An Improved Method of and Apparatus for Inserting and Securing Sock-linings in Boots and Shoes.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Jan., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 9th Sept., 1891-Accepted, 24th Oct., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Method of and Apparatus for Inserting and Securing
Sock-linings in Boots and Shoes.
I, JENNIE VICTORIA POOL, of Brockton, Massachusetts, United States of
America, now residing at 17 Severn Street, Leicester, in the County of Leicester,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to an improved method of and apparatus for inserting and
securing sock-linings in boots and shoes.
These operations have heretofore been effected by hand by simply lifting the
sock-lining insole (after the paste or cement has been applied to it) by the aid of
an awl or other suitable tool and thrusting it into the boot or shoe, and then
smoothing the said sock-lining and causing it to adhere by pressing upon it with a
suitable implement. This method is objectionable, amongst other reasons, chiefly
because of the liability to smearing or soiling of the inside of the upper of the boot
or shoe by the paste or cement, and also because the operation occupies much time
and is difficult to perform satisfactorily without considerable practice.
Now the object of my invention is to provide for the insertion and securing of
the sock-lining in the boot or shoe in a very expeditious manner without liability
to smearing or soiling of the upper by the paste or cement applied to the sock-
lining and to enable these operations to be efficiently and quickly performed without
special skill.
The said operations are, according to my improved method, effected as follows,
that is to say-The sock-lining after the paste or cement has been applied thereto
in any convenient manner, is placed upon a plate, block or last made to fit or
approximately fit the insole of the boot or shoe. The said plate, block or last with
the sock-lining thereon is then placed in a light frame or guard which surrounds
its upper edge leaving a small space between the cemented surface of the sock-
lining and the rim of the frame or guard. The boot or shoe is then drawn upon
the said frame or guard and upon the plate or last, during which operation the
frame or guard effectually prevents contact of the paste or cement on the sock-lining
with the inside of the upper of the boot or shoe. When the boot or shoe is
properly placed upon the frame or guard, the sock-lining is firmly pressed, by
means of the said plate or last, against the insole of the boot or shoe, thus causing
it to adhere thereto. The boot or shoe is then removed from the said frame or
guard and from the plate or last, and the above mentioned operations are repeated
with another sock-lining.
In carrying on my improved method, I find it advantageous to employ a machine
wherein the said frame or guard is secured upon a suitable standard or other
support in which is fitted to slide longitudinally a rod connected at one end with a
treadle and adapted to fit at its other end into a hole or socket in the aforesaid
plate, block or last. The said rod is acted upon by a spring or weight which holds
it in such a position that the surface of the said plate or last is a short distance
below the rim of the frame or guard. When pressure is applied to the treadle,
however, the said plate or last will be moved so as to bring its surface flush with
the rim of the frame or guard. The parts are so constructed and arranged that
the frame or guard and the plate or last are very readily interchangeable and the
same machine can thus be adapted for boots and shoes of various sizes.
The said frame or guard may, if desired, be so constructed that it will hold the
boot or shoe while the pressure is applied by the plate or last to cause the adherence
of the sock lining. Or I can provide other suitable means for holding down the
boot or shoe.

page_text: It is evident moreover, that the frame or guard and plate, block or last above
mentioned can be constructed arranged and operated in any other convenient manner
for the purpose of my invention.
Dated this 8th day of January 1890.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Method of and Apparatus for Inserting and Securing
Sock-linings in Boots and Shoes.
I (Mrs.) JENNIE VICTORIA POOL, of Brockton, Massachusetts, United States
of America, now residing at 17 Severn Street, Leicester, in the County of Leicester,
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:-
"
My invention relates to an improved method of and apparatus for inserting and
securing sock-linings in boots and shoes. By the term "sock lining I refer to
the piece or pieces of light leather or other suitable fabric which is or are applied
to the interior flat or tread surface or insole of a boot or shoe. These operations
have heretofore been effected by hand by simply lifting the sock-lining with the aid
of an awl or other suitable tool, after paste or cement has been applied to one side
of the said sock-lining, and thrusting it into the boot or shoe and then causing it
to adhere to the insole of the shoe by pressing upon it with a suitable implement.
