and for
shaping it to the surface of the last or heel support. If the machine is arranged
to drive two gangs or groups of nails into the heel, then the templet c¹ will be similar
to the templet in every respect except so far as it relates to the arrangement
of the holes therein, as it is necessary when two gangs or groups of nails are driven
into a heel that the holes in the two templets should not be on the same line; and
when the templets are so used one gang or group of nails may be driven into the
heel blank so that their ends may be left projecting for the reception of the top
lift and the second gang or group then driven through the top-lift; or the gangs
or groups may be arranged and driven in any other form or shape in relation to
each other desired.. And I would here remark that when the machine is operated
to drive one gang or group before the top lift is attached, and to then drive a
second gang or group, it will be necessary to make the spanker arm of the
revolving head the third of the series of arms, or to bring it or similar mechanism,
into operation to apply the top lift after the first gang or group of nails has been
driven.
The carriage or table C is revolved from the position represented in plan in
Figure 39 to bring the templet c' into operative position with the jack and nail
driving devices by means of the shaft c³, the pinion 4, sector c³, pivotted at c², the
link c, and the cam c8 on the shaft c; and it is moved to bring the templet into
operative position by the same mechanism which also operates to return it to its
normal position. The shaft c³ may be movable vertically with the table C, or the
table may be arranged to slide upon it. I have shewn the latter construction. The
table or carriage C also supports the plate D, having at one end a nail-carrier d,
adapted to carry nails to the templet c¹, and at the other end a nail-carrier d¹ for
transferring nails to the templet c³. The plate D is arranged to slide or be moved
horizontally upon the plate c by means of the lever clo, cam c", and arm or link c¹,
connecting the end of the lever with the pin or stud cs, extending upward from
the central part of the plate D. The cam however, does not operate to move the
plate D until the carriage or table C has been moved to bring one of the two
templets into operative position and after it has been so moved, then the plate D
is moved horizontally to bring either the nail holder d over the templet c¹ or the
nail-holder d over the templet c³ as may be required. And after the nails have
been driven from the nail holder and templet the block D is moved back again by
its lever and cam before the table or carriage is revolved to move the templet out
of operative position and by so doing the plate D is brought under the nail holders
E E¹ and its centre c¹³ brought to a position immediately over the centre of the
post B¹, so that the plate D may be turned with the carriage and the templet plate C,
upon the centre c¹ The nail holding blocks E E¹ are supported by adjustable
plates e, Fig. 35 and the nail holding block E has holes or perforations of the same
forin and arrangement as the holes and perforations of the nail-holder d, and
templet c', and the nail-holding block E¹ has holes of the same arrangement as the
holes in the nail-carrier d¹, and templet c. The nail-holder blocks E E¹ form part
of the nail distributor, which comprises a perforated block E³, the tubes e con
necting one section of the holes in said block with the holder E, and the tubes e³,
connecting another section of the holes in the block with the holder E. The
holding plates E or E¹ may or may not have sliding bottom plates for covering
the holes; when they are used, however, they are moved, automatically against the
stress of closing springs by the movement of the nail holding block D, as it is
revolved to bring the nail-carriers d, d' under the nail-holders the projections e¹
thereon being arranged to come in contact with the ends e of the plates e, and
to move them sufficiently to open the holes of the two nail-holding blocks when
in register with the holes in the nail-carrying blocks; and the closing plates are

page_text: moved to close the holes by the springs e', so that the plate D may be revolved to
clear the projecting ends of the plates while they return automatically to again
close the holes in the nail-holders. It is not necessary, however, to use closing
plates, as the nails may be discharged through the distributors from the nail
receiving and delivery block hereinafter described, directly into the nail-holders.
The nail-receiving and delivery block F is like that above described.
The block has an intermittent movement in one direction to bring its nail
receiving holes in succession in register with the throat of the nail-making or
sorting machine, and is moved in the opposite direction to bring its holes in line
with the holes in the upper block of the nail distributor in order that it may
deliver its nails through the said holes to the nail-holders E E¹ or the nail-carrying
blocks.
The nail-distributor varies from that above described in that it is adapted to.
distribute nails into two gangs.or groups instead of one as therein specified, and
upon but one movement of the nail-receiving and delivery block.. In other words,
the nail-receiving and delivery block is of a capacity to receive from the nail-
sorting or making machine in one movement, sufficient nails for two gangs or
groups; the nails received by the first or forward holes of the nail-receiving and
delivery block, to any reasonable number, being delivered to the holder E, and the
nails received by the last or rear holes to the holder E¹. The two gangs or groups,
however, are simultaneously discharged from the receiving and delivery blocks into
said holders.
It will be necessary for certain uses that the nails delivered to one holder be
made shorter than the nails delivered to the other. This is especially desirable
when the machine is used for nailing heel seats and attaching heels as successive
operations.
I do not confine myself to the spcial form of nail distributor herein shewn and
described, and the nail-receiving and delivery block, or the holding plates EE', may
be filled with nails of the proper size by hand, if desired, instead of automatically.
I would say that in the drawings the carriage. or table C is shewn as vertically
movable upon the post B, against the stress of a spring. It is not essential,
however, that the carriage or table be provided with this vertical movement, as the
last or heel support may be moved vertically against the templet, if desired.
The shaft carrying the cams, and the crank operating the cross-head, are geared
to the pulley shaft, and the pulley shaft provided with a stop-motion mechanism,
whereby the machine is permitted to make the desired number of reciprocations,
and to then automatically stop, so that all the various operations of the machine,
froin the time that the treadle is moved until the machine comes to rest may be
.automatic.
When the templets are moved vertically there may be employed a lever E³, for
moving the first templet down upon the work before the machine is started; and
there will also be used a latch F for locking the first templet automatically upon
its work, and to hold it there while the awls are being withdrawn and the drivers
operated by engagement with the catch f. The latch F also automatically locks
the second templet upon its work, while the second gang or group of awls is being
withdrawn and the nails driven by the drivers by engaging the catch f¹. It is
automatically released from the catches at the desired interval by means of wiping
lever f, which is operated at proper intervals by the cam fs upon the cam shaft c³.
