Improvements in Machines for Cutting Leather or other Material into Strips, Laces, and the like.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Sept., 1896-Accepted, 24th Oct., 1896
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machines for Cutting Leather or other Material
into Strips, Laces, and the like.
I, PHILIP GOLDSTEIN of 146 to 150 Summit Street, in the City of Newark,
County of Essex, and State of New Jersey, United States of America,
Manufacturer, 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 purpose of this invention is to provide a machine for the cutting of hides or
skins, or other material, into strips or laces, and especially shoe laces, which shall
be of a simple construction, and in which the skin or hide or other material, to be
cut, can be readily mounted and cut up into long and narrow strips or laces of an
uniform width, avoiding any undue waste and extra handling.
The present invention therefore consists in the novel arrangements and combina-
tion of parts to be hereinafter fully described and embodied in the claim, reference
being had to the accompanying drawings, in which :-
Figure 1 is a plan view of one form of machine for cutting laces or the like,
embodying the principles of the invention; Figure 2 is a side view of the same,
illustrating in connection therewith, an arrangement of pulley wheels and belts for
operating the machine; and Figure 3 is an end view of the machine.
Figure 4 is a detail view of part of the cutter and cutter-bar frame, with some
of the cutters and certain sleeves on the same represented in vertical section; and
Figure 5 is a cross section of the same, taken on line 5-5 in Figure 4.
Figures 6 and 7 are longitudinal vertical sections of the main portions of the
machine, illustrating the different steps of securing the skin or hide, or other material,
in a clamping mechanism connected with the travelling carriage or frame of the
machine.
Figure 8 is a longitudinal vertical section of the same parts of the machine, illus-
trated in said Figures 6 and 7, showing the manner of passing the skin or hide, or
other material to be cut, beneath the rotary cutters to form narrow strips or laces.
Figure 9 is a plan view of said clamping mechanism illustrated in Figures 6, 7
and 8, for clutching the one end of the material; and Figure 10 is an end view of the
same, looking in the direction of the arrow in Figure 9, and the operating lever
shown in said Figure 9, in this view being represented in cross section, said section
being taken on line 10 in said Figure 9.
Figure 11 is a vertical section of the said parts, on an enlarged scale, said section
being taken on line 11 in said Figure 9.
Figure 12 is a plan view of a holding frame to which the other end of the hide
or skin, or other material, is attached, for the purpose of holding the material taut
during the cutting operation and properly guiding it beneath the rotary cutters of
the machine.
Figure 13 is an end view of the said holding frame, looking in the direction of
arrow y in Figure 12.
Figure 14 is a vertical section, taken on line 14 in Figure 12, looking in the
direction of arrow z; and Figure 15 is a similar section, taken on line 15 in said
Figure 12.
Figure 16 is a vertical cross section of the machine, taken on line 16 in Figure 1,
illustrating the cutters, cutter-bar and frame, and a cutting table, all in front
elevation.

page_text: Figure 17 is a detail view of a pair of operating pulleys and automatic clutch,
operated by contact with the end of the travelling frame or carriage, moving in
ways or guides in the machine-frame, to cause the reverse movements of the several
parts of the machine, after the skin or hide, or other material, has been cut into
strips or laces.
Similar letters of reference have been employed in all of the above described
views, to indicate like parts.
The novel form and construction of machine is especially designed for the
cutting of skins or hides, at one operation, into narrow strips for shoe-laces, but it
will be evident, from the following description, that the distances between any two
consecutively arranged cutters may be increased, for cutting skins into straps, or
for cutting any other suitable material, such as cloth or paper into strips of any
desirable width.
By the novel arrangement and construction of the several parts of mechanism
comprising the machine herein shown and described, all laces or strips are perfectly
formed and are of uniform width, being made in considerably less time than can be
done by hand, and hence there is a great saving in the cost of manufacture of
shoe-laces made from leather.
In said above described views, A represents the complete cutting machine, which
consists, essentially, of two side frames a and a', provided with suitable supports or
legs a having perforated flanges a³ for fastening the said frame-pieces to stout
supports b of wood, or when said supports or legs a are made long enough, they
can be secured directly to the floor.
Said frame-pieces a and a' are connected by suitable tie-rods a', as will be seen
from Figures 1, 2 and 3, and Figures 6, 7 and 8 of the drawings.
