Improvements in Machinery for Applying Re-inforcing Coverings to Insoles of Boots and Shoes.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 10th May, 1898-Accepted, 20th Aug.,
1898
Improvements in Machinery for Applying Re-inforcing Coverings to
Insoles of Boots and Shoes.
A communication from abroad by JOHN BENJAMIN HADAWAY, of 39, Wilmington
Street, Brockton, in the County of Plymouth and State of Massachusetts, one
of the United States of America, Engineer.
I, ALFRED GEORGE BROOKES, of 55, and 56, Chancery Lane, in the County of
London, Chartered Patent Agent, 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 boot and shoe machinery, and more particularly
to a machine for applying a reinforcing covering to insoles.
It is desirable in the manufacture of shoes, and more particularly welted shoes,
to employ an insole of thin flexible stock instead of the comparatively thick
stock which is now commonly used for insoles, both because the thinner stock
enables a more flexible shoe to be produced and because it is much cheaper than
the thicker stock; and by the use of insoles made of the thin stock a much more
flexible and better shoe can be produced for less money than by making the
insoles of the thicker and more expensive stock.
While it is desirable to employ thin stock for insoles, it has been found that
such insoles are not strong enough in themselves to withstand the great strain
which is put upon them by the stitches of the inseam, which unite the upper and
welt thereto, and therefore it has been proposed to reinforce insoles made of
comparatively cheap and thin leather, by a layer of canvas or other suitable
strong textile material, which is cemented to the underside of the insole, and if
such insoles have a lip formed integrally therewith, as they are usually formed,
the reinforcing material is indented over the lip, or formed with a bead or crimp
cemented to the sides of the lip, the free edge of the reinforcing material being
extended to the edge of the insole and cemented to the feather.
The insole thus formed of thin stock and reinforced as described, has been
received with much favor by shoe manufacturers generally, but, prior to the
present invention, they have been produced in limited quantities only, for the
reason that they have been produced by hand; there being no machine in
existence so far as I am at present advised, which is adapted to form the bead or
crimp in the reinforcing material and apply such material to the insole.
The object of the present invention therefore is to produce a machine, by which
a bead or crimp may be formed in the reinforcing material, and such material
applied to the insole.
A further object of the present invention is to combine with the mechanism
which forms the bead or crimp in the reinforcing material and applies it to the
insole, suitable trimming knives to trim or cut the reinforcing material to conform
the same to the contour of the edge of the insole.
To the above end, the present invention consists of mechanism arranged to form

page_text: a bead or crimp in the reinforcing material, and to apply such reinforcing
material to an insole.
The present invention further consists of bead forming mechanism arranged to
for a bead or crimp in the reinforcing material, and to apply such material to
insoles, and trimming mechanism arranged to trim the edge of the reinforcing
material to conform it to the edge of the insole.
The present invention further consists of the devices and combination of devices,
which will be hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claims.
One embodiment of the present invention is illustrated in the accompanying
drawings, and without in any manner limiting the present invention thereto, I
will now proceed to describe the construction and mode of operation of such
illustrated embodiment.
Figure 1 represents a side elevation of the upper part or head of a machine
embodying the invention, looking at the right hand side of such machine.
Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the machine, taken on the dotted line 2 of Fig. 4,
looking in the direction of the arrow.
Fig. 3 is a vertical section of the machine, taken on the dotted line 3 of Fig. 4;
looking in the direction of the arrow.
Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the machine.
Fig. 5 is a vertical section of the machine, taken on the dotted line 5 in Fig. 1,
looking in the direction of the arrow.
Fig. 6 is a section taken on dotted line 6 in Fig. 1, looking in the direction
of the arrow; showing details of construction.
Fig. 7 is a section taken upon the dotted line 7 in Fig. 4, looking in the
direction of the arrow.
Fig. 8 is a view taken on the dotted line 8 in Fig. 7, looking in the direction
of the arrow.
Fig. 9 is a section taken at the dotted line 9 in Fig. 3, looking in the direction
of the arrow.
Fig. 10 is a section taken upon the dotted line 10 in Fig. 3, looking in the
direction of the arrow.
Fig. 11 is a perspective view of the lower cutter.
Fig. 12 is a perspective view of the former or anvil.
Fig. 13 is a perspective view of the beading or crimping tool.
Fig. 14 is a perspective view of the upper cutter.
Fig. 15 is a perspective view of the presser tool.