And in order that the operation of the machine may be continuous after it has been
once started, when it is organized to nail soles as well as heels, I have attached to
the heel nailing templet a heel blank holding device, which is fastened to the
templet and arranged to project downward therefrom to grasp and hold the heel
blank centrally in relation to the templet while it is being moved from an inopera-
tive to an operative position. When this device is used of course the heel blank is
inserted before the machine is started. The device shewn comprises the adjustable
gauge plate G and the spring operated holder g, but any other suitable device may
be used.

page_text: The operation of the machine when thus organized is as follows:-If the machine
is adapted to nail the sole as well as to attach the heel, the boot or shoe is mounted
upon the last or work support and moved into position. The table or carriage C
has been previously revolved or moved to bring the templet c' over the last or.
work support. The operator then moves the carriage or table downward by means
of the lever E to bring the templet upon the upper surface of the heel end of the
sole, or, if the entire sole is nailed, upon the entire sole. The treadle is then depressed.
and the machine put in operation. The first reciprocation of the cross head pricks the
sole or forms holes therein, and the templet is automatically locked upon the work.
The nail-carrier plate d is then moved forward and its nails deposited in the templet.
A second reciprocation of the cross-head immediately follows and drives the nails;
from the templet into the sole, and the table is automatically unlatched, and the
templet lifted, and the nail-carrier plate withdrawn. The table C is then turned
to bring the templet into operative position and the heel-blank which has,
previously been secured to the lower edge of the templet by the clamping or holding
arms is moved with the templet into position over the heel end of the sole. The
third reciprocation of the cross-head causes the heel to be compressed against the
sole and the carriage to be locked down by the latch F and at the same time pricks
the heel blank so that it is held compressed and pricked upon the sole while the'
awls are being withdrawn, and until after the drivers are operated. The nail
carrying block d is then moved forward to feed the nails in the templet c², and
another reciprocation of the cross head drives the nail from the templet into the
heel and out and insoles. The latch is then automatically unlatched, the nail-
holder plate D moved backward, the table partially revolved, the nail making or,
sorting machine set in operation and the nails delivered to the nail carriers d, d¹
Meanwhile
unless they have been previously delivered to the nail-holders E E².
another reciprocation of the cross-head spanks on the top-lift, if one be used, and
another reciprocation breasts the heel, when the machine automatically comes to
rest.
If the heel-blank is not automatically fed into position, then the machine
comes to rest after the second reciprocation, and when it is again started it attaches
the heel and then comes to rest, making either 2,.3 or 4 additional reciprocations
as may be desired; that is, a reciprocation for the awls, one for the drivers, one for
applying the top lift and spanking, and one for driving.
If instead of nailing the heel seat of the sole or the entire sole, two gangs or
groups of nails are driven into the heel then the operation of the machine is
substantially, as above indicated, with the exception that the heel blank is placed
by hand upon the heel end of the sole or automatically fed thereto, and one templet
is then used to compress the heel blank, one set of holes is formed therein and the
nails fed and driven, and the nail carrier or templet then moves out of and the
other templet moves into position to permit the driving of the second set or group
of nails. If one only is to be driven through the top lift then the top-lift is
spanked on after the first group has been driven. Of course it will be necessary
that the table C be locked down automatically and unlatched automatically twice,
first when the first gang or group of awls is operated, and is unlatched after the
first gang or group of nails has been driven, it is latched. again when the second
gang or group of awls is operated, and unlatched after the second gang or group of.
nails has been driven.
I would state that for sole-nailing it is not essential that the gang or group of
awls be used.
In Figure 43 I have represented a modified form of construction adapted to be
used in applying the top-lift, and it comprises the plate H, extending laterally.
either on one side or the other of the table C, as may be desired, carrying on its
under-surface top-lift holding or grasping devices. When this form of construction
is used the table C will be provided by the cam and lever, with means to bring the.
templets and top-lift holder successively into operation. The top-lift is spanked on
either by the descent of the spanker arm of the cross-head upon it, or the table or.
carriage may be moved down vertically by any other means. .
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page_text: In Figure 45 to Figure 58 inclusive, I shew the employment or use of two
templet plates adapted to be brought successively into operative position, the first
adapted for use in nailing a right shoe, and the second for use in nailing a left
shoe; also devices for automatically feeding to the right templet nails arranged in
the order required therefor, and for feeding to the left templet nails having the
arrangement required for it; also two beating out forms, one adapted for use upon
a right shoe and the other for use upon a left shoe, arranged to be brought succes-
sively into operative position.
Referring to the drawing
Figure 45 is a view representing in vertical section and in elevation the central
and upper parts of a machine containing the features of my invention.
Figure 46 is a rear elevation of the central and upper parts of the machine.
Figure 47 is a view in plan of the parts below the cross-head and revolving head
of the machine.
Figure 48 is a detail view illustrating one form of mechanism for revolving the
templet and beating out form.
Figure 49 is a plan view of the table supporting the templets and beating
out forms.
Figure 50 is a horizontal section upon the line x, x of Figure 45 and a plan of
the parts immediately below said line, to represent the arrangement of the nail
distributing tubes into right and left forms.
Figure 51 is a detail view part in elevation and part in section, illustrating the
position of the nail receiving and delivery block upon the delivery of its nails to
one line of nail distributing holes or passages.
Figure 52 is a similar view shewing the position of the nail receiving and
delivery block upon the delivery of its load of nails to another line of nail
distributing passages or tubes.
Figure 53 is a detail view in plan representing a sliding plate for covering and
uncovering the holes in the nail-holder blocks, and the cam and connecting
mechanism for moving the plate.
