US1132507A

US1132507A - Button and buttonhole marker for shoe-uppers.

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Publication number: US1132507A
Application number: US81133414A
Authority: US
Inventors: Joseph W Barna
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1914-01-10
Filing date: 1914-01-10
Publication date: 1915-03-16
Anticipated expiration: 1932-03-16

Description

J. W. BARNA.

BUTTON AND BUTTONHOLB MARKER FOR SHOE UPPERS. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 10, 1914.

1,132,507. Patented Mar. 16,1915.

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BUTTON AND BUTTONHOLE MARKER FOR SHOE UPPERS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 10, 1914.

Patented Mar. 16, 1915.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH W. BARNA, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

BUTTON AND BUTTONHOLE MARKER FOR SHOE-UPPERS.

Application filed January 10, 1914.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOSEPH W. BARNA. a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Button and Buttonhole Markers for Shoe-Uppers, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

My invention relates to button and buttonhole marking machines for shoe uppers, and consists in the organizations and arrangements of parts hereinafter fully described and then pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a top plan view of a machine embodying the various features of my present invention. the springs of the left bank of markers being under tension and those of the right relaxed. and with the cam cylinder turned to show the two ends of its cam grooves, part of the cam cylinder being broken away for clearness of illustration of other parts; Fig. 2 is an end view taken at the upper end of Fig. 1 with the parts in position before a stroke is made; Fig. 3 is a front detail view taken at the upper end of Fig. 1 showing the cylinder lock and dial devices; Fig. 4 is a detail view of the cylinder lock devices in one position; Fig. 5 is adetail view of the parts of Fig. 4 in their second position; Fig. 6 is a transverse vertical sectional view on the line 6-6 of Fig. 1 showing the parts in position after the machine has made its stroke; Fig. 7 is a detail sectional view on the line 7 of Fig. 1; Fig. 8 is a detail sectional view of parts of one of the markers with a shoe upper in position; Fig. 9 is a detail perspective view of one of the markers and associated parts; Fig. 10 is a front perspective view of a form of platen that may be employed; Fig. 11 is a top plan view of a. bank or group of markers with a shoe upper in position; Fig. 12 is a detail sectional view on the line 1212 of Fig. 1; Fig. 13 is a detail sectional view on the line 13-13 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 14 is a detail view in elevation of parts at the lower or left end of Fig. 1.

In the drawings the reference numeral 20 indicates a suitable base provided at its rear corners with uprights 21 in which the main shaft 22 is journaled. Interinittent rotation of the main shaft may be provided by any suitable means such as the pulley 23 loosely mounted on the shaft and driven from any suitable source of power and adapted to be Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 16, 1915.

Serial No. 811,334.

connected to and disengaged from the shaft by any suitable form of clutch mechanism 24 adapted to be intermittently operated by the operator by any suitable mechanism such as the clutch-operating rod 25 rovided at its lower end with a foot treadle 3 not shown) and held in operative position to unship the clutch by means of a coil spring 26 surrounding its upper end and reacting between 1 collar 27 on the rod and one of the guide brackets 28 on the frame of the machine so that when the operator moves his treadle to withdraw the rod the clutch will automatically close to revolve the shaft. The base is cut-away or recessed at 20 about the center of its rear edge to accommodate a cam 29 which is fast on the shaft and bears upon a roller 30 carried on the rear rail of a rocking frame which is preferably of open rectangular form composed of a front rail 31, rear rail 32, end rails 33 and an intermediate cross rail 34, the rear ends of the

