Year: 1888

page_text: capable of adjustment to and from the sheaves E, adjustable guide rollers i i, situated
at or near the loading or delivering point, and an endless lifting chain G or its
equivalent which is wound continuously backwards and forwards over the sheaves E
and H as described and is then led over the said guide rollers, substantially as and for
the purpose set forth.
2. In a winding apparatus such as set forth in Claim 1, the endless chain and
winch gear for adjusting the position of the guiding sheaves H, substantially as
described and shown.
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1000
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co,
Agents for the Applicant

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Feb., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 1st Nov., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 7th Dec., 1888
The object of this invention is to effect improvements in the construction of the
combined punching and gouging machine which forms the subject of Patent No. 14278
of 1885.
I provide that the shaft may be carried by and work within the arm fixed above the
bed of the íachine.
At one end of the shaft may be a suitable wheel for giving motion to the machine.
The opposite end of the shaft may reach into the vertical socket or head and carry a
suitable eccentric and pin, the latter being fitted into a traverse block working in a
slot formed horizontally in the plunger and by means of which the necessary rising
and falling motion of the plunger and combined gouge and punch can be obtained.
Fixed in a convenient position in the plunger may be a pin projecting through a
slot formed in the vertical socket or head and actuating a slotted lever pivotted at, or
near its centre to the side of the latter.
Working in a slot in the opposite end of the lever just described may be a pin fixed
to an upright spindle within the vertical socket or head and carrying at its base the
mechanism for regulating the movement of the work.
The said mechanism may consist of a suitably shaped plate pivotted in the forked
or slotted lower end of the upright spindle and having a tooth or point formed in its
front end which may enter the perforation in the work when the plunger is raised and
move it the desired distance.
Secured to the plate in the lower end of the upright spindle inay be a bracket
carrying a suitably shaped block or cam, capable of being moved backwards by the
descent of the plunger and carrying at preferably its rear a thumbscrew for regulating
its movement. A suitable springed arm at the upper end of the bracket may be
employed to cause the suitably shaped plate and cam to return to their original
position as the plunger ascends after the operation of gouging and punching.

page_text: The foot for holding the material in position to be operated upon can be raised by
means of a cam fixed near the end of the main shaft and actuating a suitable lever
fulcrummed at the back of the arm and connected to the upright spindle belonging to
the foot by means of a pin projecting therefrom and through a slot in the vertical
socket or head and caused to fall by means of a spiral spring fixed round the lower
part of its spindle..
1000
Improvements in Punching and Gouging Machines, Applicable for.
Boot and Shoe Uppers and the like.
1, ISAAC LOVELL BERRIDGE, of Humberstone Gate, Leicester, Machinery 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 object of this invention is to effect improvements in the construction of the
combined punching and gouging machine which forms the subject of patent number
14,278 of 1885.
In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a sectional clevation of a combined
punching and gouging machine, constructed according to my invention.
Figure 2 is an end view, shewing the vertical socket or head.
Figure 3 is an end view, but having the front part of the vertical socket removed
to show the internal mechanism.
Figure is a view shewing the mechanism for regulating the movement of the
work. Figure 5 is a plan of the same partly in section.
Figure 6 is a back elevation of the same.
Instead of a shaft working under the bed of the machine as described and shown in
the former patent No. 14,278 of 1885 I provide that a shaft A may be carried by and
work within the arm A¹ above the bed A² of the machine.
At one end of the shaft A is a hand wheel B or a grooved pulley B' by which the
machine may be set in motion, and at the opposite end is a collar or dise C working
flush with the inner side of the vertical socket, and having
a projecting pin C' which
fits into a traverse block D, working within a slot D formed horizontally in the
plunger E, and by means of which a vertically reciprocating motion is imparted to
the plunger E at the lower end of which is the combined gouge and punch E'.