Figure 54 is a cross section shewing the manner of attaching a plate supporting
the two nail carriers F F to the templet plate or table supporting it..
Figure 55 is a view in horizontal section shewing the cams and cam shafts of
the machine.
Figures 56, 57 and 58 are detail views representing the nail receiving and distri-
buting block and manner of supporting it, whereby it is provided with a transverse
movement.
It
A represents the cross-head. It is similar to the one shewn and described.
supports a revolving head A' which preferably is automatically revolved. It is
adapted to carry a block a, supporting the gang or group of awls a¹, arranged for
forming the holes in the sole of a right shoe, the block a carrying a gang or group
of drivers a³ arranged for driving the nails into the sole of a right shoe, and the
right pressure block at. It also has a block as, supporting a gang or group of
awls a, arranged to form holes in the sole of a left shoe; block a carrying a gang
or group of drivers as for driving nails into the sole of a left shoe, and the left
pressure block a³. B is the table of the machine; C is the right jack and C¹ the
left jack; D is a post behind the jack upon which is mounted the table or
carriage d, arranged to be revolved thereon at intervals by means of the shaft d',
the pinion d thereon, the sector d³ operated by the cam d and the connecting
sliding arm or block d³. The table preferably is vertically movable. It supports
the templet block E having its holes arranged for nailing a right shoe, the templet
block E having its holes arranged for nailing a left shoe, the right shoe beating-
out form E2 and the left shoe beating-out form E³. The templet is adapted to be
moved into place over the right jack automatically upon the turning movement of
the table, and to then come to rest to be moved down upon the sole either by the
contact of the awl-block with the upper surface thereof or as hereinafter described.

page_text: The nails are then fed to the right templet and driven, the right beating-out form
brought into place by the cam and moved downward upon the nailed shoe to beat
out or finish the shaping of the sole, and then released or moved upward in order
that the shoe may be removed from the right jack and the left jack having the left
shoe thereon, substituted.
The machine is again started and the left shoe templet brought into position, the
left shoe awls reciprocated, the left shoe nails fed and driven, the left templet
removed, and the left beating out form brought into place, moved down upon the
sole to beat it out and then released.
F is the right nail carrier block, F¹ the left nail-carrier block, mounted upon a
sliding plate f, which is operated or moved by the link or arm f¹, lever ƒ³, and
cam to move first the right nail-carrier over the right templet, and then the
left-nail carrier over the left templet. The plate f is oircular in form and is
surrounded by the collar or sleeves f* to which the arm f¹ is attached by the
yoke f. The cam and lever serve to move the plate ƒ forward and back at the
proper intervals, and the collar permits the plate to be revolved these nail carriers
are automatically filled with nails from the nail-holders G.G' Fig. 45 the holder G
delivering nails to the right nail-carrier F, and the nail-holder G¹ to the left nail
carrier F. For feeding the nails to these holders I prefer the form of distributor
above described. It is necessary however, to arrange or modify the device so that
it will first distribute nails for a right shoe and then nails for a left shoe, and in
order to accomplish this I have formed in the upper plate H of the distributor two
lines of holes h, h¹; the line of holes his connected by the tubes h with the right
distributor F, and the line of holes h¹ by the tubes h³ with the left distributor Ft.
The nail receiving and delivery block H₁ has one line h* of holes only, and it is
like in every respect that above described; and with the exception hereinafter
named it is operated as therein described, receives nails as specified, and is returned
automatically to deliver them at the end of its backward movement.
Instead of delivering its nails at once automatically into the holes of the upper
block of the distributor at the end of its backward movement, the nail receiving
and delivery block is then moved laterally first to discharge its first load into the
holes h, it is then moved back to its original position and forward again to receive
another load of nails, then backward again, and then laterally in a direction to
discharge its load into the holes h¹ of the distributor so that first a gang or group
of nails for the right shoe is made and delivered, and then a gang or group of
nails for the left shoe.
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To provide the block with these transversing movements at the end of its
backward movement, I have attached the cord or device moving it backward
thereto by a block M having a dovetail projection m arranged in a dovetail recess m
in the end of the nail-receiving and delivery block, so that the nail-receiving and
delivery block may be moved laterally in relation thereto. I have also made the
guide and cap plates m³ for holding the nail-receiving and delivery block in place
laterally movable by means of the levers m³ which are connected with each
other by a strap m* at one end of the block, and similar levers m³ connected by a
strap mo at the other end of the block, and the rods or shafts m' extending from
of each set of levers downward, each of which is connected with its operating
cam m³ by the arm m³ and cam-pin m10. These cams m³ are arranged upon a
shaft m which is geared to the cam shaft m¹ so that it makes one revolution to
every two revolutions of the cam shaft. The cams m³ are so shaped and timed' as
to throw the fingers or levers m³, m³ after each backward movement of the block H
first in one direction and back, and then in the opposite direction and back. The
ends of the fingers or levers m³, m³, bear against the sides of the guide and cap
plates m³, and preferably are rounded. The guide and cap plates are fitted to the
frame of the machine so that they may be moved laterally or at right angles to
the line of movement of the block H¹ when receiving nails. The nail-receiving
and delivery block travels while loading upon the upper block H of the distributor,
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page_text: midway between the two lines of holes h, h¹, so that it is unnecessary to provide
it with a hole covering plate. It is obvious that after it has received its load and
moved back, upon the movement of the levers or fingers the block will be moved
bodily either to the right or to the left, as may be desired, and I have shaped and
timed the cams m³ so that these movements shall alternate; also that upon being
thus moved the holes h are first brought in register with the holes h of the
distributor and the nails delivered thereto and the block immediately moved back,
and after receiving another load of nails, it is moved to bring the holes h* in line
with the holes h¹; and after delivering a load of nails the block is returned to be
set in operation to receive its next load.