Fig. 16 is a section taken upon line 16, Fig. 17, looking in the direction of
the arrow.
Fig. 17 is a front elevation of the cutters, and the anvil or former, and beader
or crimper.
Fig. 18 is a section taken at line 18 on Fig. 16, looking in the direction of
the arrow.
Fig. 19, a broken sectional diagram, showing the insole on the work support,
with the former or anvil and gage, and the presser tool operating on the rein-
forcing material in applying it to the insole.
Fig. 20, a similar view showing the insole on the work support with the
upper and lower cutters and the beader or crimper about to act on the reinforcing
material.
Fig. 21 is a similar view with the beader or crimper in the act of moulding
and pressing the reinforcing material upon an insole, having a lip.
Fig. 22, a partial section taken on dotted line 22 on Fig. 23, looking in the
direction of the arrow.
Fig. 23, a front elevation of the part shown in Fig. 22, with the lower cutter
removed.
Fig. 24, a broken sectional diagram, showing the insole in position on the work
support, with the presser tool operating when applying the reinforcing covering
to an unlipped insole.

page_text: Fig. 25 is a similar view showing the operation of the beader or crimper, when
applying the reinforcing covering to an unlipped insole, the bead moulding finger
of the former or anvil being shown in section.
Fig. 26 is a perspective diagrammatic view showing the relative positions of
the beader or crimper and the former or anvil and their operation upon the work,
shown in dotted lines.
Figs. 27 and 28 show fragmentary details of insoles, showing the manner of
applying the reinforcing material thereto.
Similar letters of reference will be employed to designate corresponding parts
throughout the several views of the drawings.
In the drawings A represents the head or frame of suitable size and shape to
support the working parts, and comprising side portions q and q' rising from a
base plate, which is supported upon a suitable base or standard B, the upper
portion only of which is shown in the drawings.
The sides and q are braced by a cross brace q², and at their upper ends are
provided with forwardly extending arms and, and rearwardly extending
arms and, the arms and carrying suitable bearings in which is mounted
the rotary shaft C, which shaft has at one end, a suitable fly or hand wheel C';
and at its opposite end a suitable driving pulley. C2, which is arranged to be driven
by a belt from any suitable source of power to impart a rotary motion to shaft C,
to thus operate the moving parts of the machine.
Fixedly secured upon shaft C between its bearings, by means of set screws s
is a cam drum X, which has cam grooves D¹ and Ds, formed in its opposite ends,
and also a peripheral cam groove D upon its circumferential face," (see Figs. 4
& 5) which with a cam groove D formed on the inner face of the pulley C², actuate
all the moving parts of the machine.
The machine of the drawings comprises a suitable work support which is pre-
ferably arranged as shown, to rotate and have a movement towards and from the
bead forming tools.
El represents the work support which consists of a circular plate having a
slightly rounded upper surface, and a cylindrical stem or shank on its under
side, which is supported to turn freely in a bearing formed in the forward end
of a frame E, whereby said work support is free to turn as the work is fed.
The frame E is bifurcated as shown, or provided with inwardly extending arms,
which are fulcrumed at to the inner faces of the sides 9 and q¹ of the
frame A.
In order to sustain the work support E¹ to hold the work against the action of
the insole reinforcing tools, there is provided a coiled spring t, which at one end
bears against the under side of the forward end of the frame E, and at its lower
end is supported by a head p2 of an adjustable threaded sleeve p', which is
mounted in a threaded hearing in a bracket or arm v which projects from the
front of the base plate of the frame A.
The sleeve pl is provided with a jam nut p³ which engages the threaded portion
of the sleeve beneath the arm, and by means of which it is secured in its
adjusted position therein.
Pivotally connected to the under side of the frame E is a rod p, which extends
through the spring t, and through the sleeve p¹ and at its lower end carries
a hook 6, to which is connected a rod or cord p7, which at its other end is
connected to a suitable foot treadle (not shown); whereby the operator may depress
the work support El against the tension of the spring when inserting or removing
the work.
The spring normally sustains the work support elevated and in order to
adjust the point to which the work support El may be moved by the spring t,
the rod p is preferably threaded at its lower end, and provided with an adjust-
able stop, shown as nuts p5, arranged to engage the head of the sleeve p¹, and
thus limit the upward movement of the work support El.