This method is objectionable chiefly because of the liability to smearing or soiling
of the inside of the upper of the boot or shoe by the paste or cement on the sock-
lining and also because the operation occupies much time and is difficult to perform
satisfactorily without considerable practice.
Now the object of my invention is to provide for the insertion of the sock-lining
in the boot or shoe in a very expeditious and easy manner without liability to
smearing or soiling of the upper by the paste or cement applied to the sock-lining,
and to provide for the convenient application of pressure to cause the said lining
to adhere to the internal tread surface or inside. To enable these operations to be
efficiently and quickly performed without special skill, I employ apparatus the con-
struction and operation of which I will now proceed to describe with reference to
the accompanying drawings in which,
Figure 1 illustrates, in side elevation, one form of apparatus constructed according
to my invention.
Figure 2 is a side elevation of a portion of Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a cross section of the upper portion of Figure 1 on the line x x of
that figure.
Figure 4 is a vertical central section of another arrangement of apparatus.
Figure 5 is a side elevation of a simpler arrangement than those illustrated in
the preceding figures.
Figure 6 is a cross section on the line y y of Figure 5, of a portion of that
figure and
Figure 7 comprises two views of details of Figures 1 and 2.
Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.
With reference first to Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4, a lining block A is shown, which
resembles in form a wooden last and should be shorter and narrower than the boots
or shoes which are to be lined.
Surrounding the said block A is an edge guard B which is a light metallic frame
having a contour corresponding with the edge contour of the lining block but
sufficiently larger than the block to admit of free vertical movement of the block
relatively to the guard. The space within the guard and above the block affords
a recess deeper than the thickness of a sock lining, as is shown in Figure 3 in

page_text: which C is a sock lining, in cross section, in position upon the lining block, with its
edges guarded, as when ready for application.
The guard is provided with supports consisting of two appropriately curved
rods or bars a a¹ united at their lower ends by a sleeve b, which is provided with a
bayonet slot. The said slot is suited to engage with a pin b¹ upon the upper end of
a standard c, by which means the guard is securely and removably mounted on the
said standard, which forms part of a machine D and which should be rigidly
fixed to a suitable floor or foundation.
Within the said standard is a spindle d, normally maintained in its present
position by a spring d¹ and provided with a treadle lever d² pivoted at d³ upon the
standard c and connected to the foot of the spindle d, the said treadle lever being
employed to cause the spindle d to move vertically in the line of its axis, to raise
the lining block as will be presently explained. The lining block A is provided
with a socket for enabling it to be mounted upon the upper end of the spindle d, a
collar dupon which affords a bearing for the lining block and also limits the
downward movement of the said spindle.
Preferably the lining block should be faced with elastic material for reasons
hereinafter referred to. The said frame or guard may if desired be so constructed
that it will hold the boot or shoe while the pressure is applied by the plate or
last to cause the adherence of the sock-lining. Or I can provide other suitable
means for holding down the boot or shoe. It is evident moreover that the guard
or frame and the plate block or last above mentioned can be constructed arranged
and operated in any other convenient manner for the purpose of my invention.
It is sometimes desirable that the edge guard B and its curved supports a a¹
should be capable of separation from each other as illustrated in Figure 7, in which
the guard is shown as provided with a socket e into which the top of the support a
is snugly fitted. At its rear or heel portion there is another socket of having a
keeper notch fat one side thereof, and the upright a¹ has a locking shoulder or
stud a² which engages with the said keeper notch, a spring a³ ensuring that the
shoulder or stud shall engage with the keeper notch, but readily permitting the
detachment of the parts when the guard is pulled or pushed so as to depress
the spring a. When this arrangement is adopted the sleeve will seldom need
to be detached from the machine.
In view of the fact that sock linings need not always be of full length it is not
necessary in all cases to employ either a separate or detachable edge guard, or any
organized mechanism. In Figures 5 and 6, for example the lining block A¹ is
composed of cast iron and may be used for boots and shoes of several sizes, its
thickness being reduced to a minimum so that the boot or shoe may readily be
placed over it, and it is rigidly mounted upon a post adapted to be firmly secured
to a floor. This lining block is faced with a vulcanized rubber cushion 9 having
an edge guard g¹ formed integrally therewith. The central portion of the said
cushion is convex to a degree sufficient to enable the cemented surface of a sock
lining C to be elevated above the edge guard g¹ for a reason which will herein-
after appear, the edges of the lining being loosely housed in the slight groove or
When this
undercut provided for it at the inner sides of the guard as shown.
arrangement of block is employed the sock linings must be of uniform size, as when
cut by means of a pattern cutter, in a well known manner.