I may use a single jack, but I prefer to use a double jack, or one having a plate o
adapted to be revolved upon the bed and carrying two last or work supports C C¹,
one adapted to hold the right last and the other the left, whereby right and left
shoes may be successively presented to the nailing devices without removing either
from its support.
In operation the right shoe is, mounted on the right jack and moved into place.
A sole if not previously placed is then located in position over the shoe, and the
right templet moved down by the lever N upon the sole. The machine is then set
in operation. The awls are reciprocated to form the awl-holes in the out sole, the
templet forced down upon the sole by the awl block and locked automatically
continuing the pressure upon the sole, the right nail-carrier moved forward to
deposit its nails in the right templet, the drivers reciprocated to drive the nails
therefrom into the outsole, and the nail-carrier moved backward, the templet
bwung or moved on the arc of a circle, bringing the right beating-out or shaping
form into position over the nailed sole; another reciprocation of the cross-head
moves the pressure block into position, and forces the beating-out form down upon
the sole which has been attached, and locks it there, and the machine then comes
to rest, the table in such case being unlatched to release the show held under the
beating-out form, by hand, or the table may be unlatched by the unlatching lever ◎
and cam o on the cam shaft m¹. The nailed shoe is then moved out of position,
and the left shoe and jack moved into position, and the operation is continued as
before, with this difference, that the left templet and left nail-carrier, and left
beating-out form are brought into successive action instead of those previously
used, as well as the left shoe awls, drivers and pressure block.
The nail-making or sorting devices for supplying the nail-receiving and delivery
block are set in operation by the machine and a gang or group of nails is delivered
to each nail holder, which is discharged therefrom simultaneously into the two
carriers as hereinafter described; in other words, the two gangs or group of nails
required for the right and left shoes are made and delivered successively to the
nail holders, but are discharged from them into the nail carriers simultaneously.
This discharge preferably takes place during the reciprocation of the right shoe
awls. The nail holders have the perforated covering plate P, which is operated by
a camp on the shaft m", compound rock lever and shaft p¹ and arm p³ to uncover
and cover the holes at the desired times.
The line of holes h in the block H is straight, and the tubes or passages h³, con-
necting it with the nail holder G are shaped and arranged to deliver nails to the
holder in the form or arrangement necessary for attaching the right sole of a right
shoe, and the tubes h³, connecting the holes h¹ with the nail holder G¹, are arranged
to deliver the nails in a form or arrangement for the attachment of a left sole to a
left shoe.
Upon the starting of the machine the outsole is formed to the surface of the last,
and held so shaped while awl-holes are being formed therein; the nails are then
fed and driven and the sole beaten out, and the machine then comes to rest, with
the other templet in position to act upon the other shoe, whether it be right or left
depends upon which shoe is nailed first. All these operations are automatic.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed as communicated to
me by my foreign correspondent I declare that what I claim is:-
First. The combination of a feed-way c, the movable block c", having the
throat c¹¹, and nozzle movable in relation to the feed-way as described, and the
reciprocating cutters D D¹, all substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
Second. The combination of the feed-way c, the block c¹, having the throat c",
provided with the movements in relation to the feed-way specified, with the
cutters D D¹, and the wire-feeding devices, all substantially as described.
Third. The combination of the feed-way c8, the movable block c¹, having the
throat c, the cutters D D¹, and devices for reciprocating the cutters and for
moving the block c¹ out of and into line with the feed-way during the forward
movement of the cutters, and immediately after they have operated upon the wire,
all substantially as and for the purposes described.
Fourth. The combination of the feed-way c; the movable block o", having the
throat cl, the reciprocating cutters D D¹, the wire feeding devices and means for
varying the time of operation of said feeding devices, whereby the extent or length
of wire fed to the cutters may be varied, all substantially as and for the purposes
described.
Fifth. The combination of the feed-way c³, the plates or pieces d', forming a hole
making a portion of the feed-way, and a V-shaped downward extending section,
with the reciprocating cutters D D¹, and the escape passage d², all substantially as
and for the purposes described.
Sixth. The combination of the block co, having the guide-way d, the plates d*
forming a hole in extension of the feed-way D D¹, their holding block d³, the
cam c³, lever c¹³, and link el, all substantially as described.
Seventh. The combination of the block co, having the guide-way d, the plates d*,
forming a hole in extension of the feed-way, the reciprocating cutter-holder block d¹,
and cutters D D¹, the block c, having the throat c", and devices connecting it with
the block d', whereby the block 1 is caused to be moved during a portion of the
movement of the cutters, all substantially as described.
Eighth. The block c", having a stud or post o, provided with the throat c¹¹, and
means for turning or partially revolving the post, all substantially as described.
Ninth. The combination of the block c¹, having the post c¹7, throat c¹¹, and
plate c, having the cam-slot c, c, with the reciprocating cam-pin c", adapted to
engage with said cam-slot, all substantially as and for the purposes described.
Tenth. The combination of the block c¹, having the throat cl, with the spring
holding pin or block c, adapted to be automatically moved into the throat of the
machine, all substantially as described.
Eleventh. The combination of the feed-way and reciprocating cutters, the feed-
roll c', the feed-roll c', its holding or supporting springs es, the block 610, having the
Burfaces el e¹³, with the cam c³, levers ees, and link e", substantially as described.
Twelfth. As a means for varying the range of reciprocation of a feed-adjusting
or varying block, a lever es, operated by a cam, and a bent lever e³, connected at
one end with said block, and at the other end with a device for varying its position
in relation to the operating lever es, all substantially as described.
Thirteenth. The combination of the lever ese, pivotted as described, with the bent
lever e the disc e18, having the perforations 1, and the arm or knob eo, having
an eccentric for operating the lever e³, and a pin or projection for engaging the
holes e, all substantially as described.
Fourteenth. The combination of the arm or lever e³, having the surfaces el 18,
and the hinged arm el, having the surface e14 e¹³, and interposed between the
block elo and said lever, all substantially as described.
