Improvements in or relating to Machines or Apparatus for Feeding and Driving Tacks, Tingles, or Rivets in the Manufacture of Boots and Shoes
Year: 1888

page_text: Improvements in or relating to Machines or Apparatus for Feeding
and Driving Tacks, Tingles, or Rivets in the Manufacture of
Boots and Shoes
I, THOMAS BRINING, of 44 Pontefract Street, Richmond Hill, Leeds, in the County
of York, Boot and Shoe Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows
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This invention has reference to that class of hand machines or apparatus that are
frequently employed for tacking the uppers of boots and shoes to the insoles after
the former has been drawn over the latter by the lasting machine, and its object is
to provide a machine or apparatus whereby the ordinary tacks, tingles, or rivets may
be used in place of those specially arranged in strips or screeds
In carrying this invention into practice, to the outer casing in which a spring
plunger or driving tool works, is fixed a horizontal circular plate or table of any
suitable diameter On the plate or table is mounted so as to revolve freely a ratchet
wheel, in and through which are provided any desired number of holes, in which are
placed (by hand) the tacks, tingles, or rivets In the table is also provided a hole of
suitable shape and size communicating with a conducting pipe or tube through which
the tacks, tingles, or rivets are conveyed from the ratchet wheel to the lower portion
of the outer casing ready to be acted upon by the dividing plunger A suitable cover
is also provided for preventing the tacks, tangles, or rivets escaping from the holes in
the ratchet wheel, except when brought over the hole in the table which communicates
with the conducting pipe
In order to bring each hole in the rachet wheel round in turn-that is, one hole
for every depression or stroke of the driving tool-over the hole in the table so as
to deliver its tack, tingle, or rivet into the conducting pipe, underneath the table is
mounted either on a boss formed on the table, or else on the plunger itself-so as
to reciprocate freely, an adjustable lever carrying on its upper side a spring pawl which
engages with the teeth in the ratchet wheel, and on or to the underside of the lever
18 fixed a projecting incline or cam on which a horizontal pin or projection (fixed to

page_text: the spring plunger or driving tool, and working in slots or guides in the outer casing)
operates
The spring plunger or driving tool is carried in suitable bearings vertically within
the outer casing and is preferably made smaller at its lower driving end It is
retained at its highest or extended position by means of a spiral spring or its
equivalent, and only brought into operation when struck with a mallet or otherwise
forced downwards The stroke of the plunger or driving tool may be made adjustable
by lock nuts or other convenient means
The outer casing may be made of metal in one or more pieces, preferably of different
sizes and metals, and its lower end may be provided with a spring pin or other device
for preventing the tacks, tingles, or rivets passing out of the casing unul operated
upon by the driving tool
The herein described tool or apparatus may also be employed for repairing
purposes
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page_text: Improvements in or relating to Machines or Apparatus for Feeding
and Driving Tacks, Tingles, or Rivets in the Manufacture of
Boots and Shoes
I, THOMAS BRINING, of 44 Pontefract Street, Richmond Hill, Leeds, in the County
of York, Boot and Shoe 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
This invention has reference to that class of hand machines or apparatus that are
frequently employed for tacking the "uppers" of boots and shoes to the insoles after
the former has been drawn over the latter by the lasting machine, and its object is
to provide a machine or tool whereby the ordinary tacks, tingles, or rivets may be
used in place of those specially arranged in strips or screeds
In the drawings
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Fig 1 is an elevation, Fig 2 a section, and Fig 3 a part plan looking at the
top of a tacking tool constructed according to this invention Fig 4 a plan of casing
with table removed Fig 5 a plan of feed wheel, Figs 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
and 14 are respectively elevations and plans of details
Figs 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 are drawn to a larger scale than the other views
Like parts in all the views are marked with the same letters of reference
A is the outer casing which may be made in two parts a, a¹ The upper part a
may be made of brass, or other suitable material and in halves, as shown at Fig 4,
bolted together by the flanges a This part of the casing may also be slotted
at a, a, a for purposes to be hereafter described The lower portion a¹ may be
made of steel or other suitable material in one or more parts, as shown respectively
at Figs 2, 8, and 9 which are screwed or otherwise secured to the upper portion a
To the lower end of part a¹ may be screwed a nozzle a containing a hole of the same
(or slightly larger) size as the driving punch, or in place thereof, the casing may be
tapered and at its end may be cut or formed a transverse groove for the reception of
a pair of dies a attached respectively to flat springs a² which are screwed to opposite
sides of the casing as shown at Figs 8, 9, and 10 The hole in the nozzle, as well as
that in the dies, holds the tack, tingle, or rivet in a suitable position, until acted upon
or opened by the driving tool as it descends
The
B is a horizontal circular plate or table which is fixed by screws or other convenient
means to the top of the upper portion of the casing A as shown at Figs 1 and 2
On the table is a boss b provided with a hole in its centre so as to form a bearing for
the plunger or setting tool C which passes through it The driving or setting tool C
is carried vertically within the casing and may be made in two diameters c, l
larger diameter c works within the upper portion of the casing, and is carried in the
bearings formed respectively in the boss b and casing A at a It also projects beyond
the top
of the boss b and is armed with a handle or knob (¹ The lower and smaller
part of which drives the rivet, tack, or tingle, may be formed either by reducing the

