US1809065A - Art of shoemaking - Google Patents

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June 9, 1931.

4 Sheets-Sheet l Fled Nov. r23, 1923 ilk June 9, 1931.

J. H. POPE ART OF SHOEMAKING 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 WM5/Vm@ FW W June 9, 1931.. J. H. POPE A 1,809,065

ART OF SHOEMAKING Filed Nov. 23, 1925 4 Sheets-Sheet 5 June 9, 1931. J, H, POPE 1,809,065

ART OF SHOEMAKING Filed Nov. 25, 1923 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 of manufacture. An object of my invention auicombining the step of molding the heel-seat Patented June 9, 1931 STATES ATET OFFICE JOSEPH 130383, EIAIEELTGN, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOB TO UNITED SHOE MA- CHENMA a JERSEY COREOEAEEGN, OF FATERSON, NEW' JERSEY, A CGRPGRATION OF NEW ABT OF SEOEMAKING Application filed November 23, 1923.

My invention relates to the art of making` slices, and particularly to the preparation of the heel-seat-portion to receive a heel. I-

have chosen, as an apparatus in connection with which to disclose the invention, a heel-- seat-nailing machine.

Shoe-heels, whatever may be the material from which they are made, commonly have the upper or heel-seat-ends concave, this facilitating, in their attachment, the production 'of a tight rand-crease- To bring the naturally flat heel-seats of the shoes to which the heels are to be secured into conformity with such curved surfaces, it is customary to either depend upon they pressure in the heeling machine to force the heel-seatsubstance into the concavity, or to subject the work to the action of a. molding machine preparatory to nailing the heel-seats and attaching the objection, because of the heavy forces which must be applied in the heeler, leading to the breaking of lasts and of the machine itself. The second adds considerably to the expense is to relieve the heeling machine of such excessive burden, and to economically and expeditiously prepare the heel-seat for the reception of the heel. This I accomplish by to the form of the heel-concavity, in oonnection with the production thereon of formed' areas, as hereinafter indicated, with the operation of fastening the elements of such heelvseat to one another as b sub'ectin the heela y l e?) seat to molding pressure, and, simultaneously therewith, driving nails through the outsole,

upper-material, Vcounter-flange and insole.

In thus securing the heel-seat, diiliculty vmay be encountered in properly inserting the nails. They may, for example, be so inclined, wit-h their. points outwardly, that, in driving, they penetrate the counter-portion of the upper, spoiling the work. It is a further object of the invention to prevent this possibility, and to this end, I form upon the area to be pierced by a nail when driven a surface inclined to deflect said nail in the desired direction, and drive it while thus delected. i The'formation ofthe detlecting sur- Seral No. 676,649.

to receive properly placed projections on the heel-seat. Such projections, or other locating devices, bearing a predetermined relation to the counter-portion of the shoe and fixing the relation thereto of the heel to be attached, I form durinO the molding of the heel-seat to its convex contour, and preferably in connection with the simultaneous nailing of the heel-seat. f

lThe outsole of a shoe may come to the heelseat-nailing operation with its upper face considerably deformed from the desired plane, and unless this is guarded against, may there be made even more irregular. An additional object of the invention is to pro` vide novel means for supporting the soleedge against the pressure of the molding operation, so that it may not only be lrept in the true'plane, but any irregularities may be corrected. F or this purpose, I utilize members, which may also be advantageous in other connections than heel-seat-molding, normally separated to permit the presentation of the heel-seat operated upon, and

forced together in the operation upon the `shoe to enter the rand-crease for engagement from the shoe-bottom and adjacent to the points or insertion of the fastenings. To

facilitate the positioning of the shoe upon its support or jack, the rubbing member or members for eecting the smoothing action, whether this be in a nailing or other machine, may normally be held out of engagement with the work, and released for contact therewith by relative movement between them and the support. To their normally separated relation they may bc restored as a result of such movement.