On the upper portions of said frame-pieces are suitable bearings a and a",
secured in place by means of bolts a', and rotatively arranged in said bearings is a
cutter-shaft e, held in its operative position in said bearings by means of suitable
collars e and secured by means of pins and e' on opposite sides of the
bearings as and a, as will be more especially seen from an inspection of Figure 4;
but of course, it will be evident, that any other well known means for holding said
shaft in its operative positions in the bearings may be used.
The upper portion of each bearing a and a is slotted, as at a, see Figures 1,
3, 4 and 16, and secured in said slotted parts, by means of bolts d passing through
perforations in the several parts, is a frame or bar d. Said bar is provided with a
post d, which is screw-threaded at the top and fitted thereon is a tie-rod or truss
beam d³, the ends d' of which are secured by means of pins or bolts d to the frame
or bar d, substantially as shown. On said post d2 are two nuts d and d', one below
and the other above said beam or truss d³.
Secured on opposite sides of said bar or frame d, as will be seen from Figures 1,
2, 3, 4 and 5, by means of the bolts d are suitable plates d, each being provided
with a pair of perforated lugs or ears do in which are arranged on the pins d
small rollers d", substantially as shown in said Figures 4 and 5.
As will be noticed from an inspection of Figures 4 and 16, said shaft e may be
provided with any desirable number of cutters e having the sharp cutting edges e
which are arranged and secured on said shaft as shown in said figures, by means of
sleeve at the opposite ends of the cutters, the rollers e on said shaft being in
frictional engagement with said small rollers d, secured in position on the bar or
frame d, and the purpose of which is to maintain the rigidity of said shaft c during
the cutting operation of the machine.
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Between suitable nuts e on screw-threaded portions of said shaft c and said
rollers are the sleeves e, and between the cutters are suitable washers or collars e,
and when said nuts e are tightly secured against the ends of the sleeve e, then the
said cutters e will be in their secure positions on the shaft c and ready for use.
On one end of said shaft c is a pulley g operated by a belt g', which is made to
pass over a driving pulley 92, as shown.
Of course it will be understood, that the herein-above described manner of

page_text: securing the cutters e on the shaft c may be departed from, and any other well
known means of fastening may be employed; furthermore, the shaft c may be
operated in a different manner from that herein-above stated.
In the inner and opposite surface of the two frame-pieces a and a' are suitable
grooves a and a¹º, see more especially Figures 6, 7, 8 and 16, in which is movably
arranged a traveling frame or carriage F. This frame is light in structure and the
two sides and thereof are secured at one end by means of a cross bar f, to
which is attached a suitable hide or skin-clamping or holding mechanism, the con-
struction and purpose of which will be more fully described hereinafter. The
under sides said pieces f and f' are provided with teeth f, as shown.
As will be seen from the several figures of the drawing, said side frames a and a¹
are also provided with downwardly extending bearing-portions all and a', having
boles which form bearings, and in which is arranged a bolt or tie-rod h having a
head on one end and a nut h³ on the opposite end. Pivotally arranged on said
bolt or bar h is a flat cutting table which consists, essentially, of the main frame
having downwardly extending arms h' at its free ends. Said arins * are fastened
by means of bolts to certain parts or arms h°, which are pivotally arranged on
the bolt or bar h. Connected with the said parts h and with the frame ³ of the
cutting table are suitable rods, and secured to the ends of said rods is a
weight, extending across the width of the machine-fraine, and which is for the
purpose of causing the cutting table to assume its normally upright and operative
position directly underneath of the cutting edges of the cutters e, and holds said
table in a fixed or stationary position, while the machine is being operated.
Secured on the top of said table or frame ³, by means of screws h, or in any
other suitable manner, is a plate 10 having the cross saw-cuts or grooves h" in
its upper surface, directly opposite and comparatively close to the cutting edges of
the cutters e. The grooved portions of said plate ho may be made of any
desired lengths, and upon the shaft c may be arranged any number of cutters
corresponding to the number of saw-cuts or grooves in said plate 10, and said plate
can be quickly replaced by a second plate, according to whether the operator
desires to cut a narrow or a wide skin or hide into narrow strips or laces. Thus it
will be evident, that for narrow skins, a smaller number of cutters e and saw-cuts
are employed, and for a wide skin, a larger number of cutters and saw-cuts are
used, and there is no danger of cutting and wasting the irregular side-portions of
the skin, which are used for other purposes.
Pivotally connected with said parts on the bolt or bar h are a pair of arms h¹
having a connecting cross-bar or rod 13. A second pair of arms are secured
by means of bolts his to said bearing-portions a" and a¹, and said arms are connected
by a cross bar or rod 16.
As will be seen from the several figures of the drawing, said bearing-portions a
and a are provided with bearings in which is rotatively arranged a shaft i, to.
which are secured the pinions, which mesh with the teeth f on the under sides
of the frames-pieces and f¹ of the traveling frame or carriage F, as will be
clearly evident.
On the end of said shaft i is a suitable clutch-mechanism ; adapted to be made
to engage with a loose pulley on said shaft i, for the purposes herein-after stated,.
and is a fast pulley on said shaft. Connected with the clutch-mechanism j is the
forked end of a lever j pivotally attached to the main frame of the machine.
When the carriage F is to travel forwardly in the direction of the arrow ¹,
see Figure 1, then said lever j and its clutch-mechanism j are in the positions
indicated in said Figure 1 and also in Figure 17, having been forced into this
position by pressure of the hand of the operator on the hand-piece, and the
crossed belt k moving over the pulley k' on the main driving shaft will therefore
operate the shaft and pinions thereon, and in consequence will move the
carriage or frame F forwardly on its ways or guides in the machine-frame. As
soon as a projection f on the side-piece of said frame F comes in contact with a
chamfered edge on a finger or post on the lever j', the latter assumes the.

page_text: dotted position indicated in said Figure 17, and the clutch-mechanism j is
disengaged from its operative contact with the pulley on the shaft i and the
machine ceases its cutting operation.
In order to cause the return of the carriage F and to bring the other parts of
the machine into their operative positions, just prior to receiving a skin or hide, or
other material to be cut, the operator places his foot upon a lever l, and by
means of a chain or other suitable connection, as , he raises a weight on an
arm 13 from the position indicated in Figure 2 to the dotted position in said same
figure. This movement causes a belt-tightening device to tighten the loose
belt, which passes over a driving pulley, and in consequence operates the
pulley on the shaft i. This pulley being made to rotate in the opposite direction
from the loose pulley on said shaft i, the frame F now moves in the direction
of arrow 2, as indicated in Figures 1 and 6.
Previous to this operation of the machine, however, that is, before the operator
presses the foot lever 1, he pulls the rod 1 back against the rod h, see Figure 6,
and inserts the one end of the hide or skin, or other material to be cut, between
said bars or rods 13 and h, and then presses the foot lever in the manner herein-
above stated. This action causes the return of the travelling carriage F, and as
soon as the cross bar fin said carriage comes in contact with the pivotally
arranged cutting table or frame h³, the latter is forced from its previously tilted
position, illustrated in Figure 6 to that shown in Figure 7. At the same time,
the operator has removed his foot from the foot lever 1, which disengages the belt-
tightener from the belt 75 and said belt again slips over the surface of the
pulley, while the several parts of the machine remain in their inoperative
positions, illustrated in Figure 7.
The end of the hide, skin, or other material to be cut, is now placed between
two parallel bars m and m', one of which, as m, is fastened to the cross bar f' of
the frame F and is provided with needle-points m³, or other suitable holding means,
while the other bar m' is capable of a sliding movement on said bar f2 and is
provided with suitable holes m³ adapted to be brought directly over said needle-
points. When the hide or skin is placed between said parallel bars, the operator
reaches over the bar d and pulls a lever m pivotally attached to the rod m³, which
operates a system of toggle-levers m and also the lever m', being assisted by the
action of a stout spring me to bring the bar m' tightly against the bar m, with the
skin or hide securely fastened between said bars, by being impaled on the needle-
points m³. When the several parts of this clutching device are in their separated
positions to receive the end of a skin or hide, a rod m is employed having a hooked
end m10 which is engaged by a pin f on the bar f' to hold said parts in their
separated positions, but as soon as the lever m' is operated, then the sudden jerk
disengages the hooked end of said rod m³ from the pin f, and the bars m and m¹
can be tightly closed against each other.
The construction and operation of the several parts of the said clutching device
will be clearly understood from an inspection of Figures 9 and 11.
The operator next clamps the opposite end of the skin or hide between two
parallel bars n and n' of the clutching frame, illustrated in Figures 12, 13, 14
and 15.
Said device comprises therein, a bar n having needle-points n² and the bar n³,
which is secured, as at n', to said bar n'. Said bar n passes through an opening n³
in a cross piece or bar 6 and is secured, as at n', to a similar cross piece n. The
bars n and n are connected by end pieces and the bars n' and n are likewise
connected by the end pieces no. Pivotally secured to said bar n are two levers o,
each of which has a projecting arm o², and to each of said arms is pivotally attached
a link o, operatively connected with the bar no, as at o*.
Thus it will be evident, that when the levers o are thrown back, the lever-
connections connected therewith will cause the bars and n' to become separated.
When the end of the skin or hide has been placed between these bars, and the
levers o have been brought to the positious indicated in Figure 12, then the

page_text: needle-points n² are forced through the skin or hide and each poiut enters a
perforation n in said bar n².
The clamping frame illustrated in Figure 12 is independent of the main con-
struction of the machine, and generally rests upon a table or bench p, on which
the operator can quickly manipulate said frame, and secure the end of the hide or
skin, or other material to be cut, between the two holding bars of said frame.
When the hide or skin has been secured to this frame in the manner just
described, a pair of rings on a skin-stretching or holding device are arranged
Connected with
over the hooked ends s of certain plates s' secured to the bar n°.
each ring is a belt or strap which passes over a wheel or roller t in the frame-
work u, and weights 2 on the ends of said straps hold the same tight and the
skin or hide taut, during the cutting operation, as will be clearly evident from an
inspection of Figures 1 and 2. To produce additional friction upon the straps
and thereby help to hold the skin or hide very taut, a weighted rod t³ having a
jaw t, which is pivotally arranged on a pin t¹ in each roller-frame t³, exerts great
pressure upon the surface of the strap and thereby adds in helping to maintain the
skins or hides taut during the cutting operation.
The operator now works the lever to throw the clutch-mechanism j into its
operative engagement with the loose pulley on the shaft i, having of course,
previously started the cutter-shaft. Immediately the carriage or frame F moves
forwardly, taking the end w¹ of the hide beneath the cutters e, see Figure 6,
while at the same time, the weight brings the table 3 to its upright position,
with the saw-cuts " directly underneath the rapidly revolving cutters, and the
skin or hide will be cut into long and narrow strips or laces, as will be clearly
evident. During the cutting operation, the clutching frame, illustrated in
Figure 12, is gradually drawn towards the revolving cutters, until the end 2 on
the bar n is brought directly against the edge of the cutting table h³. This.
operation causes the separation of the two bars or rods n and n', and while said
clamping device falls down upon the table or bench p, the skin or hide w is finally
passed under the cutters and comes out from the opposite side of the machine, as
a heading w attached to the holding device on the bar f' of the traveling carriage
or frame F with the laces or strips w2 dangling from said heading.
At the same time, the stop or projection f on the frame F has caused the clutch-
mechanism to disengage the pulley 2, and the operations of the several parts of
the machine stop, when the carriage F can again be returned to its initial position
by operating the foot lever l, in the manner herein-above described.
In Figures 1, 2 and 3, is illustrated a device for keeping the narrow strips to of
the hide or skin taut, after being cut by the cutters, and exerting a direct down-
ward pressure upon the cut parts of the skin, to perfectly draw the uncut portion of
the skin against the sharp edges of the cutters. In this manner, any distortion of the
skin or hide, or other material to be cut, is avoided and all the strips or laces formed
will be of a uniform width.
Said device consists, essentially, of a suitable frame v, having the side pieces v
and a bottom piece v2 which is provided with a series of perforations or holes in each
of which is loosely arranged a rod v3 provided with a head or nut to prevent it from
dropping out of said bottom piece 2. Said rods terminate in comparatively long
rectangular weights o, which bear upon the strips or cut portions w³ of the skin
or hide, to maintain the tautness of said cut portions and to cause an even pull of
Said frame and the
the skin or hide against the cutting edges of the cutters e.
weights connected therewith, in the manner just described, are suspended from a
chain or rope which passes over a pulley and has a hook v', or other similar
means, for fastening the same to a post on the frame work u, substantially as
illustrated in Figure 2.
When the parts of the machine are in their inoperative positions, then said chain
or connection is attached to said post vs, but as soon as the machine has been
started and the cutting operation has begun, then the hook v' is detached from said

page_text: post and each weight v is allowed to firmly bear against the upper surfaces of the
cut strips or portions of the hide or skin as they pass beneath said parts, for
the purposes herein-above set forth. To prevent the oscillation of the said weights v
during the operation of the several parts of the machine, said weights are movably
arranged in a suitable frame v secured in any desirable manner to the frame of the
machine.
From the above description, it will be seen, that a simply constructed and operative
machine for the purposes stated has been devised, and one, which is operative in all
respects, and is especially adapted to cutting hides or skins into long and narrow
strips for shoe-laces.
The saw-cuts on the cutting table, as well as the cutters, are removably arranged,
so that any desired number of these parts can be used for cutting hides or skins of
different widths, without wasting the irregular side-portions of the skin.
Of course it will be understood, that the precise arrangements and forms of the
several parts of mechanism herein shown are not essential to the present invention,
and they may be varied without departing from the scope of the invention; hence,
the same is not limited to the exact arrangements and combinations of the parts as
herein shown and described.
Having now particularly described and 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:
1. In a machine for cutting leather or other material into strips or laces, the
combination, of a machine-frame, a movable frame or carriage, cutters arranged on
a shaft in bearings in said frame of the machine, and a cutting table movably arranged
beneath said cutters, said table having cross-cuts in its upper surface, substantially
as set forth.
2. In a machine for cutting leather or other material into strips or laces, the
combination, of a machine-frame, cutters arranged on a shaft in bearings on said
frame, and a flat cutting table pivotally arranged in said frame, and having a weight
to normally force said table in its operative position beneath said cutters and hold
the same in a fixed and stationary position during the cutting operation, substantially
as set forth.
3. In a machine for cutting leather or other material into strips or laces, the
combination, of a machine-frame, cutters arranged on a shaft in bearings on said
frame, and a flat cutting table pivotally arranged in said frame, cross-cuts or
grooves in its upper surface, and a weight connected with said table to normally
force it in its operative position beneath said cutters and hold the same in a fixed
and stationary position during the cutting operation, substantially as set forth.
4. In a machine for cutting leather or other material into strips or laces, the
combination, of a machine-frame, cutters arranged on a shaft in bearings on said
frame, a rod h, arms he pivotally arranged on said rod, a flat cutting table secured to
said arms, and means for normally forcing said arms and the cutting table in an
operative position beneath said cutters and hold the same in a fixed and stationary
position during the cutting operation, as set forth.
5. In a machine for cutting leather or other material into strips or laces, the
combination, of a machine-frame, cutters arranged on a shaft in bearings on said
frame, a rod h, arms he pivotally arranged on said rod, a flat cutting table secured to
said arms, and a weight connected with said arms, for normally forcing said arms and
the cutting table in an operative position beneath said cutters and hold the same
in a fixed and stationary position during the cutting operation, substantially as set
forth.
6. In a machine for cutting leather or other material into strips or laces, the
combination, of a machine-frame, cutters arranged on a shaft in bearings on said
frame, a rod h, arms he pivotally arranged on said rod, a flat cutting table secured to
said arms, cross cuts in the upper surface of said table, and means for normally

page_text: forcing said arms and the table in an operative position beneath the cutters and hold
the same in a fixed and stationary position during the cutting operation, substantially
as set forth.
7. In a machine for cutting leather or other material into strips or laces, the
combination, of a machine-frame, cutters arranged on a shaft in bearings on said
frame, a rod h, arms A pivotally arranged on said rod, a flat cutting table secured to
said arms, cross-cuts in the upper surface of said table, and a weight connected with
said arms, for normally forcing said arms and the table in an operative position
beneath said cutters and hold the same in a fixed and stationary position during the
cutting operation, substantially as set forth.
8. In a machine for cutting leather or other material into strips or laces, the
combination, of a machine-frame, a horizontally moving carriage, cutters arranged
on a shaft in bearings on said machine, and a cutting table pivotally arranged in said
machine-frame, having a weight to normally force said table in its operative position
beneath the cutters, substantially as set forth.
9. In a machine for cutting leather or other material into strips or laces, the
combination, of a machine-frame, a horizontally moving carriage, cutters arranged
on a shaft in bearings on said machine, and a cutting table pivotally arranged in said
machine-frame, cross-cuts in its upper surface, and a weight connected with said
table to normally force it in its operative position beneath said cutters, substantially
as set forth.
10. In a machine for cutting leather or other material into strips or laces, the
combination, of a machine-frame, a horizontally moving carriage, cutters arranged
in bearings on said machine, a rod h, arms he pivotally arranged on said rod, a
cutting table secured to said arms, and means for normally forcing said arms and
the cutting table in an operative position beneath said cutters, substantially as set
forth.
11. In a machine for cutting leather or other material into strips or laces, the
combination, of a machine-frame, a horizontally moving carriage, cutters arranged
in bearings en said machine, a rod h, arms he pivotally arranged on said rod, a
cutting table secured to said arms, and a weight connected with said arms, for
normally forcing said arms and the table in an operative position beneath said cutters,
substantially as set forth.
12. In a machine for cutting leather or other material into strips or laces, the
combination, of a machine-frame, a horizontally moving carriage, cutters arranged
in bearinge on said machine, a rod h, arms he pivotally arranged on said rod, a
cutting table secured to said arms, cross-cuts in the upper surface of said table, and
means for normally forcing said arms and table in an operative position beneath said
cutters, substantially as set forth.
13. In a machine for cutting leather or other material into strips or laces, the
combination, of a machine-frame, a horizontally moving carriage, cutters arranged
in bearings on said machine, a rod h, arms he pivotally arranged on said rod, a
cutting table secured to said arms, cross-cuts in the upper surface of said table, and
a weight connected with said arms, for normally forcing said arms and table in an
operative position beneath said cutters substantially as set forth.
14. In a machine for cutting leather or other material into strips or laces, the
combination, of a machine-frame, cutters arranged on a shaft in bearings on said
frame, a rod h, arms he pivotally arranged on said rod, a frame - on said
arms, a pivotally arranged frame h13 on said arms, and a cutting table, and
ineans for normally forcing said table in an operative position beneath said cutters
substantially as set forth.
15. In a machine for cutting leather or other material into strips or laces, the
combination, of a machine-frame, cutters arranged on a shaft in bearings on said
frame, a rod h, arms he pivotally arranged on said rod, a frame - on saiu
arms, a pivotally arranged frame h¹¹³ on said arms, a cutting table, and a
weight connected with said arms he, for normally forcing said arms and table in an
operative position beneath said cutters, substantially as set forth.

page_text: 16. In a machine for cutting leather or other material into strips or laces, the
combination, of a machine-frame, a horizontally moving carriage, cutters arranged
on a shaft in bearings on said machine, a rod h, arms he pivotally arranged on said
rod, a frame on said arms, a pivotally arranged frame h¹¹³ on said arms,
and a cutting table, and means for normally forcing said table or frame in an
operative position beneath said cutters, substantially as set forth.
17. In a machine for cutting leather or other material into strips or laces, the
combination, of a machine-frame, a horizontally moving carriage, cutters arranged
ou a shaft in bearings on said machine, a rod h, arms he pivotally arranged on said
rod, a frame on said arms, a pivotally arranged frame 12-h on said arms,
a cutting table, and a weight connected with said arms for normally forcing said
arms and the cutting table in an operative position beneath said cutters,
substantially as set forth.
18. In a machine for cutting leather or other material into strips or laces, the
combination, of a machine-frame, a horizontally moving carriage, means connected
therewith, for attaching the one end of the material to be cut to said carriage,
cutters arranged on a shaft in bearings in the frame of the machine, and a cutting
table pivotally arranged beneath said cutters and provided with means for normally
forcing said table in an operative position beneath said cutters, substantially as set
forth.
19. In a machine for cutting leather or other material into strips or laces, the
combination, of a machine-frame, a horizontally moving carriage, means connected
therewith, for attaching the one end of the material to be cut to said carriage,
consisting, essentially, of parallel bars m and m', one provided with needle-points
and the other with correspondingly arranged holes, and a system of levers for
operating said parallel bars, cutters arranged on a shaft in bearings on the frame
of the machine, and a cutting table pivotally arranged beneath said cutters and
provided with means for normally forcing said table in an operative position
beneath said cutters, substantially as set forth.
20. In a machine for cutting leather or other material into strips or laces, the
combination, of a machine-frame, a shaft in bearings on said frame, cutters
removably arranged on said shaft, a flat cutting table pivotally connected with
said machine-frame, means for normally forcing said table into its operative
position beneath said cutters to hold the same in a fixed and stationary position
during the cutting operation, and a grooved plate detachably secured on said
cutting table, substantially as set forth.