According to my improved method of applying sock linings I proceed as follows,
that is to say, with reference first to Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4, the sock-lining after the
paste or cement has been applied thereto in any convenient manner is placed upon
the lining-block A with its pasted or cemented side upward and is secured from
displacement preferably by the guards such as are herein described which protect
its edges. The said block and the lining may now be readily inserted into a boot
by pulling the latter on to it rearwardly, while maintaining its sole in a well
elevated position as shown by dotted lines in Figure 4, the inside of the boot or
shoe being protected from contact with the sock lining, during this operation, by
means of the guards. Finally having the sole in position in readiness to rest upon

page_text: the pasted face of the sock-lining the boot or shoe is held securely by hand or
otherwise and upward pressure is applied to the spindle d and the lining block is
raised, thereby securing firm union between the insole and the said sock-lining. Or
the block A may be held up against the insole while downward pressure is applied
to the boot. By the apparatus illustrated in Figure 4 an upward pressure may be
exerted upon the lining block A, by means of the spindle d and treadle lever d²,
to lift the block and the sock-lining from the guard. A few lateral and longitudinal
movements of the shoe on the block will cause the edges of the lining to be well
distended and made to adhere to adjacent surfaces of the shoe, and if an elastic
facing be provided upon the block as is desirable the said facing will cause the.
sock-lining to conform readily to such variations as are liable to be encountered
upon the surface to which it has to adhere.
With reference to the mode of using the apparatus illustrated in Figures 5 and 6,
the pasted or cemente sock lining C is placed upon the rubber cushion g of the
lining-block A' and the boot or shoe is pulled over it in the manner previously
described with reference to other figures. When the boot or shoe is in proper
position it is forced downward upon the pasted or cemented face of the sock lining
and is rocked to and fro under pressure upon the said lining the surface of which
will be convex, because of the hereinbefore mentioned convexity of the rubber
cushion g.
When the boot or shoe is thus rocked the edges of the sock-lining will
be readily released by the flexible edge-guards g', and if the boot or shoe be
properly worked the tops of the said guards may be made to wipe the edges of the
lining into intimate contact with the shoe.
I am aware that lining blocks may be constructed in still other forms and
operated in various ways, but it is an important feature of my invention that they
be provided with an edge guard or equivalent arrangement which will enable a
; sock lining to be sufficiently well mounted thereon to allow a boot or shoe to be
pulled upon the lining block without displacing the lining, and without bringing
the interior portions of the upper of the said boot or shoe into contact with the
pasted or cemented surface of the sock-lining.
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When lining some kinds of goods, no standard is needed for the lining block,
because the latter may be inserted into a shoe after the manner of a last, but much
more easily, as it is of smaller dimensions than an ordinary last.
It is obvious that in many cases the entire edge of a lining need not be guarded,
provided that it is properly guarded at intervals to such an extent that it cannot
be easily displaced, and provided also that the entire edge is so far removed from
the edge of the lining block as to prevent the pasted or cemented surface of the
sock-lining from coming into contact with the sides of a shoe while being inserted
therein.
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 :-
First. The herein described method of applying a sock-lining to a boot shoe or
the like.
Second. A lining-plate, block or last adapted to fit or approximately fit the
insole of a boot shoe or the like and to receive and retain a sock-lining in such a
manner as to prevent the said lining from coming into contact with any portion of
the boot or shoe except the portion to which it is desired to apply the same, for
the purpose specified."
Third. The combination with the lining-plate, block or last, of a guard-
plate or ridge or guard-plates or ridges integral with or independent of the
said lining plate block or last substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore
specified.
Fourth. The combination with the lining-plate block, or last and the inde-
pendent guard of mechanism for giving vertical motion to the said lining-plate
block or last substantially as hereinbefore described, and for the purpose specified.

page_text: Fifth. The construction arrangement and combination of parts which constitute
apparatus for use in the application of sock linings to the internal tread-surface of
a boot, shoe or the like substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to
the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 0th day of Contamhou 1001
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.