Boots, Shoes, and similar Articles.
Year: 1887

page_text: Boots, Shoes, and similar Articles.
I, THOMAS BRINING, of 44 Pontefract Street, Richmond Hill, Leeds, in the County
of York, Boot Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
To provide a Machine, that will with ordinary Rivets, perform the Rivetting on.
Boots, Shoes, on the same Last, that the Boot or Shoe, has been Lasted on, and is
carried out in the following manner. On a suitable Table or Bench, I provide a metal
Standard, to which the various parts of the Machine are attached. A projection from
this Standard carries a Fulcrum Pin on which is mounted, at one end, a Rectangular
Rivet Feeding Box, with its major axis extending in a position, either above or below
a horizontal line, being fulcrumed at one end, and an up and down movement being
given to the other, the Rivets contained in the Box, will be fed out as required, through
an aperture in the end of the Box formed for the purpose.
Should more Rivets be fed out, than are required, they cannot get access to the
machine, but are rejected, and guided down an inclined Plane to a Box placed to
receive them. The Rivets on falling from the Feeding Box, are caught in a spout,
placed at such as angle, that they will by their own gravity slide down it. The axis
of the Rivet conforming to the angle of the Spout, till a portion of the Spout is
reached, in which a longitudinal Slot or opening is formed, sufficiently wide to allow
the Rivet shank to drop through, and assume a vertical position, the Rivet being now
suspended by the Head in its downward course, along the inclined Plane. A small
vertical Guide Tube of sufficient internal diameter to allow the Rivet to drop through
it is placed at the lowest point of the inclined Plane, the upper portion of this guiding
Tube having half its diameter cut away, in order that the Rivet shanks may enter the
Tube, and become central with it, at the same time that the Head of the Rivet is
released from the suspension Slot in the inclined plane. A Feeding Slide having at
one end a vertical Hole, or Rivet Carrier formed in it, reciprocates beneath the lower
end of the guiding Tube, and on the Rivet carrying Hole coming in line with the
guiding Tube, a Rivet will fall into it, the further movement of the Feeding Slide

page_text: will carry the Rivet over the main Rivetting Guide, on arriving in this position the
Rivet will drop into the Rivetting Guide, by reason of a stationery wedge having
opened and enlarged the Rivet carrying Hole, which has a longitudinal saw gait or
Slot extending through its diameter, and for some distance beyond. The Rivet being
carried and suspended by the Head, on the Rivet carrying hole being enlarged by the
entrance of the stationery. wedge, the Rivet will drop and remain suspended in the
main rivetting guide.
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The rivetting Guide is composed of two vertical sides enclosed around the outer edge
and suspended in a Frame, and kept in face contact with each other by means of a
clip spring. A semicircular recess of two diameters is formed in either of the vertical
sides, the two diameters being connected by a tapering recess. The smaller diameter
receives the shank of the Rivet, the head of which rests on its upper diameter, above
and centrally with the aforementioned recesses is guided by means of slides
reciprocating Ram, which receives its lifting. motion from a Cam carried by a Shaft.
The action of the Cam raises to its highest point the reciprocating Ram, this point
having been attained, the Ram descends by spring action. The Ram is provided with
a Punch of suitable diameter to enter the larger diameter of the two sides, on doing
which, and arriving at the coned diameter it will force aside and open the two sides, and
driving in its further progress the Rivet into the article operated upon, it will be
observed that the Rivet is guided and kept in vertical position, till the rivetting Punch
has attained its lowest point, and completed its work.
of
A Pillar carrying at its upper end a Ball joint, to one portion of which a Table or
Bed is attached carrying Guides in which slide an upper Table is for the purpose
firmly holding the Last contained in the Boot or shoe operated upon, which it does
by means of two Pillars attached to the upper portion of the top sliding Table, one
Pillar entering a recessed rectangular hole formed in the heel of the Last, the other
Pillar being formed to support the Toe of the Boot or Shoe.
It will be seen that by the combined action of the Ball joint and sliding Table, the
Boot can be manipulated in any desired direction under the driving Punch.,
The Pillars carrying the Heel of the Last and the Toe of the Boot are capable of
adjustment both vertically and horizontally by means of screws, to suit the different
sizes of Shoes or Boots required.
To enable the Sole to be accureately and easily placed in position, suitable adjustible
Guides are placed at the Heel, Toe, and sides of the Booted Last, and are so con-
structed as to displace themselves on coming, in contact with the Feed Wheel of the
machine. A Feed Wheel is attached to the main Standard and actuated by Bell
Crank Lever and Ratchet Wheel, in such a manner, that the Boot or Shoe being
placed and pressed against it, will receive the necessary movement to space the
Rivets at any required distance apart from each other.
The movement of the two Bell cranked Levers actuating the Feeding Wheel, and
Rivet carrying slide can be derived from the reciprocating notion of the slide carrying
the Rivetting Punch.
The Machine is driven by a frictional arrangement, controlled by Brake, in such a
manner, that the foot of the Operator can control its movements in stopping and
starting.

