Improvements in Machines for Burnishing or Finishing the Heels and Soles of Boots and Shoes.
Year: 1899

page_text: |[Communicated from abroad by THE ROONEY MANUFACTURING COMPAny, of Ran-
dolph, Massachusetts, United States of America, Manufacturers.]
Improvements in Machines for Burnishing or Finishing the Heels
and Soles of Boots and Shoes.
T, HENRY HARRIS LAKE, of the Firm of Haseltine, Lake & Co., Patent Agents,
45, Southampton Buildings, in the County of Middlesex, 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 relates to an improved machine for finishing heels and soles
of boots and shoes, and the object of the said invention is to generally improve
machines of this character, and render them simpler, stronger, and more durable,
and easier and more effective in operation.
A further object of my invention is to provide a machine of this character,
comprising an improved burnisher or stoner, edge-setter and brush, and specially
to improve the construction of these various tools, whereby the best results may
be attained,
The invention consists in the several improvements which will be hereinafter
fully described and afterward specifically pointed out in the appended claims.
In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my invention most nearly
appertains, to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe its con-
struction and operation, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, form-
ing part of this specification, in which-
Figure 1 is a perspective view of a machine constructed in accordance with
my invention.
Figure 2 is a view, in elevation, of the left side of my machine.
Figure 3 is a central longitudinal sectional view of my machine, looking from
the left side.
Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view through the burnisher-holder and its tool
and the heating-chamber, taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 3.
Figure is a top plan view of my machine.
Figure is a transverse sectional view through the upper part of my machine.
taken on the line 6-6 of Figure 5.
Figue 7 is a detail elevation, partly in section, of the supporting arm carrying
the seat-wheel.
Figure 8 is a detail elevation of a portion of the burnisher-holder and its tool,
showing the means for supporting the lower end of said tool.
Like numerals of reference indicate the same parts wherever they occur in the
different figures of the drawings.
In the said drawings, 10 designates a supporting table, mounted on a suitable
tapering base 11, which constitutes the main frame of my machine.
This base 11 is slotted in its upper part, as at 12, and in the said slotted por-
tion is mounted the main driving-pulley 13, mounted on a suitable shaft 14.
This shaft 14 is provided with suitable bearings and lubricators, as shown in

page_text: the drawings, and extends beyond the frame on one side, and has mounted
thereon the tight loose pulleys 15 and 16 respectively, by means of which the
and
the table 10, and
about
over
main driving-wheel 13 is operated.
Located in the central forward part of
centrally
the supporting base 11, is mounted a sporting bracket 17, which carries the
steam-chamber 18. the said chamber being securely held thereon by means of
Buitable screws, as illustrated.
This steam receptacle can be made of any suitable shape or construction, but
I have shown it of rectangular form.
A steam-inlet pipe 19 running from the source of supply, enters the top of
the chamber 18, on one side, and is provided with a suitable cut-off valve 20. An
exhaust-pipe 21 enters the opposite side of steam-chamber, and is also pro-
vided with a cut-off valve 22, said pipe running back to the engine-room.
said
sides
27, which
provided
the
with forwardly inclined
inclined sides 25 of the
with the steam chamber
or stone 28,
18,
and
strips 23 and 24. This
is kept heated
whichever
it
may
be
On the front face of the chamber 18 are secured by means of suitable screws,
the strips 23 and 24, inclined rearwardly on the inner edges to form grooves 25,
and between which is adapted to slide the burnisher-holding plate 26.
This plate or holder 26 is
engage the grooves formed by
holder 26 is constantly in contact
thereby. The burnishing iron
desired to use,
is secured on the frout face of this holder 26, by means of a projecting tongue 29
formed on the lower end of the iron or other tool, which is adapted to engage a
loop or strap 30 screwed or otherwise secured to the holder 26. The upper end
of said tool is screwed to the holder, as illustrated at 31 in the drawings.
It will thus he seen that the iron or stone may be readily and easily removed
and replaced, as may be desired.
In the rear face of the burnisher-holding plate 26 is cut a transverse groove 32,
in which is secured the bar 33, extending beyond the sides of the holder, as illus-
trated, and provided with trunnions 34 on its respective ends.
The strips 23 and 24 are slotted as at 35, to admit the bar 33, said slois being
of a length sufficient to admit of the reciprocating of the burnisher-holder, as
well be hereinafter described.
Mounted on the table 10 are the standards 36, in which is journalled the
shaft 37, which is located under the sliding burnisher-holder 26. slightly forward
of the bracket 17. A driving pulley 38 is mounted on the center of the
shaft 37, and is connected by means of a belt 39 with the main driving-pulley 13
on the main driving-shaft 14. On the ends of this shaft 37 are tightly mounted
the two pulleys 40 41. The pitman 42 43 are eccentrically pivoted to the
pulleys 40 and 41, respectively, and are pivoted at their upper ends to the trun-
nions 34 of the bar 33, which is secured to the burnisher-holder 26, as before
described.
It will thus be seen that upon the rotation of the shaft 37 through the medium
of its connection with the main driving-shaft, a vertical reciprocating movement
will be imparted to the burnisher-holding plate and its carrying tool, through
the medium of its pitman connections heretofore described.
On the supporting table 10, in the rear of the mechanism heretofore described,
I mount the shaft 44, journalled in suitable supporting standards 45 46 47.
This shaft 44 has tightly mounted thereon the three pulleys 48, 49, and 50.
The pulleys 48 and 49 are in line with the pulleys 40 and 41, respectively,
mounted on the front shaft 37, and are connected therewith by means of the
belts 51 52 to impart a rotary movement to said shaft 44. On the left-hand end
of the shaft 44 is rigidly mounted a disk 53. On the lower left-hand end of the
steam-chamber 18 is cast a block 54, to which is screwed or otherwise secured
n block 55 having on its outer face a dovetail groove 56, in which is adapted to
slide a bar 57. This bar 57 carries on its forward end a bifurcated extension 58,
in which is mounted the seat-wheel 59.
A stud-pin 60 is formed on the bar 57, in about its central portion, as shown