Fifteenth. The combination of the arm or lever of the wire feeding mechanism,
the block e¹, hinged to an arm or support, and adapted to bear against the said
arm or lever es, and provided with the surface e¼ e¹³, with the reciprocating
block el, having the surface e¹³ e¹³, all substantially as described.

page_text: Sixteenth. The combination of the reciprocating block e10, having the
surface e¹¹¹³, with a block e, interposed between the said block e10, and the
lever or armes, for bringing into operation the feeding mechanism, with a
cam or pattern for varying the vertical position of the block 66, all substantially
as described.
Seventeenth. The combination of the block el, having the surface e¹ els, and
supported by the movable bar e, with a cam e, for varying the vertical
movement of said bar and the position of said block, all substantially as described.
Eighteenth. The combination of the block ele, shaped as described, its vertically
movable supporting bar e, spring e28, and the cam e2 all substantially as described.
Nineteenth. The combination of devices for making nails from wire and delivering
them successively from a throat or nozzle, with a travelling block, having a series
of nail-receiving and holding holes arranged therein, and adapted to be brought
successively into position beneath the throat or nozzle to receive the nails delivered
therefrom, all substantially as and for the purposes described.
Twentieth. The combination of a throat or passage through which nails are
delivered in successive order, with a movable nail-receiving and delivery block,
having a series of nail receiving holes, and a device for closing said holes while the
nails are being received and carried thereby, all substantially as and for the purpose
described.
Twenty first. In a nail-making and distributing machine, the travelling nail-
receiving and delivery block, comprising a block or structure having a series of
holes arranged at uniform distances apart, and a movable covering plate for closing
and opening the holes in said block, substantially as described.
Twenty second. The combination of the throat or nail-distributing passage
through which nails. are adapted to be fed in successive order, with a nail-
receiving and delivery block F, having the series of holes f, and a covering plate,
the teeth, and a reciprocating feed-pawl for moving the block to bring the holes
successively in line with the holes of the throat, substantially as described.
Twenty third. The combination of a throat through which nails are adapted to
be delivered in successive order, a travelling nail-receiving and delivery block,
and a reciprocating feed-pawl for moving the block to bring the holes successively
in line with the throat, and a detent pawl for successively locking the block
stationary after the operation of the feed-pawl, all substantially as described.
Twenty fourth. The combination of a throat through which nails are adapted to
be delivered singly in successive order, a nail receiving and delivery block, a feed-
pawl for intermittingly moving it in one direction, a detent for locking it at the end
of each intermittent movement, and means for moving the block in a reverse
direction to restore it to its normal position upon the release of the detent, all
substantially as described.
Twenty fifth. The combination of a throat adapted to deliver nails singly in
successive order, a nail-receiving and delivery block, a feed-pawl for intermittingly
moving the same to bring its holes in successive order beneath the throat, a detent
for holding said block at the end of each feed movement of the pawl, and a tripping
device for automatically releasing the detent to permit the movement of the block
in a reverse direction, all substantially as described.
Twenty sixth. The combination of a throat through which nails are adapted to
be fed in successive order, a nail-receiving and delivery block having a series of
nail-receiving holes, an intermittent feeding device, and an intermittingly-actuated
detent, with a stop-motion mechanism for disengaging the driving member of the
clutch from the driven member, and a tripping device adapted to release the detent,
and at the same instant to cause the operation of the stop-motion mechanism, all
substantially as described.
Twenty seventh. The combination of a nail-receiving and delivery block having
nail-receiving holes, an intermittent feeding device for advancing the block by
successive impulses in one direction, the detent or lock for locking the block at the
end of each forward movement, the tripping mechanism, and an adjustable block

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carried by the nail-receiving and delivery block for operating the tripping
mechanism, all substantially as described.
Twenty eighth. The combination of a nail receiving and delivery block adapted
to be moved in two directions, and a tripping device for automatically tripping the
mechanism for moving it in one direction in order to permit the mechanism moving
it in the opposite direction to operate to move the block, all substantially as
described.
Twenty ninth. The combination of the nail-receiving and delivery block having
a series of holes for the reception of the nails, with a tripping block arranged to be
horizontally adjustable thereon, all substantially as described.
Thirtieth. The combination of the nail-receiving and delivery block with the
spring-actuated wheel or drum G, and the connecting wire or rod go, substantially
as described.
Thirty first. The combination of the movable nail-receiving and delivery block,
the driving and driven pulleys, the stop-motion device, and a tripping mechanism
for automatically tripping the same, all substantially as described.
Thirty second. The combination of the travelling nail-receiving and delivery
block, with a stop for limiting the extent of its backward movement, substantially
as described.
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Thirty third. The combination of the travelling nail-receiving and delivery
block, means for moving it to its normal position, and a latch or lock for auto-
matically latching or locking it at the end of said movement, substantially as
described.
Thirty fourth. The combination of the nail-receiving and delivery block, a
sliding and hole-covering plate N', and a stop for moving the sliding plate to
uncover the holes in the nail receiving and delivery block, at the end of the
back ward movement thereof, substantially as described.
Thirty fifth. The combination of the nail-receiving and delivery block having a
series of nail-receiving holes, with the sliding plate N¹, and the spring ƒ³, substan-
tially as described.
Thirty sixth. The combination of the nail-receiving and delivery block F, the
nail-regulating block h, the fast member o¹ of the clutch, the movable pad K, the
latch h¹, the cam the lever c¹³, the push-pin h¹³, the tripping lever H, and
the link h¹ h³, all substantially as described.
Thirty seventh. The combination of the fast member c¹, of the pulley clutch, the
movable friction pad K, the latch his, the lever c¹s, and the cam c³, substantially as
described.
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Thirty eighth. The combination of the link, operated as described, adapted to
be moved from a straight to an inclined position by the contact of the movable
block h³ therewith, with the detent pawl and feed pawl arranged to be lifted or
moved vertically by said link, all substantially as described.
