An Improved Paring Machine for Boots and Shoes.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Jan., 1889
Complete Specification Left 23rd Oct. 1859-Accented. 4th Jan. 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION
An Improved Paring Machine for Boots and Shoes.
ALFRED INMAN STEELE 6 Mickley Street Tong Road, Armley near Leeds, Boot
and Shoe Parer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention is to have the revolving spindle for the knives projecting outside
the bearers or frames each end of the spindle being made less in diameter with
right hand thread or screw at one end of spindle and left hand thread or screw
at the other end so that the knives can be screwed on to the ends of the spindle.
My invention further is to have the guard or guards which protect the uppers,
cut on the welt side so that it or they will pare the welts at the same time as
the knives pare the edges. The guard or guards of heel knives which heel knives
will be placed between the bearers or frames will be constructed as the guards before
mentioned.
Dated this 22nd day of January 1889.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Paring Machine for Boots and Shoes.
ALFRED INMAN STEELE 6 Mickley Street Tong Road Armley near Leeds in the
county of York Boot and Shoe Parer 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 operating part of the ordinary paring machine for boots and shoes now in
general use consists of a spindle driven at a high velocity on which spindle are fixed
circular knives between the bearers or frames of the machine. In my machine in
addition to the knives fixed on the spindle between the bearers or frames of the
machine I place the forepart knife or knives at each or either end of the spindle
outside the bearers or frames. At each or either end of the spindle I make a right
hand or left hand thread or screw as may be required corresponding with the right
hand or left hand screw in the boss or bosses of the said forepart knife or knives,
and I fix the knife or knives on the ends of the spindle by screwing them on by
means of the said threads or screws.
This arrangement of fixing the knives on the ends of the spindle will enable the
operator to readily change them, and will also enable him to pare the most curved
waists with the greatest ease and freedom.
In the accompanying drawings Fig. 1 is a front view of the circular knife guard
and C are the cutters or blades on the welt side of the guard projecting from it.
These cutters or blades are of the saine piece of steel as the guard and may be made
in any number, size or shape to suit requirements. Fig. 2 is a side view of same.
Fig. 3 is a front view of the circular edge paring knife. Fig. 4 is a side view of
same. Fig. 5 is a side view of the circular edge knife Fig. 4 with the circular knife
guard Fig. 2 screwed on the end of the spindle D, being secured by the lock nut E.
The circular edge knife Fig. 4 and guard Fig. 2 may be so constructed as to be
placed on any other part of the spindle D than the ends, by pins, screws, or other
means. At the same time as the circular edge paring knife Fig. 3 is paring the edges
of the boots or shoes held to it by the operator the circular knife guard Fig. 1 will
whilst protecting the uppers, pare the welts of the said boots or shoes. The guards for
the heel knives which I make similar in construction but of larger dimensions to suit
requirements are held in position to the heel knives by pins screws or other means and
secured to the spindle between the bearers or frames by ordinary means,

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
1st. The arrangement and construction of forepart knife and guard on the ends of
revolving spindle.
2nd. The arrangement and construction of the circular knife guard or guards
substantially as herein set forth.
Dated this 22nd day of October 1889.
ALFRED INMAN STEELE.