US1019067A

US1019067A - Pounding-up machine.

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Publication number: US1019067A
Application number: US22082804A
Authority: US
Inventors: Ronald F Mcfeely
Original assignee: United Shoe Machinery Co AB
Current assignee: USM Ltd; United Shoe Machinery Co AB
Priority date: 1904-08-15
Filing date: 1904-08-15
Publication date: 1912-03-05
Anticipated expiration: 1929-03-05

Description

R. E'. MGFEELY. PoUNmNG-UP MACHINE; APPLIOJQTIONJILED AUG. 15, 19M.y

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UNITED STATES TTENT oEEioE.

RONALD F.

C'FELY, OF BEVERLY, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR T'O UNITED SHOE MACHINE Y COMPANY, OF PATERSON, NEW JERSEY. A CORPORATION OF NEW"V Specification of Letters Patent.

POUNDING-UP MACHINE.

Patented Mal. 5, 1912.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known thatI, RONALD F. MCFEELY, a citizen of the -United States, residiig at Beverly, in the county of Essex and l monwealth of Massachusetts, have invented certain Improvements in Founding-Up Machines, of which the following description,

. in connection with the accompanying draw ings, is a specification', like reference characters on the drawings indicating like parts in the several figures.

. The present invention relates to machines used in the manufacture of 4boots andslices and the preferred form of the invention is they have for their general object to force the upper material into close contact with vuppermaterial;onfthe shoe bottom cor-- rected andl thatthe upper material be flat-V ftenedand compacted lagainst the inner-sole before vthe ,outeisole,is applied. Also the- 55'" upper material does not lie as close to the the iiinersole on the bottom of the shoe and with the side of the last adjacent to its edge, thereby smoothing and evening the surfaces acted upon and causing 'the upper to conform accurately to the shape of the last. At certain portionsof the shoe, particularly' at thev toe and heel, Y the upper material requires in lasting to be crimped or plaited to 1 take care vof the fullness as it is Worked into A position'to be fastened'to the inner'sole,` and 35' at these partsv of the shoe the upper materi'al is usually very bulky, comprising at the toe the upper itself, the toe cap, the toe stifener, and the several thicknesses of the.' 'lining materials, While -at the heel there is the thick counter or heel stiii'ene-r in addition to the upper and linings. The upper mate` rial' atthese portions of the shoe particuvlarly, therefore, forms'on the margin of the slice bottom a rough orvunevensurface foi the reception of the outersole,and sometiinnesA the'. tacks commonly used for' 'securingA4 the'l upper temporarily-tothe innersole are not. driven fully `into the woi'kso thattheydalso' render 'the bottom ofthe lasted shoe uneven. 50

It is importantthat this uneveiiness of the face of the innersole and the side of the last as is desirable at the end of the lasting operation, but springs away at these points' when it is bent over the square edge of the Jit is also apparent at the sides of many shoes. It is essential to a perfect fitting of the shoe A to the last that the upper material be forced into Contact with the side of the last and With the innersoleadj acent to the edge of the shoe in order that there shall be no slack leather at these places, and it is desirable that a Well defined angular edge, as distinguished from a rounded edge, be formed at the junction of the side and bottom of the lasted shoe. This sharply defined angular edge on the lasted shoe is' verydesirable because it greatly improves the appearance of the .shoe. Vrinkles too. are sometimes formed in the sides of the shoe near the edge as vthe upper is drawn lover in lastinv and these need tobe smoothed out 'to pro ucc a well lasted shoe. It has heretofore been the custom to pound-up7 the shoe with a hammer for drawing the Aupperup tothe last .and leveling theirregular surface of the upper materialv to forma more even faceafor receiving the outersole Thehand Workman also uses Ahis hammer along the side near the edge to beat the upper material into close contact With the last and to 4 smooth ont any Wrinkles from this portion `.of the shoe, this operation .being termed blocking or crowning theshoe. The

poundingup and blocking `operations have -,both been hand operations performed by skilled Workmen, and if done with proper care added considerably-to the labor cost of the shoe. Oneve'ry `importantobject of this forming boththe pounding-up operation and the blocking operation Wit-hgreat rapidity Aand'in a better manner than heretofore has been possible. f Preferably the means for blocking the shoe Willbe arranged Ato'ac't upon the side of thev shoe VWhile the "pounding-up means is-in engagementv WithA a'contiguous` portion of the uppermaterial fon the bottom of the shoe, Wherebysaid Two meansshall force the upper material into intimate engagement, Withlthe side. ci the :last and with the innersoleon the bottom ofv `invention is to`provide `n iechaiiism f or pervthefglastand.-inay'ralsocoperate'fer'forning -151-5 and a block'ing means, of means, herein shown as the carrier lever in which they are mounted, for so correlating the poundingup means and the blocking means that when one of them strikes the work the position of the path of further movement of the other is determined. Preferably, as above stated, the pounding-up means strikes the work first and determines the plane in which the 'further movement lof the blocking means against the shoe takes place. This is important because the level of the different parts of the shoe bottom differs, the shoe bottom usually standing ,highest at the ball and being lower at the shank and when this correlation is insured a jack may be employed that is mounted upon a fixed support and, therefo're, does not move up and down to compensate for the differences in height of the different portions of the last. When this correlation exists the pounding-u p means will find the sole of the last and being checked thereby willV hold the blocking means at the desired elevation with relation to the part of the work upon which it is immediately after to operate.

A feature of t-he invention which is of great importance consists in so constructing and arranging the pounding-up means and its actuating mechanism' that theV poundingup means is actuated downwardly toward the shoe bottom and may also have a move- 'ment in a direction inwardly over the shoe -bottom while it is in engagement with the work. In the illustrated embodiment of the invention the pounding-up means is mounted in a carrier. which is actuated to move the pounding-up means downwardly toward the bottom of'the shoe for forcing -the upper material against the innersole,

and the pounding-up means is also arranged to move relatively toits carrier for the purpose of forcing the upper material inwardly away from the edge of the innersole. The carrier shown is a-lever which is oscillated to move the poundin -up means in a curved path toward the wor and the pounding-up means is movably mounted in the carrier lever and adapted to reciprocate therein as the lever oscillates, whereby the poundingup meansy has a whi aping stroke, the arrangement being `suc that the poundingup means moves in its carrier in a direction to force the upper material inwardly away from the edge ofthe innersole at the time when, moving with its carrier, it has been' brought into engagement with the work for forcing the upper material downwardly toward the innersole. Preferably the 'its carrier lever in a guideway which expoundin'g-up meansis slidingly mounted 1n tends at an angle to the length of the lever, whereby the pol'lnding-up means is automatically reciprocated in the guideway by reason of its inertia as the lever is oscillated, being moved rearwardly as the upward stroke of the lever is completed and its direction of movement reversed and being moved forwardly in the guideway vas the downward stroke of the lever is arrested by the engagement of the pounding-up device with the work. Means, such, for example, as a suitably arranged spring, may be cmployed for accelerating the movement of the pounding-up means in its carrier during its forward stroke, and the force with which the pounding-up means shall act in'forcing the upper inwardly away from the edge of the innersole may 'also be changed by varying its weight. 'Preferably also the parts will be constructed and arranged to enable they spring to impart to the pounding-up means a further forward movement in its carrier as it rises from the work, thus not only insuring that the upper material shall not be displaced outwardly toward the edge of the innersole, but also tending to force the upper material farther inwardly.