In forming the bead or crimp in the reinforcing material, said material is

page_text: temporarily connected to the under face of the insole at its central or medial
section, and by means of a suitable tool (which will be hereinafter called a
presser tool), the reinforcing material is pressed into the angle formed by the
inner face of the lip and surface of the insole, (where the insole has a lip), or
against the surface of the sole at the end of the former or anvil, (where the insole
has no lip), the former or anvil being projected beneath the free edge of the rein-
forcing material. The reinforcing material is then acted upon by the beading
or crimping tool, which presses it down over the lip of the insole, or over the
projecting finger of the former or anvil and lays the edge thereof on the
feather.
The former or anvil of the machine of the drawings is shown at I¹ and consists
of a plate or body portion k, with a forward extension ³, preferably tapered as
shown, and an upturned rounded bead moulding head which, in some cases may
have the laterally extending finger (see Fig. 12). Back of the head is
provided a notch or cut out portion 7, which permits the depression of the
upper cutter, to be described.
The former or anvil is preferably arranged to project over the edge of the work
support E in position to project beneath the edge of the reinforcing material upon
the insole, and it is preferably provided with a gage which is arranged to engage
the edge of the insole, and properly position the insole with reference to the
beader or crimper, although such gage may not be necessary when operating upon
a lipped insole, for the reason that the lip thereon will be received against the
end of the former or anvil beneath the bead moulding head 3. The former or
anvil is preferably arranged to have a lateral movement from side to side of the
machine, in order to assist in feeding the work, and for this purpose it is
mounted upon the forward end of a lever I, which lever is fulcrumed upon a
postfixed in a boss of the frame A, by a set screw or other suitable means, the
opposite end of the lever I carrying a cam roll n², which engages the cam path D³
of the cam drum X. The former or anvil is preferably secured to the lever I in
such manner that it may be longitudinally adjustable thereon, and for this purpose
it is provided with a slot k¹, through which passes a bolt by means of which it
is secured to the lever I. By providing a longitudinal adjustment of the anvil
or former I', it is adapted for operating upon insoles having feathers or projecting
edges of varying widths.
In order to strengthen and steady the lever I in its lateral oscillations and to
permit it to withstand the upward thrust of the work, it is provided with an
extension 3, which projects from the lower end of the sleeve 14 and engages a
guide slot formed in an arm 12 beneath the stand K, which is bolted to the top of
said arm (see Figs. 3, 22 and 23), by means of which the former or anvil I¹ is
enabled to withstand the upward thrust of the work against the lower side thereof,
as it is forced up by the work support.
The presser tool is shown at H2, and it consists of a downwardly and inwardly
bent finger, which is given a movement towards and from the work, (which is
on the work support), and also preferably has a lateral movement while clamping
the work against the outer end of the former or anvil, and simultaneously with
the lateral movement of said former or anvil for the purpose of imparting a step
by step feeding movement to the work.
To secure the above result in the machine of the drawings the presser tool H³
is adjustably secured by means of slots in its upper end and suitable set screws
(see Fig. 3), to a head H¹ on the outer end of an arm m³, formed on a pinch
collar m³, which by means of a suitable bolt engaging its split ends is clamped
to a sleeve m on a lever H, which is mounted to oscillate upon a shaft F which
shaft for a purpose to be hereinafter described, is mounted to have a slight longi-
tudinal sliding movement in suitable bearings carried by the forwardly extending
arms and 1 of the slides 9 and q¹ of the frame A. The sleeve m of the lever H
is prevented from moving along the shaft F by means of suitable collars w² and w³,
which are fixed on said shaft upon each side of the sleeve m by means of set

page_text: screws w¹ and w. The opposite end of the lever H is provided with a cam roll n³,
which engages the cam path D¹ in the side of the cam drum X, whereby a rotation
of the cam drum will, through the lever H, impart an up and down movement
to the presser tool H2 towards and from the work, causing the lower end thereof
to force the reinforcing material into the angle between the inner face of the
lip surface of the insole, or to press said material against the surface of the insole
adjacent to the end of the former or anvil, when covering an unlipped insole as
herein before explained. .
The pressure of the end of the presser tool H2 against the work acts to clamp
said work against the former or anvil, and while thus clamped, the former or
anvil is moved laterally and a simultaneous lateral movement is imparted to
the presser tool, whereby the work is fed step by step towards the beading or
crimping tool and the cutters.
