US1079017A - Sectional heel-edge finishing and burnishing tool. - Google Patents

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G. A. MATSONi SBGTIONAL HEEL EDGE FINISHING AND BURNISHING TOOL. APPLIUATION FILED MAR. l0, 1913.

1,079,017. Patented Nov. 18, 1913.

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UN'TEB STATES PATENT FFCE.

CARL A. MATSON, 01 LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO ALBERT IVI. HOYT, OF SWAMPSCOTT, MASSACHUSETTS.

SECTIONAL HEEL-EDGE FINISHING AND BURNISHING TOOL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 1 8, 1913.

Application filed March 10, 1913. Serial No. 753,199.

To all finito/m.- v't may concern Be it known that l', CARL A. lllfvrsoN, a citizen of the United States, residing at l'iynn, in the county of Essex and State of ltflassachusetts, have Vinvented new and useful Improvements in Sectional l-leel-lldge Finishing and llurnishing Tools, of which the following is a specification.

rlhis invention relates to a rotary tool adapted to linish or bnrnish the edges of the heels of boots and shoes either by the wax treating operation or by burnishing the edges of said heels after they have been colored with a suitable coloring material, 1

The object of the invention is to provide a tool which will apply wax evenly to the edges of the heels of boots and shoes and which will also impart a rubbing and pol-l ishing and bnrnishing action to the edges ol. said heels of boots and shoes that are held against it.

Moreover, it the object of this invention to provide ay tool of the character set forth which will have a yielding metallic periphery and which will. thus accommodate `itself to the different curves of the edges of boot and shoe heels.

Furthermore, ,it is the object of this invention to provide a tool of the elmracter set forth which shall he cheap to manufacture and durable in its constrluztion.

in wax treating the heels of boots and shoes by means of my improved tool, the wax may be applied in a melted condition to the periphery of the tool and the super fluous wax removed therefrom by means of a scraper as described and set forth in my apljilication Serial No. 734,507, tiled December i2, 1912, or the wax may be applied by n'leans of a stick held against the periphery of the tool or in any of the various .vays in which wax has heretofore been applied to the surface of a work-rubbing tool in this art. lt is desirable, in addition to rubbing the heel circumferentially thereof in the wax treating operation, toalso siniultaneously rub the heel transversely thereof toward the top lift, and it is the object of this invention to provide a tool which shall. perform such an operation upon the edges of boot and shoe heels which are applied to its periphery. lt is also very desirable, in a tool of this character, that the periphery of the rotary tool shall be flexible and capable of assuming ditl'erent forms in cross sectional cont-our in order to [it the varying contours of the edges of boot and shoe heels which may be applied thereto.

in addition to wax treating the edges of boot and shoe heels by means of my iinproved tool, the saine may be used as a burnishing tool pure and simple, that is, it may be used to impart a high luster to the edges of the heels of boots or shoes and can be utilized without the wax it so desired, in which ease a coloring material is employed, such as blacking, and the burnishing tool is then utilii/.ed to polish or burnish the edge of the heel with this coloring material thereon. In either ease, whether by wax treating or by burnishing a colored heel, my improved burnishing tool imparts a, high luster and smooth tinish to the edge of the boot or shoe heel which is applied to it, and imparts said luster to the entire surface of the boot or shoe heel, irrespective of the varying forms of said heel or slight inequalities in the surface thereof.

'lhe invent ion, therefore, consists in a heel bnrnishing and finishing tool such as described in the following specification and particularly of the construction forth in the claims.

Referring to the drawings: Figure 1 is a plan view of a portion of a machine for wax treating, burnishing and finishing the edges of the heels of boots and shoes with my i1nproved heel burnishing tool attached thereto, the parts being broken away to save space. Fig. i). is a sectional elevation taken on line Q 2 of Fig. l, also broken away to save space7 a heel being shown in dotted lines in the proper position relatively thereto. Fig. 2% is a detail view of one of the segmental blocks with a portion of the helical member upon which the blocks are supported shown in connection therewith.

Li ke numerals refer to like parts throughout the several views of the drawings.

Vla the drawings, 5 is a frame having a bearing t' in which is rotatably mounted a shaft 7 to which is attached a pulley 8 by means of which said shaft is rotated. My improved heel burnishing and finishing tool 9 is at-tached to the front end of said shaft. and embodies a hub 10 which is fastened by a set-screw 11 to said shaft 7.

The rim 12 of the tool 9 is formed by a flexible member, preferably consisting of a metallic strip or Wire 13 forming a helix, one end of said helical member 13 being fastened, preferably by Welding, to a ring 14, the other end of said helical member being fastened to an annular flange 15, which flange is fastened by means of screws 16 to a cylindrical flange 17 forming a part of the hub 10, and upon this helical member is mounted a series of blocks 24 Which are adapted to rock laterally on the helical meinber 13 by reason of being pivoted thereto by means of the ears 25 provided at opposite ends of said blocks and extending inwardly therefrom. rlhese ears are formed on the arc of a circle concentric With the center of the Wire forming the helical member 13, so that said blocks can rock upon said helical member and assume different positions according to the shape of the edge of the heel which is being burnished or finished by said tool, the cross sectional contourrof the periphery of the tool thus being in the form of a practically continuous curve and fitting nicely the curve of the heel throughout its entire height. The ring 14 fits in an annular recess 18 provided in a flange 19 and is fastened thereto by means of screivs 20. The cylindrical flange 17 is provided with an annular recess 21 to receive and center the flange 15. The flange 19 is provided with a hub 22 and is adjustably fastened to the hub 10 by means of a set-screw 23. The rim 12, consisting of the helical member 13 and the segmental blocks 24, is thus fastened to a holder, said holder consisting of the hub 10, the flanges 15, 17 and 19 and the ring 14. It Will thus be seen that the rim 12 constitutes the periphery of the tool 9 and is supported upon the holder hereinbefore described, Which holder is fastened to the shaft 7 by the set-screw 11 and is rotated therewith. The adjacent co-nvolutions of the helical member 13, with the segmental blocks 24 mounted thereon, are prevented from lateral movement relatively to each other by the flanges 15 and 19 and the ring 14 and in practice said blocks are held practically in contact With each other. By adjusting the Harige 19 tovvard the flange 15, it will be seen that the different segmental blocks 24 may be clamped against each other.