The blocking means, in the convenient embodiment of the invention herein shown, is operated in time relation with the poundingup means and .yieldingly actuated for hammering the side of the shoe. As herein shown the blocking means is mounted in the same carrier lever in which the pounding-up device is mounted and is similarly arranged therein, being mounted for sliding movement in a guideway which extends at an angle to the length of the lever, whereby the blocking means is automatically reciprocated with relation to the lever by reason of its'inertia as the lever is oscillated. A spring will preferably be arranged for accelerating the movement of the blockingv means in its guideway during its-forward stroke and the force with which it shall strike the work may be varied by increasing or decreasing the weight of the blocking means, Preferably the machine will be so arranged and constructed that the' downioo iis

ward movement'of the lever carrying thev squarely against the side of the shoe.

It is an important feature of this Ainvenl tion that blocking means coperates with the downwardly and inwardly acting pounding-up means to shape the upper material at the junction of the side and bottom of the shoe, as here shown, forming thereon a well defined angular edge. l Another feature of the invention consists lso in providing novel-.mechanismfor actuating the cari" i er on.which the pounding-up and blocking, means are mounted. Preferably said Vmechanism has provision for adjust- V' ment whereby the extent of the movement of said carrierjmay be variedfor causing the .pounding-iupandblocking means'to act on the with more'or l'ess force. As herein shown means is provided under control of the Workman Vfor adjusting'or shifting the' actuating mechanism a't will 1for increasing or decreasing the extent of the movements of the carrier, as itis found in practice that some ls hoesneed harder `pounding to pro- 1.5 duce the desired results than other shoes y-requireI and also that some portions of the v lsame 'shoe may with advantage bev pounded ferred embodiment o the invention provision is made for starting and' stopping. the machine as-'awhole, asfwelljas or adjusting said actuating'.mechanism-andasingle foot treadle' is so connectedwit-h tlievstarting and stopping mechaxiisijn.jandi.l the adjusting 'means thatv the machine' yfmay. licstarted lby `the-Iirst p crol of a movementfo'the-.treadle andrfthef:ctuatng'mechanism :,also adjusted Tora! slort stroke, andthereafter lthe furtherl movement .of thev treadle inv the. samedirection acts to adjus'tthe actuating.V mechanism for increasngthe extent of the move-i ments of the carrier, whilev a reverse movement ofthe treadlecauses first 'the movements of carrier tobe shortened and" 85- finally c'ause'sttief machine-,to be stopped.

Preferably alsof-the actuating mechanism is --L'F so'fconstructed andsarranged that the lowerr limitof the movement .of the carrier remains substantiallythesame in all adjustments of 40Lfsaid vactiuitingmecha/nism, v.while l the upper limit-is raisedgorjlowered as the extent-of fill@ -muvement-f-is'-li'l1i1a'sed ori d ini-inished.`

' it wi-ii new begunaersjioa an hymnes-a `ing or diminishing the. extent'of the move' mentfsrloi the carrienor the pounding-up means amiV the blocking means the force with which the pounding-up means is actui.A

ated downwardly toward' the last bottom 1 i will ,be Varied also that theforce with which the pounding-'up meansf and the blocking means areeacii moved back and forth in their guideways in the carrier-'will ,be increasedor diminished likewise to jvary the action of said mea-ns respectively inl drawing the upper inwardly away from the edge of theinnersole and in hammering the upper against the side of the last.

A A- further feature of my invention of gieatimp'ortance consists in improved shoe 60., supporting means, comprising a shoeholder `or jack and `a`` spindle,. the pick being so mounted on the spindle that it may be moved relativelytheretofin.such manner that the different portions of a slice are pre- 155 sented to the pounding-up and blocking of Fig. l.

means the point of engagement fof the pounding-up means with the shoe will always-be substantiallyv over the upper end Aoit' the spindleand the spindlemay be mainmeans.

Still another feature of the invention consists in providing means for smoothing from the sideof the shoe any inequalities which may exist in the upper material after the operation of the blocking means. The means fforsmoothing the side of the shoe is herein shown as located adjacent to the path of the` blocking and pounding-,up means in position for' the shoe to bepressed against it, Iwhen presented -.toy theblocking and pounding-11p., means, vsaid means serving as a gage or rest for determining the position of the .shoe and lacting to smooth the shoe as the shoe isA turned to present its different portions to lv'the pounding-up and blocking means. In the'form lshown said smoothing means .comprises members or rests arranged on ,either side of the pa'th of the poundinglip-and blocking means and movably mounted toy enable .them to adapt their positions to the contour of the portion of the shoe pressed against them. Preferably` said 'members Aor rests will ber arranged to permit the end portions of the shoe to be presented nearer to the machine than the side portions of theshoe, wherebyy 'the pounding-up means vmay engage the`shoe for a greater distance inwardly from its edge vat the ends than at the'side's,'fand the blocking means may act onf the end portions "ofthe shoe without '.necessarily'actingon the side portions.

-These'and other'features of tlie invention,

yits point offsupport and Ithe 'pounding-up including vcertaindetails of construction and vbroad as swellfasgspecific combinations, wil-l '6 rthe claims.

lF1 ure '1 of the drawings, which show one orm of mechanism embodying -my in be hereinafter ldescribed and pointed out in 'vent-ion, is a side elevation of the machine,

the 'shoe support" being in position' to present the side of the'slioe to the poundingup and blockingl devices, andthe lever carrying said devices-being at the lower limit of'its stroke. Fig. 2 is a perspective `view of a portion of the' actuating mechanism as 'seen from the side of the machine opposite to that` shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view on line 3 3 Fig. 4 is a sectional view on line 4-4 of Fig. l.v Fig. 5 is a plan View of isothe head of the machine, certain portions being broken away. Figs. 6 and 7 are diagrammatic views showing the effect produced by different adjustments of the actuating mechanism. Fig. 8 is a side elevation of a portion offthe machine, partly insec- .tio-n, showing the pounding-up and blocking. devices and the lever which carries said devices,` the lever beingat the upper limit ofV its stroke and the shoe supportbeand blocking devices as the lever carrying said .devices approaches thevlower limit of its lstroke and the pounding-up device is about to engage the bottom of lthe shoe.A Fig. 12 is aview illustrating a position of the pounding-up and blocking devices at the time when the carrying lever has completed its downward stroke and the pounding-up device has iiattened the upper down onto the inmerso-le and is moving forwardly in its guideway for forcing t-he upper y1nvvWardly away from the edge of theinnersole, while t-he blocking device is just about to come into engagement with the upper at the side of the shoe. Fig. 13 is a view show- A ing `the final position of the pounding-np and blocking devices beforeA the lever rises, the blocking devicehaving advanced into 4,full engagement. with the sideof the shoe for pressing the upper iirmly into contact with the last. Fig. 14 is ay detail view,

partly in section, of the preferred form of l shoe support, which is also shownfin. side `elevation inFigs. 1 and 8, this-view illus- ,trating the horizontallyl adjustable -bar W-hichsustains the lower'end of the spindle and also illustrating the means for adjusting the length of the spindle. Fig.- 15 is aA sectional view on line 15--15 of Fig. .1.