@ther objects will be made apparent from the following description, illustrated by the accompanying drawings, showing one form of a machine for carrying out the invention, and in which Fig. 1 shows a heel-seat-nailing machine in front elevation;

Fig. 2 is a similar enlarged view of such machine, including the elements more closely co-operating with the work and having parts broken away;

Fig. 3, broken side elevation of the saine elements;

Fig. el, a transverse vertical section on the line Llof Fig. 3;

Fig. 5, a horizontal section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3;

Figs. 6 and 7, respectively, details in side elevation and top plan of the latching mechanism for the counter-rubbing members;

Fig. 8, a top plan view of the sole-engaging jaws and counter-rubbing members; and

Fig. 9, a perspective view of the mold.

Carried upon the frame 1l) is a horizontal die-block 12, having, depending from the center of its under side, an extension secured in place by a screw 16. Formed in the lower face of the extension is a moldrecess 18 (Fig. 9). This is concave, generally corresponding in contour to the depression in the heel-seat-end of the heel to be applied, and being of such length from front to rear of the extension that its forward portion will project over the shanl; of a slice operated upon in front of the heel-breast line, so that there will be a forming` actionrupon the outsole of a shoe pressed against it, not only over the heel-seat, but over the adjacent shank-area. This prevents the format-ion of a protuberance at the breast-line of the heel, effectively blending the heelseatarea into that of the shank. Passing vertically through the die-extension and about the periphery of the recess 18 is a series of nail-receiving openings 20, in which operate drivers 22 carried upon a top girt 24 connecting the upper cK- tremities of side rods 26, Q5. These side rods are mounted to reciprocate vertically in the frame 10, being lined at the lower portion of this frame upon a cross-head 28 actuated by an eccentric-rod 30 from a powershaft 32 journaled transversely of the frame above the cross-head. Sliding in the frame., over the power-shaft, is a second cross-head 34, movable in horizontal ways upon which is a jack or work-support 36 to receive the shoe to be operated upon, such a shoe beingV ing place before effective movement of the1 drivers to insert the fastenings which are held in the openings 20, and causing the heel-seat of the jacked shoe to be pressed into the moldrecesslS, to form said heel-seat and to hold the shoe firmly in place while the drivers are operating upon it.

Since the nails N used for securing the heelseat are ordinarily of considerably less diameter than the die-block-openings 20 in which they are held for driving, this clearly appearing in Fig. 4, they may, unless provision is made for preventing this, so rest upon the heel-seat that their points lie at the outer portions of the openings, the nails thus being inclined toward the counter of the shoe. When driven from this position, they may emerge through the counter, since to aid in the production of a tight rand-crease, they are located as closely to the edge of the sole as possible. To prevent such injury to the shoe, I deflect the nails inwardly, away from the counter, by contact of their points with properly inclined surfaces formed upon the outsole s. To 'produce these surfaces, the lower end of theopenings 20, at the recess 18, are cut away at 40 on the side toward the periphery of the extension 14, and therefore toward the outside of the sole of the shoe operated upon. lVhen the jack rises to force the sole e into the mold-recess, the material, being in temper and quite soft, rises into the openings 20, and is free to move farther in the direction of the surface 40 where a component of pressure is applied laterally. Therefore, the material flows under the influence of such lateral pressure into the openings 20, to formY the incl-ined surfaces Down these surfaces the points of any nails within the openings which may have been inclined in the opposite direction, or outwardly, tend to slide, so that they Vnow assume an inward inclination, limited as to angle by contact with the walls of the openings 2O opposite the surfaces w. rl`his is as appears in Fig. 4. When driven from this position, there is no danger of them penetrating the counter of the shoe.