Any suitable mechanism may be employed to impart the lateral movement to
the presser tool H2, such movement being secured in the machine of the drawings
by imparting a sliding movement to the shaft F in its bearings, which is accom-
plished by the following mechanism:
A bell crank lever G fulcrumed upon a stud o, has at the end of the forward arm,
a head G¹ in which is formed an inclined cam groove, which engages a roll mounted
on a stud, projecting from the shaft F through a slot in the bearing at the
forward end of the arm r, (see Fig. 7), and the rear arm of the lever G has a cam
roll n, which engages the cam path D in the inner face of the pulley C². Sufficient
space is left between the collar w² and the collar w and the adjacent faces of the
bearings which support the shaft F, so that as the lever G is rocked upon its
fulcrum, it will impart a short reciprocation to said shaft in its bearings, and
thus cause the presser tool H2 to have a movement from side to side, and such
movement as before stated, is timed to occur with the sidewise movement of the
anvil or former. After the work has been fed laterally by the presser tool and
the anvil or former, and before they return to engage the work for a new feeding
movement, the beader or crimper is pressed down upon the reinforcing material
and forms a bead or crimp therein either by pressing it over the lip of the insole,
or over the projecting bead moulding finger of the former or anvil, and lays the
free edge thereof upon the projecting feather of the insole. The beading of
crimping tool is shown at N, and comprises a shank h which has at its lower end
a yoke h¹, which is arranged to straddle the lip of the insole, or the laterally
extending finger k of the bead moulding head of the former or anvil, and press
the reinforcing material down over the same. Projecting rearwardly from the
beader or crimper N is a block or extension 15, (see Fig. 13) which acts to depress
or deflect the edge of the reinforcing material which is cut off and thus guide it
from the machine. The beader or crimper N is given vertical reciprocations
towards and from the work, and for this purpose it is secured by means of suitable
bolts to the front of the forward arm of the lever M, which is fulcrumed upon a
stud y, and at the end of its rear arm, carries a cam roll n³, which engages the
cam path D2 in the face of the cam drum X, whereby the rotation of the cam drum
will, by means of the lever M, impart an up and down movement to the beader or
crimper N.
The piece of reinforcing material P1 (see Figs. 26, 27 and 28) is approximately
the size and shape of the insole P, and it is necessary where said material is larger
than the insole to trim off the edge to correspond to the edge of the feather f²,
and this is preferably accomplished by the machine at the same time that the
reinforcing material is applied to the insole.
To secure the above suggested result, the machine is provided with a suitable
trimming mechanism, which in the drawings, is shown as a stationary cutter L,
and a movable cutter O, but which may consist of any other suitable and convenient
arrangement of cutters.
The cutter L consists of a plate having a shank i, and a narrow or tapered
forward portion 22, which terminates in a narrow end ³, having a shear face at

page_text: its extreme end as clearly shown in Fig. 11. The cutter L is slotted at ¹ to
receive the securing bolt which fastens it in position upon the upper surface of
the standard K (see Fig. 22).
The cutter is shown in Fig. 14, and consists of a plate g, having at its
lower end a shearing blade g², and said cutter is slotted at g¹, whereby said
cutter is secured by a bolt to the side of the front end of the lever M, adjacent
to the beading and crimping tool N (see Fig. 2).
The cutters L and 0 are so positioned that they will trim off the edge of the
reinforcing material close to the edge of the feather of the insole, a small section
of such material being cut at each downward movement of the beading and
crimping tool.
The operation of the machine in applying the reinforcing material to a lipped
insole is as follows:
The lipped surface of the insole is coated with a suitable cement, and the strip
of canvas or other reinforcing material is temporarily secured thereto by pressing
it to the cemented surface along the longitudinal medial line, the reinforcing
material extending from a line on the insole corresponding to the front line of
the heel of the shoe, and the edge of the reinforcing material being free and lying
above and over the lip.
The work support E¹ is now lowered against the tension of the spring t by
means of the foot treadle (not shown), and the insole, with its reinforcing covering,
is superimposed upon the upper surface of the work support with the feather
of the insole extending beneath the forward end of the anvil or former, and the
edge of the reinforcing material lying above the anvil or former. The work
support, is now elevated by the spring t, causing the edge of the feather of the
insole to contact with the gage and the lip of the insole to be received beneath
the bead moulding head of the anvil or former.