page_text: A pin F on the plunger E projects through a slot F¹ in the vertical socket G passes
through a slot H¹ formed in a lever H, fulcrummed at H2 to the side of the vertical
socket or head G.
The lever H is fulcrummed at H2 and its function is to raise the spindle J at the
time when the block N comes into contact with the cam M so that the mechanism for
regulating the movement of the work may he forced away in an oblique direction and
the tooth O kept clear of the bed of the machine and allowed to move the material
freely backwards after each operation.
To effect this the lever H is provided with a slot H³ to receive a pin J¹ projecting
from the spindle J through an opening in the vertical socket; it therefore follows that
when the plunger E descends in the socket G it will lower the end of the lever H to
which it is connected and elevate the opposite end and also the spindle J carrying
at its lower end the mechanism for regulating the movement of the work operated
upon.
This mechanism consists of a plate K capable of working on a pivot in the forked
or slotted lower end of the vertical spindle J. Fixed to the plate K is a bracket L
carrying at its forward end a shaped block or cam M capable of adjustment in
relation to the block N carrying the combined punch and gouge, by means of a set
screw M¹.
At the lower end of the bracket L is an adjustable plate O provided with a point or
tooth O' which is adapted to enter the perforations punched in the material and move
it the desired distance ready for the next operation.
The distance the work is moved varies in accordance with the relative positions of
the cam M and the block N.
If it is desired to lengthen the movement of the work, it may be effected by turning
the set screw M which will cause the cam M to advance towards the block N and
when the latter descends the cam N will be moved farther backwards and the point or
tooth O will make a longer stroke, drawing the work with it.
When the mechanism at the bottom of the vertical spindle J has had a slight
backward movement imparted to it consequent upon the descent of the plunger E, it
will, upon the rising of the latter, be caused to return to its original position by a
spring controlled rod or spindle P in the upper end of the bracket L and the forward
end of which is recessed to engage with the vertical spindle J.
The foot R, for holding the material in position while the operation of punching and
gouging is being performed, is raised by means of a cam S preferably formed
integrally with a boss S' on the end of the shaft A.
This cam S, when in motion, depresses one end of a horizontal lever T, fulcrummed
at the back of the arm A, and provided at its opposite end with a slot T¹ to receive a
pin T projecting through an opening T3 in the vertical socket and connected to the
upright spindle U belonging to the foot; it therefore follows that when the cam S
depresses one end of the horizontal lever T the foot R, which is connected to the
opposite end of the latter, is raised.
The foot is caused to fall by means of a spiral spring U¹, or equivalent, fixed round
the lower part of its spindle U, immediately the cam S gets out of contact with the
lever T.
The operation of the machine is as follows:-
When the plunger E has ascended to its highest position after having performed the
operation of punching and gouging, the foot will be in its lowest position, and the
tooth or point. O¹ will have entered the perforation made in the material by the punch;
or in other words, the mechanism will be in the relative positions indicated in
figures 1, 2, and 3.
The cam S will now come into contact with the arm T thereby causing the foot R
to be raised from the work or material.
Simultaneously with the rising of the foot R, the plunger E, containing the
combined punch and gouge, will commence to descend, and the lever H will cause the
spindle to ascend, and as the block N presses against the cam M and forces it
backwards, the tooth O will draw the material with it, and just before the punch and

page_text: gouge enter the material the cam S will have left the lever T and the foot will drop
to hold the material firm and in position for the next operation of the punch and
gougé.
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 punching and gouging machine, the combination with the presser foot R of
the lever T and cam S for raising the said presser foot substantially as described and
illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
2. In a punching and gouging machine, the bracket L carried at the lower end of
the spindle J and provided with an adjustable plate O carrying a point or tooth O¹ for
regulating the movement of the work substantially as described and illustrated in the
accompanying drawings.
3. In a punching and gouging machine the combination with the bracket L of a
cam such as M adjustable by means of a set screw M' substantially as and for the
purpose described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
4. In a punching and gouging machine the combination with the plunger E and
spindle J of a slotted lever such as H fulcrummed between E and J substantially as
and for the purpose described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
5. The improved machine consisting of the parts constructed, combined and
operating substantially as described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 31st day of October 1888.