US1198463A - Combined shoe-cutting pattern and marker. - Google Patents

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R. L. LLOYD & R. D. SIMPSON. comsmen SHOE cunmc PAITERN AND MARKER.

APPHCATION FILED MAY 18. I914.

Patented Sept. 19, 1916.

V plished heretofore, the results have not been UNITED STATES PATEET canes.

RIcH'aim L. LLOYD, 0F ro'n'rsmou'rn, AND ROBERT D. snirson, excel-omens, 01 110,

ASSI GNORS, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO UNITED SHOE MACHINERY COMPANY, OF PATERSON, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF LIEVI JERSEY.

Toal l ma concern] Be it known that-we, RICHARD .terial the various parts of a:shoe upper.

In the ordinary practice, the pattern outlining the shoe part to be cut from the upper material .is-placcd on the sheet ofupper material and aknife' is drawn ,by' hand around the edgesof the pattern, cutting out the shoe part outlined by'the pattern.- Subsequently, the cut-out part 13 covered with' a stencil plateand suitable indie-ation ma-rksf pl aced thereon by punches or by .coloni'ng matter {suitably applied. In

someinstances special machines, such lmttonhole marking machines, are employed to mark the parts. It will be evident, therefore, that two distinct operations have heretofore been necessary to cut out and mark' the various parts of the shoe. These marks vary-in character from the shape of the buttonhole, the point of attachment of the button, to indications "for the junction of parts. I As this marking has been accomentirely satisfactory. \Vhen punches or prick awls have been employed, the material,' particularly soft leather or cloth, closes up after the mark has heenvmade so that subsequently it is not discernible. The use of coloring matter is injurious to the leather as the liquid or paste will spread. or smear..

is easily rubbed off inadvertently or so In the case of chalk, the vmark blurred as to make it entirely ineffective.

Our invention provides a device which permits the cutting out of the pattern or shoe partirom the material and the substantiallyflsi'rnultaneous marking of the part. The marking medium employed is such that a dry"indelible mark is made which does I L. Lnoro and Roman D: SIMPSON, citizens of the markers. As herein," shown, the pattern COMBINED SHOETCUTTING Parr-En}: AND MARKER,

Specification of Letters late'nt. Patgnttgd Sigpt, if}, 1916 Application filed my 18, 1914. Serial is. 839,441.

not injure the shoe part and which is conoutline of the shoe part to be cut out and provided with a series of heated cauteriz-ing 7 takes the form of a plate which may be superposed upon theshoe material withthe markers in contactavitlrthe surface of the material, and, while a cutting knife is being drawn. around its edges, the heated mark-I ers are simultaneously cautcrizing the surface of the material, providingadry; indelible mark which \vill-xiot detract from the appearance of the shoe. i

Another feature of our invention consists in a pattern plate having-electrically heated marking meanson one face andprovided \\-'ith.electrical connections for such mark in'g means.

Another. in the hovel manner of'for'ming themark- ,iug members by the application of the'elec feature of the invention 'resi,des

trical-conductor to the body of the pattern.- i

plate. In the embodiment of. the ins-'en tion selected for illustration, this is accor'nplished hy lacing an. electric conducts through the pattern plate in-such a manner that marking portions of desired shape and configuration project from one face of the plate.

Another feature of the invention consists in a structure providing different patterns on opposite faces. such as patterns in reverse duplicate for right and left'hand parts, and separate electric heating connections for each pattern. In addition. the arrange ment ofthc electric connections such that oniy one pattern may be heated for a single cutting and marking operation. Means are also preferably, provided for insulating the electric circuits of the two patterns from each other.

A. further eat-lire consists in a pattern plate having marking portions exposed on one face and arrangedto be electrically heated to cauterize, with electric circuit connections to said markers on theopposite face of the plate arranged to remain comparatively cool during the passage of the electric current therethrough: This feature is equally applicable to single and double pattern plates.

Still another feature of the invention con sists in an indicator or tell-tale positioned for observation by the operator and de signed to be heated similarly to the marking members so that the condition of the indicator is evidence of the condition of the markers.

Another and related'feature of the invention is a switch or service connection for the heatin circuits, which switch includes an exposed section of conductor similar to the heated marking portions and serving by its condition to indicate the condition of these marking portions.

Another feature resides in a service connection for the electric conductors of the heating circuit 'on the pattern plate, which makes connection with the pattern plate at the face opposite the marking portions.

A related feature is a construction of service 'eonnection providing an operating handle. i

From the viewpoint of opposed patterns and mai kers, a further feature of the invention resides in a service connection for use with such a device which cooperates with the electric terminals of the heating circuits of the opposed patterns in such manner that only one pattern may be heated at one time.

These and other novel features'of con? struction are more fully described in the following detailed specification and are illus trated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a plan view of the marking face of the lower plate of a reverse duplicate pattern embodying the present in vention; Fig. 2 is a plan view of the bottom face of the top plate of such a pattern; Fi 3 is a transverse section on'the line 3-3 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 illustrates the service connection or switch'for the pattern heating cir cuits; and Fig. 5 is av detail of an electric connection.