The rotation of the shaft C will now, by means of the cam path D¹ oscillate
the lever H to cause the presser tool H2 to be depressed and engage the reinforcing
material and force the same into the angle between the inner face of the lip and
the upper surface of the insole, at the same time clamping the insole by means
of its lip against the forward end of the anvil or former.
After the presser tool H2 has been depressed, the cam path D³ acting upon the
lever I will impart to the anvil or former, a lateral movement to the left or
towards the bead forming tool N, and simultaneously with the lateral movement
of the anvil or former, the shaft F will be moved laterally in the same direction by
means of the lever G, causing the presser tool H2 to move with the anvil or
former to feed the work towards the bead forming tool and the trimmers. After
the work has been thus fed, the lever M will be rocked by means of the cam
path D2, thus depressing the bead forming tool N, and causing its yoke shaped
forming end to engage the reinforcing material and press the same down over the
lip of the insole, adjacent to the bead moulding head of the anvil or former, and
by means of the rearwardly extending block 5 depress and deflect the cut off
edge of the reinforcing material as before described. As the beading and crimping
tool N is lowered, the cutter () is depressed, whereby its edge g², acting in
conjunction with the stationary cutter L, cuts or severs a small section of the
edge of the reinforcing material in line with the edge of the feather of the
insole.
While the. bead forming tool N is in contact with the work, the presser tool H²
is raised, and it, and the former or anvil moved back to the starting position,
preparatory to again engage the work for a new feed, and after the presser tool
is lowered to again engage the material, the bead forming tool N is raised, and the
operation is continued until the reinforcing material entirely around the sole
has been indented over the lip and trimmed off to the contour of the insole.
If it is desired that the reinforcing material be left elevated above the upper
surface of the lip, then the bead forming head of the anvil or former is provided
with the laterally extending finger, which projects beneath the reinforcing

page_text: tool N and prevents the reinforcing material from being forced in close contact
with the edge of the lip, but if it is desired that the reinforcing material be
forced closely against the upper edge of the lip, then the bead forming head ³
is formed without the projecting finger *.
In operating on an unlipped insole, the projecting finger k of the bead moulding
head performs an important function in that it forms a support over .which
the reinforcing material is bent or crimped in forming the securing lip in the
reinforcing material, as shown in Figs. 24 and 25 of the drawings.
As represented in Fig. 3 of the drawings it may be desirable in some instances
to provide the machine with a tool or device to act upon and smooth and press
the reinforcing material just prior to the beading or crimping thereof as herein-
before described. Such smoothing and pressing tool I will call an auxiliary
presser tool, and is shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings, it consists of an arm u
having at its lower end a bent finger u¹, said arm being pivotally supported at u²
upon the inner face of the presser tool H2 from which point it extends rearwardly
and downwardly towards the anvil or former I. To the upper end of the arm u
it attached a spring which at its free end bears against an adjusting screw u*,
whereby the relative position of the finger u¹ to the working end of the presser
tool H2 may be adjusted and the pressure of the finger u¹ upon the reinforcing
material increased or diminished.
"
In the operation of the machine as shown in Fig. 3 the finger is arranged
to engage the reinforcing material upon the upper surface of the former or anvil I¹
just prior to the forcing of the reinforcing material against the inner side of the
lip by the presser tool H2 and as said finger u¹ engages the reinforcing material
it will move inward and backward thus tending to smooth and press the rein-
forcing material across the anvil or former I' removing therefrom all slack which
would tend to cause a rumpled or creased appearance in the reinforcing material.
By the term "bead or crimp as employed in the preceding description and
following claims, I desire to be understood as referring to that portion of the
reinforcing material which covers the lip of the insole, and in connection with
such lip, receives the stitches of the inseam, or in forms of insoles which have no
lip as a part of the insoles proper, to the folded or doubled portion of the rein-
forcing material which forms a lip, which projects from the face of the insole at
substantially right angles thereto, and receives the stitches of the inseam, said
bead or crimp being located near the edge and approximating the contour of the
insole.
I have in the preceding specification referred to "bead forming" tools and to
the operation of forming a bead or crimp in the reinforcing material, and I
desire to be understood as meaning by such term and by the operation of such tools,
either tools which form a bead or crimp in the material as herein described,
during the application to the insole of such reinforcing material or to bead forming
tools which finally shape the reinforcing material and press it against the lip
of the sole after such material has been approximately conformed to the lip of
the insole by hand, and I desire to further state that I am not aware that prior
to my invention, it has ever been proposed to provide a machine which will
automatically form a bead or crimp in the reinforcing material and apply such
material to an insole, nor to provide a machine for automatically conforming.
such reinforcing material to the lip of an insole after such material has been
temporarily secured thereto, and approximately conformed to the lip of the insole.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
In the manufacture of boots and shoes.