` Fig. 16 is a sectional view on line 16--16 ot 19-19 of- Fig. lvievv online 0 Fig. 14. Fig. 17 is a sectional view on line 17-17 of Fig.` 14j. Fig. 18 is an enlarged side elevation, partly in section, of a preferred construction of the upper portion of` vjack of the shoe support. Fig. l9 is a plan view, partly in section, asseen from" the line 18. Fig."20f'is a sectional .-20 of Fig. 19. Fig. 21 is a sectional View on line,2121 of Fig.A 19.

. -The frame 2 of themach'ine is constructed to rest o-'n a floor and'in its upper portion 65. supports a shaft 4. The shaft is shown,see

Figs.-` 2 andv 3,as mounted ina bearing mime? which is `provided with a collar 8. The` pinned to the end of the shaft opposite.

that carrying the collar 8, While'the inner member. 16 of said clutch is Vloose.` onthe shaft and is movable ,lengthwise of the -shaft toward and fromy osition to engage the outer member. The inner clutch member 16 is shown as `formed upo'n one end of the hub of the driving pullev'lS, which is continuously rotated, whilethe `other end of said hub. is formed with a circumferential groove. 20 to Vreceive a roll 22 on thei clutch-operating lever 24.v f

The clutch-operating lever 24 'ispivoted t on a stud 26 and its lower end has connection with a rod'28, see Fig. 2, whichiis acted upon by a spring 30, inclosed ina chamber in the frame. The springO moves the lever, when permitted todo so, in the direction -for forcing the inner clutch membergl `into frictional enge'igement'- with the outer clutch member 14, whereby the shaft is rotated. The mechanism for moving the clutch-operating lever in opposition to the action of the spring 30 for separating the clutch'members` comprisesa slide 36, see Fig. 2,'provided lon one sidewith a roller 38 adapted to engage the inclined face-40 of a block secured to the Ilower arm of the clutch-operating lever 24. The slide 36 is acted upon by aspring 42 for f pressing itnormally'inthe direction for positioning the roller 38 over the low 'part of the inclined face 40, and when the roller is` in this position the spring 30 acts throughy the lever 24 to force the clutch member 16 toward the cooperating clutch member 14 for `starting the machine. y further provided with an outstanding luv 44, see Figs. 2 and', located in thepath o the heel of Vthe segmental shaped lowerend 48 of a lever 50. The lever is fulcrumed on a fixed stud 52 and its end opposite to that having the segment is connected by a rod 54 tov a foot treadle 56, see Fig. 1. The rod 54 extends through a fixed guide 58 and is surrounded above said guide by'a spring 60, the tension fof which is adjusted by a collar 62 secured to the rod. The spring 60 is -of proper strength to hold the rod and treadle The slide is 56`1iormally elevated and the lever 50 and disk and the endof t-hel sleeve bearing 6, as

seen in Fig. 3, to take the thrustof the shaft vagainst ,the fixed member.

Lolaoe? whenthe movable clutch member is pressed i The disk 68 is providediwith a crank pin 7 0 upon which is mounted a block 72, shown by dotted lines in Fig.- l and by full lines in plan view in Fig. 5. The block lits in a guideway in the side face of the rear arm 74 of an angle lever '75 havin @trunnions 76 mounted in bearings 78, 78 o? 'the machine frame, as shownin Figs. 1 and 4, which lat-ter figure is a section through. the hub and trunnions of the lever 7 5 and .through ,the bearings 78. The other arm 80 of the angle lever 7 5- is provided with a curved guideway, hereinafter further described, which extends the full lengthofthe front face of the arm and is formed in cross section, as shown in Fig. 4, to receive a flanged segment-shaped blockv 82 which is pivotally attached at 84 to the rear end of a connecting link 86. The link is joinedat its front end by a pivot 87 to the lower arm of a:

lever 90 which is fulcrurned-on a pivot pin 92 carried by upwardly and forwardly directed extensions of the machine frame. The lever 90 above its pivot is forked and in the adjacent faces of its two

branches

94, 94 are mounted cushion blocks 96, 96 of rubber'or other suitable yielding material. The cushion blocks are preferably backed up by base pieces 97 which are ,adjustable yin screwthreade'd .apertures in the branches 94, a binding screw 98 cooperating with each base piece for securing it in adjusted position, as shown in Figs. l and 8. A lever -100, which in the present embodiment of the invention carries the pounding-up and blocking devices, is fulcrumed at its-lower end on the pivot pin 92 above mentioned, said lever being formed with asleeve hub 101V upon which the lever 90-is directlyv mounted, as

` shown in Fig. 8. The lever -100 has a laterally projecting portion or flange d, see Fig. 5, which extends between Ithe two cushion blocks 96 carried by the. branches 94 of the lever 90. By this arrangement the lever 100 is oscillatedabout its fulcrum by the lever 90, the movements of the lever 100 being yieldingly effected in both'directions.

The lever 10() carries the pounding-up means and the blocking means in the il-lustrated embodiment of the invention and provision is made for varying the length of the strokes of the lever for the purpose of causing said pounding-up and blocking means to act upon the work with greater or lessforce. To this end the segment-shaped block 82, by which the link 86 and lever 90 are connected to the angle lever 7 5, is adjustable in the arm 8O of said angle lever for increasing or diminishing the movement of the link 86 and thereby varying the extent or amplitude vof 'the oscillations of the carrier lever 100.

For the purpose of effecting this adjustment of the segment-shaped block 82 said block is provided on its rear face with rack teeth .constructed to engagea pinion formed on the adjacent end of a shaftl 83 which is l engaged by rack teeth formedon the segr, ment-shaped lower end .'48 of the' lever 50 before described. The arrangement is suchv that when the lever.'50 is rocked bymeans offits connection with the Vfoottread'lev 56 to permit theclutch memberstofengage, or to disengage said clutch members, as` heretosj fore explained; the shaft 83 will be simulf taneously rotated to raise or 'lowerthe 'seg-V ment-shaped block in its' guideway inthey In practice the segmentfshapedangle lever. block willpreferably stand in substantially its lowest position indicated invdotted lines in Fig.16vwhen the foot treadle is-elevated and the clutch members therefore disen` gaged, and in this position of the block the link 86, which connects thesegment-shaped block 82 with the lever 90,.is approximately in alinement withthe fulcrum of the angle lever and the pivot 87 which connectssaid.

link to'lever 90, so that little 'or no moves ment is imparted to said lever and the carrier lever 100. When, however, the vfoot treadle is depressed,A to move the lower"e'nd 48 of the lever 50 away from the lug 44and thereby permit lthe spring 30 to cause the clutch members to engage, as` before explained, the shaft 88 will bel turned by the lever 50 in the direction to raise the segmentsshaped block 82 toward. the fullline position shown in Fig. 6, thereby placing' said link 86 out of alinement with pivot 87 and t-he axisof angle lever 75, wherebythe levers 90 and 100 will be oscillated by the angle lever. The movement required of the treadle and the lever 50 for permitting the machine to be started raises the segmentt shaped block a distance suicient t-o cause the carrier-lever 100 to be oscillated through only a small arc, but-by further depressing the' treadle lever the segment-shaped block may? be raised to any desired position in its guideway and the vamplitude of the oscillations of the.' carrier lever increased as may be required for the particular work in hand.