Thirty ninth. The combination of the fast member c¹ of the clutch, the driven
member c of the clutch, the lever h¹8, the spring h, the friction pad K, the latch h¹³,
operated by a cam and device for automatically lifting the latch and holding it
lifted, substantially as described."
Fortieth. The combination of the nail-receiving and delivery block, the spring-
actuated sliding bottom plate, the stop Hand means for automatically moving it
from engagement with the sliding plate before the begining of the feed move-
ment of the nail-receiving and delivery block, whereby the holes of the block
are automatically closed before the block is started forward, all substantially as
described.
Forty first. The combination of the nail-receiving and delivery block, its locking
or latching mechanism, and means for automatically unlatching or unlocking the
said latching or locking device before the feeding mechanism is actuated, all sub-
stantially as and for the purposes described.
Forty second. The combination of a nail-receiving and delivery block having
holes for the reception of nails, a sliding hole-covering plate, a locking or latching

page_text: device for holding the block locked or latched in its normal position, an inter-
mittent feeding mechanism, and a cam connecting devices for automatically
unlatching the sliding hole-covering plate and starting the feeding devices, all
substantially as described.
Forty third. The combination of the push-pin h¹³, having the projection h¹,
with the tripping lever H, having the surfaces h¹0 h¹¹, and H¹, all substantially as
described.
Forty fourth. The combination of the escape passage d³, with the hole d³, in the
post b, all substantially as described...
Forty fifth. The mail distributor, comprising the perforated block ƒ³, having
holes corresponding in number and arrangement with the holes in the nail-receiving
and delivery block, the tubes o¹, in number corresponding with the number of nails
to be delivered, and arranged to connect the holes of the block f* beginning at one
end thereof, and for such number of nails as may be needed, with the block o³, and
Baid block o³, substantially as described.
Forty sixth. The nail-distributor, comprising the perforated plate f³, the tubes o¹,
the plates o³, and an encasing jacket or shell for protecting the tubes, all substan-
tially as described.
.
Forty seventh. The combination of the perforated plate f*, the tubes 0¹, the
plate o³, and a connecting casing or shell adapted to enclose the tubes and to fasten
or secure the block f' and plate o together, substantially as described.
Forty eighth. The combination in a nail-distributor of the perforated block ƒ³,
the tubes o¹, the plate o³, casing oo, having the shoulders o, flanges o7, and screws
or bolts for fastening the two sections of the casing to the said block and plate, all
substantially as described.
Forty ninth. The combination of the cross-plate 66, the plate 6, and recesses for
the reception of the upper and lower parts of the distributor, with devices for
locking the distributor thereto, all substantially as described.
Fiftieth. The combination of the plate 6, the plate 62, the distributor, and the
screws o¹, all substantially as described.
Fifty first. The combination of the plate 6ª, recessed to receive the distributor,
with the hinged bar 01, and screw 017, substantially as described.
Fifty second. The combination of the distributor and the sliding bottom plate o¹³,
with a hinged bar o¹, and a spring-operated push-block o", substantially as specified,
adapted to move the sliding plate, as described.
Fifty third. The combination of a throat for delivering fastenings to a nail-
receiving and delivery block, said nail-receiving and delivery block, having a series
of holes for receiving and holding nails adapted to be moved to bring the holes in
successive order to the throat, and to be moved in a reverse direction to a position
to deliver the nails thus received, with the perforated block f, and distributing
tubes o¹, substantially as described.
Fifty fourth. The combination of devices for making nails from wire and
delivering them in succession to a nail-receiving and delivery block, said nail-
receiving and delivery block having a series of holes for receiving and holding said
nails and having an intermittent movement in one direction, as specified, with the
block and tubes o' substantially as described.
Fifty fifth. The combination in a nail-making and distributing machine of the
following instrumentalities: Devices for making nails and delivering them in
successive order to a nail receiving and delivery block intermittently moved in
one direction to receive the nails, and in a reverse direction to deliver them, a
nail distributor, an automatic start motion and an automatic stop mechanisin, all
substantially as described.
Fifty sixth. The combination of devices for making nails and delivering them in
successive order to a nail receiving and delivery block, said nail-receiving and
delivery block, having an intermittent movement in one direction, and mechanism
for moving it in a reverse direction, a nail distributor and a tripping mechanism
for tripping the nail-receiving and delivery block feeding devices upon the making

page_text: and delivery to the block of a predetermined number of nails, all substantially as
described.
Fifty seventh. The combination of devices for making nails and delivering them
in successive order to a reciprocating nail-receiving and delivery block, said
reciprocating nail-receiving and delivery block, moved intermittently in one
direction and continuously in the reverse direction, the nail-distributor and auto-
imatic tripping mechanism for automatically operating the stop motion mechanism
upon the completion and delivery to the nail-receiving and delivery block of a
predetermined number of nails, whereby the nail-making machine is automatically
stopped, and the rail-receiving and delivery block released after it bas received the
last nail made, all substantially as and for the purposes described.
Fifty eighth. The combination in a nail-making and distributing machine of
devices for delivering nails in successive order to a movable nail-receiving and
delivery block, said nail-receiving and delivery block, adapted to be moved in both
directions, substantially as described.
Fifty ninth. The combination nail-distributor arranged to receive nails at the
end of a movement of said block, a lock or latch for automatically locking or
latching said block at the end of the said movement, a device for automatically
opening the holes of said block, a stop-motion mechanism, and a start motion
mechanism, and means for automatically unlatching or unlocking the nail-receiving
and delivery block and releasing the covering plate thereof before the first nail is
delivered or the block moved, all substantially as described.
Sixtieth. The combination of the tripping lever H, the link ho, the detent
pawl f16, the feed pawl fe, and devices for automatically unlatching the tripping
lever, whereby the detent and feed pawls are automatically allowed to take an
operative position upon the starting of the nail-making machine, all substantially
as and for the purposes described.
