IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY FOR PARING THE HEELS OF BOOTS AND SHOES
Year: 1884

page_text: FREDERICK CUTLAN, Engineer, Castle Hill, Wellingborough Northamptonshire
do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY
FOR PARING THE HEELS OF BOOTS AND SHOES to be as follows :-
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First, I prepare a suitable frame to receive the various parts, the bed of the
machine is prepared to receive the Boot-rest which is made to slide forward or back
to enable the Operator to fix the Boot in a suitable position, Above the Heel of the
Boot or Shoe and fixed to the frame is a perpendicular shaft on the Lower end of
which is fitted a Block of iron in form of or like the Top piece of the Heel of the
Boot or Shoe to be operated upon, Mounted on the Shaft above the Top-piece-
Block is a pair of Levers jointed to each other, the one moving upon the Shaft
horizontally and other being jointed to this lever, is carried around with it but
is allowed to follow the course of the Heel, Attached to this lever by a double
joint is the knife holder and when the levers are brought into action the kife
holder has a bearing upon the upper of the Boot or Shoe close to the seat and on
the Top-piece-Block, The knife is kept in its cutting position by means of a
surface-plate fixed above the horizontal lever, the surface plate having an irregular
groove, The form of this groove will vary in accordance with the size and shape
of the Heel, A pin is made to fit into the groove & sufficient length to pass through
a slott in the horizontal lever, the pin and the knife block are joined by a connecting
rod so that when the levers are moved the pin in the grooved plate so acts upon
the knife as to keep it in its true cutting position, The operation is as follows,
The Boot or Shoe is placed upon the Rest and pushed forward in position under
the Top-piece block, under the Rest is a screw which operates upon the Rest
causing it to extend, thereby fixing the Heel firmly between it & the top-piece
block The levers and knife are next brought into position and by drawing them
around the Heel the paring operation is complete.

page_text: FREDERICK CUTLAN Engineer Castle Hill Wellingboro do hereby declare the
nature of my invention for PARING THE HEELS OF BOOTS AND SHOES and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :—
The accompanying drawings marked A represents the frame of the machine,
which is prepared to receive the various parts, the bed of the machine marked B is
prepared to receive the Boot rest or stand C which is made to slide forward or back
to enable the operator to fix the Boot in a suitable position, above the frame A, is
a perpendicular shaft D, on the Lower end of which is fitted a block of iron E the
form of the top piece of the Heel of the boot or shoe to be operated upon, mounted
on the shaft D above the top piece block E is a pair of Levers F and G jointed to
each other F moving upon the shaft D. horizontally, and G jointed to F is carried
around with it, G being allowed to follow the course of the Heel, attached to the
Lever G by a double joint is the knife holder H and when the Levers are brought
into action the knife Holder has a bearing upon the upper of the Boot or Shoe close
to the Seat and on the Top-piece-block E, the Top-piece-block being grooved, into
which a Steel Fillet is fitted which is inserted in the knife holder, this serves as a
guide to direct the knife in its proper course, the knife I is kept in its cutting
position by means of the surface Plate J fixed above the horizontal Lever F, The
surface plate having an irregular groove, the form of the groove will vary in
accordance with the shape and the size of the Heels;-A Pin on which is a Roller
is made to fit into the groove and is held in position in manner shewn in the
drawings, with a large circular collar one side of the Plate and a nut and screw on
the other, fastened in such a manner as to work freely in the Face-Plate, The
Pin K extends through the Slot in the Lever F and the Pin K. and th knife
holder H are joined by the connecting rod L so that when the Levers are moved
the Pin in the grooved Plate so acts upon the knife as to keep it in its true cutting
position; The Lever F has a spring inserted as shewn which pulls the knife up to
its work.
The operation is as follows:-The Boot or Shoe is placed upon the Rest and
pushed forward in position under the Top-piece-block under the Rest is a screw
which operates upon the Rest causing it to extend, thus fixing the Heel firmly
between it and the Top-piece-block, The Levers and knife are next brought
into position and by drawing them around the Heel, the paring operation is
complete.

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. The Boot Rest & mode of fixing the Boot for the purpose of Paring.
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. The Boot Rest & mode of fixing the Boot for the purpose of Paring.
2. 100 Levers and Gas described.
3. The Spring in Lever F.
4. The grooved Plate J with Pin K Passing through Lever F.
5. Connecting Rod L to knife holder H.
6. The circular knife holder H with steel Fillet to fit into the groove of the
Top-piece-block.