The relative proportions of the parts are such that a space 26 is provided in the finishing tool between the inner faces of the segmental blocks and the ange 17, which thus allows the different convolutions of the helix and the blocks mounted thereon to yield or move inwardly toward the median .axial line of. the tool 9 Without abutting against said cylindrical flange 17.

Suitable means fol1 heating the tool 9 is provided such as the gas pipe 27. 1t Will be seen that the rim 12, therefore, presents a yielding metallic periphery and also that said periphery is resilient, by reason of the Wire 13 being formed of spring metal. The bloclrs 24 are preferably made of metal, but it will be evident that any material which is hard as compared with leather can be utilized for said blocks, so long as the material of which the blocks are made is sufficiently 'hard to polish or burnish leather When a continuous and smooth curve extending across the periphery of said rim by reason of the blocks tipping to adjust themselves to such positions that their outer surfaces will form portions of the desired curve or of the curve of the heel Which is being burnished or finished. 1

is the member 13 is formed asia helix, it is evident that when the tool 9 is rotated there will be a polishing action extending circumferentially of the edge'of the heel and also a tendency to lay the fibers of the leather smoothly, by reason of the action of the helically disposed blocks 24 Which thus stand at an angle and tend to rub the edge of the heel from the heel seat toward the top lift.

The cross sectional contour of the rim 12 upon its outer surface is made so as to be convex in its normal form, and when a heel having a straight edge or having a curved edge of lesser degree than the curve upon Which the periphery of said rim is formed is being burnished or finishedupon my improved burnishing tool, the different convolutions of the helix and the block mounted thereupon forming the periphery of the tool, will yield so that the periphery of the tool will yield and conform to the edgev of the heel which is being linished thereon.

1n usine the tool of my invention, the shoe is placed against it in the usual manner and Where Wax is utilized it is supplied to the tool by any suitable means, as hereinbefore set-forth, so that an even coat of Wax is placed upon the edge of the heel and thoroughly burnished and polished thereon, said heel afterward being subjected to the action of a padding roll and a brush to obtain a liner polish in a manner Well known to those skilled in this art. The tool being heated by a jet of gas or other suitable means keeps the wax is a liquid condition while it is being applied to the heel.

Having thus described my invention, what lA claim and desire by Letters latent to secure is:

l. A rotary heel finishing and burnishing tool having, in combination, a rim consisting el a flexible helical member, a series of segmental metal blocks pivotally mounted on said helical member, adapted to rock laterally thereon and forming a yielding metallic periphery for said tool and a holder 'f'or said rim.

A rotary heel {inishing and burnishing tool having, in combination, a rim consisting et a Vflexible helical member, a series ot segmental metal blocks )ivotally mounted on said helical member, a( apted to roehV laterally thereon and forming a yielding nietallie periphery if'or said tool and a holder adapted to support said rim with said blocks substantially in Contact with each other.

3. A rotary heel finishing and burnishing tool having, in combination, a l'im consisting et' a flexible helical member, a series of segmental metal blocks pivotally mounted on said helieal member, adapted to rock laterally thereon and forming a yielding metallic periphery for said tool and a holder for said rim embodying two flanges to which the opposite ends of said helical member are fastened.

1l. A rotary heel finishing and burnishing tool having, in combination, a rim consisting ot a flexible helical member, a series of segmental metal blocks pivotally mounted on said helical member, adapted to rock laterally thereon and forming a yielding metallic periphery for said tool and a holder `tor said rim embodying a hub and two annular flanges `tast thereto, the opposite ends oit said helical member being fastened to said flanges.

A rotary heel finishing and burnishing tool having, in combination, a rim consisting olf a ilexible hel' al member, a series ot segmental meta blocks pivotally mounted on said helical member, adapted to roeli laterally thereon and 'forming a yielding metallic periphery for said tool and a holder Ator said rim embodying a hub with two flanges thereon, the opposite ends ot' said helical member being 'fastened to said tlangysl one oi' said [langes being adjustable on said hub toward and away from the other oi' said llanges, whereby the adjacent convolutions olf said helical member and the segmental bloclts thereon may be held against lateral movement.

o. fi heel finishing and burnishing tool haring, in con'lbination, a rim (.fonsisting ot a wire bent to form a helix` a series of segmental metal blot-lis pivotally mounted on said helical member and abutting end to end against each other, said blocks adapted to rock laterally on said helical member and a holder tor said rim embodying a hub with two flanges thereon, the opposite ends el said helical member heilig ilastened to said flanges, one of said flanges being adjustable on said hub toward and away from the other olE said flanges, 'whereby the adjaeent eonvolutions o'l said helical member and the segmental block mounted thereon may be held against lateral movement.

,ln testimony whereof l have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CARL A. itlATSON. Witnesses Cnannes S. GoooiNe, SYoNnY lt). Tnr'r.

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