Sixty first. The combination of a throat or nozzle through which fastenings are
adapted to be delivered successively, a travelling nail-receiving and delivery
block having the ratchet teeth fo, the feed-pawl f³, and means for tripping the
same, or removing it from contact with the teeth, and holding it so removed during
the reverse movement of the nail-receiving and delivery block, all substantially as
described.
Sixty second. The combination of the travelling block F, the detent or lock, and
means for tripping it or removing it from engagement with the teeth, and holding
it lifted during the continuous movement of the block in one direction, all
substantially as described.
Sixty third. The combination of the block F, having the teeth f³ the detent
pawl, the feed pawl, and a connecting device whereby the disengagement of the
detent from the teeth f³ causes the disengagement or tripping of the feed pawl, all
substantially as described.
Sixty fourth. The combination of the cam the wire-feeding devices, the
travelling block F, and connecting mechanism whereby the same cam operates the
wire-feeding devices and also the nail receiving and delivery block, all substantially
as described.
Sixty. fifth. The combination of the cam c, the wire-pointing and severing
devices, and the stop-motion mechanism and connecting devices, whereby the same
cam serves to operate the nail-severing devices and to stop the machine, all sub-
stantially as described.
Sixty sixth. The combination of the block F, the wheel or drum G, the cord 9º,
and the spring g¹, substantially as described.
Sixty seventh. The combination of a block moving the drum or wheel C, the
casing go, the holder g³, and the spring g³, fastened at one end to the casing g³, and
at the other end to the drum or wheel G, substantially as described.
Sixty eighth. The combination of the drum or wheel G, adapted to move the
nail-receiving and delivery block, the casing g³, having the recess g*, and flange g¹º,

page_text: a bracket gs, supporting the same, the spring g', secured to the drum or wheel of
the casing, and the locking screw gl, all substantially as described.
Sixty ninth. The combination of the block-moving drum or wheel G, for moving
the nail-receiving and delivery block, the casing 9, having the sleeve g¹³, and
recess g7, the bracket holder gs, and the spring gs, surrounding said sleeve or post g¹³,
and secured to the casing and to the drum or wheel, all substantially as described.
Seventieth. The nail-receiving and delivery block F, having the nail-receiving
holes f, and the ratchet teeth f, all substantially described.
Seventy first. The nail-receiving and delivery block F, having the holes h, and
the block h³, having a stud or pin adapted to enter said hole to secure said block h³
to the nail-receiving and delivery block, and provided with the adjustment thereon,
all substantially as described.
Seventy second. The nail-receiving and delivery block F, having a recess in its
under surface and a sliding hole-covering plate adapted to be moved in said recess,
all substantially as and for the purpose described.
Seventy third. The combination of the nail receiving and delivery block F,
having the shoulders or flanges f³, and cam plates f*, substantially as described.
Seventy fourth. The combination of the block f, having the perforations or
holes o, enlarged at their lower ends to receive the upper ends of the tubes o¹, with
said tubes, and the plate o³, having the holes o, enlarged at their upper ends to
receive the ends of the tubes, all substantially as described.
Seventy fifth. A nail distributor, having a series of passages or tubes for
receiving and distributing nails, with a protecting jacket or casing surrounding
them in whole or in part, all substantially as described..
Seventy sixth. The nail-distributor, comprising the perforated block f*, the
distributing tubes o¹, perforated plate o³, and one or more plates connecting the
.block f and plate o³, said plate or plates having the shoulder or shoulders of and
a projection extending laterally at its lower edge beyond the plate o³, all
substantially as and for the purposes described.
Seventy seventh. The combination of the travelling nail-receiving and delivering
block F, with the block f³, the cross-plate be, and the bracket 23, having the surface z³,
all substantially as described.
Seventy eighth. In a nailing machine, the combination of a last or work
support, two templets adapted to be brought successively into operative position, a
nail-carrier and transferrer for each templet, adapted to be brought automatically
into operative position, and two gangs of nail driving devices adapted to be
brought successively into operative position and operated; substantially as
described.
Seventy ninth. In a heel-nailing machine, the combination of a last or work
support, one templet having one set or arrangement of holes, a second templet
having an arrangement of holes different from that of the first templet, the
templets being adapted to be moved alternately into and out of the same operative
position, all substantially as described.
Eightieth. The combination in a nailing machine of a last or work support, two
templets, a cam and connecting devices for automatically moving them successively
into and out of the same operative position, and two gangs or groups of nailing
devices, the first adapted to be used with the first templet, and the second with
-the other templet, all substantially as described.
Eighty first. In a nailing machine, the combination of a last or work support,
two templets, a cam and connecting devices for moving them successively into the
same operative position, a nail-carrier for each templet, and devices for auto-
matically moving them successively into the same operative position and nail-
driving devices, all substantially as described.
Eighty second. The combination in a nailing machine of a last or work-support,
two templets adapted to be brought automatically into the same operative
position, two nail-carriers adapted to be moved automatically and successively into

page_text: operative position with the templets, the nail driving devices, the top-lift.spanker.
and heel breasting knives, all substantially as described.
Eighty third. The combination of the last or work-support, a revolving templet,
devices for carrying a heel blank attached to said templet, or to a plate supporting
the same, and means for moving the templet automatically into operative position
all substantially as described.
Eighty fourth. The combination of a plate c having ways upon which the nail-
carrier is reciprocated, devices for automatically turning the plate, and a cam and
connecting mechanism for reciprocating the nail-carrier upon said plate at
predetermined intervals, all substantially as described.
Eighty fifth. The combination in a nailing machine of the nailing devices, two
nail-carriers and a nail distributor for receiving nails and distributing them in two
separate gangs or groups for delivery to the nail carriers, all substantially as
described.
Eighty sixth. The combination in a nailing machine of the nail-driving devices
with a nail distributor having two sets of tubes or passages e, e³, one set adapted
to deliver a gang or set of nails of one arrangement and the other set to deliver a
gang or group of another arrangement, all substantially as described.