page_text: Self Feeding Rivetting Machine for Rivetting with Ordinary Rivets
Boots, Shoes, and similar Articles.
I, THOMAS BRINING, of 44 Pontefract Street, Richmond Hill, Leeds, in the County
of York, Boot 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 relates to Improvements in or relating to self feeding rivetting
machines, such as are used in the manufacture of boots and shoes, and its object is to
provide a machine capable of fastening or fixing the outer sole to the "
upper" with
ordinary rivets (such as are obtained at Grindery stores) on the same last as the
lasting operation has been performed.
The invention consists in providing simple and effective mechanism for arranging
and automatically supplying the rivets to the fixing or setting tool, as well as
regulating the or distance between each rivet.
In order that the invention may be more completely understood reference is given
to the accompanying drawings in which
Fig. 1. is a part side elevation, Fig. 2. an end elevation of guide shoot, Fig. 3. an
enlarged part front elevation, Figs. 4, 5, 6, and 7, are respectively an enlarged plan,
front, back, and end elevations of feeding arrangement, Figs. 8, 9, and 10 are
respectively a front and side elevation and plan of die box, Figs. 11, and 12 an
elevation and plan of one of the dies.
Figs. 13, 14, and 15 are respectively a front elevation, end elevation and part plan
of the mechanism for supplying the rivets to the fixing tool, Fig 16, an enlarged plan
of device for regulating the supply of rivets, Fig. 17, end elevation of rivet box,
Figs. 18, 19, and 20, are respectively an enlarged front elovation, end elevation, and
plan of last supporting device.
Fig. 21, end clevation of adjustable support for last, Figs. 22, and 23, details of
parts of machine.
Like parts are marked with similar letters of reference in all the views.
The standard A horizontal bearings a, a, a, a, fixed bracket a* and adjustable
bifurcated bracket a constitute the frame work of the machine. The standard A. may
when preferred be shortened and adapted for fixing to a table or bench.
In the bearings a a' rotates a shaft A' on which is mounted the friction driving
pulley B and caus C and D. To the front of the standard is fixed a fender or
bracket E to which the rivet setting mechanism is attached, whilst to each side of
the standard are fixed the brackets F F for carrying the self feeding mechanism as
hereafter described.

page_text: In order to adapt the machine for attaching the soles to the uppers of boots and
shoes requiring a different sized rivet, as well as to prevent the machine from
standing whilst such rivets were being changed or the box refilled, two sets of self
feeding mechanism are shown at Fig. 3, each of which are capable of being thrown
in or out of action at pleasure, so that when one is at work the other is stationary ;
and as, with the exception of being arranged for fixing to the right and left hand of
the machine, they are duplicates of each other, I have therefore marked each with the
same letters of reference."
To each bracket F is fixed a pin f on which is pivotted or fulcrumed, preferably
out of centre as shown, a framing carrying a rectangular box f (with or without
a hinged spring lid) in which the rivets are placed prior to being fed to the setting
tool. In the bottom of the box at or near the end nearest to the setting tool is a slit
or aperture through which the rivets escape into the hopper and from thence to
the conducting spout or shoot. To the box an intermittent radial reciprocating or
oscillating motion is imparted from a slide (to be hereafter described) through rodƒ³
for the purpose of arranging and permitting the rivets to pass through the apperture
in the box. The shoot is placed beneath the intermediate hopper at such an
angle that, the rivets will by their own weight gravitate down the channel to the lowest
and enlarged end thereof.
The shoot is preferably made in two pieces, and on the inner side of one of such
pieces is provided a facing of the shape shown by dotted lines at Fig. 13. and of a
greater thickness than the diameter of the largest rivet to be used, thereby forming a
slit or channel in the shoot of less width than the heads of the rivets. In order to
allow the rivets to get into the required vertical position for passing down the channel
after they escape from the intermediate hopper ³ the shoot is made hopper, shaped
for a portion of its length until it reaches the incline below the latter the channel
in the shoot is protected by a suitable cover f7 placed a little distance, say about a
sixteeenth of an inch, above the upper face of the shoot. The rivets after passing
down the second or covered portion of the shoot are conducted into the enlarged
end but are prevented from passing into the hole immediately over the feed
slide G by means of the spring pin device. This spring pin device, consists of the
pins 10 and 1 (each encircled by a spiral spring) and are so arranged that only one
rivet can escape into the hole at a time. This is accomplished by shaping or
forming the pins as shown at Fig. 16, and, arranging the end of pin 10 to be kept in
contact with that of pin f" by means of a bell crank lever g pivoted to block g, and
by curving or shaping the front portion (or part nearest to the channel) of pin fo
sufficient room is provided for the head of a rivet to pass into the hole whenever
the pins are pressed by the spiral springs in the direction shown by arrow.
when the channel is filled to the incline then the projecting V shaped tongue
piece (which is placed over the incline f") is employed to catch the rivets
as they escape from the first or hopper shaped portion of the shoot and direct them
over the side of the incline into a box or other suitable receptacle 18 provided
therefor.
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But
The rivets after passing through the hole-f" enter a hole g in the end of the feeding
slide G. This slide is carried horizontally in suitable Vd bearings formed on or fixed
to the block g' (to which the shoot is also fixed at one end) screwed or otherwise
attached to the standard A. The slide G has an intermittent reciprocating motion
imparted to it from cam Con-driving shaft A through runner, lever g, shaft g*,
(carried in bearings a²) jointed bifurcated lever g and pin g. In the drawings
I have shown the slide in its normal position ready to receive the rivet, and when the
cam C raises the runner 92 and lever g³ the jointed lever is caused to move
inwards and carries with it the slide G (containing a rivet in the hole g) until the
latter is over the die box in a position to deposit the rivet therein.
As soon
the runner passes off the cam the spiral spring 9 returns the slide to its original
position. At the same time that the slide G is moved inwards the rectangular box f*
is oscillated (by means of the rod, one end of which is connected to the slide at g',
whilst the other end is connected to the framing carrying the box,) and the spring
as