1. In a machine for applying reinforcing material to insoles, the combination
with a work support, of a former or anvil to sustain the free edge portion of the
reinforcing material on the insole, a beader or crimper co-operating with said

page_text: former or anvil to bead or crimp the said reinforcing material, and means for
actuating said beader or crimper, substantially as described.
2. In a machine for applying reinforcing material to insoles, the combination with
a movable work support, of a former or anvil to sustain the free edge portion of the
reinforcing material on the insole, a beader or crimper co-operating with said
former or anvil to bead or crimp the reinforcing material, and means for
actuating said beader or crimper, substantially as described.
3. In a machine for applying reinforcing material to insoles, the combination
with a work support, of a reciprocating beader or crimper having a yoke shaped
head for beading or crimping the reinforcing material upon the insole, and means
for actuating said beader or crimper, substantially as described.
4. In a machine for applying reinforcing material to insoles, the combination
with a work support, of a former or anvil to sustain the free edge portion of the
reinforcing material on the insole, an oscillatory presser tool co-operating with
said former or anvil, a reciprocating beader or crimper co-operating with said
former or anvil to bead or crimp the reinforcing material, and means for actuating
the presser tool and beader or crimper, substantially as described.
5. In a machine for applying reinforcing material to insoles, the combination
with a work support, of a vibratory former or anvil to sustain the free edge
portion of the reinforcing material on the insole and feed the work, a reciprocating
beader or crimper co-operating with said former or anvil to bead or crimp the
said reinforcing material, and means for actuating said beader or crimper and
former or anvil, substantially as described.
6. In a machine for applying reinforcing material to insoles, the combination
with a work support, of a vibratory former or anvil to sustain the free edge portion
of the reinforcing material on the insole, an oscillatory vibrating presser tool
co-operating with said former or anvil to hold and feed the work, a reciprocating
beader or crimper co-operating with said former or anvil to bead or crimp the
said reinforcing material, and means for actuating the presser tool and beader
or crimper, substantially as described.
7. In a machine for applying reinforcing material to insoles, the combination
with a yielding work support, of a vibratory work gaging former or anvil to
sustain the free edge portion of the reinforcing material on the insole, an oscillatory
vibrating presser tool co-operating with said former or anvil to hold and feed
the work, a reciprocating beader or crimper co-operating with said former or
anvil to bead or crimp the said reinforcing material, and means for actuating the
presser tool and former or anvil alternately with the beader or crimper, sub-
stantially as described.
S. In a machine for applying reinforcing material to insoles, the combination
with a yielding work support, of a vibratory former or anvil to sustain the free
edge portion of the reinforcing material on the insole, a gage on said former or
anvil in position to bear against the edge of the insole, an oscillatory vibrating
presser tool co-operating with said former or anvil to hold and feed the work,
a reciprocating beader or crimper co-operating with said former or anvil to bead
or crimp the said reinforcing material, and means for actuating the presser tool
and former or anvil alternately with the beader or crimper, substantially as
described.
9. In a machine for applying reinforcing material to insoles, the combination
with a yielding work support, of a vibratory former or anvil to sustain the free
edge portion of the reinforcing material on the insole, a gage for guiding the work
on its support with relation to the bead formation on the work, an oscillatory
vibrating presser tool co-operating with said former or anvil to hold and feed
the work, a reciprocating beader or crimper co-operating with said former or
anvil to bead or crimp the said reinforcing material, and means for actuating
the presser tool and former or anvil alternately with the beader or crimper, sub-
stantially as described.
10. In a machine for applying reinforcing material to insoles, the combination

page_text: with a work support, of a reciprocating beader or crimper having a yoke shaped
head for beading or crimping the reinforcing material upon the insole, a cutter
for trimming off the surplus from the edge of said material, and means for
actuating said beader or crimper and cutter, substantially as described.
