Counter Stiffeners.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Sept., 1887
Specification Accepted, 28th Oct., 1887
Counter Stiffeners.
I, ANTOINE MOISE MORIN of 33 Rue du Pateau, Paris, in the Republic of
France, Boot and Shoe Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of my invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement :—
This invention consists in certain improvements in machinery for the manufacture
of counter stiffeners for boots and shoes and more especially in that shown in the
specification of Letters Patent No. 5543 of 27th March 1884.
The improvements relate partly to the stationary dies or moulds and in the shaping
of the counters and to the adjusting of said dies or moulds.
A further improvement consists in means for facilitating the entrance of the blanks
or stiffeners into said dies or moulds, and for preventing the stiffeners from returning
and reentering said dies or moulds after they have once passed the same.
The accompanying drawings illustrate a part of a machine provided with these
improvements.
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a machine or that part thereof which is essential in the
rolling or shaping of the counter stiffeners.
Fig. 2 is a vertical section thereof in line A B Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 a horizontal section of part thereof on line a b c d Fig. 1.
Fig. 4 plan view of the nut F.
Fig. 5 plan view of the nut G for regulating the pressure of the disc E against the
elastic ring N.
Fig. 6 plan view of the socket for receiving and guiding mould or die S.
Fig. 7 plan view of the ring N, the same being preferably of rubber or
caoutchouc.
Fig. 8 plan view of the lower end or face of the sleeve of the socket C against which
the nut G abuts.
Fig. 9 vertical section of the machine upon line C D Fig. 16, the die or mould and
parts connected therewith being removed.
Fig. 10 rear elevation of the machine, said mould and parts being also not shown
in this figure.

page_text: une die or mouid.
Fig. 12 vertical cross section on line khi of the die or mould (Fig. 15.)
Fig. 13 vertical cross section on line g h i of aforesaid die or mould (Fig. 15.)
Fig. 14 vertical cross section on line ef of die or mould Fig. 15.
Fig. 15 plan of said die or mould.
Fig. 16 plan view of the machine.
Fig. 17 stamped or cut blank to be made into counter stiffener.
Fig. 18 the same having chamfered or bevelled edges and grooved along the lower edge.
Figs. 19, 20 and 21 are respectively side elevation, section, and plan of the counter
stiffener as it issues from the inachine herein described.
Figs. 22, 23 elevation and plan of a counter stiffener after passage under the
spherical or spheroidal dresser described in the specification of Letters Patent
No. 5548 of 1884 before mentioned.
Figs. 24 and 25 elevation and plan of a finished counter stiffener.
The first part of this invention relates to the mould or die and consists in providing
the said die or mould with a lining of steel adapted to be removed and replaced-said
lining forming the working surface of the die or mould. Referring to Fig. 15 and
also to Figs. 2, 12, 13, 14 and 16, S is the die or mould preferably formed of cast metal,
the end being shaped in conformity with the shape of the dresser or worker R-over
the said die is secured the steel lining plate T by means of screws passing through
flanges of said lining plate and securing the same to the die or mould S as
illustrated.
In the drawings hereunto annexed, the said steel lining is shown only in connection
with a semi-cylindrical die or mould, but said lining may be used in or upon any
shape of die or mould used in the formation of counter stiffener in this or other
machines using such moulds.
The die shown in Fig. 15 being for use not only in rolling the counter stiffener a
cylindrical form, but also in forming thereon an inwardly directed flange at the lowerto
end of said stiffener-the die is provided at the entrance side with a laterally extended
recess U¹ for the reception and gradual erection of such flange, said recess having
preferably a floor as an inclined plane, capable of gradually bending upward the flange
of the stiffener introduced therein, as the same is driven forward by the operating
wheel R, until the said flange arrives at the termination of said recess where it is
completely bent to the required angle with the main part of the stiffener since at
such point great friction is exercised on the die or mould to the detriment of the
same, I arrange at the termination of the recess U¹ a pin V of steel, said pin being held
in a cavity formed for its reception in the wall of the mould-Such pin is capable of
being turned to bring a new surface against the stiffener when required. A set screw
shown in Figs. 13 and 15 enables the pin to be secured in the position given to it.
The advantages of such pin V and of the steel lining T aforesaid are that they wear
longer than a die or mould used without such pieces, and may when worn, he easily
removed and replaced by others without requiring the die or mould to be replaced, or
the machine to be taken apart.
To prevent the stiffeners that have passed the mould from re-entering the same the
finger U is secured by screws or otherwise to the mould or die said finger extending
to a radius substantially equal to that of the moulding surface, in a direction towards
the entrance of said mould but sufficiently above the entrance to enable a blank to be
easily inserted in the mould, such blank having been inserted and rolled to the form
described continues to move around with the roller R until it abuts against the
finger U by which it is thrown off. The finger U may be elastic to cause it to more
easily fulfil its function.
A further improvement relates to the adjustability of the die or mould. Heretofore
the only adjustment in a direction to or from the working roller or equivalent device R
has been permitted by the construction of the machine. In the present invention
means are arranged for enabling an adjustment to be effected in a plane perpendicular
to the line of adjustability aforesaid.