4The single foot treadle'operates to release the movable clutch member so thatitcmay engage the coperat-ingY clutchl member and simultaneously to shi t ating mechanism to vary the stroke of the or adjust the seg-l .ment-shaped block 82 ofthe actuating mechi anis'm for the carrier lever ysufficiently to cause a short stroke to be imparted to said carrier lever without disturbing the clutch until the treadle is again released.

It is to bey noted by reference to Figs. 1, 6, and 7 that the actuating mechanism for the carrier lever is so arranged that the lower limit of the strokes imparted thereby to the carrier lever would be constant if the carrier lever were unyieldingly connected to said actuating mechanism, while the upper limit of the strokes would vary as the amplitude of the levers oscillations is increased or diminished. This result isjvob- -tained by so forming t'lieguideway in the' -front face'of the arm 80 of the .angle lever` may occupy in that guideway, the carrier lever 100 will always be moved downwardly by its actuating mechanism to the same point, but will bemoved upwardly there- `from a distance dependent upon the position of the segment-shaped block insaid guideway. This is illustrated in Figs. 6 and 7. Fig. 6 shows two extreme positions and an intermediate position4 of the block S2 in its guldewayrand illustrates thatvthe 1 lower limit of the stroke of the carrier lever is theoretically the same for each position of the block 82. f Fig.- 7 illustrates corresponding positions of the block 82 when the anglelever is at the forward or left-hand limit of its stroke, and it may be seen yfrom this gure that the upper limit of the stroke of the carrier lever 100 varies according toA the position ofl the block in its guideway. It is to be understood, however, that'while' the lower'limit of the 'stroke imparted to the carrier lever by its actuating mechanismcwould be'constant as above explained if `the carrier lever were unyieldingly con-`- nected to said actuating mechanism, the cushion blocks 96 in practice yieldsuiii`- ciently to permit the carrier lever, when rapidly oscillated, to move below the limits of its stroke as indicated bythe stroke of its actuating mechanism, and it will of course be understood also that the extent of this further movement of the carrier lever will in practice vary, being greater whenY thecarrier lever has a longy stroke than when it has a short stroke. Also by varying the tension of the springsnor cushion blocks 96 'the extent of this further movement of the' carrier lever may be varied. By adjusting one of said springs 96 toward the `lever 100 and the other in the opposite direction.-

the carrier lever may be 'ralsed or lowered? .formed at such an angle to the length of the carrier lever that the pounding-'up `means and the blocking means are automatically reciprocated in their guideways by reason of their;inertia as the carrier lever is oscillated, whereby said pounding-up and blocking means have not only a movement with` their carrier as it is oscillated about the pivot 92, but they each have also a reciprocating movement with relation to their carrier.v This latter movement carries the pounding-up means over the shoe bottom, in the direction from the edge of the innersole inwardly', and also carries the blocking means forwardly against the side of the shoe. It will be understood that the torce with which the pounding-up means andthe yblocking means are reciprocated is varied by varying the extent of the oscillatory y movements of the carrier lever 100. The

actuating mechanism above described imparts to the pounding-up means a move- .mentdownwardly toward the work and for wardly over the work, thereby effecting what may be termed a whippingv .stroke of the pounding-upmeans. It is of course within the scope of the invention toimpart to the pounding-up and blocking means or' either of them differentmovements than those herein described for the purpose of effect-ing their respective operationsand also to employ Vother means than those here shown for actuating the pounding-up and blocking mea-ns.

In the illustrated embodiment of the invention the pounding-up means is a hammer or device comprising a head 106 and a shank 108@` `The head is shaped as shown in end elevation in Fig.` 9 to Ifit the similarly shaped front portion of the guideway 102,V whereby rotative movement of the pounding-up device in the guideway is prevented. The pounding-upA device'is arranged to reciprocate longitudinally in its guideway in the le 'verV between certain limits,v its 'rearward movement being'limited by engagement of the shoulder 110 on .the head 106 with a ccoperatingv face 112.0f the lever, see Fig. 8, While forward movement is limited by the angefll't of a sleeve which is adjustably m'ountedonithe screw-threaded rear end of the'shankl and secured in adjusted position; by alocking ,nut 116. Preferably a :I spring 120 is provided which surrounds the shank-108 and is held-(under tension between an inwardly extended flange 121 in the wall of the guideway 102 and ashoulder 122 on the shank. The working face of the headl06 of the pounding-up device is suit-A ably shaped to conform. approximately to the surface of the portion of the work to be pounded by it and is serrated or roughened, as shown in the drawings, to adapt it for engaging the work frictionally. The above described construction and arrangement of the pounding-up device and the carrier lever .100 is such that the pounding-up device will be automatically reciprocated in the carrier lever as the latter is oscillated, the pounding-up device being moved rearwardly in the' guideway 102 .by reason of its inertia as the lever reaches the limitof its upward'stroke, this rearward movement taking place against the tension of spring 120 and varying in extent as the extent of the oscillatory movements of the lever is increased or diminished. The poundingup device, therefore, occupies a retracted position in its guideway as it approaches the work on the downstroke of the carrier lever,

vand when the device' engages the work and thereby arrests the downward movement of the carrier lever the deviceis impelled forwardly over the work both by its inertia and by the expansion of the spring 120. It is to be noted that the springwill have been compressed by the pounding-up device during the rearward movement of said device in its guideway` by reasonI of its inertia, thereby storingup energy which is utilized in expanding the Aspring to accelerate the forward movement of the pounding-up device.

Themomentum with which the poundingup device moves in its rearward stroke will thus be-util`ized in actuating said device over the shoel for forcing the upper material inwardly away from the edge of the innersole.

`The spring may, if desired, be arranged or adjusted to cause the pounding-up device to move forwardly in its guideway more or less while it is moving downwardly and for- `wardly with the carrier lever about the ful-p By the forward Crum 92 of said lever. movement of the pounding-up device after it has engaged the work, the upper rmateria-l on the marginal portion of the shoe bottom is forced inwardly away from the'edge of the innersole to take up any slack which may exist inthe upper material on the bottom or side of the last adjacent to the edge of the Llast. The force with which the pounding-up-'device moves forwardly over the work may be increased by addingl to the mass of the device by means of weights, 125,

' as indicatedin dotted lines in Fig. 8. vIt is to be noted that by this means the force of the forward movement of the pounding-up device relatively tothe carrierlever may be varied without appreciably altering the force of its .downward movement with the carrier leyer..`

' Preferably the stop 114 will be adjusted the pounding-upv -device in its guideway than will be required for taking up the slack .in-the upper material, as illustrated in Figs. 12 and 13, and for the best results the pounding-up device will have, by reason of the spring 120, a further forward movement from the work in the upstroke of the lever, whereby the pounding-up device leaves the wardly and upwardly, thus not only insurplaced outwardly toward the` edge of the ingr-up device moved only 'with the lever upwardlyand backwardly about the fulcrum 92 of said lever, but also tendingto .force the upper material-farther inwardly away from the edge of the inner'sole.