11. In a machine for applying reinforcing material to insoles, the combination
with a work support, of a vibratory former or anvil to sustain the free edge portion
of the reinforcing material on the insole, a gage for guiding the work on its support
with relation to the bead formation of the work, a lower cutter adjacent to said
former or anvil, an oscillatory vibrating presser tool, co-operating with said former
or anvil to hold and feed the work, a reciprocating beader or crimper co-operating
with said former or anvil to bead or crimp the said reinforcing material, an
upper cutter, and means for actuating the presser tool and former or anvil
alternately with the beader or crimper and upper cutter, substantially as described.
12. In a machine for applying reinforcing material to insoles, the combination
with a frame, of a work support, a rotary drive shaft carrying cams, a lever I ful-
crumed to oscillate horizontally and engaging at one end of said cams, a former or
anvil I supported on the opposite end of said lever to extend over said work
support, a lever H fulcrumed to oscillate vertically and engaging at one end
another of said cams, a presser tool H2 supported over said work support and
connected with the lever H to oscillate therewith, a lever M fulcrumed to oscillate
vertically and engaging at one end another of said cams, and a beader or
crimper N on the opposite end of said lever M adjacent to said former or anvil I',
substantially as described.
13. In a machine for applying reinforcing material to insoles, the combination with
the frame, of a work support, a rotary drive shaft carrying cams, a lever I fulcrumed
to oscillate horizontally and engaging at one end of said cams, a former or anvil I¹
supported on the opposite end of said lever to extend over said work support and
having a head ³, a lever H fulcrumed to oscillate vertically and engaging at
one end another of said cams, a presser tool H2 supported over said work support
and connected with said lever H to oscillate therewith, a lever M fulcrumed to
oscillate vertically and engaging at one end another of said cams, and a beader
or crimper N having a yoke shaped head h¹ and supported on the opposite end of
said lever M adjacent to said former or anvil I', substantially as described.
14. In a machine for applying reinforcing material to insoles, the combination
with the frame, of a work support, a rotary drive shaft carrying cams, a lever L
fulcrumed to vibrate horizontally and engaging at one end one of said cams, a
former or anvil. I supported on the opposite end of said lever to extend
over said work support, a cutter L adjacent to said former or anvil,
a lever H fulcrumed to oscillate vertically and engaging at
one end
another of said cams, a presser tool H2 supported over said work support and
connected with the lever H to oscillate therewith a lever M fulcrumied to oscillate
vertically and engaging at one end another of said cams, a beader or crimper Ni
on the opposite end of said lever M adjacent to said former or anvil I, and a
cutter O on the lever M, substantially as described.
15. In a machine for applying reinforcing material to insoles, the combination
with a frame A, of a work support E on a spring controlled frame E, a drive
shaft C carrying a pulley C2 having formed on one face a cam groove D, and
a cam drum having formed on its outer faces, respectively, the cam grooves DI
and D2 and a cam groove D³, a longitudinally reciprocating shaft F, a lever G
fulcrumed to engage at one end the cam D, and carrying at its opposite end a
cam G³ in engagement with a roll o' on the shaft F, a lever I fulcrumed to vibrate
horizontally and engaging at one end the cam D³, a former or anvil I¹ supported
on the opposite end of the lever I, a cutter L adjacent to said former or anvil,
a lever H fulcrumed to engage at one end the cam D¹ and carrying at its opposite
end a sleeve m surrounding the shaft F, a collar m² surrounding said sleeve,
and carrying a head H' supporting the presser tool H2, a lever M fulcrumed to
engage at one end the cam D2 and carrying at its opposite end the beader or
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page_text: crimper N, and a cutter O on said lever M, the whole being constructed and
arranged to operate substantially as described.
16. In a machine for applying reinforcing material to insoles, the combination
with a work support, of bead forming tools and mechanism to actuate said tools to
cause them to form a bead or crimp in said reinforcing material substantially as
described.
17. In a machine for applying reinforcing material to insoles, the combination
with a work support, of work feeding and bead forming tools, and actuating
mechanism therefor, adapted to feed the work and form a bead or crimp in the
reinforcing material, substantially as described.
18. In a machine for applying reinforcing material to insoles, the combination
with bead forming mechanism for forming the bead or crimp in the reinforcing
material, of edge trimming mechanism for trimming the edge of said reinforcing
material, substantially as described.
19. In a machine for applying reinforcing material to insoles, the combination
with a work support, of bead forming mechanism, acting to form a bead or crimp
in the reinforcing material, and to secure said reinforcing material to an insole,
substantially as described.