rails

33 and 34 being curved upwardly so that the rear rail 32 is above the plane of the others to allow clearance of the marker-springs as shown in Fig. 2. The end rails are provided with trunnions loosely mounted in bearings in uprights 36 upon the ends of the base, and the intermediate cross rail 34 and base are connected by a retracting spring 37 which normally holds the frame in the position shown in Fig. 2 with the roller 30 on gaging the operating cam 29, the spring passing through the cut-away opening of the base and being anchored to a lower bracket as shown in Fig. 2. The rear rail 32 is provided at its junction with the intermediate cross rail with a rearwardly extended projection or bracket 38 having a vertical passage to receive a reciprocating frame 39 guided therein by a cooperating key and key-way 40 and having its lower end bifurcated to receive the roller 30 mounted therein on a pintle 41 (Fig. 7). The body of the frame 39 is provided with a screw threaded bore opening at its top to receive the corresponding threads upon a rotating screw 42 which is adjusted in the bore by a hand-wheel 43 pinned to its upper end and bearing on the bracket 38. By this arrangement the roller 30 may be adjusted toward and away from the cam 29 so that the length of the stroke of the rocking frame may be adjusted to increase or decrease the pressure of its markers upon the stock on the platen 44 carried at the forward edge of the base 20,

The rocking frame is provided at or near its opposite forward corners with a pair of upright brackets 45 forming bearings for the shaft 46 of a cam-cylinder 47; this cylinder is divided into right and left hand portions as clearly shown in Fig. 1 for use with right and left shoe uppers. Each portion of the cylinder is provided with a series of cam slots 48 extending circumferentially thereof and all but the end slots arranged divergently as shown in Fig. 1, the end-slot of each portion of the cylinder being arranged at a right angle to the axis thereof and the other slots diverging from the end slot toward the middle of the cylinder, these diverging slots being struck upon increasing angles to the end slot toward the center of the cylinder as shown. One end of the shaft 46 projects beyond its corresponding bearing 45 and is provided with a fixed gear wheel 49 with which a pinion 50 meshes, the pinion being fixed upon a short shaft 51 journaled in a bearing 52 extending laterally from the corresponding upright 36 and having a suitable hand wheel 53 by which motion may be imparted to the gear wheel 49 to rotate the shaft 46 and the cylinders 47 fixed thereon. The projecting end of the shaft 46 is provided intermediate its bearing 45 and gear 49 with a brakewheel 54 having a roughened periphery and a dial Wheel 55 both fixed upon it and adapted to be rotated therewith. The front rail 31 of the rocking frame is provided with a bearing block 56 preferably formed in an extension of the corresponding upright bracket 45, and a short shaft 57 is mounted in the bearing 56 being provided with a handle 58 and with an eccentric 59 adapted to move a locking plate 60 into and out of engagement with the wheel 54, the plate having a shoe to engage the wheel and being guided by a pin and slot connection 61 with the block 56, all as shown more particularly in Figs. 4 and 5. The adjacent end of the front rail of the rocking frame is provided with a boss or hub 62 in which a pointer 63 is adjustably mounted, being fixed therein by means of a set screw 63' and coiiperating with the graduated dial on the wheel 55, the graduations on the dial being such as to indicate predetermined adjustments or spacings of the markers produced by the cam slots when the dial is turned to bring its marks corresponding to the different sizes of uppers opposite the pointer, it being understood that the graduations of the dial and throw or inclination of the cam slots are coordinated for this purpose.

The

rails

33 and 34 are provided with a pair of longitudinal guide rods 64 upon which the marker-carriers 65 (Fig. 9) are slidingly mounted, each carrier having a stud 66 adapted to enter one of the cam slots of the cylinder as clearly shown in Fig. 6 whereby as the cylinder is revolved the carriers will be moved along their guide rods. Each carrier is provided with a longitudinal channel 67 in its lower portion below the guide rods and in which a marker is slidingly and remoiably mounted. As shown more particularly in Fig. 9, each marker consists of an upper straight bar 68 mounted in the channel of its associated carrier, and a lower bar 69 having a straight upper portion 70 adapted to be detachably connected to the upper face of the bar 68 by means of a dowel pin 71 and a screw 72, so that the parts may be readily separated and the marker detached from its carrier by withdrawing the straight bar from its channel. The part 70 is provided with a post 73 and a pin 74 and is extended rearwardly and curved downwardly as at 75 around the rear end of the associated bar 68 and is then curved laterally as at 76 toward its corresponding end of the machine and then forwardly as at 77 so that its end points toward the outer end of the associ ated bar 68. The free end of the bar 69 is provided with a forwardly extending spring plate 78 whose outer end comes under and into register with the outer end of the associated bar 68. The curved parts 75 of adjacent markers are of different lengths so that their bars 69 are arranged in different horizontal planes as shown in Figs. 2 and 6, so that when all the markers are brought to closed position by their studs 66 lying at the base of their slots 48 they will nest in upper and lower layers, though all the free ends of the plates 78 are in the same horizontal plane by suitably inclining or bending them or by securing the plates of the upper layer of bars 69 on the lower faces of these bars and the plates of the lower laver on their upper faces. By this arrangement all the bars of both series of each bank of markers will nest when brought to their closed position by their studs being at the bases of the slots 48.