'The blocking device comprises a head 140 and a shank 142 arranged to slide-in the guideway 104 in the carrier lever. The rearmost position which the blocking device mayl occupy is determined bythe engagement of the face l46'on the head 140 with a 'cooperating face `148 on the lever, see Figs. 8 and 11, while its forward movement is limited by the flange 150 of a collar which is adjustably mounted on the screw-threa ded end of the shank, said flange being adapted to engage with the rear side of the lever. The collar is secured in adjusted position by a locking` nut 152. A spring 154 surL rounds the shank 142,' abutting against an inwardly projecting flange 156 on the wall of the guideway 104 and engaging at its `front end against a shoulder ontheishauk 142 to. press the blocking vdevice normally forward.v This construction and arrangement of the blocking device permits said device to be reciprocated automatically in the carrier lever as lthe latter is oscillated in the. same manner that the poundingeup device is reciprocated in' said lever. 154 will be compressed by the blocking de' vice during the rearward movement ofsaid device in its guideway by reason of its inertia, thereby storing up energy which is utilized in expanding the spring to accelerate the forward movement of the blocking device. The momentum with which the blocking device moves in its rearward stroke will thus be utilized for actuatingI the device forwardly againstthe side of the shoe for blocking-the shoe. lWeights 169, see F ig. 8, may be applied to the shank 142 by means` of which the inertia of the blocking device is `increased and thereby the force of its forward movement in the lever is varied. The head 140 of the blocking device preferably is'provided with a movably mounted ,work

shown in lFigs. '8, 10, and 13, which may face of the work by an initial movement for- Y ninersole, as might be the case if the poundi engaging member or con-tact piece 144,

to permit a greater forward movement of with rela-tion to the carrier lever as it rises ing that the upper material shall not be dis- The spring l rovided with faQe166,see Figs. 8 and 13, l

ni SPlig which acts on .the `plunger ice'pref-.

y 2 0 Work enfgaged .by it.- The contactk piece r25gmitted` to slide vrearwardly in its guideway Shown .ill Figs.' 8 and 11, that" it Will not V Preferably the pounding-updevice will 'also stantiallyall of any slack there may be in the side of the shoe by a movement in a plane subl the ,side of the last, see Fig.p 13. The blocki5 in Fig. 41.3.V Itivill oiceursebe understood 5 furcated",as.shown. in Fig. 110, and the adjacent walls'. Vof; V the branches thereofare providedwith curved grooves to receive ribs 162on'the'side of the rear portion ofthe Contact' fpiece.. Said .'rerportion is lalso v ormed eccentric to the curvature `of the ribs 162, and a spring-pressed plunger168 is mounted in' the4 shank l'in position to act on the face 166 of; the y contact piece. The

' erablyjwill 4be' 'strong enough to' 'hold the contact piece normally in l the position shown in Figs? 8, l1', and '12, butallow it to adaptits .position tojthe contourwof the might, o coursefbe rigidly attached to the head of the blocking device if desired.

j` In the preferred mode yof operation of thev gnachine l`the blocking device will be' per-V 4farther than the pounding-,up device so that 4said blocking device will, during the doWnstroke of the carrier lever, occupy a position suiiiciently far back in its guide'way 104, as

I engage `the shoe until after the carrier lever y :has completed its downstroke and the pounding-up devicehasfiattened the upper ma?- terial downwardly against the innersole.

first have completed or approximately completed its forward movement for forcing the upper vmaterial 'inwardly away from "the edge of the inner-sole for taking out subuppermaterial on the side or bottom of` the last. The position of the parts at this point in the operation is illustrated in Fig. 12. The blocking device Will then engage the stantially .at right angles -to the eide of the 4shoe and deliver a quick, sharp blow to the 4 side of the shoe, the impact of the device *forcing the upper material iirmly against ing device, in coperationwith the pound` ing-up. device, shapes the edge ofthe shoe,-

forming a'well defined angular' edge -4on thel shoe at the junction of the side and bottom portions of. the'- shoe acted upon by saiddevices respectively. It is to be notedthat `when the blocking device is` in engagement with the Work, see Fig. 13, the upper ,end of the acting face off 'said devicejis close to or 5o approximately in contact with theA acting face of the pounding-up device so kthat said two devicesmdld or shape' the edge ofthe shoe between them. from therounded form shown in Fig. 11 tothe angular form shown that the machine .is operated at a high speed so .that the pounding-up and blocking devicssvimpart to thework a rapidsuccession of blows. f. .v p v Deviceslmare mounted at; either side of 10 thepath ofthe `carrier lever 100 upon pivot pii'1sf172 secured in the forwardly projecting portions `of the frame. These devices 170- serve the double function of rests for determiningthepositionof the shoe with relation to the pounding-up and blocking devices and .of smoothing irons for smoothing outany irregularities which may remain in the stock after the action of the blocking device and also smoothing 'out anylr'uarks 80 which may have been made by the blocking device.` Each device orl rest. 170 is acted upon on its sidernost.v remote from the path of the lever by aspring-pressed plunger 174. The plungers normally hold' said rests `535 rocked toward eachother, as shown in dotted lines in VFigflmin position togive support to the curved end portions of the shoe; but the rests are adapted to be 'rocked in the opposite direction, by pressure of the work @0f against their actingfaces, into position tov ysupport iirmlythe side portions of the shoe,

"as shown in. lfull lines in said Fig. 1). It `will be noted that the rests allow the shoe to be positioned farther under'the carrier' 95 lever and the poundingup device when the `ends of the shoe are presented than when the side portions of the shoe are presented, as it is advantageous to have'the poundingl up device act upon' the shoe bottom att-he 100 ends of the shoe, more especially at the toe, for a greater distance inwardly `from the edge than is requiredat thesides of the shoe. It is also sometimes undesirable to have the blocking device act upon the shank ot' they m5 yshoe and the rests 'may be so arranged that while permitting the end portions of a shoe to be positioned near enough to the blocking device to allow said device to engageI these portions, said rests can holdthe shank por .11 tionsof the shoe out of the range of action of .the blocking device. w The manner in which' the rests are mounted also enables tliernnto-adapt themselves to the shape of the different portions of the shoe solas ,always topresnt an extended bearingsurface'to the' work, and as the shoe is turned to present its diii'erent portipns successively to the operation of the pounding-up and blocking de- A vices and is pressed against the r "rests the .,129

side of the shoe is smoothed by the rests to remove any wrinkles or creasesbr any marks that may have been made on the upper by the "blows .of the blocking device. y'