20. In a machine for applying reinforcing material to insoles, the combination
with a work support, of bead forming mechanism, operating automatically to form
a bead or crimp in the insole reinforcing material, substantially as described.
21. In a machine for applying reinforcing material to insoles, mechanism
operating automatically to form a bead or crimp in said reinforcing material,
and to secure said reinforcing material to an insole, substantially as described.
22. In a machine for applying reinforcing material to insoles, the combination
with a vibrating anvil or former arranged to project under the edge of the rein-
forcing material, of a presser tool and means to impart a simultaneous lateral
movement to the anvil or former and the presser tool, substantially as described.
23. In a machine for applying reinforcing material to insoles, the combination
with an anvil or former and a beading or crimping tool, of a presser tool, means
to move said tool towards and from the work, and means to laterally reciprocate
said tool in the direction of the feed of the work, substantially as described.
24. In a machine for applying reinforcing material to insoles, the combination
with a beading or crimping tool, of an anvil or former arranged to project beneath
the reinforcing material, and to engage and feed the work, and means to actuate
said anvil or former, substantially as described.
25. In a machine for applying reinforcing material to insoles, the combination
with a beading or crimping tool, of an anvil or former having a bead moulding
head and a shoulder to bear against the lip of the insole, substantially as described.
26. In a machine for applying reinforcing material to insoles, the combination
with a beading or crimping tool, of an anvil or former having a bead moulding
head projected therefrom, substantially as described.
27. In a machine for applying reinforcing material to insoles, the combination
with a beading or crimping tool, of an anvil or former having a bead moulding
head and a finger projecting laterally from said head, substantially as described.
28. In a machine for applying reinforcing material to insoles, the combination
with a work support, of an anvil or former, an oscillatory presser tool, and a spring
controlled auxiliary pressing and smoothing tool, co-operating with said anvil
or former, a reciprocating beading or crimping tool, also co-operating with said
anvil or former to bead or crimp the said reinforcing material, and means for
actuating the presser tool and beading and crimping tools, substantially as
described.
29. In a machine for applying reinforcing material to insoles, the combination
with a work support, of an anvil or former, an oscillatory presser tool having a
bent finger, and a spring controlled auxiliary pressing and smoothing tool pivotally
supported on said presser tool, said presser tool co-operating with said anvil or
former, a reciprocating beading or crimping tool also co-operating with said anvil

page_text: or former to bead or crimp the said reinforcing material, and means for actuating
the presser tool and beading or crimping tool, substantially as described.
30. In a machine for applying reinforcing material to insoles, the combination
with a work support, of a vibratory former or anvil, an oscillatory presser tool
comprising a bent finger, adjustably secured upon its oscillatory support and
carrying a set screw, an auxiliary pressing and smoothing tool, pivotally supported
on a head, carried by a set screw, in a slot in said presser tool and a spring, carried
by a set screw, said presser tool co-operating with said anvil or former, a recipro-
cating beading or crimping tool co-operating with said anvil or former to bead or
crimp the said reinforcing material, and means for actuating the presser tool, and
beading or crimping tools, substantially as described.
31. In a machine for applying reinforcing material to insoles, the combination
with bead forming mechanism arranged to form a bead or crimp in the reinforcing
material, of a presser tool, and an auxiliary pressing and smoothing tool to press
and smooth the reinforcing material to cause it to lie smoothly upon the insole,
substantially as described.
32. In a machine for applying reinforcing material to insole, the combination
with an anvil or former and the bead forming tool, of a presser tool and an auxiliary
pressing and smoothing tool, substantially as described.
33. In a machine for applying reinforcing material to insoles, the combination
with an anvil or former and the bead forming tool, of a presser tool and a yielding
auxiliary pressing and smoothing tool, substantially as described.
34. In a machine for applying reinforcing material to insoles, the combination
with a presser tool and an anvil or former, of a beading and crimping tool and an
auxiliary pressing and smoothing tool carried by the presser tool, substantially
as described.
35. In a machine for applying reinforcing material to insoles, the combination
with the bead forming tool, of a presser tool, and a pressing and smoothing tool
arranged to have a movement towards the work with the presser tool and a
movement across the work independent of said tool, substantially as described.
T
ated the 9th day of May 1998.
WM. BROOKES & SON,
55 and 56, Chancery Lane, London, Agents for the Applicant.
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