The front end of each bar 68 is provided with a male embossing die and stripper, and in the form shown the bar is provided with a hollow head 79 secured thereto in any suitable manner and provided with an in ner chamber to receive a coil spring 80 held therein by means of a screw head 81 and reacting at its opposite end against the head 82 of an embossing die 83 which is in the form of a plunger and projects through the lower end of the head 79 and is provided at its lower end with a countersink or recess 84. The stripper is in the form of a spring 85 attached to the front end of the bar 68 and carried down and around the lower end of the die 83 where it is provided with a disk-shaped foot 86 having a perforation to receive the lower end of the die 83 so that when pressure is applied to the foot 86 it will rise on the die and by the resiliency of its spring 85 will return when the pressure is relaxed to normal position approximately in line with the end of the die to strip the material from the die. The disk-shaped foot of the stripper also forms a guard to allow the stock of the shoe-upper to pass the die without catching on it, the under surface of the foot normally lying flush with or slightly below the end of its die. The free end of the forwardly extending spring plate 78 which comes into register with the end of the associated die 83 carries a punching pin 87 which is adapted to enter the recess 84 in the die when the parts are brought together under compression. The outer end of the plate 78 is bent downwardly as indicated in Figs. 2 and 9 and carries a spring stripping plate 88 whose forward end is provided with a perforation 89 through which the pin 87 may pass and forming a female die to receive the male die 83 when the

plates

68 and 78 are pressed together by the stroke of the machine as hereinafter described. The

plates

78 and 88 are slightly separated at their outer ends under normal conditions, whereby the head of the pin 87 normally rests below the upper face of plate 88, so that when the parts resume their normal positions after the ma chine has made its stroke the rise of the outer end of spring plate 88 due to its resiliency will strip the stock of the shoeupper from the pin. The outer end of the plate 88 is split or bifurcated as shown at 90 to accommodate different thicknesses of leather of the shoe-uppers; the bifurcation provides a pair of resilient legs so that if heavy leather is used the legs will open so as to decrease the tension on the leather to prevent cracking it.

The pin 7 4 of each marker is connected to one end of a retracting spring 91 whose other end is connected to the machine in such manner as to expand the spring to draw the post or stud 73 on the marker against a guide rail 92. The springs are preferably arranged so that their retracting pull may be relaxed, and for this purpose their outer ends are secured to a plate 93. preferably curved, and pivotally mounted at 94 on the outer end of a lever 95 pivoted at 96 intermediate its ends to a curved wing or extension 97 on the rear rail When the lever 95 is swung to the position shown in Figs. 2 and 6 and at the lower bank of springs in Fig. 1 its outer end carrying the plate 93 projects out beyond the wing 97 to project the plate 93 to its outer or extended position to place the springs under tension the inner end of the lever forming its handle then being engaged and held against accidental displacement by a spring catch 98 on the wing 97 engaging a pin 99 on the lever. When the lever is swung to its opposite position by withdrawing its pin from the'spring-catch the springs 91 draw their plate 93 inwardly to the position shown at the upper group of springs in Fig. 1, whereby the tension of the springs is relaxed so that they may be readily released from their associated markers.

