An Improved "Table" for use in Sewing Machines for Boots and Shoes.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Nov., 1897-Accepted, 8th Jan., 1898
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved "Table" for use in Sewing Machines for Boots
and Shoes.
We, WILLIAM BARBOUR ARDILL, of 47 Gresham Street, London, E.C., Merchant,
and FREDERICK WILLIAM HAWLEY, of 68 Mansfield Street, Leicester, Mechanic,
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:-
This invention relates to an improved Table for use in Sewing Machines for Boots
and Shoes and it has for its objects to construct such table in a manner, that the
width of the strip of leather welting may be reduced, that the stitching shall always
be at the same distance from the edge of the said strip, and also to ensure a more
regular feed of the strip, so that less attention is required on the part of the
operator.
Hitherto in Tables for this purpose, the underside has been channelled to receive
the strip which was therefore liable to ride upon the sides or walls of the channel
and beside requiring a certain amount of care and attention did not ensure the
regularity of the stitches, thereby requiring as aforesaid that the width of the strip
should be in excess of the finished width, to compensate for the wandering of the
stitches.
Now according to this invention we form in the foot or extension at the outer end,
an inclined slot through which is passed the strip of welting which is led under the
foot aforesaid which is shaped in such a manner upon the underside that the strip
bears against a slight projecting wall, which holds the said strip against the thrust
of the needle. The usual slot is also provided in the foot for the needle to pass
through so as to pierce the strip.
In order that the invention may be the better understood we have appended
hereto drawings in which
Fig. 1 is a side view of the improved table.
Fig. 2 is a plan looking at the same from the top, and
Fig. 3 is a back view.
A. is the body which is shown slotted at B. and having a hole C. for the passage of
screws or the like for attachment to the machine. D. is the foot aforesaid which lies
approximately in the same plane as the vertical body A. and which is shaped as
shown having a perforation E. through which passes the strip F. indicated by dotted
lines in Fig. 1. G. is a slot passing through the foot to accommodate the needle.
On referring to Fig. 3, it will be seen that a portion of the foot is cut away leaving a
surface H. against which the strip will bear and which is intended to prevent the
strip being displaced by the movement of the needle when the same passes
therethrough.
The projecting lip I. prevents the leather from being cut and also tends to hold
the strip up to the needle.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is :-
The improved Table for use in Boot sewing machines having a slot formed therein
to allow of the passage of a strip of welting, substantially as herein described and
shewn by the accompanying drawings.