page_text: pin is also moved inwards which permits of a rivet to escape from the channel
into the hole ready to drop into the hole g on the return of the slide. The pins to
and are kept in the position shown in drawings by means of the herein described
bell crank lever 10, but as soon as the lower horizontal portion of the lever is clear
of the forward enlarged end of the slide G the spiral springs expand and thus force the
vertical portion of the lever outwards carrying with them the pins in direction shown
by arrow, until the cut away portion is in position to allow a rivet to pass into the
hole. The lever g is jointed so that it can be readily thrown in or out of gear
with the slide.
In order to ensure a regular supply of rivets to the setting tool, in the cover is
cut a slit into which the curved end of a spring 8 (fixed to a double ended bar g
pivoted to the jointed lever g) passes. One end or heel of the bar is kept in
contact with an incline e fixed to the fender E. As the jointed lever is moved
inwards the heel of the bar g' is forced up the incline thereby depressing the opposito
end which causes the end of spring s to pass into and along the slit 4 so as to
propel the rivets forward.
The rivet after passing into hole f is carried forward by the slide G until it drops
through a hole in sole plate over the rivet guide H. This guide is provided with
a hole and a recess in which are inserted two dies ², 2, which are held in
position or face contact by means of the flat springs h³ ³. In each of tho dies is a
vertical semicircular hole of two diameters as shown at Fig. 11. the larger one of
which is made at its lower end to taper into the smaller one. The upper portion /
of the hole is of such a diameter that the head of the rivet can pass readily through
it whilst the smaller diameter is just large enough to receive the shank, and which
-holds it there until the fixing tool or ram descends to force open the dies, and to drive
in the rivet.
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The fixing tool I is carried' by a nipple in one end of the piston rod i a portion of
which works within a cylinder which is fixed to the projecting barrel of the
fender E, this barrel also forms the lower, bearing for the piston rod. On the piston
rod and within the cylinder is a piston, between which and the upper inner portion
of the cylinder is fixed a spiral spring as shown at Fig. 3.
In order to impart the required pressure to the setting tool I a screw is passed
into the top of the cylinder, which is locked in position by a nut . The screw i
also forms'a bearing for the upper part of the piston rod. The stroke of the fixing
tool I is adjusted by means of the lock nuts, shown at Fig. 3, and to prevent any
rebound of the rod when the fixing tool has driven in the rivet, a recess is provided
in the top of the screw which is filled with india rubber or other elastic
packing
An intermittent reciprocating motion is imparted to the fixing tool by means of a
cain D mounted on the end of shaft A¹. The cam raises the tool to its highest point
thereby compressing the spring, but as soon as this has been reached the spring
causes the tool to descend with such force that in falling it passes through the dies,
and when it comes in contact with the taper part of the hole it forces, them open
sideways, and in its further progress drives the rivet into the article operated upon.
It will be observed that whilst the fixing tool is doing this the rivet is guided and
kept in a vertical position until the tool has reached its lowest.point and completed
its work.
The last containing the upper as it leaves the lasting machine is mounted on a
pillar J so that its toe inay rest upon the second pillar Jr. These pillars are mounted
in adjustable bearings upon a sliding framing j in the. bearing j¹ provided with the
universal joint by which it is connected to the supporting rod. The rod is
passed through the bearing formed in the end of the bifurcated bracket a³, and con-
nected at its lowest end to the weighted treadle K, pivoted to the standard A at k.
In order to adjust the last to any desired position the upper portion of the pillar J is
pivoted to its lower portion and the two parts are kept in the desired position by
means of the rack segment k³, pawl k², and spring k³. It will be readily seen that by