The guide rail for each bank of markers lies between the posts 73 and pins 74 and is composed of a main section 92 and an endsection 92 secured together at their meeting ends by a pivot 100. The outer end of each end-section is provided with an elongated slot 101 receiving a headed set screw 102 which enters the corresponding end rail 33 to form a guide for the plate. The inner end of each section 92 is connected to an actuating plate 103 by means of a rearwardly curved extension thereof 104 to which the section 92 is connected by means of a set screw 105 so arranged that they may be rigidly or pivotally fastened together. The outer end. of the actuating plate 103 is provided with an end slot 106 through which a headed screw 107 passes to connect it to the associated rail 33, and the inner ends of the two plates 103 overlap and are provided with alined slots 108 to receive a headed set screw 109 passing into the rail 34; by this means the plates may be rigidly secured to the rocking frame or guided thereon as desired by tightening or loosening these screws. Each actuating plate 103 is provided with a connecting yoke or plate 110 adapted to be secured thereto at any suitable point and adjustably held by set screws 111 and having forwardly projecting ears 112 adapted to embrace one of the carriers as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 12 so that the actuating plate moves with the connected carrier. Each actuating plate is provided with a bridge 113 detachably connected thereto by means of a set screw 114 and projecting rearwardly over the corresponding guide plate 92 to form a bridge on the latter to hold it down in place, the bridge being arched to allow the studs 73 to freely pass thereunder. The outer end of each endsection 92 overlies the outer end of its corresponding actuating plate 103, and at their outer ends these parts are provided with any suitable means for temporarily fastening them together as by means of the set screw 115 as shown in detail in Fig. 13.

Suitable gages or guides for the shoe uppers are provided adjacent the front ends of each bank or group of markers. :1 gage 110 being located at the outer end of each bank and a gage 117 near the inner the same group, these arms preferably being carried by hangers 120 (Fig. 6) adjustable on the bars 68 of the markers. The gages are curved and substantially fill the spaces between the

parts

86 and 88 of the markers so that the stock cannot be carelessly inserted, and the end gages are laterally extended beyond the markers and provided with forwardly projecting ends 121 which forms stops to co-act with shoulders or recesses a? on the button-fly a" of the shoe uppers as shown in Fig. 11. In their normal positions the gages rest upon the plates from which they may be raised to allow ample space for the quick insertion of the edge of the small quarter y of the shoe upper to position (Fig. 11) by any suitable means such as the through-rod 122 mounted in the lower ends of the rocking-arms 128 pivoted at 121 on the uprights 36, and then be lowered into the path of the fly. ()ne of the arms is provided with a retracting spring 125 to draw the rod 122 to its lowered position against the uprights as shown in Fig. 14, and with a bell-crank 12G connected by a link 127 with the foot treadle (not shown) so that the rod 122 may be raised against its spring to raise the gages off the plates 88.

In Fig. 10 I have shown a modified form in which the anvil 44. is adjustably mounted upon the base 20 by means of oppositely inclined wedge faces 128 so that it can be trued up and adjusted toward and away from the markers. For this purpose the base is provided with upturned brackets 129 forming bearings for screw bolts 130 freely rotating therein and ustably en gaging by screwthreads with the sliding anvil 44L so that it can be adjusted forward and rearward in order to vary its vertical position and to true it up.

)Vhen a shoe upper is to be marked the rocking frame occupies the position shown in Figs. 2 and 9 with the dies 83 raised from the plates 88. The rod 122 is raised by the operator pressing on its treadle (not shown) to raise the gages off the plates to allow the small quarter 1 of the shoe-upper to pass under them, and the large quarter of the shoe-upper is then inserted under the plates 78 with the

plates

78 and 88 between the large quarter .2 and small quarter 7 and with the overlapping edges of the fly a and small quarter g under the dies 83, the fly being on top of the small quarter and rest ing against the gages which are lowered to place after the edges of the small quarter have passed beneath them. all as shown in Figs. 8 and 11. By this arrangement the male dies 83 will mark the location of the button-holes on the fly. and the female dies 89 will mark the location of the buttons on the small quarter, but the large quarter will not be marked or defaced at all. The