Eighty seventh. The combination in a nailing machine of the nail-driving
devices, and nail distributing devices, comprising a block intermittingly moved in
one direction to receive nails from a nail-making or sorting machine, a plate
having holes, and two sets or groups of tubes or passages, all substantially as and
for the purposes described..
Eighty eighth. In a nailing machine, a nail distributor comprising a perforated
nail receiving and delivery block, a plate, having holes corresponding with holes
in the nail receiving and delivery block, and the tubes or passages arranged in
two or more gangs for dividing or separating the nails received from the nail
receiving and delivery block into two or more separate gangs or groups, all sub-
stantially as described.
Eighty ninth. In a heel nailing machine, a reciprocating cross-head carrying a
revolving head supporting two gangs or groups of awls, two gangs or groups of
drivers, a spanker and a heel greasting device, substantially as described.
Ninetieth. In a nailing machine, the reciprocating cross-head, the revolving
head supported thereby, and having a gang or group of awls and a gang or group
of drivers of one arrangement, a second gang or group of awls and a second gang
or group of drivers of another arrangement, a spanker and a heel breasting knife,
or either, and means for automatically revolving said head to bring the various
operative devices carried thereby into successive operative position in the order
named, all substantially as described.
Ninety first. The combination in a nailing machine of the jack or work-support,
two templets, two nail-carriers, the reciprocating nail driving devices, the main
shaft of the machine, and intermediate mechanism connecting it with the two
templets, and with the two nail-carriers and with the nail-driving devices, sub-
stantially as described.
Ninety second. In a nailing machine, in combination with one or more lasts or
work-supports, the right and left sole templet E, E¹, adapted to be brought
'successively into operative position, substantially as described.
Ninety third. In a nailing machine, the employment of right and left sole
nailing templets, substantially as described.
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Ninety fourth. In a nailing machine, the right and left templets, and means
for moving them successively into and out of operative position, substantially as
described.
Ninety fifth. In a nailing machine, the combination of a right templet and a left
templet, with reciprocating left nail-driving devices, adapted to be used in successive
order, all substantially as described.

page_text: Ninety sixth. The combination in a nailing, machine of the right templet and
the left templet with the right nail carrier and left nail carrier all substantially as
described.
Ninety seventh. The combination in a nailing machine of two nail-carriers with
a nail distributor consisting of a block, having two lines of holes, two nail holders
and two groups of tubes or passages, one of which groups connects one line of
holes with one nail holder, and the other of which connects the other line of holes
with the other nail-holder, all substantially as described.
Ninety eighth. The combination in a nailing machine of the distributor, com-
prising a block, having two lines of holes and two sets of distributing tubes, with
nail receiving and delivery block, adapted to deliver nails first to one line of holes
and then to the other line of holes, all substantially as described.
Ninety ninth. In a nailing machine a nail distributor, comprising a block,
having the two lines of holes and two groups of passages or tubes, substantially
as described.
One hundredth. The combination of a block, having two lines of holes, a nail-
receiving, and delivery block, and devices for moving said block after it has
received its load of nails alternately in different or opposite directions, first to
a position to bring its holes in register with one set of holes, and next into register
with another set of holes, all substantially as described.
One hundred and first. The combination in a nailing machine of a right templet
and driving devices for driving nails therefrom, with a left templet and driving
devices for driving nails therefrom, all substantially as described.
One hundred and second. The combination in a nailing machine of a right
templet and nail-driving devices for driving nails therefrom, a left templet and
nail driving devices for driving nails therefrom, a right nail carrier and a left
nail-carrier, and means for moving the same into and out of operative position,
substantially as specified.
One hundred and third. The combination in a nailing machine of a right templet
and nail-driving devices used therewith, a right beating out form and devices for
operating it, with a left templet and left nail-driving devices, a left beating-out
form and devices for operating it, all substantially as and for the purposes
described.
One hundred and fourth. The combination of a plate having a line of holes
arranged therein, a nail-holding and delivery block, and devices for moving the
same longitudinally and transversely upon said plate as successive motions to
bring its holes in register with the holes in the plate, all substantially as
described.
One hundred and fifth. The combination of the templet plate having guides for
the nail carriers, the nail carrier plate, the collar, yoke and devices for reciprocating
the yoke at stated intervals, all substantially as described.
One hundred and sixth. The combination in a nailing machine of a jack for
supporting a right shoe, a jack for supporting a left shoe, adapted to be brought
successively into operative position with devices for nailing the sole of a right shoe,
and devices for nailing the sole of a left shoe, all substantially as described.
One hundred and seventh. In a nailing machine, a revolving head having two
gangs or groups of awls, two gangs or groups of drivers, and two pressure blocks,
all substantially as described.
One hundred and eighth. The combination of the templets, the nail holders, the
cam shaft and cams thereon for operating the templets and nail-holders, the nail
distributors, the nail receiving and delivery block, the cam shaft and cams thereon
for moving the nail-receiving and delivery block as specified, all substantially as
described.
One hundred and ninth. In a nailing machine, a right templet, a right beating
out form, a left templet and left beating-out form, and means for moving them
successively into operative position, all substantially as described.

page_text: One hundred and tenth. In a nailing machine, two nail-holders, one having its
nail-receiving and holding boles, arranged to deliver nails in the form and arrange-
ment for attaching a right sole to a right shoe, and the other having its nail
receiving and holding holes arranged for the delivery of nails in proper form for
the attachment of the left sole to a left shoe, all substantially as described.
One hundred and eleventh. In a nailing machine, two nail-carriers one of which
has its holes arranged for delivering nails in arrangement for attaching a right
sole to a right shoe, and the other having its holes arranged in proper form for the
delivery of nails used in attaching a left sole to a left shoe, substantially as
described.
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671L 1
1000
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant.