Improvements in Eyeleting Machines.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Mar., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 4th May, 1897-Accepted, 19th June, 1897
Improvements in Eyeleting Machines.
I, HENRY HARRIS LAKE, of the Firm of. Haseltine, Lake & Co., Patent
Agents, 45 Southampton Buildings, in the County of Middlesex, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The present invention relates to an eyeleting machine, of that class in which a
line or series of holes may be punched successively in the stock and an eyelet
properly set in each hole, the operation of the machine to thus set a line of eyelets.
being completely automatic after the stock is inserted and the machine is started.
The object of the invention is to simplify the construction of the machine whereby
greater rapidity of operation is attainable, while the machine is less liable to get
out of order and less expensive to build.
The operative parts of the machine embodying the invention comprise the pun h
and the cooperating eyelet sets, which parts are laterally stationary with relation
to the frame and to each other, and the means for feeding the eyelets to a position
to be operated upon by said eyelet sets; there being also an independent stock
feeding device arranged to cooperate with the other instrumentalities above named,
and timed to operate upon the stock just after the operation of the punch and
before that of the eyelet sets to move the stock which has been punched, to
a position in which the hole punched therein is adapted to receive the eyelet.
'The machine is provided also with connecting mechanism whereby the parts above
enumerated are adapted to operate continuously during the operation of the machine,
so that after the insertion of the stock and the starting of the machine, a plurality
of holes are punched and eyeleted automatically.
The various instrumentalities are so arranged in accordance with the invention
that it is practicable to make the frame of the machine in a single integral piece
wherein all the bearings and working surfaces may be formed by boring or planing
so that no expensive machine work is required, the arrangement further being
such that all the operative mechanism is driven by a single shaft mounted in
bearings in the said frame, the other movable parts being mounted on rods or guide
bars which may be easily secured to the frame or provided with bearings
therein.
The invention further relates to novel features of construction and arrangement
of the stock feeding device and the eyelet feeding device in conjunction with the
arrangement of the eyelet setting devices, means being provided for punching a
series of holes and inserting eyelets in a portion only of said holes without
interrupting the continuous operation of the machine.
The improved feeding device, which forms a feature of the invention consists of
a feed slide movable along a suitable work support or table and a cooperating feed
member or gripper movable to and from said feed slide to grip the stock, the said
gripper member being movable with the feed slide but adapted to be separated
therefrom during its movement in one direction so as to release the stock which
remains stationary during the operation of the other instrumentalities thereon, and

page_text: 18 then gripped by the feed and advanced prior to the next operation, the feed
taking place between the operation of the punch and that of the eyelet setting
devices, as herein before stated.
The gripper member is operated by the same devices which operate the movable
member of the eyelet setting device, so that the feed members are separated while
the eyelet is being set, means being provided for moving the said feed slide during
such operation to take a new grip upon the stock when the members again com
together.
In order that the stock may be positively held stationary during the rearward
movement of the feed members, a presser foot may be provided having actuating
means whereby it is pressed upon the surface of the stock to hold the same firmly
upon the table during such rearward movement. The feed slide is also provided
with an adjustable gauge for the stock which is movable therewith so that the
stock is properly positioned at each operation of the punch and eyelet setting
devices thereon.
The gripper member of the stock feeding device is preferably arranged to be
normally spring pressed towards the feed slide or cooperating feed member, the
said gripper member being as above described positively actuated in its movement
away from the said slide during what may be termed the rearward movement of
the feeding device.
At the time of inserting the stock to be operated upon, the feed slide is usually
in its rearward position with the feed members together, in which position the said
feed members remain stationary during the operation of the punch. In order to
insert the stock therefore, it is desirable, though not essential, to provide means
for separating the feed members, and this may be accomplished by means of
a supplemental lever provided with an actuating device under the control
of the attendant, which lever is adapted to engage and separate the said
members.
In certain classes of work it is necessary to punch a series of holes at a given
distance apart and set eyelets therein, and punch other holes at a different distance
apart without setting eyelets therein, as for example, in shoe uppers where a line of
holes are punched and eyeleted and additional holes differently spaced punched for
the reception of lacing studs.
In accordance with this invention means are provided for rendering the eyelet
setting devices temporarily inoperative to insert eyelets, and in conjunction
therewith means are also provided for varying the extent of feed movement of the
stock feeding device at the will of the attendant. This may be accomplished by
providing an actuating device under the control of the attendant, adapted to
withdraw from the path of the feed operating device a stop, which normally limits
the movement of said feeding device, and at the same time to disconnect the
movable member of the eyelet setting devices from its operating mechanism so that
while the punch still operates and the stock is fed forward there will be no
corresponding operation of the eyelet setting devices, while the space between the
holes punched will be different from that between the holes in which the eyelets are
inserted.
Means are also provided for preventing the insertion of eyelets in the previously
punched holes without correspondingly changing the feed spacing, this being
accomplished either by independently disconnecting the movable member of the
eyelet setting devices from its operating device as above described; or by a
novel construction and arrangement of the eyelet feeding or presenting device as
follows
The said eyelet feeding device consists preferably of a feed chute or raceway
having a reciprocating movement whereby in the operation of the machine, the
said raceway moves forward into the path of the eyelet setting devices to present
an eyelet thereto and then moves back out of the way to permit the complete
operation of said eyelet setting devices. To prevent the eyelets from being thus
presented, the said reciprocating chute may, in accordance with the present

page_text: invention, be provided with means for shifting its point of connection with its
actuating device, so that while the said actuating device follows out its usual cycle
of operations, the range of movement of the eyelet chute will be limited by thus
shifting its point of connection with its operating device so that it will not move
forward into the path of the eyelet setting devices, which therefore will not be
supplied with an eyelet.
To accomplish this end, the eyelet feed chute may be provided with a cam
movably secured thereto, while its actuating device is in engagement with said cam
so that by moving the cam the relation of the feed chute to its operating device
may be varied, or in other words, its point of connection there with shifted as
stated.
As an alternative means for preventing the eyelet from being presented to the
eyelet setting devices when the feed chute continues throughout its normal
movement at each operation, the end of the said feed chute may be provided with
a movable gate which is adapted to underlie the lowermost eyelet and to be engaged
by the spring finger or pick-off, usually employed to pick up the eyelet, so that the
movable member of the eyelet setting devices will be prevented from picking up
the eyelet and presenting it to the stock. The said gate is arranged to be under
the control of the operator so as to be opened or closed in accordance with the
intention of setting or not setting an eyelet.
Dated this 18th day of March 1807
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.
I, HENRY HARRIS LAKE, of the Firm of Haseltine, Lake & Co., Patent
Agents, 45 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 present invention relates to an eyeleting machine, of that class in which a
line or series of holes may be punched successively in the stock and an eyelet
properly set in each hole, the operation of the machine to thus set a line of eyelets
being completely automatic after the stock is inserted and the machine is started.
The object of the invention is to simplify the construction of the machine whereby
greater rapidity of operation is attainable, while the machine is less liable to get
out of order and less expensive to build.
The operative parts of the machine embodying the invention comprise the punch
and the cooperating eyelet sets, which parts are laterally stationary with relation
to the frame and to each other, and the means for feeding the eyelets to a position
to be operated upon by said eyelet sets; there being also an independent stock
feeding device arranged to cooperate with the other instrumentalities above named,
and timed to operate upon the stock just after the operation of the punch and
before that of the eyelet sets to move the stock which has been punched to
a position in which the hole punched therein is adapted to receive the eyelet.
The machine is provided also with connecting mechanism whereby the parts
above enumerated are adapted to operate continuously during the operation of the
machine, so that after the insertion of the stock and the starting of the machine,
a plurality of holes are punched and eyeleted automatically.
The various instrumentalities are so arranged in accordance with the invention
that it is practicable to make the frame of the machine in a single integral piece

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wherein all the bearings and working surfaces may be formed by boring or planing
so that no expensive machine work is required, the arrangement further being such
that all the operative mechanism is driven by a single shaft mounted in bearings in
the said frame, the other movable parts being mounted on rods or guide bars which
may be easily secured to the frame or provided with bearings therein..
The invention further relates to novel features of construction and arrangement
of the stock feeding device and the eyelet feeding devices, means being provided
for punching a series of holes and inserting eyelets in a portion only of said holes
without interrupting the continuous operation of the machine; and to other
novel features of construction and arrangement, which will be fully described
hereinafter.
Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a machine embodying the invention;
Fig. 2 a sectional detail on line a 2 of Fig. 3 showing a device for varying the
throw of the feed and for disconnecting the lower set from its actuating lever;
Fig. 3 a side elevation looking towards the left of Fig. 1;
Fig. 4 a sectional detail showing a device for preventing the lower set from
taking an eyelet during its upward movement;
Fig. 5 a sectional elevation looking towards the right of Fig. 1, the section
being taken on the line 5 of Fig. 1, the main portion of the machine being shown
in elevation;
Fig. 6 a horizontal section taken through the upper portion of the frame and
showing the main operative parts of the machine in plan;
Figs. 7 & 8 details showing modifications;
Fig. 9 a sectional elevation of the side of the machine which is shown in Fig. 3,
showing certain modifications ;
Fig. 10 a section on line 10 of Fig. 9, looking towards the left; and
Figs. 11 and 12 details illustrative of the construction shown in Fig. 9.
The machine embodying the invention is provided with a punch a, secured to a
lever a 2 pivoted at a 3 upon the side of a standard A 2 of the frame A and
adapted to be moved to and from the surface of the work support b, which is shown
as mounted on a bracket 62 secured as by cap screws 63 to a projection A 3 of the
frame, by means of a cam roll a 4 secured to a disk B2 eccentrically mounted on
the main driving shaft B.
Adjacent to the punch a are the setting devices, the upper set c being shown as
consisting of an anvil supported in the overhanging projection A 4 of the frame A,
which is adapted to cooperate with the lower set d shown as capable of reciprocatory
movement and operated by the lever d 2, Fig. 9, and au eccentric strap d 3 so as to
have a reciprocating movement to and from the said upper set, the said eccentric
strap cooperating with the eccentric disk B2. The said lower set d is shown as
mounted on a plunger movable in a guide-way formed in the projection A 3 of the
frame, said plunger being connected to the lever d 2 (or to a supplemental lever d 4,
as will be hereinafter described, and as shown in Fig. 3) by a link.
To present the eyelets to the lower set as it moves upward, a chute or raceway e,
adapted to receive eyelets from the hopper e 2 is shown as mounted on guide
supports e 3 suitably secured to the frame, the said raceway being longitudinally
movable along said guide supports, such movement being provided for by a
pitman e 4 secured to a wrist-pin e 5 upon the disk B2. The said supports are
shown as consisting of rods secured in lugs A 30 from the side of the frame, as
by set screws A 31, the eyelet-chute thus being readily removable from the frame.
In conjunction with the instrumentalities above named, the machine is provided,
in accordance with the present invention, with an independent stock-feeding device
cooperating with said instrumentalities and adapted to move the stock from the
punch to the setting devices. While it is obvious that any suitable feeding device
may be used, one of novel construction is berein shown, which comprises a lower
member or slide fand au upper member or gripper jaw g, both being longitudinally
movable with relation to the work support b, the said slide f being mounted in a

page_text: guideway 64, and connected with a lever 12 having a pivotal support or stem / 3 in
a lug A 5 and adapted to be turned on said pivot by means of a cam f5 on a cam
wheel B 5 mounted on the shaft B.
The construction and operation of the feed actuating lever f2 is best shown in
Fig. 6, the end of said lever being provided with a cam roll f20 adapted to be
engaged by the cam surface f5 as the shaft B rotates, whereby the said lever is
moved to the position shown in Fig. 6, such movement producing a corresponding
movement of the feed slide, which in conjunction with the gripper jaw g, carries the
stock along the work support b until the hole which has been made therein by the
punch lies directly over the lower set in proper position to be operated up.n
thereby.
It will be seen from the foregoing description that all the parts thus far named
are operated by the rotation of the shaft B which is provided with a pulley B 3
and a hand wheel B 4 and arranged to first operate the punch to make the necessary
hole in the stock and then to produce an upward movement of the lower set d and
a forward movement of the raceway e, so that the spring supported finger d 40 of
the lower set passing upward into the mouth of the raceway picks up an eyelet
therefrom, the said raceway moving back out of the way of the main portion d of
the lower set, so that the latter rises with the eyelet supported on the said
finger d 40 which inserts the same into the hole made in the stock (which has
meanwhile been moved or fed to the proper position) and by its further upward
movement squeezes the said eyelet against the upper set c to upset and secure the
same in the stock.
In order to prevent the possibility of the lever 2 overthrowing, that is to say.
moving beyond the surface f6 with which it engages after it has passed the cam
surface f5, it is provided with a stop f 7 cooperating with a similar stop f8 secured
to the frame A, the said stops preferably consisting as shown of cap screws
respectively connected to the lever f2 and to the said frame and adjustable with
relation thereto, so that the position thereof may be changed to take up wear and
properly limit the movement of the lever in response to the cam wheel B5.
The movement of the lever f2 on its pivot produces the proper feed movement
of the stock which is held against the slide / and movable therewith by means of
the gripper member g as will be hereinafter described, and at the end of such feed
movement it is obviously necessary to restore the feed device to its initial position
preparatory to making another feed movement after the stock has been operated
upon by the punch.
The return movement of the lever f2 and feed slide fis provided for by means
of the spring 9, such movement being limited by a step h which normally stands
in the position shown in Fig. 6 and is engaged by a stop projection f 10 adjustably
secured to the lever f2 being herein shown as threaded therein and provided with
a lock nut
12.
In order that the feed mechanism may properly operate upon the stock to carry
it forward a predetermined distance determined by the throw of the lever f2 and
then leave the stock in the position to which it has been advanced during the
return movement of said lever, means are provided whereby the gripper member g is
normally spring pressed towards the surface of the stock supported upon the
slide in order that the stock may be gripped between the two members of the
feed device during the forward movement thereof, and the said gripper member g
is so arranged that it will be moved upward away from the surface of the stock
during the return movement of the feed slide so as not to engage the stock
during such return movement. For this purpose the gripper member g is secured
to a rod g
2 preferably by means of a set screw g 3 for the proper adjustment of
the same, and the said rod is mounted in a suitable guide connected with the feed
nember f, being herein shown as passing through an opening in a guide
extension 13 of said feed member and through a similar opening in a guide
bracket 14 secured thereto and consisting as shown in Fig. 1 of an upright
having an overhanging portion extending over the opening in said extension f 13,

page_text: the guide openings for the rod 92 thus being in line with each other and affording
a proper guide-support therefor.
To
press the gripper member normally towards the surface of the stock, a
spring 4 is provided, herein shown as bearing at one. end against the collar g 5,
secured by a set screw 6 to the said rod, and at the other end against the under
side of the lever f2 which as indicated in dotted lines Fig. 6. is slotted to receive
the said rod. To separate the gripper member g from the feed slide f, the
said red is adapted to be engaged by a plunger g7 shown in Fig. 3 as secured to
the end d 20 of the lever d2 which normally operates the lower set; and as shown
herein, the said plunger g7 which is mounted in a guideway in the projection A.3
of the frame A is provided with a projection g70 extending through a slot A 30
and adapted to be engaged by a roller or trolley 920 mounted on a spindle
extending across between the two portions of a forked end g 21 of the said
rod g 2.
As shown in Fig. 9, in which the lever d 2 is directly connected with the lower
eyelet set, the said stem is adapted to be operated upon by means of a
projection d 200 or other portion of said lever d 2 which is adapted to engage the
end of the said stem g 7 to lift the same and separate the jaws during the upward
movement of the lower set.
It is desirable at times to insert the stock when the jaws are held together by.
their spring, without causing the same to be opened by producing the movement of
the other instrumentalities, and for this purpose a lever g 70 (Fig. 9) is shown as
adapted to engage with the said stem g7, the said lever g 70 having an arm g 71
adapted to be connected as indicated to a treadle or other suitable actuating device.
Thus by operating the said treadle, the feed jaws may be separated and the stock
placed in position in the machine without turning the main shaft thereof to
bring the parts into such position that the jaws will be opened by the lever c 2.
Since the feed takes place after the stock has been punched, and before the
operation of the lower set to insert and set the eyelet therein, it is obvious that
the return movement of the feed mechanism should take place as the lower set
operates, and the cam wheel B 5 is so arranged that the cam roll f 20 passes beyond
the end of the surface f6 to permit the return movement of the feed mechanism
just after the lower set has risen or begun to rise to complete the eyelet setting
operation.
As the lower set rises, it is obvious that the plunger 9 7 will also rise as above;
described thereby lifting the rod 9 2 and separating the gripper member g from the
slide, the return movement of the lever f2 then taking place while the roller
or trolley 9 20 travels along the projection g 70 until the initial position of the feed
mechanism is reached, at the end of which time the down movement of the
plunger 97 permits the gripper member g to approach the feed slide owing to
the stress of the spring g 4, so that the stock is gripped preparatory to the next
feed operation.
The connection between the lever f2 and the feed slide f may be made in any
suitable way, the said feed slide being herein shown as provided with a block or
swivel 15 mounted on a pivot 16 and engaged by the jaws 17 of said lever,.
the said block thus being free to turn and to slide longitudinally between said jaws
as is necessary since the movement of the feed slide is rectilinear while the end
of the lever 2 moves on the arc of a circle.
In order to hold the stock in position during the return movement of the feed
mechanism after the stock is released by the upward movement of the gripper-
member g, a presser foot i is shown as adapted to be moved downward upon the
surface of the stock as it lies upon the work support b just before the member g is
lifted as has been described.
The said presser foot i is herein shown as a plate or foot-piece secured to the end
of a plunger i 2 movable in a guideway formed in the projection A 4 of the frame,
and provided with projections i3 extending laterally through a slot in said
projection A 4 and adapted to be yieldingly pressed downward, as by a spring

page_text: arm 4 connected to a lever i 5 mounted on a projection i 6 from the side of the
frame. The said presser foot is normally held up by means of a spring i7 secure.l
at one end to the frame and at the opposite end to said lever i 5 and is adapted to
be positively moved downward towards the surface of the stock by means of a
lever arm i8 formed integral with the lever i 5 and having a cam-roll i 9 adapted
to be engaged by a cam projection i 10 on the surface of the cam wheel B 5.
In conjunction with the feeding device an adjustable gage for the stock is
provided, consisting of a block or projection & secured to the surface of the feed
slide by means of a nut 2 on a projection & 3 extending upward from the surface
of said feed slide through a slot k 4 in the said gage. The said gage determines
the position of the eyelet holes with relation to the edge of the stock which is
engaged thereby when the stock is placed upon the work support, and as the said
gage moves with the feed slide it is obviously impossible for the stock to change
its position during the feed movement from the punch to the eyelet setting
devices.
It may be desirable in some cases to provide an adjustable gage or spreader, such
n construction being shown in Fig. 8, in which the gage is mounted on an adjusting
lever 10 pivoted at 12 to the surface of the feed table b, so that by swinging
the said lever on the said pivot the gage k is moved towards or from the punch and
In order
setting devices to vary the position of the stock with relation thereto.
that the adjusting lever may be readily moved to vary the position of the gage,
and at the same time be retained in any of a number of predetermined positions,
the said lever is provided at its outer end with a latch k 13, adapted to cooperate
with a ratchet k 14, which may be, as shown, formed upon the edge of the work
support b, and the said latch is preferably held in engagement with the teeth of the
ratchet by means of a spring k 15 as shown in Fig. 8.
The latch is pivoted in lugs secured to the lever and provided with an operating
handle so that the attendant can move the said handle to withdraw the latch from
the ratchet surface k 14, and also to swing the lever k 10 upon its fulcrum
pivot k 12.
As shown the ratchet teeth are so arranged that in order to move the gage away
from its normal position it is necessary to manipulate the latch, while said
manipulation is not necessary in order to restore the said gage. The ratcheting of
the teeth is obviously not essential, it being obvious that any form of retarding
device to prevent the movement of the lever in response to the pressure of the
stock against the gage might be substituted for the ratchet teeth shown. An
adjustable stop k 16 is provided, as shown, to determine the normal position of the
lever k 10.
The punch a is adjustable longitudinally and laterally, being shown as secured in
a socket a 5 by means of a set screw a 6, the said socket being movable in a
guideway a7 at the end of the lever arm a2 and adapted to be secured in any given
position by means of a nut a 8 on a bolt a 9 passing through an opening in said
guideway and a slot in the socket a 5.
The said punch cooperates with an anvil piece a 10 secured to the work
support band extending upward therefrom through a slot 18 in the feed
member f, the said slot also permitting the upward movement of the lower set.
through a corresponding slot 65 (see Fig. 4) in the feed table b. The said
anvil a 10 is adjustably secured to the feed table bas by a screw a 12 so that when
the position of the punch is changed, the position of the anvil may be corre-
spondingly changed whereby the stock is properly supported during the punching
operation.
As has been stated, the forward movement of the feed slide f is limited by the
stops 7 and 8 and the rearward movement thereof by the stop h. In order,
therefore, to increase the length of the feed movement when it is desired to punch
the holes at a greater distance apart, the stop h is adapted to be moved out of the
path of the projection 10 from the lever f2, the said projection f 10 then.
coming into contact with a stop 2 herein shown as a rod or projection threaded

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The removable stop h consists of a plunger extending upward through a guide
opening in the lug A 6, as shown in Fig. 1, in which it is longitudinally movable, a
downward movement thereof obviously withdrawing the stop from the path of the
lever 2 and permitting the latter as it swings to be engaged by the stop 2. To
produce such downward movement of the said stop, it is connected as by a link h5
to a rocker 6 pivoted at 7 to the frame of the machine and connected at 8 with
a suitable treadle or operating device not herein shown, so that a down movement
of said trendle produces a corresponding down movement of the stop h.
The said rocker h6 is normally held up in the position shown in Fig. 1 by a
spring 9, the upward movement being limited by a stop 10 adapted to be
engaged by a stop projection 12, the said stop and projection being herein shown
as consisting respectively of a bolt threaded in the lug A 6 and a similar bolt
threaded in the projection from the rocket h 6.
When the feed movement of the stop is increased by removing the stop from
the path of the lever f2, as shown in dotted lines Fig. 2, it is obvious that the hole
punched in the stock will be moved beyond the sets which are stationary with
relation to the punch, it being desirable therefore to prevent the operation of the
lower set, the increased feed movement being intended for use only when the stock
is to be merely purched. For this purpose means are provided for disconnecting
the lower set frim its actuating lever d 2, and the plunger which operates the lower
set is shown as connected to a supplemental lever d4 pivoted coaxially with the
lever d2 and normally adapted to be operated thereby, means being provided,
however, for disconnecting said supplemental lever, so that an upward movement
thereof corresponding to the downward movement of the lever arm d 2 is prevented.
The said supplemental lever d4 is arranged to be moved downward by the lever d2
at each up movement thereof, so that when it is disconnected from said lever it will
be allowed to remain in its lowermost position with the lower set down.
As herein shown, the said lever d4 is provided with an overhanging extension d5
beyond the pivotal support thereof, said extension overhanging the top of the
lever d2 and being preferably provided with a bolt d6 adapted to bear against the
top of the lever d 2 to provide an adjustment for taking up wear; the up movement
of the said lever d 2 being transmitted through said projection d5 to the lever d4
and producing a corresponding down movement thereof.
To operate the lower set, that is to say to produce the proper upward movement
of the lever d 4, the said lever is normally connected with the lever d2 by means of
a latching projection d 7 secured in an opening in said lever d2 and extending over
a shoulder 8 in said lever d4 (see Fig. 2), the said stop being normally spring
pressed towards the lever d4 so as to overlie said shoulder and engage the same
during the down movement of the lever d2 and produce an upward movement of
the lever d 4.
To disconnect the said levers, a plunger d9 is provided, passing through a
suitable guideway in the frame and adapted to be moved into the position shown in
dotted lines Fig. 2, in which it overlies the projection d7, the said projection being
shown as having an inclined upper surface, so that when the plunger d 9 is moved
into the path of the latch'd 7, the latter will be engaged thereby during the upward
movement of the lever d 2 and forced outward against the stress of its spring d 70
so that during the next downward movement of the lever d 2 the latch d7 will pass
by the edge of the shoulder d8 and consequently will not engage the lever d4 to
produce the up movement thereof.
In order that the lower set may be rendered inoperative by the same act of the
attendant which shifts the feed mechanism, the plunger d9 is connected by a
link d 10 to an arm or extension 13 from the rocker 6 so that as the said rocker
is moved to the dotted line position shown in Fig. 2 the plunger d 9 is thrown into
engagement with the latch 7. The said arm h 13 is provided with an adjustable
atop 14 adapted to engage a portion of the frame and limit the down movement of

page_text: the rocker to prevent the plunger d 9 from moving sufficiently far to engage the top
of the lever d 2 instead of the latch projection.
It is desirable in some cases to punch one or more holes at the usual or normal
distance apart without, however, setting eyelets therein, and in order to accomplish
this it is necessary to prevent the operation of the eyelet mechanism without
shifting the feed. This may be accomplished by providing the feed lever f2 with
a supplemental engaging portion independent of the stop f10 arranged to engage
the movable stop h at the end of the normal feed movement of said lever when the
said stop is in its normal position, the said stop & being s arranged that it will not
be engaged by the stop 10 itself. If, therefore, the stationary stop h 2, which is
adjustable is arranged to engage the stop f10 at the end of the normal feed
movement of the lever, it is obvious that the said feed movement will be limited
whether the stop is withdrawn or not, while if it is desired to provide an increased
feed movement attendant upon a withdrawal of the stop it is necessary only to
adjust the stop 2. Such a construction is shown in Fig. 7 in which the stop / is
provided with a slot 100 through, which the stop f10 is adapted to pass into
engagement with the stationary stop 2; the said stop f10 however is provided
with a flange or collar f100 which is adapted at the end of the normal feed
movement of the lever f2 to engage the surface of the stop h.
If, therefore, it is desired to render the said stop h practically inoperative, that
is to say, to arrange for the normal feed movement of the lever whether the said
stop is withdrawn or not, the stationary stop h2 may be adjusted as shown in said
Fig. 7 so as to engage the end of the stop 10 at the end of the normal feed
movement, so that if the stop his withdrawn the feed movement will be the
same as when it is in its normal position. To provide for an increased feed
movement attendant upon the removal of the stop as herein before described, the
stationary stop h 2 may be adjusted so that the stop f10 will not engage the same
at the end of the normal feed movement, the said normal feed movement then being
determined by the engagement of the collar f100 with the stop when the said
stop is in its normal position, it being obvious, however, that when the said stop h
is withdrawn the movement of the lever f2 will continue until the stop f10
engages with the stop h2, the operation thus being the same as hereinbefore
described.
Another device for accomplishing the same purpose, that is to say, for preventing
the eyeleting of the holes without changing the feed, is herein shown and forms a
feature of the present invention, it being understood, however, that this device
would not usually, as a matter of practice, be applied to machines except in cases
where there is no need of providing for a variation in the feed, so that the feed
shifting and eyelet set disconnecting mechanism herein before, described could be
omitted, thus simplifying the construction and lessening the cost of the machine.
This feature of the invention consists of a device for preventing the lower set from
taking up an eyelet during its upward movement, the said lower set thus going
through its usual movement without setting an eyelet in the opening, such an
operation not being determined since the bole made by the punch is in this instance
between the sets so that they can come together without disfiguring the stock as
would be the case where the length of feed movement is varied.
For this purpose the eyelet chute e is provided with a slide or gage e6 (see
Fig. 4) longitudinally movable in a guideway formed in an extension of the
supporting frame for the chute or raceway, the said gate being adapted to move
across the mouth of the chute so as to engage the yielding finger d 40 of the lower
set as the said set moves upward, and prevent the same from entering the mouth of
the raceway and picking up an eyelet therefrom.
As herein shown, the said gate e 6 is secured to an arm e 7 of a rocker pivoted
at e8, the said gate normally being held in a position to engage the yielding
finger d 40 by means of a spring e 9 secured at one end to the arm e 7 and at the
other end to the raceway supporting frame.
In order that the said gate may be withdrawn during the normal operation of
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page_text: the machine so as to permit the lower set to take the eyelet, the rocker arm e7 is
provided with an arm or projection e 10 adapted as the feed chute moves forward
over the lower set to be engaged by stop e 12 which is provided with a spring e 14
'whereby it is normally held in the position shown in Fig. 4 and adapted to engage
the arm e 10 and withdraw the gate e 6. If, however, it is desired to prevent the
eyeleting of the punched holes the stop e 12 may be withdrawn from the path of
'the arm e 10, the said stop being shown as provided with a stem e 15 adapted to be
'connected with a treadle or similar device for this purpose, so that as the eyelet
chute moves forward the gate e 6 will not be withdrawn from its normal position
and will engage the yielding finger d 40 and prevent the same from entering the
mouth of the chute.
The same result may be accomplished as shown in Fig. 9 by varying the range
of movement of the chute e, and to this end means may be provided for shifting
the point of connection between the eyelet chute and its operating device, this being
accomplished, as shown, by means of a cam e 80 rotatably secured to said chute as
by mounting it upon a projection or stem e81 from the chute e, the said cam being
in engagement with the chute-operating device, and shown as contained in a
yoke 40 connected with the pitman e 4 or any equivalent operating device, so that
as the said cam is turned upon the projection e 81 it will move the said projection
with relation to the said yoke.
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Referring to Figure 11, the cam e 80 is provided with front and rear cam
surfaces e 82 and e 83 engaging respectively with the inner surfaces of the cross
members e41 and e 42 of the yoke e 40, it being obvious therefore, that if the said
cam is rotated upon the projection e81 in the direction of the arrow 3 the
engagement of the surface e 82 with the yoke member e 41 will produce a movement
of the projection e 81 in the direction of the arrow 3 thus shifting the point of
connection between the chute and its operating mechanism, so that the forward
movement thereof will be limited as shown in Fig. 9, whereby the said chute is
prevented from presenting an eyelet to the finger d 40 during the upward movement
of the lower set d.
To produce such a movement of the cam and place the operation thereof under
control of the attendant, the said cam is shown as provided with au engaging
projection e 100 secured thereto and adapted to be engaged by a lever g 200 upon
a rock shaft or fulcrum spindle 9 201 and having an arm g 202 adapted to be
connected to a suitable treadle or other actuating device, not herein shown.
When, therefore, it is desired to prevent the insertion of the eyelets the attendant
operates the lever to move the arm g 700 into the position shown in Fig. 3, so that
as the pitman e 4 moves forward the cam e 80 will be turned upon the projection e 81
shitting the said projection with relation to its pitman, whereby the corresponding
forward movement of the chute is limited, the said chute being arrested in the
position shown in Fig. 3.
As herein shown, the movement of the cam is limited by means of a pin or
projection e 810 from the engaging projection e 81, the said pin co-operating with
shoulders e 800 formed in the hub or boss e 801 from the said cam, the operating
projection e 100 of the said cam being herein shown as secured upon the said
boss e 801 by means of a split collar e 802.
As herein shown, the cam e 80 is laterally confined in the yoke e 40 by means of
the said pin e 810 which bears against the side of the cam to prevent its outward
movement with relation to the yoke, and the projecting fange e400 which bears
against the side edges of the yoke (see Figs. 10 and 12) and prevents its inward
movement.
The lever arm g 700 is shown as close to the supporting frame of the machine,
and the arm e 100 is therefore provided with a projection e 101, shown in Fig. 10,
extending into the path of the said lever so as to be engaged thereby when the
arm g 700 is lifted into its operative position, as shown in Fig. 12.
To maintain the cam e 80 in its normal position when not engaged by the arm g 700,

page_text: the projection e 101 is shown as connected by a spring e 102 with a portion of the
frame, the said spring obviously having a tendency to maintain the cam in the
position shown in Fig. 1 in which the projection e 81 or point of connection between
the chute and its actuating device is at its extreme forward position.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my 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 :-
1. In an eyeleting machine, the combination with the punch, of the punch lever
having a stationary pivotal support on the frame, the laterally stationary co-operating
eyelet setting devices adjacent to said punch, means for feeding the eyelets to a
position to be operated upon by the said eyelet setting devices, an independent
stock feeding device for presenting the stock which has been operated upon by the
punch to a position in which it may be operated upon by the eyelet setting devices,
and connecting mechanism whereby said punch, eyelet setting devices, and stock
feeding device co-operate to produce a continuous automatic operation to punch a
series of holes and set eyelets therein, substantially as described.
2. In an eyeleting machine, the combination with the punch, of the punch lever
having a stationary pivotal support on the frame, a laterally stationary upper set
adjacent to said punch, a lower set movable to and from said upper set, a lever for
operating said lower set, an eccentric strap connected with said lever, an eccentric
disk co-operating with said eccentric strap and mounted on a driving shaft, a cam
projection on said disk co-operating with said punch lever to operate the same, and
a feeding device for presenting the eyelets to the said lower set, substantially as
described.
3. In an eyeleting machine, the combination with the punch, of the punch lever
for operating the same, the stationary upper set, the lower set movable to and from
the same, the reciprocating feed chute, the driving shaft provided with an eccentric
disk having a cam projection adapted to engage and operate the said punch lever,
a wrist pin on said disk, a pitman connected with said pin and with the said feed
chute for operating the same, an eccentric strap co-operating with said feed, and a
lever connected with said eccentric strap and with the lower set; whereby said
punch, lower set, and feed chute are all operated by the rotation of the said disk,
substantially as described.
4. In an eyeleting machine, the combination with the stationary upper set, of
the lower set, an operating lever therefor, an eccentric and eccentric strap adapted
to actuate said lever, a reciprocating eyelet chute, a pitman connected therewith,
and a wrist pin upon said eccentric connected with said pitman, substantially as
described.
5. In an eyeleting machine, the combination with the stationary upper set, of
the lower set, an operating lever therefor, an eccentric and eccentric strap
adapted to actuate said lever, a reciprocating eyelet chute, a pitman connected
therewith; a wrist pin upon said eccentric connected with said pitman, and
guide rods for said eyelet chute removably secured to the frame, substantially as
described.
6. In an eyeleting machine, the combination with the main driving shaft, of a
frame provided with bearings for the said shaft, a punch provided with an operating
lever pivotally secured to the said frame, a stationary upper set secured to said
frame, a reciprocating lower set adapted to co-operate therewith, a lever for
operating said lower set pivotally secured to said frame, a disk eccentrically
mounted on said driving shaft and provided with a cam projection and eccentric
strap for operating said levers respectively, a reciprocating feed chute for
presenting the eyelets to the lower set, guide supporting rods for the said feed
chute removably secured to said frame, and a pitman connected with said feed
chute, and with a wrist pin upon said disk, substantially as and for the purpose
described.

page_text: 7. In an eyeleting machine, the combination with the punch, and the eyelet
setting device, of a feeding device for moving the stock from said punch to said
eyelet setting device, and an adjustable gage to guide the stock during the feed
movement thereof, substantially as described.
8. The combination with the work support, of a gage for the stock, and an
adjusting lever therefor, a latch carried by said lever, and a ratchet adapted to be
engaged by said latch, substantially as described.
9. In an eyeleting machine, the combination of the laterally stationary punch
lever and means for operating the same, with the punch adjustably secured
thereto, the eyelet setting devices stationary with relation to the punch lever,
a feeding device for moving the stock from the punch to the setting devices,
and means for varying the extent of movement of the feed to correspond to
the adjustment of the punch with relation to its lever, substantially as
described.
10. In an eyeleting machine, the combination with the punch, a stationary
upper set and a reciprocating lower set adapted to co-operate with said upper set,
of a feeding device comprising reciprocating separable members, and means for
connecting one of said members to the device which operates the lower set
whereby said members are separated during the upward movement of said lower
set, substantially as described.
11. The combination with the punch, a stationary upper set, and the reciprocating
lower set adapted to co-operate with said upper set, of a work support, a feed
member comprising a slide longitudinally movable in a guideway in said work
support, means for reciprocating said feed member, a co-operating feed-member
normally spring pressed against the surface of said feed slide, a lever for
operating the lower set, and means for connecting said spring pressed feed member
with said lever, whereby said feed members are separated during the upward
movement of the lower set, substantially as described.
12. In an eyeleting machine, the combination with the punch, a stationary upper
set and a reciprocating lower set co-operating therewith; of a feeding device
consisting of separable members movable between said punch and the eyelet
setting devices, a rod or support connected with one of said members, an
actuating lever for the lower set, a plunger or reciprocating member connected
therewith and provided with a portion adapted to engage said support to separate
the members during the upward movement of the lower set, said support being
adapted to travel along the same during the movement of the feeding devices,
substantially as described.
13. In an eyeleting machine, the combination with the punch, the stationary
upper set and the lower set adapted to co-operate therewith; of a feeding device
comprising separable members and means for reciprocating said members to feed
the stock from the punch to the eyelet setting devices; means for separating said
members during the reverse movement thereof; and a presser foot and means for
operating said presser foot to hold the stock during the separation of the feed
members, substantially as described.
14. In an eyeleting machine, the combination with the work support, and a
punch and eyelet-setting devices, of a feeding device consisting of a sliding member
supported in a guideway in said work support and a gripping member adapted to
co-operate therewith; a lever connected with said slide, a cam-wheel having a cam
surface adapted to co-operate with said lever to produce a reciprocating movement
of said slide, a presser foot movable to and from the surface of said work support,
and a second cam-surface on said cam-wheel adapted to operate said presser foot,
substantially as described.
15. The combination with the work support, of a gage for determining the
position of the stock thereon, and means for moving said gage with the stock during
a feed movement thereof, substantially as described.
16. In an eyeleting machine, the combination with the work support; of a

page_text: feeding device comprising separable members and means for reciprocating said
members with relation to said work support and separating them during the
movement thereof in one direction but not in the other; and a gage for the stock
adjustably secured to one of said members and adapted to move therewith,
substantially as described.
17: In an eyeleting machine, the combination with the punch, of the eyelet sets
laterally stationary with relation thereto, an operating device for sail eyelet sets,
a feeding device comprising reciprocating separable members, and means for
connecting one of said members to the eyelet set operating device, whereby
said members are separated during the operation of said eyelet sets, substantially
as described.
18. In an eyeleting machine, the combination with the punch and the eyelet
setting devices, of a feeding device for the stock independent of said punch
and feeding devices, said feed device comprising separable feed members, a lever
connected with said feeding device, a cam adapted to move said lever in one
direction, means for moving said lever in the opposite direction, a stop adapted to
limit such movement and means for moving said stop out of the path of the
lever to permit a longer movement thereof, substantially as and for the purpose
described.
19. In an eyeleting machine, the combination with a stationary set, of a movable
set adapted to co-operate therewith, an actuating device for sail movable set, and
means for disconnecting said set from said actuating device, substantially as
described.
20. In an eyeleting machine, the combination with the reciprocating eyelet set,
of an actuating lever therefor, a connecting lever for transmitting the movement
of said actuating lever to said eyelet-set and means for disconnecting said connecting
lever from said actuating lever, substantially as described.
21. In an eyeleting machine, the combination with the punch and the eyelet
setting device, of an actuating device for said eyelet setting device, a feeding
device for the stock, a movable stop for limiting the movement of said feeding
device, means for moving said stop from its operative position and also
disconnecting the eyelet-setting device from its actuating device to prevent the
operation thereof, and a secondary stop adapted to limit the movement of
said feeding device when said movable stop is withdrawn, substantially as
described.
22. In an eyeleting machine, the combination with the punch, the stationary
upper set and the lower set adapted to co-operate therewith; of a lever normally
connected with an actuating device to produce a reciprocating movement of said
lower set, a feeding device for the stock consisting of separable feed members and
a lever for producing a reciprocating movement thereof, a stop for limiting the
movement of said lever, and means for removing said stop from the path of said
lever and disconnecting the actuating lever of the lower set from its operating
device, substantially as described.
23. In an eyeleting machine, the combination with the punch, the stationary
upper set and the lower set adapted to co-operate therewith, of a feeding device-
for moving the stock forward after it has been operated upon by the punch, a
stop for limiting the movement of said feeding device, a lever connected with
said lower set; and operating lever adapted to be actuated by the driving
mechanism, a latch carried by one of said levers and adapted to engage a shoulder
on the other, a tripping device for said latch, a rocker connected with said
tripping device and adapted to move it into the path of said latch, the said rocker
being also connected to the stop for limiting the feed movement, substantially as
described.
24. The combination with the punch, of the eyelet setting device comprising the
upper and lower set, means for producing a reciprocating movement of said lower
set, a device for presenting an eyelet to said lower set during the upward movement

page_text: thereof, and a slide or gate adapted to be interposed between said eyelet presenting
device and said lower set to prevent the lower set from engaging the eyelet thus
presented thereto, substantially as described.
25. In an eyeleting machine, the combination with the punch, of the eyelet
setting devices comprising the upper set and the reciprocating lower set, of an
eyelet feeding device 'comprising the reciprocating feed chute adapted to move into
the path of the lower set as the said lower set rises and present an eyelet thereto, a
slide or gate connected with said eyelet chute and normally lying across the mouth
or opening thereof into which the lower set is adapted to enter to pick up an eyelet,
a stop normally in a position to engage and remove said gate during the forward
movement of the said eyelet chute, and means for moving said stop to prevent the
operation thereof, substantially as described.
26. The combination with the eyelet chute d, of the gate e normally lying
across the mouth thereof, a rocker connected with said gate, a stop adapted
to engage said rocker during the forward movement of the eyelet chute, and
means for withdrawing said stop from the path of said rocker, substantially as
described.
27. In a eyeleting machine having a punch and eyelet setting devices, the
combination with an eyelet feed chute, of an operating device for producing a
reciprocating feed movement thereof, and means for shifting the point of connection
between said chute and said operating device to vary the range of movement of the
chute, substantially as described.
28. In an eyeleting machine, the combination with an eyelet feed chute, of a
cam movably secured thereto, a movable actuating device in engagement with said
cam and adapted by its movement in either direction to produce a corresponding
movement thereof, and means for moving said cam during such movement of the
operating device to shift the position of the eyelet chute with relation thereto,
substantially as described.
29. In an eyeleting machine, the combination with a reciprocating eyelet chute,
of a cam rotatably secured thereto, a pitman connected with the main shaft for
actuating said chute, a yoke connected with said pitman and containing the said
cam which is in engagement with opposite ends of said yoke, an arm or projection
from said cam, and a lever adapted to be moved into the path of said arm to
produce a rotation of the said cam during the movement of the pitman, and thereby
shift the point of connection between said pitman and said eyelet chute, substantially
.as described.
0. In an eyeleting machine, the combination with a reciprocating eyelet chute,
of a cam rotatably secured thereto, a pitman connected with the main shaft for
actuating said chute, a yoke connected with said pitman and containing the said
cam which is in engagement with opposite ends of said yoke, an arm or projection
from said cam, a lever adapted to be moved into the path of said arm to produce a
rotation of the said cam during the movement of the pitman and thereby shift the
point of connection between said pitman and said eyelet chute, and a stop pin for
limiting the movement of said cam with relation to said eyelet-chute, substantially
as described.
31. The combination with the eyelet chute d, of the projection do, the shifting
cam e rotatably mounted on said projection, the pitman d³ provided with the yoke
having engaging portions do and d" adapted to co-operate with said cam, the
projection connected with said cam, and the lever g adapted to co-operate with
said projection to produce a rotary movement of the said cam during the forward
movement of said yoke, substantially as described.
32. In an eyeleting machine, the combination of a punch and eyelet setting
devices, with a feeding device comprising separable feed jaws adapted during
their movement in one direction to engage and feed the stock from said punch
to said setting device, means for separating said jaws during the movement
thereof in the opposite direction, and a supplemental lever provided with an

page_text: actuating device under the control of the attendant adapted to engage and separate
the said jaws when the said feeding device is in any position, substantially as.
described.
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M1007
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.