clutch 24 is then released by its treadle (not shown) to connect the drive pulley 23 and shaft 22 when the latter will make a rotation and cause its cam 29 to rock the frame on its trunnions 35 and cause its forward end to move toward the platen 44. When the initial part of this movement occurs the spring plates 78 bear on the platen, and the continued rocking of the frame causes the male dies 83 to enter the female dies 89 in the plates 88 and also to pass down over the pins 87 which enter their recesses 84, the parts taking the position shown in Fig. 6. The stroke of the rocking frame causes the markers to assume the relative positions shown in Fig. 8, with the male die 83 embossing the marks for the button-holes in the fly 0c and the female dies embossing the marks for the buttons on the small quarter 3 and with the pins 87 passing through both the small quarter and fly to supplement the embossings. The pick-holes produced by the pins 87 are desirable as the embossing marks produced by the dies are liable to disappear when thin leather or cloth is used. When the frame has completed its stroke the drop of the cam permits the spring 37 to raise the front end of the frame to the position of Fig. 2. and the strippers 85 which had been crowded up their dies 83 by the stroke of the frame are moved down to the ends of the dies to strip the fly a: therefrom. while the strippers 88 which had been crowded down against the plates 78 by the stroke of the machine in turn separate or rise from their plates and strip the quarters y and .2 from the pins 87, when the marked shoe-upper may be withdrawn and another inserted for similar treatment.

In the use of the machine it may be adjusted to act on uppers in which the flies are graded on the same or different curves from one size of upper to any other, or are graded from the lower end upwardly on one curve or from the center toward both ends. The guide plates composed of the

sections

92 and 92 are removable and replaceable by plates of various curvatures, the plate selected for any particular job being constructed to have a curvature corresponding with the curve of a predetermined size of the pattern, usually an intermediate size. of the uppers of the particular job.

\Vhen the curvature of the fly is the same for all sizes of uppers, a. pattern of the curve desired to be reproduced is inserted at the line of the markers, the proper guide plate and actuating plate are fixed together at 105, the

plates

103 and 110 are disconnected, the

screws

102, 107 and 109 are loosened so that the guide plate and actuating plate are free to move on them as guides, and the guide plate is shifted or moved by the operator until the markers drawn against it by their springs conform to the curve of the pattern; then the actuating plate 103 is fixed to the

rails

33 and 34 of the frame by setting down its set-screws 107 and 109. If now we assume the shoe-upper to be marked is of the size 8, the dial 55 is turned to bring this number at the pointer and the dial set or locked by the handle 58; the turning of the dial and its associated cam-cylinder brings the markers to the required positions on the guide plate for the upper of that size. To adjust the markers to any other size of shoe upper whose fly is on the same curve it is only necessary to turn the dial to bring its mark for the new size at the pointer; the guide plate 92 remains stationary and the markers are moved along it by the cam-cylinder until they take the positions required for that number. In this example the flies are graded from the lower end upwardly on the same curve.

When the curvature of the fly changes from one size to another of uppers, each size being on a different curve, it is necessary to reproduce the curvature of the various patterns, and for this purpose the actuating plate 103 is unlocked from the frame by loosening the screws 10? and 109, and is locked to the plate 110 by tightening the screws 111, so that the actuating plate is free to be moved on the screws 107 and 109 as guides by the plate 110 which is connected to one of the moving markers. The screws 102 are also loosened so the guide plates can move on them as guides, each plate having its sections pivoted together at 100, and being fixed to the actuating plate 103 by screw 105. By turning the dial 55 to the desired size of upper and setting the dial at this point by means of the brake wheel 54 and its associated parts, the markers are automatically spread to the corresponding curvature of the fly. To change to another size of upper it is merely necessary to unlock and rotate the dial to the corresponding size desired. In this example the flies are graded from the center toward both ends on different curves from one size of upper to another, 2'. e. the curve varies from size to size.

\Vhere the flies are curved from the center point toward both ends, but preserving the same curve from the center in each direction, the plate 103 is fixed by plate 110 on the marker nearest the center of the fly, as shown for example in Figs. 10 and 11, to preserve the actuating plate and marker in fixed relation. The guide plate and actuating plate are connected rigidly together by the

screws

105 and 115, the screw 102 is entirely withdrawn and the screws 107 and 109 loosened to act as guides. When the cam cylinder is revolved the guide plate and actuating plate move with the connected marker and preserve their relative positions with respect to the particular mark with which the latter is connected, while the other markers move with relation to the guide plate and occupy their proper positions for different sizes to which the dial 55 is turned with relation to its pointer.

In the form shown I have illustrated a machine having eight markers in each group or bank, for use in marking the uppers for mens shoes, but it will of course be understood that the number of markers in each bank may be varied without departing from the scope of my invention, such for example as may be required for marking the uppers of womens or childrens shoes.

I claim 1 In a machine of the class described, markers to punch in shoe uppers the location of buttons and corresponding buttonholes each composed of a plunger having anend recess and a spring-arm to pass between the opposite quarters of the upper and having a punching pin to perforate the small upper and fly, and means to operate the plunger and pin 2. In a machine of the class described, markers to punch in shoe uppers the location of buttons and corresponding button-holes each composed of a plunger having an end recess and a spring-arm to pass between the opposite quarters of the upper and having a punching pin to perforate the small upper and fly, a spring-actuated stock-stripper for the plunger, a springactuated stock-stripper for the pin, and means to actuate the plunger and pin.

3. In a machine of the class described, markers to punch in shoe uppers the location of buttons and corresponding buttonholes each composed of a plunger having an end recess and a spring-arm to pass between the opposite quarters of the upper and having a punching pin to perforate the small upper and fly, a spring-actuated stripperplate having a guide'foot at the end of the plunger, a spring-plate around and normally lying above the pin, and means to operate the plunger and pin.

4. In a machine of the class described, markers composed of a series of dies arranged in cooperating pairs, one die of each pair having a recess and the other a punching pin normally below its embossing surface and adapted to pass above its embossing surface and enter the recess in the other die, and means to operate the dies.

5. In a machine of the class described, markers composed of a series of male and female dies arranged in cooperating pairs, the male die of each pair having a recess and the female die having a punching pin normally below its embossing surface and adapted to pass above its embossing surface and enter the recess in the male die, and means to operate the dies.

6. In a machine of the class described,

markers composed of a series of male and female dies arranged in coiiperating pairs, the male die of each pair having a recess in its lower end and the female die having a punching pin normally below its embossing surface and adapted to pass above its embossing surface and enter the recess in the male die, a spring-actuated stock-stripper for each die, and means to operate the dies.

7. In a machine of the class described, markers to emboss on shoe uppers the location of buttons and corresponding buttonholes composed of a series of opposed cooperating male and female dies, each female die having its end composed of a pair of resilient legs, and means to operate the dies.

8. In a machine of the class described, markers to emboss on shoe uppers the location of buttons and corresponding buttonholes composed of a series of opposed cooperating male and female dies, the female die being formed in the opposing edges of a slot in a metal strip, and means to operate the dies.

9. In a machine of the class described, markers to emboss on shoe uppers the location of buttons and corresponding buttonholes and composed of a series of opposed cooperating male and female dies, the female die being formed in a strip of metal having a slit extending through the female die, and means to operate the dies.

10. In a device of the class described, a marker having upper and lower arms, the latter having a straight upper portion detachably connected with the upper arm and having a downwardly curved portion eX- tending below the upper arm and terminat ing at the front end thereof.

11. In a device of the class described, a plurality of carriers, a plurality of markers each having an upper arm movably connected to a carrier and a lower arm detachably secured to and curved to extend below the upper arm, stock-marking devices carried by the arms, means for adjusting the carriers laterally to vary the spacing of the marks, and means to operate the stock-marking devices.

12. In a device of the class described, a plurality of carriers, a plurality of markers each having an upper arm movably connected to a carrier and a lower arm provided with an upper straight portion detachably connected to the rear end of the upper arm and a downwardly curved portion extending below the upper arm and terminating below the front end of the upper arm, stock-mark ers carried by the arms, means to adjust the carriers laterally, and means to operate the stock-markers.

