AN IMPROVED MACHINE FOR ATTACHING HEELS TO BOOTS AND SHOES
Year: 1884

page_text: PROVISIONAL
DIECIFICATION
We TOM PEBERDY HENRY JAMES CHERRY and WILLIAM EARP of the firm of
* Peberdy Cherry & Co" of Farnham Works 45 Farnham Street, Leicester in the
county of Leicester, Manufacturers of boot and shoe tips do hereby declare the
nature of the said invention for AN IMPROVED MACHINE FOR ATTACHING HEELS
TO BOOTS AND SHOES" to be as follows:-
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This invention relates to an improved machine for attaching heels to boots and
shoes and the invention consists in constructing the stand for holding the boots
or shoes whilst being operated upon from one solid piece of metal whereby the
inconvenience of the parts of the stands as hitherto generally constructed working
loose from the pressure from the screw of the machine is obviated; and in an
arrangement of treadle levers in combination therewith whereby great power
is obtained with a small amount of exertion on the part of the operator.
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In carrying out our invention we construct the stand as described from one solid
piece of metal and hinge the same to the table of the machine so that it can be
moved into an inclined position by means of a spring. The upper part of the
stand is perforated with holes in which the nails are placed and is bored out to
receive a ram and plunger into which drivers are fastened for forcing the nails
through the stand into the heel the ram being kept in position by a collar screwed
into the casting; the stand is provided with a catch by which it is held down in a
vertical position upon the table of the machine; above the stand is a block which
can be raised or lowered by means of a hand wheel operating a screw working in
the frame of the machine the said block serving to hold the heel firmly on the boot
while it is being nailed thereto. To the foot of the machine is jointed a counter-
weighted treadle lever having a roller turning in a projection thereof which roller
bears against a lever jointed to the frame of the machine and serves to raise the
said lever which carries a rod or plunger for operating the ram in the hinged
stand.
The operation of the machine is as follows:-
Nails are placed in the holes in the stand and when the stand is in inclined
position the boot is placed thereon and the stand is pressed down into a vertical
position when the catch will hold it firmly in its place, the heel is then placed on

page_text: the boot and is firmly held thereon by the block being screwed down to it by the
hand-wheel and screw, the operator then places one foot on the end of the treadle
lever and the nails will be forced through the boot into the heel by the drivers
which are pressed up by the ram and plunger, the block is then raised and the
catch of the stand released when the stand will spring forward by the pressure of
the spring therein into a suitable and easy position for removing the boot thereby
saving considerable time.

page_text: COMILELE
DIMOITIATION,
We TOM PEBERDY, HENRY JAMES CHERRY and WILLIAM EARP of the firm of
Peberdy, Cherry & Co of Farnham Works, 45 Farnham Street, Leicester in the
county of Leicester, Manufacturers of Boot and Shoe tips do hereby declare the
nature of the said invention for AN IMPROVED MACHINE FOR ATTACHING HEELS
TO BOOTS AND SHOES" 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 machine for attaching heels to boots and
shoes and the invention consists in constructing the stand for holding the boots
or shoes whilst being operating upon from one solid piece of metal whereby the
inconvenience of the parts of the stands as hitherto generally constructed working
loose from the pressure from the screw of the machine is obviated; and in an
arrangement of treadle levers in combination therewith whereby great power is
obtained with a small amount of exertion on the part of the operator.
In order to enable our invention to be fully understood we will describe the
same by reference to the accompanying drawing in which figure 1, is a front'
elevation shewing the treadle in section and figure 2, is a side elevation partly
in section of a machine for attaching heels to boots and shoes constructed
according to our invention. Similar letters in both the figures represent similar
parts.
In carrying out our invention we construct the stand A, as described from one
solid piece of metal and hinge the same at a', to the table A¹, of the machine so that
the stand can be automatically moved into an inclined position by means of a
spring g, as shewn in figure 2. The upper part of the stand is perforated with
holes a, a, in which the nails are placed and is bored out to receive a ram F, and
plunger into which ram drivers e, e, are fastened for forcing the nails through the
stand into the heel, the ram F, being kept in position by a collar H, screwed into
the casting; the stand A, is provided with a catch B, by which it is held down in
a vertical position upon the table A, of the machine; above the stand is a
block C, which can be raised or lowered by means of a hand wheel b, operating a
screw c, working in the frame d, of the machine the said block C, serving to hold
the heel firmly on the boot while it is being nailed thereto. To the foot of the
machine is jointed at f, a counterweighted treadle-lever I, having a roller L, turning
in a projection K, thereof, which roller L, bears against a lever M, jointed at h, to
the frame d, of the machine and serves to raise the said lever M, which carries a
rod or plunger i, passing through the table A', of the machine for operating the
ram F, in the hinged stand A; j, is a spring serving to bring back the rod or
plunger i, and lever M, into their required position when the pressure of the foot
is removed from the treadle D.
The operation of the machine is as follows:-
Nails are placed in the holes a, a, in the stand A, and when the stand is in an
inclined position as shewn in figure 2, the boot is placed thereon and the stand A,
is pressed down into a vertical position when the catch B, will hold it firmly in its
place; the heel is then placed on the boot and is firmly held thereon by the block C,

page_text: being screwed down to it by operating the hand wheel b, and screw c, the operator
then presses one foot on the end D, of the treadle lever I, so as to depress the same
whereby the roller L, on the projection K, will be caused to move upwards, the
lever M, and rod or plunger i, which will force up the ram F, and drivers 6, 6,
and the nails will be forced through the boot into the heel by the drivers e, e;
pressure being removed from the treadle lever I, the ram F, drivers e, e, rod or
plunger i, and levers M and I, will return to their former position; the block C, is
then raised by operating the hand wheel b, and the catch B, of the stand A, is
released when the stand will spring forward into the position shewn in figure 2,
by the pressure of the spring g, therein, into a suitable and easy position for
removing the boot thereby saving considerable time.
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
(1). In a machine for attaching heels to boots and shoes, constructing the stand
for holding the boots or shoes whilst being operated upon from one solid piece of
metal substantially as hereinbefore described and represented in the accompanying
drawing.
(2). In a machine for attaching beels to boots and shoes a hinged stand for
holding the boots or shoes whilst being operated upon, such stand being provided
with a spring and a catch whereby on releasing the catch the stand will be auto-
matically moved into an inclined position substantially as and for the purposes
hereinbefore described and represented in the accompanying drawing.
(3). In a machine for attaching heels to boots and shoes the herein described
arrangement of treadle and levers operating substantially as and for the purposes
herein before described and represented in the accompanying drawing.
(4). The improved machine for attaching heels to boots and shoes as herein before
described and represented in the accompanying drawing.