It is desirable to locate some types of heels, as those of rubber or other material which have finished peripheries, with considerable precision upon the heel-seat before their attachment. A convenient way of accomplishing this is by the use of co-operating locating devices upon the heel and heel-seat. One arrangement proposed employs depressions molded in the rubber-heel, these to be engaged by projections upon the heel-seat. For the formation of these projections or locating devices, l provide the die-blocl-extension 14 with two mold-depressions 42 in the moldrecess 18, spaced from one another' along the longitudinal axis of the shoe. Under the molding pressure upon the heel-seat, as was the case in the formation of the nail-directing inclines by t ie surfaces 40, the material of the outsole is forced into the mold-depression, producing projections r, which, when depressions upon a heel are applied to them, locate said heel with its periphery properly related to the counter-portion of the shoe, rendering an edge-trimming operation unnecessary Attached to the cross-nead 34, at the rear of the acl;` 36, is a substantially vertical rod 44. This may be adjusted longitudinally by nuts 46, 46 threaded upon its lower extremity and contacting with opposite sides of the supporting bracket. At the top of the rod 44 is a head 48 extended rearwardly and connected at 50 by a pin-and-slot device, allowing some lateral play or lost motion, to a slide 52 guided in ways in the frame. From the upper end of this slide, a head 54 projects rearwardly, and has sliding upon it, in a hori- Zontaldirection, a carrier-plate 56. Pivoted about a vertical axis at 58 on the top of the plato are jaws 60, 60, having their inner adjacent edges curved to ygenerally correspond to the rand-crease at the heel of the shoe to be operated upon. rlhe uppe-r horizontal faces of the jaws are at,while theunder sides are beveled away at 62. The Hat faces give plane surfaces against which the opposing surface of the outsole may be forced and made true by the contact, while the inclines at f 2 provide a thin edge over the upper, which permits the jaws to enter the rand-crease. rlhey are normally separated by a spring 64, connecting rearward extensions 65, this giving sufficient spa ce to properly admit the counter-portionofashoe. rlhreadedthrough a portion of the head 54, at the rear of the carrier-plate V56, is a screw 66 engaging said plate, and, when turned, permitting the latter and the jaws carried thereby to be adjusted forwarc or rearwardly. Mountec upon a bracket 68, at the rear of the die-block, is a slide .70 horizontally adjustable by a screw T 2 arranged to rotate inthe bracket. Passing vertically through the slide is the threaded shank '74 of a tapered pin or contact member 76, supported for vertical adjustment by nuts 78, 'l' 8 co-operating with opposite sides of the slide. The pin extends downwar lly between the jaw-extensions 65, so that when the jack is raised by the cam mechanism 38 to apply the pressure, the contact of the extensions with the pin forces the jaws toward each other and into the rand-crease, with the flat upper surfaces beneath the sole. ln their normal or separated positions, the jaws are close enough to the counter-portion of the shoe to enable them to serve as a locating means, after the manner of the usual backstop and heel-forl. To position them to the best advantage, they may be horizontally adj usted by the screw 66, and vertically adj usted by the nuts 46, 46 acting upon the supporting rod 44. ,The extent to which they are closed when they contact with the pin 76 may be determined by varying the position either of the slide bythe screw 72, or the vertical relation of the pin within the slide by the action of the nuts 78, i8.