13. In a device of the class described, a plurality of carriers, a plurality of markers each composed of upper and lower arms de tac'hably connected together, the upper arm sliding in the carrier and the lower arm being below and laterally offset from the upper arm but terminating under its front end, means for adjusting the carriers laterally to vary the spacing of the markers, and means to operate the markers.

11. In a device of the class described, a plurality of carriers, a series of markers each composed of an upper arm slidingly mounted in a carrier and a lower arm laterally offset from its upper arm between its ends, the lower arms of the carriers being arranged in different horizontal planes below the carriers.

15. In a device of the class described, a plurality of carriers, a series of markers each composed of an upper arm slidingly mounted in a carrier and a lower arm laterally otfset between its ends from its upper arm, the lower arms of the carriers being alternately arranged in different horizontal planes below the carriers.

16. In a device of the class described, a plurality of carriers, a series of markers each composed of an upper arm sliolingly mounted in a carrier and a lower arm detachably connected with and laterally offset from its upper arm between its ends, the lower arms of the carriers being alternately arranged in different horizontal planes below the carriers.

17. In a device of the class described, a plurality of carriers, a series of markers each composed of an upper arm slidingly mounted in a carrier and a lower arm laterally ofl'set between its ends from its upper arm and terminating in a normally separated pair of spring-plates, the lower arms of the carriers being alternately arranged in different horizontal planes below the carriers.

18. In a machine of the class described, a base, a frame pivotally mounted on the base, a series of markers carried by the frame comprising normally separated dies, a platen, means to adjust the markers to vary the spacing thereof, means to move the frame on its pivot to bring the dies into register on the platen, and means to adjust the throw of the frame.

19. In a machine of the class described, a base, a frame pivotally mounted on the base, a rotating cam, a series of markers carried by the frame comprising relatively stationary and movable dies. a platen, means to adjust the markers to vary the spacing thereof, means to move the frame on its pivot to bring the dies into register on the platen, and an adjustable bearing on the frame cooperating with the cam.

:20. In a device of the class described, a plurality of carriers each having a pair of markers, means to adjust the carriers to vary the spacing of the markers, a settingdial to indicate different spacings of the markers, a locking-disk connected to the dial, and means to lock the disk in different positions of the dial.

21. In a device of the class described, a plurality of carriers each of which has a pair of cooperating markers movable thereon, means to adjust the carriers to vary the spacing of the markers, a setting-dial to indicate different spacings of the markers, a locking-disk connected to the dial, a lockingplate for the disk, and a handle to operate the plate.

22. In a device of the class described, a base, laterally slidable carriers each of which is provided with cooperating markers, a movable shaft having a pair of drums each provided with diverging circumferential slots engaged by the carriers, the slots of the drums extending in opposite directions, a setting-dial on the shaft, a gear on the shaft, a pinion journaled on the base and engaging the gear, and a hand-wheel to rotate the pinion.

23. In a device of the class described, a plurality of pairs of normally separated markers, a guide for the stock normally clos ing the space between the markers, and means to raise the guide to allow part of the stock to pass below it.

24. In a device of the class described, a plurality of pairs of normally separated markers, a guide for the fly of a shoe upper normally closing the space between the markers, and a spring-retracted arm to raise the guide to allow the small quarter of the upper to pass below it.

25. In a device of the class described, a plurality of pairs of normally separated markers, a guide for the stock normally clos ing the space between the markers and having its end bent to form a stop for the fly of a shoe upper, and means to raise the guide to allow the small quarter of the upper to pass below it.

26. In a device of the class described, a plurality of carriers each of which is provided with markers, a guide for the carriers, connections between the guide and one of the carriers, and means to adjust the carriers to vary the spacing of the markers.

27. In a device of the class described, a plurality of carriers each of which is provided with markers, a guide-plate for the markers, an actuating plate to connect the guide-plate to one of the markers, and means to adjust the carriers to vary the spac ing of the markers.

