Year: 1896

page_text: I, OWEN ROBINSON, of Champion Works, Kettering, in the County of
Northampton, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention relates to wood lasts for use in the manufacture of boots and
shoes.
Hitherto in manufacturing boots and shoes on what is known as "Goodyear"
System the last upon which the boot has been made up to the point of attaching
the heel has had to be removed to permit of the said heel being attached, and
after the heel has been attached again replaced to permit of the finishing
operations being performed.
This removal of the last is rendered necessary owing to the great pressure
which is required to attach the heel and to the incapability of the wood of resisting
such pressure.
The object of my invention is to provide means whereby a wooden last may be
rendered capable of withstanding such pressure thereby rendering the removal
of the last from the boot or shoe unnecessary and consequently effecting a saving
of labour and at the same time permitting of maintaining the shape of boots and
shoes better than is possible when the lasts have to be removed as herein before
stated.
According to my invention I apply a metal plate to the heel in a well-known
manner and in order to enable this plate to bear the strain put upon it without
crushing the wood I provide the said plate with studs or projections which extend
through holes to the opposite side of the last where I apply another metal plate
or cap adapted to fit on the upper part of the last, the last mentioned plate or
cap being rivetted or otherwise fixed to the said studs or projections in order
to secure it.
With this arrangement it will be understood that the pressure which is applied
during the heeling operation will be supported by the said studs or projections
instead of by the wood as heretofore.
Dated this 2nd do of D
1000
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: I, OWEN ROBINSON, of Champion Works, Kettering, in the County of
Northampton, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement:-
My invention relates to wood lasts for use in the manufacture of boots and
shoes.
Hitherto in manufacturing boots and shoes on what is known as "Goodyear"
System the last upon which the boot has been made up to the point of attaching
the heel has had to be removed to permit of the said heel being attached, and
after the heel has been attached again replaced to permit of the finishing
operations being performed.
This removal of the last is rendered necessary owing to the great pressure
which is required to attach the heel and to the incapability of the wood of resisting
such pressure.
The object of my invention is to provide means whereby a wooden last may be
rendered capable of withstanding such pressure thereby rendering the removal
of the last from the boot or shoe unnecessary and consequently effecting a saving
of labour and at the same time permitting of maintaining the shape of boots and
shoes better than is possible when the lasts have to be removed as hereinbefore
stated.
According to my invention I apply a metal plate to the heel in a well-known
manner and in order to enable this plate to bear the strain put upon it without
crushing the wood I provide studs or rivets which extend through holes in the
last from the said plate to the opposite side of the last where I apply another
metal plate or cap adapted to fit on the upper part of the last, the last mentioned
plate or cap being rivetted or otherwise fixed to the said studs or projections in
order to secure it.
To enable my invention to be fully understood I will describe it by reference
to the accompanying drawing, in which :-
Figure 1 is a plan of a last having my improvements applied thereto;
Figure 2 is an elevation partly in section;
Figure 3 is a view of a detail.
a is the wooden last, b is the metal plate applied to the heel portion and c is
the plate or cap fitted on the upper part of the last. d, d are the studs or rivets
for connecting the two plates together, the said studs passing through holes in
the last. These studs or rivets may be formed as shewn in Figure 3 that is to
say, with a shoulder at each end against which the plates bear, the reduced ends
of the studs being riveted into the plates.
In practice, however, I prefer to employ tubes e, e which fit in holes in the last a,
the studs or rivets passing through the said tubes e, e. In this case the plates b and c
bear against the ends of the tubes e, e.
In the drawing I have shewn a central tube el of larger diameter than the
tubes e, such tube e corresponding to the hole f in the plate c for holding the
last a in the ordinary manner.
From the foregoing description it will be obvious that the two plates b and c,
being secured together by rivets as described, form a firm block to take the
pressure employed in attaching the heels, the wood of the last being relieved from
the said pressure.

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:-
1. A wood last for the manufacture of boots or shoes such last having a metal
plate on the base of the heel portion and a metal cap or plate on the upper part
of the heel portion, the said plates being secured together by studs passing
through holes or tubes in the last and being riveted to the plates, substantially in
the manner and for the purpose herein before described.
2. The manufacture and use of the improved wood last herein before described
and illustrated in the several figures of the accompanying drawing.
Dated this and
1008
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.