Guided for vertical movement in the frame, in front of the slide 52, is a slide 80. Fixed to the bottom of this slide is ahorizontally extending yoke 82, having end- portions 84, 84, which surround the side rods. Attached to the top of the slide 80 is a head 86, provided with forwardly projecting, sepa'- rated horizontal arms 88, 88. Movable in ways extending from front to rear of each arm is a block 90, adjustable along its ways by a screw 92 turning in the forward extremity of its arm and threaded into the corresponding block. Pivoted at 94 on each block is a rubbing member 96, having at its top a rounded portion 98. Considered in a horizontal plane, this rounded rubbing surface is curved to approximate the contour of the sides of the counter-portion of the shoe operated upon. Fixed upon the spindle by which each rubbing member is pivoted, and forming with said member a bell-crank lever, is an arm 100, extending inwardly. in a generally horizontal direction, the inner ends of these arms lying in close proximity to each other. Springs 102, 102 (Fig. 7), situated between the blocks and the members 96, exert their force to press the portions 98 of the members toward each other, turning them upon their pivots. This movement is normally prevented by a latch 104, co-operating with each member, this latch being pivoted upon the rear of the block and having a notch 106 at its under side to receive a pin 108 projecting from the rubbing member. A spring 110, extending between each block and the latch, draws said latch down upon the pin, so that when the rubbing member is swung outwardly upon its fulcrum, the notch is caused to engage the pin and latch the member in the work-introducing position. Normally, the members 96 are held raised, so that they are just below the jaws 60, with their operating faces 98 opposite the counter-portion of a jacked shoe, beneath the rand-crease. This position of the rubbing members is brought about by springs 112, 112, which extend between the frame and opposite sides of the yolre 82. At this time, the members 96 are held back by their latches 104, so that the shoe upon the CTI jack, when this is moved beneath the dieblock, may enter between the rubbing members, without contact with them. When the drivers 22 are drawn down by the side rods 26 for the insertion of the fastenings in the heel-seat, collars 114, 114, clamped above the yoke-portions 84, first move idly, until the insertion of the nails has progressed to the desired point, and then strike the portions 84, to carry down the yoke, and with it the rubbing members which it supports. As the head 86 descends, angular extensionsV 116 upon the latches 104 strike forwardly extending portions 118 of tripping` members 120 pivoted at 122 upon the forward face of the head 54, and held normally in the path of the elements 116 by a spring 123. This contact raises the latches against the tension of their springs, so that the notches 106 are carried away from the pins 108, releasing the rubbing members. Thereupon, the contactsurfaces 98 are swung against the counter of the shoe by the springs 102, and, with the continued movement of the side rods and the yoke under the influence of the collars 114, are drawn down over the upper-material, smoothing this away from the rand-crease. Proper contact between the rubbing members and the work may be obtained by the adjusting screws 92. After the rubbing members have completed their effective travel, and the side rods approach the termination of their downward stroke, the adjacent ends of the arms 100 contact with the upper extremity of a vertical rod 124 -mount ed on the frame. This contact causes the rubbingl membersl to he swung outwardly, away from the shoe, until the pins 108 are beneath the latch-notches 106, the engage ment between these elements causing the rubbing members to be again held in position against their springs, separated from the jacked shoe which has been acted upon, ready for the return of the rubbing members to their normal. positions, the removal of the shoe and the reception of the succeeding shoe. When the side rods rise, in the return of the drivers to their elevated position, the col lars 114 leave the yoke-portions 84, and the yoke is drawn up by the springs 112, to restore the rubbing members to their normal location below the jaws 60. At this time, the latch-portions 116 pass along inclined surfaces 128 upon the tripping members, the latter yielding inwardly against the spring 128 to permit the latches to pass. When the latch-portions 116 are above the tripping members, the springs restore the latter to their places below the latches in preparation for the next release.

To outline the manner of carrying out my improved method and the herein described machine by which it may be performed, it may be said that the operator, while the ack 36 is drawn out upon its ways on the crosshead 34,applies a shoe, as appears at S, to the jack, and then pushes said jack in, as is illustrated in Fig. 3, so that the heel-seat of the shoe is beneath the extension 14 of the die-block. In its movement in this direction, it is limited by the jaws 60, which are at this time held open by their spring 64, these jaws acting as a back stop, to position the work. lVith the jack beneath the dieblock, nails N are delivered to its openings 20, as by a loading device 132. rlhe rubbing members "96 are, during the inward movement of the jack, held clear of its path by the latches 104. The work having been thus located, the operator treadles the machine in the customary manner, to cause thepowershaft to operate the apparatus for a single cycle. In this cycle, the side rods 26 are lowered by the cross-head 28, and at first actuate the cam mechanism 88 to move the jack up* wardly.- Upon the initiation of this movement, the inclined end of the pin 76 contacts with the rising extensions of the jaws 60, acting as a cam to force these jaws toward each other into the rand-crease and beneath the edge of the outsole about the heel-seat, to support it. As the upward travel progresses, the outsole s at the heel-seat of the shoe S is pressed into the recess 18, so that it is suitably molded, at the same time the heel-locating projections y being formed by the molding depressions 42 of the die-blockextension, and the inclined surfaces m produced as a result of the action of the cutsaway portions 40 at the lower ends of the openings 20. By the latter action, the points of any nails which may have been inclined toward the outside of the jack are deiiected inwardly, so that their proper direction of driving is assured. The work having thus been putunder pressure and molded, the continued depression of the side rods carries the drivers 22 along the dieblock-openings into contact with the nails N, which are thus driven through the outsole, upper-material, counter-flange and insole, to secure all these portions of the heel-seat together. After the nails have entered the heelseat and before their driving is completed, the collars 114 contact with the yoke-extensions 84, to draw down the slide 80. As the rubbing members 96 are moved by this slide, their latches are released by engagement with the tripping members 120, and, being forced against the counter-portion of the upper by the springs 102, are drawn over the uppermaterial to smooth it. Toward the end of this operating stroke of t ie rubbing members, their arms 100 strike the rod 124, and are reset, held out of operating position by the latches. Finally, the jack falls with the cross-head 84, permitting the jaws 60 to be separated by their spring as they leave the member 7 6, the shoe being now carried away from the die-block and other elements which have operated upon it, so that it may be drawn out and removed from the jack. The apparatus is in condition for another operation.

