IMPROVED BOOT-HEEL ATTACHING BLOCK FOR THE BOOT-HEELING MACHINE
Year: 1884

page_text: CHARLES DICKINS N° 14 Washington Street, Dublin, Machinist do hereby
declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVED BOOT-HEEL ATTACHING BLOCK
FOR THE BOOT-HEELING MACHINE to be as follows:-
The improved Boot heel attaching block is made with a Magnet fixed in the
centre of the block, with which other magnets are connected running into the holes,
situate at equal distances around the centre, through which holes nails to attach
heels to Boots are driven, By this application of the Magnets, the nails are held
in such a position as to insure their going in the right direction when the pressure
of the machine is applied to force them into the Leather, thus supplying a want
long felt by the users of Bootheeling Machines & for this improvement I claim
a Patent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
I CHARLES DICKINS of No 14 Washington Street, Dublin, Machinist do hereby
declare, the nature of the said invention for an "IMPROVED BOOT HEEL ATTACHING
BLOCK FOR THE BOOT HEELING MACHINE" and in what manner the same is to bo
performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
This invention relates to an improved block for use in machines for attaching
heels to boots and shoes and the invention consists in the application to such
blocks of a magnet or magnets in such a manner that by the attraction of the said
magnet or magnets the nails or the like for attaching the heels shall automatically
assume and be held in such a position as to ensure their being driven in the proper
direction into the heels and prevent them from coming out at the sides thereof.

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In order to enable my invention to be fully understood I will describe the same
by reference to the accompanying drawing in which figure 1 represents a side
elevation and figure 2 a vertical section of a block for use in machines for attaching
heels to boots and shoes and constructed according to my invention; figure 3 is a
plan of the block and figure 4 is a horizontal section on line A B of figure 1.
Similar letters in all the figures represent similar parts.
a, is the block which is attached to the machine which communicates an up and
down motion thereto in the usual manner; the block a is provided with the
ordinary holes b, through which the nails c or the like are driven into the heel;
d, are the usual plungers or drivers fixed to the plate e secured to the machine, the
said plungers or drivers & working in the holes b as usual; in the centre of the
block a I fix in any suitable manner such as by means of a scrow formed thereon,
a stem or rod f, f, which is magnetized the lower end f, forming the guide for the
block a and working in the plate e carrying the plungers or drivers d; in the
block a, I provide a series of magnets g, arranged radially from the central
magnet f¹ so as to connect the same with the holes b.
By this construction the boot or shoe being placed on the block a and the nails c,
or the like for attaching a heel thereto being placed in the holes b, in the usual
manner the nails will be caused by the attraction of the magnets f¹ and g, to adhere
to the sides of the holes nearest the magnets whereby the points of the said nails
will be directed inwards as shewn in figure 2 and when pressure is applied by the
machine to the heel of the boot or shoe the plungers or drivers d will force the
nails into the leather, the nails will be driven from the inside of the boot or shoe
in a proper direction and will not come out at the sides of the heel.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
(1) In a block for use in machines for attaching heels to boots and shoes the
employment of a magnet or magnets for attracting the nails or the like so as to
ensure their being driven in a proper direction into the heels as hereinbefore
described.
(2) In a block for use in machines for attaching heels to boots and shoes the
combination of a central magnet with a series of magnets arranged radially round
the same and forming a magnetic connection between the holes in the block and
the said central magnet substantially as hereinbefore described and represented
in the accompanying drawing.
(3) The improved block for use in machines for attaching heels to boots and
shoes substantially as hereinbefore described and represented in the accompanying
drawing.
Dated the 23rd day of December 1881