page_text: The construction preferable for this purpose is shown in Figs. 2 and 3.
A is the frame of the machine-D is a web or shelf on or of said frame. O is the
socket supported on or against said shelf D and having a tubular shank passing
through said shelf, said shank being screw threaded on its outer surface beyond said
shelf. F is a nut screwed upon said shank and securing the socket to the shelf by
being screwed down thereon. E is a disc in the socket (, said disc having a tubular
shank extending downward loosely in the aforesaid tubular shank of the socket C,
said disc shank extending beyond said socket shank and screw threaded about such
protruding part to receive the nut G screwed thereon. Between the disc E and the
Hoor of the socket C is the caoutchouc disc N of the shape indicated in Fig. 7. The
disc E is perforated axially with its tubular extension and such perforation is provided
with female screw thread. I is a spindle having a screw threaded portion engaging
in the female screw aforesaid in disc E the extremity of the spindle abutting on the
under surface of the die or mould S. The outer extremity of the spindle I passes
beyond the nut G and terminates in a hand wheel or equivalent device H, by which
it may be turned-Between said wheel H and the nut G is the spring L.
The end of the tubular shank of the socket C is provided with recesses K Fig. 8,
of preferably conical form, and in the nut G is a cavity for the reception of a pin J
having an extremity shaped in correspondence with the recesses K and adapted to
engage in said recesses, the pin J is protruded by the action of a spring thereunder
in the cavity. The nut G being turned upon the shank of the disc E to attain the
required tension on compression of the ring N the pin J engages in the recess K
thereunder and prevents turning of the nut G during the action of the machine.
The above mechanism sufficing to afford the aforesaid adjustability in a line to and
from the roller R or equivalent; the adjustability in a plane perpendicular thereto is
derived by the following means-The shank of the socket at the part where the
same passes through the shelf D, is rectangular in cross section, and the hole in the
shelf D is of corresponding shape, but somewhat larger than the shank of the socket.
Through the shank of the socket pass, parallel to two opposite faces thereof, from
one side to the other two screws o o, said screws engaging in female screws cut
through the material of the shank, in such a manner that the passage M is not
hindered or closed by the screws o. The length of the screws o is equal to the
breadth of the hole in the shelf D so that the heads of the screws bear against one
wall of the hole in the shelf while the feet bear against the opposite wall or face.
By therefore turning said screws the shank of the socket C is moved thereon in a
direction lengthways of the shelf, to enable the said socket to be moved also to the
rear or front of the shelf. The screw o¹ is inserted in the front face of the shank
and the head of the screw bears against the front wall of the hole in the shelf.
desired a similar screw may be inserted to bear on the rear face of the hole in the
shelf, but in the machine shown, such screw is not needed since no pressure in that
direction is produced in the working of the machine-To enable the screws to be
operated, perforations P are made in the walls of the shelf by which suitable tools
may be inserted for turning the screw, the heads of the screws being larger than such
perforations P. The front wall of the shelf D is preferably formed by a removable
plate Q as illustrated in Fig. 3.
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Figs. 2, 9 and 11 show the guide X for causing the blanks to enter the die or
mould. It consists of a table adjustable in inclination and supported on an elbow
above the entrance to the die or mould. Upon the table in an adjustable guide flange
adapted to be clamped in required position on the table-The gear for driving the
roller or equivalent R comprise sbaft Z, fast and loose pulleys ZZ, spur wheels Z'Y'
and shaft Y carrying said roller R substantially as shown in Fig. 9.
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 :-
In machinery for the manufacture of counter stiffeners for boots and shoes.
1. A mould or die having a detachable lining plate of steel substantially as set,
orth.

page_text: 2. In a mould or die having a nose or noses exposed to friction, a nose or noses
composed of a removable and revolvable steel pin adapted to be fixed.
3. The combination with a mould or die in which the blane or stiffener is rolled,
of a finger adapted to prevent the stiffener from reentering the mould or die
substantially as set forth.
4. The combination with a mould or die of a devico adapted to guide the blanc to
the mould or die.
5. The combination with a mould or die of a socket holding said mould or die,
adjustable in one direction in the socket, said socket being adjustable in a plane
perpendicular to the direction of adjustability of the mould or die in the socket.
6. The combination of a socket (having a shank, a mould or die adjustable in said
socket a ring N-a dise E adjustably supporting said mould or dic and having a
shank protruding beyond the aforesaid socket shank, with nut G having conically
pointed pin J adapted to engage in recesses K on the face of said socket shank
substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 20th day of September 1887.
A. M. MORIN.
By Herbert & Co.,
67, Strand, W.C.,
Agents to Applicant.