Having described my invention, What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is: Y

l. The method of operating upon the heelseat of shoe, Which consists in molding said heel-seat to a form corresponding to the cooperating end of a heel +o be attached and to produce a fastening-deflecting surface thereon, and attaching the elements of the heelseat to one another While under the pressure applied for molding by a fastening positioned by said deflecting' surface at the time of insertion.

2. The method of operating upon the heelseat of a shoe, Which consists in molding said heel-seat to a form corresponding to the cooperating end of a heel to be attached and to produce thereon inclined surfaces spaced from one another, holding said heel-seat under molding pressure, and driving nails through the outsole, upper-material, counterflange and insole in directions controlled by the inclined surfaces.

3. In a he'el-seat-nailing machine, a frame, a substantially horizontal die-block supported thereon, said die-block having at its under side a mold-recess and nail-receiving openings extending through the die-block into the recess, drivers operating in the openings, a cross-head arranged to reciprocate upon the frame, and a jack positively movable by the cross-head into co-operation with the recess and arranged to create a molding pressure upon a shoe which it carries.

il. In a heel-seat-nailing machine, a frame, a substantially horizontal die-block supported thereon, said die-block having at its under side a mold-recess and nail-receiving openings extending through the die-block in the recess, side rods movable in the frame at each side of the mold-recess, drivers carried upon the side rods and operating in the diebloclr openings, a cross-head arranged to reciprocate upon the frame, a jack fixed against movement upon the cross-head during the reciprocation of the latter, means arranged to first move the cross-head to mold the` heelseat of a jacked shoe by its enga-gement With the die-blocli-recess, and means to thereafter move the side rods and drivers to drive the nails contained in the die-bloclr-openings into the molded heel-seat.

5. The method of operating upon shoes, which consists in simultaneously forming the exterior of the heel-seat of a shoe, and producing upon the formed area. heel-locating devices bearing a predetermined relation to the counter-portion of the shoe and fixing the relation thereto of the he-el to be attached.

6. The method of operating upon shoes, which consists in molding the heel-seat of al shoe to convex form, and simultaneously therewith producing heel-locating projections by the molding voperation bearing a predetermined relation to the counter-portion of the shoe and fixing the relation thereto both longitudinally and transversely of the heel-seat of the heel to be attached.

7. rllhe method of operating upon shoes, which consists in molding the heel-seat of a shoeV to convex form, simultaneously therewith producing heel-locating projections by the molding operation, and nailing the heelseat While it is under molding pressure.

8. In a machine of the c-lass described, means for forming the heel-seat of a shoe, and means arranged to simultaneously produce upon the formed area locating devices to engage and position a heel symmetrically with respect to the counter-portion of a shoe.

9. In a machine of the class described, meansfor forming the heel-seat of a shoe to correspond to the depression in a heel to be attached to said shoe, means for simultaneously producing heel-locating devices upon the heel-seat, and means for causing the attachment to one another of the elements of the formed heel-seat.

l0. In a machine of the class described, a mold having a recess generally corresponding in form to the heel-seat-engaging end of a heel and separated depressions opening from said recess along the longitudinal axis of the mold, a ack, and means for moving the jack to effect the engagement of a jacked shoe with the mold.

ll. In a heel-seat-nailing machine, a dieblocl; having upon one face a mold-recess, a plurality of depressions from such recess arranged to formV projections in the molded heel-seat and nail-receiving openings extending through the die-block near the periphery of the recess and outside the depressions, drivers operating in the openings, and a jack movable into co-operation With the recess.

l2. The method of determining the direction of driving of nails, Which consists in forming upon the area to be pierced by a nail When driven a surface inclined thereto, positioning the nail with its point co-operating with the surface for deflection thereby, and driving the deflected nail.

