Improvements in Machines for Closing the Channels and Levelling the Bottoms of Boots and Shoes.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Nov., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 6th Aug. 1891-Accented
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VISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machines for Closing the Channels and Levelling
the Bottoms of Boots and Shoes.
FREDERICK CUTLAN Castle Hill Wellingborough Northamptonshire, Engineer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Mounted on one end of a shaft is a corrugated roller about an inch thick and
about two inches in diameter, recessed in the form of a V to receive the side of
bottom & edge of sole of the boot or shoc, so that the channelled portion of the
sole comes in contact or rests against one side of the corrugated (V) roller and the
edge of the sole against the other side of the corrugated (V) roller. When the
roller is set in motion, and the side of bottom & edge of the sole of the boot or
shoe are pressed into the V roller and the boot or shoe at the same time passed
along the feather is drawn towards the edge and the channel is properly
closed. At the other end of the shaft which carries the corrugated (V) roller
is a sliding bar terminating in a fork fixed in a transverse position or at right
angles to the shaft. The fork carries a slightly invert curved brass roller about
six inches long and two & a half inches in diameter-this roller is for the purpose
of rolling the bottom of the boot or shoe after the channel has been closed. The
sliding motion is imparted to the bar which carries the curved roller by an eccentric
fixed on the end of the shaft which carries the corrugated roller and this
eccentric is connected to the slide bar by means of a link--so that when the
corrugated roller shaft revolves the slide bar is carried forward & backward-
the distance being determined by the throw of the eccentric. The sliding bar is
also made to partially revolve to enable the curved roller to conform to the irregu-
arity of the bottom of the boot or shoe. The boot or shoe is fixed upon a radial
rm or stand which has a forward & backward motion, moving in the same direction
s the sliding bar;-the radial arm or stand being operated by hand & foot
evers. The foot lever raises the radial arın or stand and presses the bottom of the
oot or shoe against the curved roller, whilst the hand lever moves the arm
r stand (which carries the boot or shoe) forward & backward until the rolling is
omplete.
Dated this 5th day of N...
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machines for Closing the Channels and Levelling
the Bottoms of Boots and Shoes.
FREDERICK CUTLAN Castle Hill Wellingborough Northamptonshire Engineer
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 in conjunction with the drawings Nos. 1 & 2 (lettered):-
:-
Mounted on one end of a driving shaft A is a corrugated roller B about one inch
thick & about two inches in diameter-recessed in the form of a V to receive the
side & edge of the sole of the boot or shoe, so that the channelled portion of the
sole comes in contact or rests against one side of the corrugated V roller and the
edge of the sole against the other side of the corrugated V roller-so that when the
roller is in motion and the edge & side of the sole of the boot or shoe is pressed
into the V roller and the boot or shoe at the same time passed along, the feather is
drawn towards the edge and the channel is properly closed.
[Price 6d.]
At the other end of

page_text: the shaft which carries the corrugated V roller is a sliding bar C terminating in a
fork D fitted in a transverse position or at right angles with the shaft A. The
fork D carries a slightly curved brass roller E about six inches long and two & a
half inches in diameter:-the roller E is for the purpose of rolling or levelling
the bottom of the boot or shoe after the channel has been closed. The sliding
motion is imparted to the bar C-which carries the curved roller E-by an eccentric F
fixed on the end of the shaft A-and this eccentric F is connected to the slide
bar C by means of a link G. When the corrugated roller shaft A revolves the
slide bar C is carried forward & back-the distance being determined by the throw
of the eccentric F. The sliding bar C is also made to partially revolve to enable
the curved roller E to conform to the irregularity of the bottom of the boot or
shoe by passing bar C through slein H. Fixed to slein H is pin I which passes
through link G;-the slein His prevented from turning by the fillet & slot J.
The slein is held upon the shaft or slide bar C by the collar & pin K. Passing
through the bar C is a lever L-the hole in bar C is slotted sufficiently so that
lever L is not effected by the forward & backward movement-the space in the
bearing through which lever L passes being sufficiently large to allow the operator
to move lever L up or down in order to put an extra pressure on one side o the
other as may be found necessary whilst the bottom of the boot or shoe is being
rolled or levelled. The boot or shoe is fixed upon a radial arm or stand M which
is jointed to bed P by pin Q and has a forward & backward motion-moving in
the same direction as the sliding bar C. The radial arın or stand M being operated
upon by hand & foot levers. The foot lever N raises the radial arm or stand M
together with the bed P which is connected by rule joint to stand R and presses
the bottom of the boot or shoe against the curved roller E- whilst the hand lever O
which is jointed to bed P by pin S moves the arm or stand M. The hand
lever O is connected to the radial arm or stand M by a pin and slot which carries
the boot or shoe-forward & back until the rolling or levelling is complete.
Having now particularly described & ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed-I declare that what I
claim is
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1. The corrugated V roller B.
2. The partial revolving or oscillating of bar C.