28. In a device of the class described, a plurality of carriers each of which is provided with markers, a sectional guide-plate for the markers, an actuating-plate connected to one of the markers and to the ends of the sections of the guide-plate, and means for adjusting the carriers laterally to vary the spacing of the markers.

29. In a device of the class described, a plurality of carriers each of which is provided with markers, a guide-plate for the markers, a guide for one end of the plate, an actuating-plate connected to the other end of the guide-plate, guides for the actuating-plate, means to connect the actuatingplate to one of the markers, and means for adjusting the carriers laterally to vary the spacing of the markers, a rotatable member having cam slots, and studs on the carriers engaging the slots whereby as the rotatable member is turned the carriers are moved laterally simultaneously to vary the spacing of the sets and punches.

30. In a device of the class described, a plurality of carriers each of which is provided with markers, a guide-plate for the markers composed of pivotally connected sections, an actuating-plate connected to the ends of the sections of the guide-plate, a plate connected to the actuating-plate and having ears to engage one of the markers, and means for adjusting the carriers laterally to vary the spacing of the markers.

31. In a machine of the class described, markers to mark on shoe uppers the location of buttons and corresponding button-holes, means to vary the curvature of the markers, means to adjust the markers on the curvature-varying means, and means to operate the markers.

32. In a machine of the class described, markers to emboss on shoe uppers the location of buttons and corresponding buttonholes composed of a series of opposed cooperating dies, means to vary the curvature of the markers, means to adjust the markers on the curvature-varying means, and means to operate the dies.

38. In a machine of the class described, markers composed of a series of dies arranged in cooperating pairs, one die of each pair having a recess and the other a punching pin normally below its embossing surface and adapted to pass above its embossing surface and enter the recess in the other die, a guide to vary the curvature of the markers, means to adjust the markers along the guide, and means to operate the dies.

34. In a machine of the class described, markers composed of a series of male and female dies arranged in cooperating pairs, the male die of each pair having a recess and the female die having a punching pin normally below its embossing surface and adapted to pass above its embossing surface and enter the recess in the male die, a guide to vary the curvature of the markers, means to adjust the markers along the guide, and means to operate the dies.

35. In a machine of the class described, markers to mark on shoe uppers the location of buttons and corresponding button-holes, means to vary the curvature of the markers from size to size of the flies of the uppers, and means to operate the markers.

36. In a machine of the class described, markers to mark on shoe uppers the location of buttons and corresponding button-holes, means to "ary the curvature of the markers to correspond with the curvatures of flies of difi'erent patterns, and means to operate the markers.

37. In a device of the class described, a plurality of carriers, a plurality of markers each 'movably connected to a carrier, a guide for the markers, a spring connected to each marker, a plate to which the springs are connected under tension, means to move the plate to relax the springs, means for adjusting the carriers laterally to vary the spacing of the markers, and means to operate the markers.

In a device of the class described, a plurality of carriers, a plurality of markers each movably connected to a carrier, a guide for the markers, a spring connected to each marker, a plate to which the springs are connected, a lever on which the plate is mounted to relax the springs when turned in one direction, and to tension the springs when turned in the opposite direction, means to adjust the carriers laterally, and means to operate the markers.

39. In a machine of the class described, markers to mark on shoe uppers the location of buttons and corresponding button-holes, a platen below the markers, means to adjust the platen with relation to the markers, and means to press markers on the platen.

40. In a machine of the class described, a base, a frame pivotally mounted on the base, a series of markers carried by the frame comprising normally separated dies, a platen, means to adjust the platen toward and away from the markers, and means to move the frame on its pivot to bring the dies into register on the platen.

41. In a machine of the class described, a base, a frame pivotally mounted on the base, a rotating cam, a series of markers carried by the frame comprising relatively stationary and movable dies, a vertically adjustable platen, means to adjust the markers to vary the spacing thereof, means to move the frame on its pivot to bring the dies into register on the platen, and a bearing on the frame cooperating with the cam.

In testimony whereof I affiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH W. BARNA.

Vitnesses EDITH VVILCOX, J. MoRoBERTs.

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