13, The method of determining the direction of driving of nails, Which consists in forming upon the area to be pierced by a nail when driven a surface inclined thereto, posiwith the inclined surfaces, and driving the nails to secure the elements of the heel-seat.

15. rIhe method of operating upon the heelseat or' a shoe, which consists in applying pressure over the heel-seat to form it, there being separated areas over which the pressure is omi ted and areas adjacent thereto over which there is a lateral component of the pressure, the material of the heel-seat expanding into the areas in which the pressure is lacking and forming surfaces inclined from the areas of lateral pressure, delivering nails with their points contacting with the inclined surfaces, and driving the nails to secure the elements of the heel-seat.

16. In ka nailing machine, a die provided with a face arranged for contact with the work te be nailed and having a nail-receiving passage opening through the contact-face, there being a surface inclined to the contactface into the opening ot the passage.

17. In a machine of the class described, operating mechanism, a shoe-support movable into and out oit operating position, normally separated engaging members movable with the support and arranged to co-operate with the rand-crease of a shoe in the operating position, and a` member normally held against movement upon the machine and arranged to cause mutual approach of the engaging members.

18. In a machine of the class described, operating mechanism, a shoe-support movable into and out of operating position, normally separated engaging members arranged to co-operate with the rand-crease of a shoe in the operating position, a contact member normally held against movement upon the machine and arranged to cause mutual approach of the engaging members, and means arranged to adj ust the position of the Contact member to vary the extent of movement of the engaging members.

19. In a heel-seat-nailing machine, a diebloclr having on one face a mold-recess generally corresponding in orm to the concave end of a heel which is to be attached to the shoe operated upon and nail-receiving openings through the die-block into the recess, drivers operatin(T in the openings, a jacli movable into co-operation with the recess, and jaws pivoted about a substantially vertical axis and arranged to enter the randcrease of a ached shoe and support the soleedge during the molding operation.

20. In a heel-seat-nailing machine, a dieblock having on one face a mold-recess and nail-receiving openings through the die-block into the recess, drivers operating in the openings, a jack movable into cto-operation with the recess, jaws movable about a. substantially vertical axis to enter the rand-crease'of a jacked shoe and having horizontal surfaces to support the sole-edge during the molding operation, and means acting in the operation ot' the machine to carry the rand-crease.

21. In a heel-seat-nailing machine, a dieblock having a mold-recess and nail-receiving openings extending through the die-block into the recess, drivers operating in the openings, a. cross-head movable toward and from the mold-recess, a jackl movable yupon the cross-head into and out of alinement with said recess, and a pair of rand-crease-engaging jaws movable by the cross-head.

22. In a heel-seat-nailing machine, a dieblocl; having a mold-recess and nail-receiving openings extending through the die-block into the recess, drivers operating in the ope-nings, a cross-head movable toward and from the mold-recess, a jack movable upon the cross-head into and out of alinement with said recess, a pair of rand-crease-engaging jaws movable by the cross-head, a spring normally separating the jaws, and a member arranged to contact with the jaws and move them into the rand-crease.

23. In a heel-seat-nailing machine, a

jaws into the frame, a die-block having nail-receiving openin gs and being mounted upon the iframe, drivers operating in the openings, a. crosshead movable upon the frame toward and from the die-block, a jack movable upon the cross-head into and out of alinement with the 9| die-blocl-openings, a slide connected to the cross-head, a pair of jaws pivoted upon the slide in alinement with the rand-crease of a jacked shoe, and a contact member fixed to the frame and engaging the jaws in the movement of the slide.

24k. In a heel-seat-nailing machine, a frame, a die-block having nail-receiving openings and being mounted upon the frame, drivers operating in the openings, a cross-head movable upon the trame toward and from the die-block, a jack movable upon the crosshead into and out or alinement with the dieblock-openings, a slide connected to the crosshead, a pair of jaws pivoted upon the slide inalinement with the rand-crease of a jacked shoe, a Contact member iixed to the frame and engaging the jaws in the movement of the slide, and means arranged to vary the relation of the contact member to the jaws.

25. In a machine for operating upon shoes, meansior inserting fastenings in a shoe-bottom, and means curved to approximate in contour the counter-portion of a shoe for smoothing out the shoe-upper in a direction away from the shoe-bottom and adjacent to the points of insertion of the astenings.