LA novel construction and arrangement of shoe-supporting means is employed in combination with the pounding-up and blocking means and the same isshown in the draW- ings and will be herein fully described, "ail-y though. the shoe-supporting means' is notwl] .202,*to the outer end of internally nected to the spindle and to specifically claimed herein but is made the subject-matter of a divisional application Serial No. 264,260, filed June 8, 1905. It will be understood that while a feature o'f thisinvention' consists in thecombination with the devices for operating upon the shoe, of a shoe support having certain characteristics adapting it particularly for supposition to be operated4 tion of the shoe supporting means, except as stated in the claims, is not essential to the invention. For sustaining the shoe-support` ing means the frame of the machine is herein shown as provided with an eX- tended bearing 200 in which is arranged a forwardly projectingwhich is conneoted the spindle'of the shoe support, see Figs. 1, 8, and 14. The Asupporting bar is adjustable longitudinally in its bearing to movethe attached end of the spindle toward or from the machine, and said bar is provided with notches 204 adapted to be engaged by a spring-pressed plunger 206, .see Figsl and 15, for securingthe bar in adjusted position. The spindle is. shown as made in two

sections

210 and 212, the section 210 being formedV lower end `to the as a sleeve hinged at its supporting bar 202 and' screw -threaded to receive the threaded lower portion. of the section 212. The threads on the section 212 are provided with shallow transverse notches 214 adapted to be engaged by the beveled end of a'springpressed plunger 216 which prevents accidental rotation of the section 212, but permits said section to be turned for adjusting the spindle lcmgitudinallzyv when sutlicient force is applied. The sectionv 212 is shown as roughened at to enable the operator better to grasp it for turning the section. The spindle is guided loosely through a bracket 215 which is adj ustably secured inthe frame by a binding screw 217. A spring 218 conthe frame holds'. the shoe support yieldingly, toward the ma- `chine with the shoe against the rests 170m position to be operatedvupon'. Holding means, shown as a spring-pressed pin 219 is arranged in the outer part ofthe bracket in position to engage the spindle frictionally and hold the shoe .support away from the machine when desired, a's, for example,

. while a shoe isbeiug removed 4from the jack and another one is being applied. The sec'- tion 212 of the spindle is shown' as comprising a tubular body portion and solid end -pieces a and Z), the former of which is rigidly secured to the lower end of the body portion, see Fig. 14, and is provided withP screw threads, above explained, While the end piece see Fig. 14, is rmly att-ached to the upper end of the spindle and is formed with a yconica-l head bf. It is obvious, however,

supporting .barw groove, limits thev that the Aspindle section might be formed 4as i a single tubular or solid bar.

VThe jack which is sustained by the spindle comprises among its parts a base 220 having a depending tubular portion 222 adapted' to tit over the upper end ofk the spindle and free to turn thereon. On its upper side the base 22() is provided with a transversely extending curvedguideway having undercut side walls, see Figs. 14 and 17, to receive the correspondingly shaped foot 224 of the t-runnion block 225, which is adapted to slide in the guideway. The footis provided on its lower face with a groove' 226 to receive the projecting end of a spring-pressed pin 22S. which, by engaging the ends of the sliding movement ot' the trunnion block in the guideway. The pin is provided with `a finger piece 230 by which it maybe Withdrawn from the groove 226 to permit the removal of the trunnion block. The linger piece normally rests in the notch 232, as shown in Figs. 14 and 17, but is permitted when properly positioned for the purpose to it into the deeper notch 234 and thus allow the spring actuating the pin 228 Ito force the pin into a socket 236 which is located in the groove 226, see Fig. 14. The finger piece may bev thus positioned when it is `desired to lock the trunnion block 225 against movement in its guideway. The trunnion block has at either end posts 238 in which are' formed bearings for the trunnions of hangers 239, see Fig. 14. Each hanger is formed on its innerside with a guide rib two hangers is slidingly mounted the carriage 241 which supports the heel post and the forepart rest of the jack. Stops 223 are adjustably attached tothe base piece by clamping bolts 221 in position to be engaged by the carriage for limit-ing the rocking movement of'the carriage and hangers with relation to the trunnion block, the upper faces of these stopslbeing curved similarly to the foot 224 of the trunnion block, whereby to stopthe carriage uniformly in any laterally inclined position face 'with guideways 242 lfor sliding plates `244fand 245, see Fig. 19, which support respectively the forepart rest and the heel post. The guideways for the

plates

244 and 245 are' shown, see Figs. 18 and 21, as in-l clined 'upwardly from the opposite ends of the carriage toward lthe middle thereof,\ whereby as the plates are moved toward the middle of the carriage to adapt the forepart rest and heel post to support ai shortshoe, said rest and post will also be raised to adapt them for the less thickness of the smaller shoe, while a movement of the plates in a direction to accommodate a'larger sho-e Will lowerthemto adapt the rest and post to the greater thickness of the larger shoe.

which it may assume. The carriage is-pr'ovided on its upper 240 and on the guide ribs of the l The plates 244 andl 245 are provided with

Y arms

246, 247, respectively, extending to- 245 are compelled to move together when adjustedtowa'rdor from'the center of the carriage for positioning the forepart rest i and heel'postfor small. or large shoes. The

pinion 248 is shown as provided with a dee pending `stem,250, see Fig. 21, mountedto move end wisefin the carriage 241 and provided on its lower end ,1 under the carriage, with aA disk 252 having serrations or notches in 'its' upperl y:face'adapted to `tit over the beveled end ofV a pin 254fdepending from y the carriage.' The. stem 250 isencircled by ay spring 256 which normally forces the pinion and its connected parts upwardly to put' the disk 252ag`ainst the pin which holds the disk and the pinion from rotation'and therefore locks the plates 244 and'245 in their adjusted positions with relation to each other. The pinion may be depressed by the finger of the operatorfor forcing the disk e below the plane of the pin 254 and then the fac platesrcarr ing thefforepart rest and heel post `may moved toward or'from each other asy desired to .adapt them to the length and thickness of the size of the shoe next to be operated upon. When thepinion is 'released and the spring 256 is permitted to do so it raises the pinion and the attached disk 252 to bring the latter into engagement withr the pin 254 for locking the 'forepart restV and heel post in' their new positions. The outward movement of the plates vis limitedby a stop 255 secured in the end" of the carriage in position to be" engaged by" the y plate 245, seeV Figs. 1 18, and 19. Stops 257 and259'are also provided on the

plates

244 and 245 to coperate with lugs 261 on the'hangers239,- see particularly Fig. l, for

limitingthe sliding movement of the car- -riageja'ndfparts supported thereby with reflation" to the4 hangers.- Thel forepart rest is supported' inai vertical arm 260, which rises vfrom the outer end 4of the plate 244, see Figs. 18 and 20,. and'has screw-threaded engage ment with'a' cap piece 262 .which may be adbyrotation to change lthe elective ength of the arm. The forepart rest comprisesfa-'pad |265 ,which may be of any suit able construction and is securedto the head l266 ofthe stem 268. The head reets upon the upper face of the cap piece 262 lits intoa socket in the arm 260, see Fig. 20, and is'engaged .by a screw 263, Fig. I9, whereby theforepart rest is held from axial `iniovernent without interfering 'with vits. l'ongtudinall adjustment.

