Improvements in or relating to Machinery Employed in the Finishing of Boots and Shoes.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Mar., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 15th Dec., 1899-Accepted, 20th Jan., 1900
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Machinery Employed in the Finishing
of Boots and Shoes.
We, ALFRED POCHIN and FRANK HOWARD POCHIN, of The Standard Engineering
Company, Welford Road, Leicester, Engineers to the Boot and Shoe Trade,
and HENRY ADDISON, of the same address, Manager, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to improvements in boot and shoe finishing
machinery, and is designed mainly with the object of providing improved
mechanism for supplying the finishing composition or compound (wax, stain, or
the like) to the bottom of a boot or shoe or to the tool of a finishing machine
such for example as a top-ironing or an edge-setting machine.
The invention comprises as its essential features, a bath or receptacle for
containing the wax or finishing composition and heated by a gas jet or equi-
valent to maintain the latter in a liquid condition; a disc or equivalent carried
on a positively driven shaft and revolving in the bath and its contents.
An adjustable feed regulator preferably in the form of a flat plate and bifur-
cated to embrace the sides and peripheral edge of the disc is employed to
determine or regulate the amount of the finishing composition taken up or
carried by the aforesaid disc.
That part of the bottom of a boot or shoe sole to be finished is applied to the
disc and the finishing composition becomes transferred from the latter thereto
and then the boot bottom is applied to the finishing tool in the usual way.
Or the said disc may in addition to revolving in the hath revolve also in
contact with the rotary tool of a top-ironing or edge-setting or other finishing
machine so that the wax is transferred from the disc to the rotary tool and from
the latter to the boot bottom.
The disc may consist of metal only or of felt or equivalent material with side
metal clamping plates and be removable for one with a wider periphery for
effecting boot sole bordering of a different width.
and
or
Two or more of these baths each containing a differently coloured composition
a disc of a different peripheral width may be employed on the same machine
and the disc shafts connected by gearing, belts or other suitable mechanism.
An adjustable and rotary disc or guard against which the edge or bottom of
the sole is pressed while being presented to the wax feed disc may also be
employed.
The details of construction may be varied without departing from the main
lines of the invention.
Dated this 14th day of March 1899.

page_text: Improvements in or relating to Machinery Employed in the Finishing
of Boots and Shoes.
We, ALFRED POCHIN and FRANK HOWARD POCHIN, of The Standard Engineering
Company, Welford Road, Leicester, Engineers to the Boot and Shoe Trade,
and HENRY ADDISON, of the same address, Manager, 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 has reference to improvements in boot and shoe finishing
machinery and is designed mainly with the object of providing improved
mechanism for supplying the finishing composition or compound (wax, stain or
the like) to the bottom of a boot or shoe, or to the tool of a finishing machine,
such for example as a top-ironing or an edge-setting machine.
The invention comprises as its essential features, a bath or receptacle for
containing the wax or finishing composition heated by a gas-jet or equivalent
means to maintain the wax or composition in a liquid condition, and a disc or
equivalent carried on a shaft and immersed in the contents of the bath or
receptacle.
disc.
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An adjustable feed regulator is employed to control or regulate the amount
of the wax or finishing composition taken up or carried by the aforesaid
The invention will be clearly understood by referring to the drawing accom-
panying this specification in which:-
Figure 1 is a side elevation of the top part of a boot and shoe finishing
machine, generally known as a top-ironing machine, showing the application
of our invention thereto.
Figure 2 is a plan of same.
Figure 3 is a sectional plan taken on the line Z Z of Figure 1.
Figures 4, 5 and 6 are detail views hereinafter referred to.
The same letters of reference refer to like parts throughout the several views,
only so much of the top-ironing machine being hereinafter described and referred
to as is necessary to illustrate this invention.
The top-iron A (Figures 1 and 6) is heated by a gas-jet from the pipe B, and
is fixed on the lower end of a spindle C carried in the head C and revoluble by
means of the grooved pulley C. A har 1 is adjustably attached to the head
by the bolt D and has attached to its lower end a disc D' of felt or equivalent,
which is so arranged as to be in contact with the top-iron A to remove any
excess of wax therefrom.
The parts just described are such as are usual in this class of machine and
the way in which the sole of a boot or shoe is presented to the top-iron A so as
to form the marginal border thereon is well-known and does not need. description.
For supplying the finishing.composition to the bottom of a boot or shoe or to
the tool of a finishing machine, a bath or receptacle E is formed, and provided
with a shaft E' having bearings on each side of the said receptacle E. The said
shaft E (Figure 1) is revolved by means of a band (not shown in the drawings)
of rubber or equivalent material passing round the pulley F and carrier
pulleys F F from the pulley F fixed on the spindle C.
A disc preferably of felt, but which may be of any other suitable material,
is mounted on the said shaft E¹ and secured in position thereon by means of the
clamping plates G₁ G, the said plate G¹ bearing against the shoulder E on
the said shaft and the plate G being threaded on the said shaft or secured thereon
in any other suitable way.

page_text: As the said disc G revolves in contact with the composition in the receptacle E
any excess of the composition may be removed by means of a bifurcated plate D³
(Figure 4) fixed on the lower end of the bar D, for the said purpose. It is not
however essential, through the tendency of some compositions to syphon up,
that the disc G should always be revolved, it may be mounted on a fixed
spindle G (Figure 5) and held in position by clamping plates G¹ G³ as before
mentioned and in this case the pulleys F F F F are not required.
The said receptacle is carried on the upper end of a spindle H the lower end
of the latter being fixed by the screw H¹ in a boss J¹ of a lever J, the latter being
pivotted at K to a bracket K¹ fixed to the head C³ by screws C³ C³, or formed
integrally therewith.
To hold the dise G in its proper position in relation to the top-iron A or the
like, a rod L located in a sleeve L' is caused by a spring L. to bear against the
back of the lever J before mentioned (see Figures 1 and 3) and the said spring L
is adjusted by the screwthreaded bolt M readily turned by means of the milled
head M thereon.
The disc G may be lowered from contact with the top-iron A by means of an
eccentric N fixed on the end of a pin N¹ having its bearing in a boss 0 of a
bracket O secured by screws 0% to the standard C of the machine. When the
pin N is turned by means of its milled head N the eccentric N forces back
the stud J* fixed on the lever J, and the said stud J then rests in a depression N*
formed on the periphery of the eccentric N.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is:-
1. In a boot and shoe finishing machine the combination with the finishing
tool of a receptacle, liquefied wax or composition therein and means for conveying
the said wax or composition to the acting face of the tool substantially as
described.
2. In a boot and shoe unishing machine the combination with the finishing
tool of a receptacle, liquefied wax or composition therein, a revoluble or stationary
disc or equivalent to convey the said wax or composition to the acting face of the
tool, and a lever J and spring controlled rod L for maintaining the disc & in
contact with the tool substantially as described.
3. In a boot and shoe finishing machine the combination with the finishing
tool of a receptacle, liquefied wax or composition therein, means for conveying the
said wax or composition to the tool, mechanism for regulating the supply of
wax or composition to the tool and means for placing the disc in and out of
contact with the tool substantially as and for the purpose described.
4. In a boot and shoe finishing machine the means for controlling and supply-
ing the wax or composition to the finishing tool, constructed arranged and
operating substantially in the manner and for the purpose described and illus-
trated in the accompanying drawing.
5. The hereinbefore described improvements in boot and shoe finishing
machines, constructed, arranged and operating in the manner and for the purpose
described with reference to the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 14th day of December 1899
W. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
322, High Holborn, London, W.C.,
Patent Agents for the Applicant.