21. In a machine for cutting leather or other material into strips or laces, the
combination, of a machine-frame, a shaft in bearings on said frame and having
cutters, a bar d secured to said bearings, rollers on said shaft, plates don
said bar provided with perforated ears or lugs, rollers d' between said ears adapted
to engage with said rollers e³, a flat cutting table beneath said cutters, and means
connected with said table for forcing it into its operative position beneath said
cutters and hold it in a fixed and stationary position during the cutting operation,
substantially as set forth.
22. In a machine for cutting leather or other material into strips or laces, the
combination, of a machine-frame, a shaft in bearings on said frame and having
cutters, a bar d secured to said bearings, rollers e on said shaft, plates d' on said
bar provided with perforated ears or lugs, rollers d between said ears adapted
to engage with said rollers es, and a flat cutting table pivotally arranged in said
machine-frame, having a weight to normally force said table in its operative
position beneath said cutters and hold the same in a fixed and stationary position
during the cutting operation, substantially as set forth.
23. A clutching frame, comprising therein, a pair of parallel bars n and n', one
having needle-points and the other correspondingly arranged holes, bars nº and n³,
and connecting bars nº, no and n³, a pair of levers o pivotally arranged on said
bar n, and links o connecting said levers with said bar no, substantially as set
forth.

page_text: 24. A clutching frame, comprising therein, a pair of parallel bars n and n', one
having needle-points and the other correspondingly arranged holes, bars nº and n³,
and connecting bars n', no and n³, a pair of levers o pivotally arranged on said
bar n, in combination, with a travelling carriage, cutting table, and cutters of a
machine for cutting leather or other material into strips or laces, and belts or
straps connected with said bars nº, passing over pulleys, and weights on the
ends of said straps, substantially as set forth.
25. A clutching frame, comprising therein, a pair of parallel bars n and n¹, one
having needle-points and the other correspondingly arranged holes, bars nº and n³,
and connecting bars n°, no and n³, a pair of levers o pivotally arranged on said
bar, and links o connecting said levers with said bar ne, in combination, with a
travelling carriage, cutting table, and cutters of a machine for cutting leather or
other material into strips or laces, belts or straps connected with said bars nº,
passing over pulleys, weights on the ends of said straps, and friction devices in
engagement with said straps, substantially as set forth.
26. In a machine for cutting leather or other material into strips or laces, the
combination, of a machine-frame, a carriage F movable horizontally in ways in
the frame of the machine, teeth on said carriage, pinions meshing with said teeth,
and means for operating the same, cutters arranged on a shaft in bearings on said
machine-frame, and a cutting table pivotally arranged in said frame, and having a
weight to normally force said table in its operative position beneath said cutters,
substantially as set forth.
27. In a machine for cutting leather or other material into strips or laces, the
combination, of a machine-frame, a carriage F movable horizontally in ways in
the frame of the machine, teeth on said carriage, a shaft i, pinions i meshing with
said teeth, a loose pulley on said shaft, and a clutch-mechanism for operatively
connecting said pulley with said shaft i, a shaft c in the machine-frame, cutters
thereon, and a cutting table pivotally arranged in said frame, baving a weight to
normally force said table in its operative position beneath said cutters, substantially
as set forth.
28. In combination with the cross bar of the carriage F and a finger f
thereon, a clutching device, comprising therein, a pair of parallel bars m and m',
means on said bars for clamping a piece of material there between, links m
connected with said bar m¹, a bar m³, a lever m' pivoted to said bar m³, a rod m®
provided with a hook-shaped end, and a spring m³, substantially as set forth.
29. In a machine for cutting skins or other material into strips or laces, the
combination, with a machine-frame, cutters arranged in bearings in said frame, a
reciprocally moving carriage, and a tension or spreading device operatively
arranged above the material secured in said carriage, comprising therein, a series
of vertically moving rods adapted to bear on the cut material, substantially as set
forth.
30. In a machine for cutting leather or other material into strips or laces, the
combination, with a main frame, cutters arranged on a shaft in bearings in said
frame, a reciprocally moving carriage, and a tension or spreading device,
consisting, essentially, of an open frame v-, having holes; rods in said holes,
and weights von said rods, adapted to be brought into contact with the cut
portions of the material, substantially as set forth.
.
PHILIP GOLDSTEIN.
Haseltine, Lake & Co.,
45 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.