The forepart rest may be .vertically ad` and theV stem has a non-circular lowerportion which ijustcd, independently of the heel post7 by turning the cap piece 262, anda spring, pressed locking pin 267 having a blunt bev-z eled end, as shown in Fig. 20, is mounted in the cap piece in position to engage inpshallow recesses 269` in the non-rotatable stem for securing the cap piece in its adjusted position. The .heel post is mounted on a vertical arm 270 which 'rises' from the outer end of the plate 245, and the pin- 275 which enters the usual pin hole, of the last is secured to a base piece 272 whichy is pivotally connected, at the inner orl front side of the pin, with the arm 270. The' base piece is engaged on the other or rear side of the pin 4275 by a spring-pressed plunger 27441501' holding the pin yieldingly tipped towardy the forepart restrand the orepart/ of the shoe therefore pressed'downwardly against vthe forepart rest with force suiiicient to. hold the shoe firmly in position on the jack.

It will be understood that with' the above construction of the shoe supporting means* ladjust-ed longitudinally to raise or lower the Jack for\causing the work to be engaged .by the pounding-up device earlier or later in the descentl of the carrier lever 100, and

- the jack itself may be turnedfreely about the 'spindle to present the diderent sides of the shoe tothe poundingup and blocking:r devices. '.The jack also may be rocked or tipped in a direction lengthwise of the shoe by a movementof the hangers 239 on their trunnions, and may be tipped or rocked transversely of the shoe by the movement of the trunnion block ,225 in the base 220. By these universal rocking or tipping 1novements theI different portions of the bottom of the shoe may be presented at the :desired angles to the action of the operating devices. The stop 223 cbperatng with the rear end of thecarriage may be positioned for stopping'the carriage, as shown in Fig. 8, with the toe yof the shoe at the desired. inclination to the' oundingup device, and the workman w1ll thus be relieved of the labor `oi hold'ing the shoe in this position. `The carriagevwlll in 'practice be givenl asliding movement Ain the hangers 239 during the operation of the machine to move the slice relativelyto the spindle so that the points with. the work shall be always substantially over the end of the spindle, as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 8. The spindle may, therefore, be maintained at all times `substantiall'y in alinenent with the pounding-up device and of., engagement yof the pounding-up device the 'supporting bar 202, so that the works/u,

' is firmly supported and there-is no tendency adjust the jack very quicklyto the length 'l0 v)and thickness of the shoe to be operated.

upon and the locking device 252 automatically securesboth the forepart rest and heelpost in adjusted position as soon as the' operator releases said device.

" 15 In the operation of the machine, the sev-` eral parts having been properly adjusted, a shoe on its last will be applied to the shoe support, by placing the heel of the last upon the heel pin' and then raising the forepart of vthe shoe and swinging it into position upon the forepart rest,- as shown in Figs.

8 and 18, the spring-pressed plunger 274- connected with the heel post' thereafter holding the shoe with'its forepart pressed firmly down upon the rest 265. The shoe support, which preferably is' held away from the machine' by the engagement lof. the

springholder 219 with the spindle when no Y shoe is being operated upon, will now; be moved toward the machine to free it from the holder and to place the shoe against the4 rests 170 in position to be acted upon by the pounding-up and blocking means inthe carrier lever 100. The foot treadle '56 will now be depressed to withdraw the lower end 48 of the lever 50 from the lug 4 4 on the slide 36 and permit the spring 42 to move the slide for releasing the clutch-operating lever 24, whereupon the spring 30 will rock said 40 llever to slide themovable clutch member 16 into engagement with the fixed clutch member. This movement of the foot treadle and lever 50 will also turn the shaft 8,3 and .thereby move-the segment-shaped block 82 upwardly in its guideway in the arm 80 of the angle lever 75 from its lowermost position in said guideway, which preferably will be an approximately neutral point with relation to the aXis of oscillation of the angle lever, to a. position in the guideway at which a short stroke will 4be imparted to said block-and through its connections 86 and/90 'to the carrier lever 100. lf a longer stroke of the carrierlever is desired the foot 5treadle will be further depressed withoutaifecting the clutch, and by moving thefoot trcadle vdown and up between the point at which the engagement of the clutch membersisieft'ected and the maximum depression m of the treadle any desired extent of oscillation of thecarrier/lever may be obtained. In these different adjustments of the actuating mechanism the carrier lever rises to a greater heightas its amplitude of oscillation increases', but descend/'s to a'position'which .ing a retracted position in its farther back in a ing-up device, Vas illustrated in 4igs. 8 andA 90 devices.

the upper-'material inwardly is approximately constant, as heretofore explained, said position varying only as the springs or cushion blocks 96, yield more or less.

As the carrier lever in its oscillation completes its ,upward .stroke and its direction of movementis reversed the pounding-I up device and the blocking device slide rearwardly in theirI guideways by reason of. their inertia and the carrier lever therefore descends with each of these devices occupyguideway. By adjusting the spring 120 to cause it to move the pounding-up device forwardly in its guideway during the downstroke of the so carrier lever the direction of the blow-delivered to 4thevvork by the pounding-up device may be varied. Preferably and as herein shown, the blocking Adevice is arranged to have a greater movement in its 85, guideway than has the pounding-up device so that thev blocking device occupies during the descent of the carrier lever a position the lever than the poundll. The downward stroke of the carrier lever is in practice limited bythe contact of the pounding-up device with the-Shoe bottom, and the pounding-up device and the blocking device is each in its guideway by its inertia as the downward stroke ofthe carrier lever is arrested,

and this forward movement is accelerated by the

springs

120 and 154 acting on said The, forward movement of the pounding-up devic'e carries it over the shoe bottom 'in' the direction. for forcingaway yfrom the edge of the innersole and thereby taking `,up all slack there may be in the upper mate-v 10.5 rial, either on the bottom of the last or on its iside adjacent to the edge/of the last. By reason of this forward movement o f the pounding-up device over the shoe bottoml in addition to its downward movement upon I A the shoe said pounding-up device not only liattens the upper material down so asy to form an even surface for the outersole, butf also forces the upper material firmly into contact. with the bottom and the side'of the 115 last near the edge, whereby the upper is' fitted snugly to the last at these places.l The blocking device, having moved rearwardly ,farther vin its guideway than the, pounding-up device when the upward movement of the carrier 'lever was reversed, has to slide forwardly a greater distance before it comes into contact with the shoe than the pounding-up device slides. The pounding-up device, therefore, preferably completes or substantially completes its forward stroke for forcing the upper.inwardly away from theedge of the innersole before the blocking device comes into engagement with lthe side of' the shoe. Then as the 130 impelled forwardly 9 5 blockingv device advances by reason of its inertia and valso the pressure of the spring 154, it delivers a slarp, quick blow to the side of the shoe. \By these movements the blocking device blocks the side of the shoe and 'coperates with the pounding-up device in shaping the edge of the shoe, forming, as herein shown, `a sharply defined angular edge in place of the rounded edge which is usually found on a shoe before the blocking and pounding-up operatioris` are performed.