page_text: in the drawings, and on which is suitably pivoted one end of a pitman 61, the outer
ond of said pitman bring eccentrically pivoted to the disk 53 on the shaft 44.
It will thus be seen, from the above description, that a reciprocatory movement
is imparted to the arm 57 and its seat-wheel 59, through the medium of its pit-
man connection to the disk 53 on the shaft 44, said shaft being revolved as here-
tofore described. On the right-hand end of the shaft 44 is rigidly mounted the
pulley 50 heretofore mentioned, which is connected by means of a belt 62 to a
pulley 63, mounted on a shaft 64 journalled in supporting standards 65 located
on the forward right-hand side of the machine. On the outer end of the shaft 64
is rigidly mounted the brush 66. It will thus be seen that a rotary movement
is imparted to this brush 66, through the medium of its belt connection with the
shaft 44.
On the front ends of the standards 36 are cast or otherwise secured the bracket-
arms 67 and 68, in which are journalled a shaft 69, on which is mounted a
roller 70 covered with a soft or textile material, the purpose of which is to afford
a suitable support for the shoe during the operation of the machine.
In the top of the steam-chamber 18 is provided an oil-cup 71, which commu-
nicates by means of a pipe with the sliding face of the burnisher-holding plate 26,
for the purpose of lubricating the same. Oil-cups 72 are provided for the other
journals, as indicated in the drawings.
In the operation of my machine, the operator holds the shoe on the supporting
roller 70, and against the burnishing iron or stone, whichever one it may be
desired to use, the rapid reciprocation of said tool effectually and quickly accom-
plishing the desired result. The shoe is then passed over to the seat-wheel, and
held against the reciprocating wheel, which effectually sets the outer edges of
the heel. The shoe is then passed over the revolving brush, and the heel cleaned
and completed. The bottom of the sole and shank may be burnished by this
machine, a suitably formed burnishing tool being provided.
From the above description, the various uses and advantages of my invention
can be readily comprehended.
While I havo illustrated and described the best means now known to me for
carrying out my invention, I do not wish to be understood as restricting myself
to the exact details of construction shown and described, but hold that any slight
changes or variations such as might suggest themselves to the ordinary mechanic,
would properly fall within the limit and scope of my invention.
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 machine of the character specified, comprising in its construction a sup-
porting frame, a reciprocating tool-holder mounted on said frame and provided
with a transverse groove, a bar secured in said groove, a crank-and-pitman con-
nection with each end of said bar, and a burnishing tool removably secured to
Baid tool-holder.
2. A machine of the character specified, comprising in its construction a sup-
porting frame, a stationary heating-chamber mounted on said frame, a reciprocat-
ing tool-holding plate slidingly mounted upon said heating-chamber, a burnishing
tool removably secured to said holding-plate, and means for imparting a rapid
reciprocating movement to the said tool-holder.
3. A machine of the character specified, comprising in its construction a sup-
porting frame, a stationary heating-chamber mounted on said frame, a recipro-
cating tool-holding plate slidingly mounted upon said heating-chamber and having
a loop or strap 30, a burnishing tool having a tongue 29 at its lower end adapted
to engage the said loop or strap, means for removably securing the upper end of
the tool to the said plate, and means for imparting a rapid reciprocating move-
ment to the said tool-holder.
4. A machine of the character specified, comprising in its construction a sup-

page_text: porting frame, a steam-chamber carried thereby, steam-pipes connecting with
said chamber, a tool-holding plate carried by said chamber and adapted to slido
thereon, a burnishing-tool removably secured to said tool-holder, and mechanism
connected with the main driving-shaft for imparting a reciprocating movement
to said tool-holder and tool.
5. A machine of the character specified, comprising in its construction a main
frame, a supporting bracket mounted thereon, a steam-chamber carried thereby.
steam-pipes connecting with said chamber, guideways secured to the face of said
steam-chamber, a tool-holder adapted to slide in said guideways, a burnishing
tool removable secured to said holder, and connecting mechanism with the
driving-shaft for imparting a rapid reciprocating movement to the tool-holder.
6. A machine of the character specified, comprising in its construction a sup-
porting frame, a heating-chamber mounted thereon, guideways secured on the
front of said chamber and having slots, a tool-holding plate adapted to slide in
said guideways, a burnishing tool carried by said holder, a transverse bar fitted
in a recess in said tool-holder and having its ends extending through the glots
in the said guideways, a driving-shaft located beneath said tool-holder, and pit-
man connections between the said shaft and the ends of the transverse bar for
imparting a reciprocatory movement to the tool-holder.
Dated this 7th day of Vaunuihin 1800
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.