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the combined action of the universal joint and sliding table the boot can be manipulated
in any desired direction under the setting tool.
In order to feed or traverse the boot sole the required distance or pitch of the
rivets, a horizontal shaft is carried in suitable bearings on sole plate bolted to the
underside blocks g. On the shaft is mounted with one of its faces impinging against
the dies, a feed wheel L, and on the opposite end is mounted a ratchet wheel 1, in
which a pawl (carried on one arm of a bell crank lever ) is made to work. To
the other arm of the lever is attached the curved tappit rod or lever 1, on the upper
end of which the cam D operates. As the cam rotates it is made to strike the end of
the tappit rod thereby depressing it, and the lever is pressed downwards carrying with
it the pawl, for rotating the wheel, thus traversing the boot the required distance.
The pawl can be set to take any number of teeth in the ratchet wheel by means of
set screw against which the pin 18 carrying the pawl is made to work. The higher
the set screw is raised the less will be the number of teeth taken at each movement,
as the pin comes in contact with the screw sooner. The pawl is returned to its normal
position by means of spiral spring 1. The weighted treadle also keeps the sole of
the boot constantly in contact with the feed wheel during the whole of the rivetting
operation.
Suitable adjustable guides may also be employed, if required, for regulating the
distance of the rivets from the edge of the sole.
The required rotary motion is imparted to the machine from any convenient source
through friction clutch and pulley B keyed on shaft A¹. In order to throw it out
of gear at pleasure the friction clutch 6 (which also acts as a loose pulley and slides
on shaft A¹) is connected to the lever which is operated from the weighted
treadle (pivoted to the standard A. at 6) through connecting rod b, lever
shaft 6º.
and
When the treadle is depressed the friction clutch is brought in contact with the
pulley and thereby conveys motion to the moving parts of the machine, but as soon
as the operator's foot is removed therefrom the clutch is by the weight on the treadle
thrown out of gear with the pulley and at the same time, a bracket fixed to lever 1,³
is raised therewith and made to pass within a recess 68 in the periphery of the pulley
and thus stop its rotation.
In conclusion I desire it to be distinctly understood that I am aware that it has
been proposed, in more than one instance, to use a single self feeding rivet arrange-
ment, and to pass rivets from a tilting box down an inclined shoot to a fixing plunger,
receiving both its upward and downward motion from a cam, I therefore do not make
any claim broadly to the use of such parts.
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
1st. The boot and shoe rivetting machine such as herein described, in which an
adjustable intermittent reciprocating rod carrying the rivet setting tool works in a
cylinder directly over the automatic work feeding and last supporting arrangements
in such a manner as to be capable (after being raised by a cam) to receive from a
spiral spring, contained within said cylinder, the required pressure for driving in the
rivet which has been previously conveyed to the holding dies of the machine from tho
self feeding mechanism by means of a reciprocating slide, all substantially as herein
set forth.
2nd. In a boot and shoe rivetting machino, the combination of the mechanism for
driving in the rivets by spring pressure, with the self feeding mechanism for regulating
and controlling the supply of rivets to the driving tool, consisting essentially of a
reciprocating box, such as f, mounted over an intermediate hopper and inclined
shoot, such as f, and f, provided with controlling spring pins, such as f10, and f",
propelling device, such as go, slide, such as G, and mechanism for actuating the same
and throwing the slides G in and out of action as required whereby the rivets after

page_text: being deposited in the slide G are fed forward to holding dies such as *, all sub-
stantially as herein set forth.
3rd. In a boot and shoe rivetting machine, the combination of the self feeding and
driving mechanism with the adjustable last supporting and work feeding mechanism,
all arranged and operating substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.
4th. The boot and shoe rivetting machine as a whole, constructed and arranged
substantially as berein described and illustrated.