page_text: diameter of the plunger C, or by making it in two pieces
When the latter method
is preferred a hole may be bored up the centre of the larger portion c and a piece of
suitable round steel inserted and fixed therein (by any suitable means) so as to project
therefrom as shown The hole in the nozzle a³ or lower portion of the casing and
dies a, acts as a bearing for the smaller diameter or portion of the plunger C as
shown at Fig 2 A boss or flange c³ is also provided on the larger diameter c of
the plunger against which one end of a spring of (the opposite end against bearing a³)
works for raising the plunger to the position shown in the drawings after each
depression The stroke of the driving tool may be regulated by the lock nut ce and
handle (¹
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On the plate or table B 18 mounted a ratchet wheel D provided with a hole in its
centre so as to revolve round the boss 6 In or through the ratchet wheel are bored
or formed (parallel with its teeth) any required number of circular holes d as shown at
Fig 5, the pitch of which will vary in accordance with the size of the wheel and the
number of teeth But I prefer to provide one hole for each tooth as shown in the
drawings Into the holes d are placed, preferably by hand, (though any other self-
feeding apparatus may be employed, but such arrangement would complicate the
working parts of the machine which I am anxious to avoid) the tacks, tingles, or
rivets that are employed for tacking the boot or shoe "uppeis to the insoles after
the lasting operation has been performed The top of the table B prevents the tacks,
tingles, or rivets from escaping from the vertical holes d in the ratchet wheel except
when brought over a hole 6 formed in the table which communicates with a
conducting pipe or tube E, one end of which is secured to the table, and the other end
may be passed into a hole a¹o provided for its reception in the lower portion a¹ of the
casing A Through the tube E the tacks, tingles, or rivets are conveyed from the
ratchet wheel to the lower portion of the casing containing the dies aº, or to which
the nozzle a is screwed, reidy to be acted upon by the lower portion c¹ of the driving
plunger
A suitable removeable and slotted cover d' (shown separately at Figs 6
and 7) is also provided for preventing the tacks, tingles, or rivets escaping from the
holes in the ratchet wheel until brought over the hole 6 which communicates with
the conducting pipe E The cover is retained in position by means of screws d³ fixed
on the wheel D which pass into and through the larger and circular portions of slot
holes After the screws have passed through the slot holes, the cover is then turned
(in the direction shown by arrows) by the handles d so as to bring the slotted
portions of the holes d' under the screw heads for retaining the cover in position
The ratchet wheel is retained in position by means of a nut 63 which is screwed on
the boss b as shown, and the required tension upon the ratchet wheel is obtained by
pressing the leather ring & on to the top of the boss of the wheel by the nut 63 which
is afterwards locked in position by a set screw to prevent it working too tightly down
on the leather
In order to bring each hole in the ratchet wheel round in turn (that is, one hole
at every depression or stroke of the driving tool) over the hole 6 in the table so as to
deliver the tack, tingle, or rivet, which has been placed therein, into the conducting
Underneath the table B is mounted on the larger portion of the driving
Pipe E
plunger C, (above the boss c³) so as to reciprocate freely, an adjustable lever F
(working in the slot a³) carrying on its upper side a spring pawl & which is made
to engage with the teeth in the ratchet wheel D Motion is conveyed to the lever F
from a pin c* attached to the plunger C through a cam lever H pivoted to a boss_6
formed on or attached to the table The upper end h of the cam lever acts on the
lever F, and it is provided with an adjusting screw h¹ for regulating the traverse of
the pawl and lever F The lower and inclined portion H of the cam lever, is bent
inwards towards the case A (see Figs 2, 12, 14) so as to be acted upon by the pin or
projection (attached to the plunger) and which slides in the slotted portion as of
the casing as shown When the spring plunger C is depressed, either by hand, or on
receiving a blow from a mallet, the pin slides down the incline or cam H which
moves or turns the lever on its pivot 6, thus forcing its upper end h against the
lever F and presses the latter forward According to the distance that the screw h¹

page_text: is made to project from the end of lever H so will the motion of the lever F be
regulated in order that the pawl may be made to rotate the ratchet wheel the required
The lever F and screw h¹
distance for bringing the holes d over the tube E
are kept in contact by means of spring h³, the ends of which are respectively
attached to a hooked plate ƒ (fixed to the underside of lever F) and to the
pivot 65
I is a suitable stop which prevents the lever and incline from traversing out of
position
To lighten the casing A as much as possible, and also to aid in lubricating the
plunger C, the casing may be slotted at a as shown at Figs 1 and 2
The action of the tool is as follows
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After the cover d¹ has been removed and a tack, tingle, or rivet placed in each
hole d' of the ratchet wheel D by hand, the cover is replaced on the top of the ratchet
wheel and held in position as described Each time the plunger C is depressed one
of the holes in the ratchet wheel is brought over hole 6' (by means of pin c, cam
lever H, lever F and spring pawl G) so as to deliver a tack, tangle, or rivet to the
tube E through which it passes to the lower portion of the casing A ready to be driven
into the lasted "upper" and insole by the plunger at its next depression
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 18
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1 A hand tool for tacking the "uppers"
" of boots and shoes to their insoles with
ordinary tacks, tingles, or rivets, consisting of a divided and slotted casing, a spring
plunger or driver working partially within sud casing, and a ratchet feeding device
mounted horizontally upon a table or plate attached to the casing, and means for
actuating the same, all arranged and operating substantially as herein described and
illustrated
2 In a hand tool for tacking the "uppers" to the insoles of boots and shoes, the
combination with a spring plunger or driver of a ratchet wheel provided with holes
for the reception of the tacks, tingles, oi rivets, and means for actuating said wheel
and conveying the tacks, tingles or rivets one at a time to the driving plunger,
substantially is herein set forth and illustrated
3 The arrangement and combination of the several parts forming the tacking tool
as a whole, as and for the purposes set forth
Dated this Twenty-second day of February 1889