26. In a machine for operating upon shoes, means for inserting astenings in a shoe-bottom, and means operable in the inserting movement of the inserting means for smoothing out the shoe-upper. f

27. In a machine for operating upon shoes, means for inserting fastenings in a shoe-bottom, and means acting during movement of the inserting means for rubbing the shoeupper.

28. In a machine for operating upon shoes, a shoe-support, nail-drivers co-operating With the support, mechanism for actuating the drivers, and shoe-upper-rubbing members movable along the support in the direction of movement oli the drivers and under the influence ot the driver-actuating mechanism.

29. In a machine Jfor operating upon shoes, a shoe-support, nail-drivers co-operating with the support, means for reciprocating the drivers, rubbing members co-operating with the support, and connect-ions between the reciprocating means and rubbing members, said connections being constructed and arranged to move the rubbing members only after initiation of the inserting movement oi' the inserting means.

80. In a machine for operating upon shoes, a shoe-support, a rubbing member co-operating With the support, means for normally holding the rubbing member out ot engagement With a supported shoe, the support and rubbing member being relatively movable, and means operating as a result of the relaive movement for producing contact of the member with the shoe.

3l. In a. machine for operating upon shoes, a shoe-support, a morable rubbing member co-operating With the support, means for normally holding the rubbing member out of engagement with a supported shoe, means tor releasing the memberl for contact with the shoe, and means Jfor restoring the rubbing member to the position of separation from the slice.

82. ln a nailing machine, a die-block having nail-receiving openings, drivers operating in the openings, a jaclr movable with respect to the die-block, and counter-rubbing members movable along the jack.

33. In a nailing machine, a die-block having nail-receiving openings, drivers operating in the openings, a jaclr co-operating with the die-block, counter-rubbing members niovable along the j ack, latches for normally holding the rubbing members out or" engagement With the counter, and means acting in the movement of the rubbing members for releasing the latches.

34. In a nailing machine, a4 die-block having nail-receiving openings, drivers operating in the openings, a acl; movable with respect to the die-block, counter-rubbing members movable along the jack,` latches for normally holding the rubbing members out of engagement with the counter, and tripping members for releasing the latches.

35. ln a nailing machine, frame, a. diebloclr mounted thereon and having nail-receiving openings, side rods movable in the frame, drivers connected to the side rods and operating in the openings, a jack co-operating with the die-block, al slide movable upon the frame, counter-engaging members carried by the slide, and contact members fixed to the side rods and arranged to actuate the slide.

36. ln a nailing machine, a frame, a dieblock mounted thereon and having nail-receiving openings, side rods movable in the frame, drivers connected to the side rods and operating in the openings, a jack coi-operating With the die-block, a slide movable upon the trame, counter-engaging members carried by the slide, a spring arranged to yieldably support the slide, and contact members lined to the side rods and arranged to lower the slide againstthe tension of the spring.

37. ln a nailing machine, frame, a diebloclr mounted thereon and having nail-receiving openings, side rods movable in the trame, drivers connected to the side rods and operating in the openings, a jack co-operating With the die-block, a slide movable upon the trame, counter-engaging members carried by the slide, a cross-head movable upon the trame toward and from the die-block, and a jack carried by the cross-head and cooperating with the die-block.

88. ln a machine for operating upon shoes, a shoe-support, means for inserting fastenings in the bottom of a supported shoe, counter-rubbing members one of Which is individual to and movable at each of yopposite sides of the support, and means arranged to adjust the members longitudinally of the supported shoe.`

39. In nailing machine, a die-block having nail-receiving openings, drivers operating in the openings, a jack lmovable adjacent to the die-block, rubbing members movable along the jack, connections to the drivers for moving the members over the upper ot a jacked shoe, and means arranged to adjust the members longitudinally of the shoe.

40. .ln a machine of the class described, means for forming the heel-seat of a shoe to correspond to the depression in a heel to be attached to said shoe, means for simultaneously producing heel-locating devices upon the heel-seat, and means for causing the attachment to one another of the elements of the formed heel-seat While the shoe is in forming position. Y

ln testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specitlcation.V

JOSEPH H. POPE.

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