As the carrier lever rises and lifts the poundingfup device ffrom the shoe bottom the spring 12() preferably forces the device 4farther downwardly in the carrier lever 'so that the pounding-up 4device leaves the work by a movement upwardly andforwardly away from the edge of the shoe, and therefore has no tendency to slaclten Lthe upper material by `drawing it toward the. edge of the last, as might be the case if the ponndingmp device moved entirely with the carrier vlever .upwardly and Vbackwarzflly 'It is to be noted that the duration of the engagement of the pounding-up and blocking devices with the. 4work maybefvaried byraisi'ng or lowering the jack to cause the devices to engage the work earlier or later in the downstrolre of the carrier lever, the cushion blocks or springs 96 yielding to per` mit the relative movement of the carrier lever andthe forked lever While the' stroke of.` the latter iscompleted, as illustrated inFigs. 11 and 12. The time during which the pounding-up and blocking de` vices shall remainin engagement "with the Work'may also be varied by adjusting the cushion blocks 961:0 raise or lower the stroke of the carrier lever,- although the V adjustment of the cushion blocksv isintended' primarily for varying rthe tension of said blocks and for compensating for wear of --z4=5 The workman holdsthe shoe firmly against the rests 170 during the operation of the ma.

` chine, being assisted in doing this -by the" spring 218 and turns the shoe and Vjack on the-spindle to present thedilferent portions of the shoe to 'the pounding-upand block ing devices. The rests smooth the'side of theslioe as the latteris turned WhileQheldjQ pressed against them, their pivotal connec` tion withl their supports permitting them to adapt' themselves to the shape of the different portions of the shoe and present thereto always any extended bearing surface. The livorkijnan also.` tips" theshoe in the jack to present the dierent portions at the proper angle to the poundingfup kdevice and by sliding the, shoe and carriage v2&1 in the hangers 239 he may alwaysmaintainthe spindlein substantially upright position in ,approxif j ,mate alinement "tvvatly support. and the 4notatie? poundingmp Adevice while every part of the4 the amplitude of the oscillations of the car.-

rier lever as the different portions of the shoe are presented to thepounding-up and y blocking devices, for harder blows of said devices may be required on one portionof y the shoe than are'desirable on other portions.

It will of course be. understood that many` features of this invention may be embodied in machines `which do not include mechanism'for performing both the pounding-up operation and the blocking operation, and

that, therefore, the invention fisl not limited to machines for performing bothfof these operations.; also that-substantially different mechanismsfrom those herein described for performing the blocking operation or the s pounding-up operation, or both operations,

form, I ,claim asnevy and desire to secure by.'

Letters Patent of the-United States l. A machine of the class described hav? ing, in combination, devices constructed arid arranged to engage the upper on the bottom and side of a' shoe substantially to its edge,

may be used which will come Within threln' tended and reasonable scope of the claims in' and automatic actuating means `for causing said devices i.to form` the upper 4against the innersole and side' off the last and to shape the` edge of the shoe. l

2. In a machine .of the class described, the" `confibination with devices for engaging `the upper onthebottom land the` side of a shoe,

of mitomatic actuating means) for moving" 'said devices lfirst together andthen relatively-to shape the edge'of the shoe. 1

3`. A 1nachine of the class described having, infcbmbination', devices for Iengaging vcontiguous portions of upperniatcriah on thel bottom vand side '.of a shoe;i an automatic actuating means for causing said devices to force said yportions respectively `'de awnwardly andinwardly witlrrelation to 4the last for shaping the edge of the shoe.

4L' In a machine of the class described, the combination with pounding-up means, ofuactuating mechanism for moving saidineans toward and away from thework, said mech- `.an`isn 1 being constructed and arrangedto limpart tothe pounding-up means a whipping [stroke in` a` path having its major axis eX tendingmin a general direction of the plane of theworl, substantially as described.

5. In a machine of the class described, the combination with pounding-up'ineans, of mechanism for actuating said pounding-up means into and vout of engagement with' the work, and other means for moving said pounding-up means forwardly over the workbsaid other means being ai'ranged to produce movement of the pounding-upmeans over the work after the movement into engagement with xthe work has termil hated.

i the work.. l

7. In ajmachine of the class described,

y pounding-up means and actuating'mecha- 25 msm, comprising a yielding element, for moving said pounding-up means in one directionuntil it 'has engaged with the work and the'n also yieldingly in a direction at an angle to the direction of its rst movement and then away from the worlg. c

8. In a machine ofthe class described, pounding-up -means and actuating mechanismfor moving said pounding-up` means downwardly into engagement with the work, then yieldingly forward over the work, and then forwardly and upwardly laway from the work.

9. In a 4machine of theclass described., .the combination with pounding-up means and mechanism for moving said pounding-up Ameanstoward and from the work, of other means for actuating fs'aid pounding-up means `forwardlywhile gin, engagement with the work, whereby the' upper material yis forcedinwardly away from theV edge of the innersole, said actuating means being` arrangedforfurther moving said pounding..

up means forwardly while it is leaving the work. ,A

10. A machine of the lclass described, com-` prising .pounding-'up means and a'ct-uating mechanism' for Vmoving said pounding-up means toward and from thework' said actuating mechanism including yielding means `for actuating the pounding-up means for- :Wardlyes-it moves away from the work:

111; In a machine of the class described... -the combinationwwith a pounding-up de-. vice, off actuating means for movingv the pounding-up device downwardly and forwardly toward the 'wo-rk, said actuating vmea-ns .being arranged to allow the intertiaJ f .0f the .pounding-up device to impart toit f additional. forward movement. I

the combination with pounding-up means,

of mechanism for actuating said poundingup means downwardly and forwardly into engagement i' with the work and then yieldingly actuating it further forwardly'. over the work.

13. In a machine of the class described, the combination of4 pounding-up means and mechanism for actuating said .pound- Atoward the innersole, said deviceibeing also arranged for movement 1n the carrier and, with relation to the said vactuating meansat an angle to thedirection of the carrier v movement for-forcing the upper material invardly away from the edge of the innerso e. y

15. In a machine of the classidescribed, the combination with lpounding-up means and a carrier therefor, of actuating mechanism for moving the carrier and poundingup `means together toward .and from thev work and moving the'pounding-up means relatively to the carrier over the work.

16. In a machine of the class described, the combinationnwith a pounding-up device of an'oscillating carrier provided with. a guideway-to receive the Apounding-up de-I vice, a spring for pressing the pounding-up device forwardly in its guideway, and means for actuatingthe carrierto move the pounding-up device toward and from the work.

17. A machine for conforming Ithe marginal portion of an upper. toa last, compris. fing pounding-up means, a carrier therefor, and actuating mechanism for moving said pounding-up means Itoward and from the work, said actuating mechanism including yielding means for moving the poundingup means forwardly with relation to its carrier when the carrier moves away from the work. 4 n 18.. In a machine of the class described, the combination with pounding-up means, of. actuating mechanism therefor, said actuating mechanism comprising means 'for moving the poundingzup means toward and from the work, gand adjustable means for actuating the pounding-up .means forwardly during its movement downwardly toward the work whereby the direction of the blows delivered to the work may be varied.

19. In a machinecf the class described, I.