In the accompanying drawing we have illustrated the pattern plate as designed particularly for use in forming and marking buttonhole flies inasmuch as this part of the shoe is one requiring a substantial amount of marking indications, but it will be understood that the invention is applicable generally to shoe patterns and is not limited to any particular form of pattern.

In the drawing, the superposed patter plates 1 and 2 are reversely duplicate in outline, each outlining the outtonhole fly of a shoe. These plates are held in properly assembled relation by means of a metallic edging portion 3 extending about the peripheries ofthe plates and providing in addition a metallic guiding edge for the knife masses nvention is concerned, the position of the perforations and their relativearrangement is entirely immaterial and will differ with the marking indication design. The perforations in the plates are designed to receive metallic eyelets 6 through which an electric wire 7 may be laced from the inner face of each plate, this Wire passing from the inner face to the outer face through one aperture then transversely of the plate and to the inner face thereof through the adjacent aperture; thence lengthwise of the plate and to the outer face thereof through the next aperture and so on, as will be evident from Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing. The exposed indication marking portions of the wire are indicated at 8, Figs. 1. and 3. The terminals of the heating circuit for the lower plate are indicated at 9, 10 and those for the upper plate are indicated at 11, 12 (Fig. 2). These terminals are preferably in the form of sockets to receive suitable service connections and are positioned at the opposite face of the plate from their exposed marking portions.

The service terminal connection in'efi'ect a switch member and preferably takes the form of a handle 13 having projecting from its base service wire terminal plugs 14 arranged for insertion through perforations in opposite faces of the plates to connect with the terminal sockets 9. 10 and i1. 12. The service wires 15 and 16 lead from the service connection handle to suitable current connections. The body of the handle 13 is provided on one face with a cut-out portion 17 disclosing a portion of wire 18 forming an indicator or tell-tale section. This exposed wire portion is preferal'ily of substan tially the same heating capacity as the exposed marking portions 8 of the heating circuits so that the condition of the exposed indicator 18 is evidence of the condition of the marking portions 8 of the heatingcircuit wires on the opposite face of the pattern plate.

\Vhcn the pattern is employed in a double one, as illustrated herein, a sheet 19 of suitable insulating material such as asbestos is preferably interposed between the adjacent inner faces of the connected plates, as best seen in Fig. 3 of the drawing.

It will be obvious that unless additional conductors are provided the portions of the wires 7 upon the inner faces of the plates will become heated. to the same degree that the exposed marking portions 8 are heated. To maintain the interior face of the heated plate in a comparatively cool state so that the plate may be handled by the operatpr, metallic strips '20 are preferably formed integral with the eyelets (3 and are applied to the inner faces of the pattern plates so that the current will pass through the portions of the conductor upon the inner face of the plate and also through these wire strips 20, distributing the current so that it can not possibly heat the inside face of the plate to any great degree. To obviate the necessity of providing a long strip for the re turn portion of the conductor. the return portion of the wire may be made of a larger size. as indicated at 21. Figs. 1 and 2.

It will be evident that in the use of a pattern plate. such as is described, the service connection 13 is applied to the plate at the face opposite that to be heated. its terminal plugs l-l fitting in the terminal sockets of the heating circuit of the pattern plate to be heated and its indicator 18 informing the operator of the heated condition of the marking wires of the pattern plate. The operator places the pattern upon the shoe material at the desired point, drawing his knife around the edge to cut out the shoe part while at the same time the heated marking portions of the wire are searing or cauterizing the surface of the material upon which they rest. Inasmuch as the terminals of the heating circuits are located at the faces of the plates opposite the cautcrizing wires. only one may be heated at a time, and. as is obvious. this heated plate is the one which is being used for cutting out the shoe part;

It will be understood that the structure and use of the invention as recited herein is descriptive rather than definitive and that the structure and application of the device may be variedwithin the scope of the claims and the'spirit of the invention. As an illustration. it is to be noted that the device of the present invention is adapted also for use in marking corresponding shoe parts which have been previously cut out from sheet material by an agency other than the pattern plate and operatons knife. such. for instance. as shoe parts cut out by clicking machine dies. 7

Having particularly described our invention. hat we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1s:-

1. Ashoe cutting pattern and marker comprising a pattern body having an elec' tric wire laced thercthrough so that it lies on both sides of said body, and supplemental cmiductors in electrical connection with said wire on one side of said body to prevent that portion of the wire from heating when current is applied.

2. A shoe cutting pattern and marker comprising spattern body having an electric conductor laced through said body so that it lies on both sides of said body, said conductor being adapted to be heated by the passage of a current therethrough, and means for preventing heating those portions of said conductor exposed on one of said sides.

3. A shoe cutting pattern and marker comprising two body members held clamped together. an electric wire laced through each of said members and exposed at intervals on the outside faces of each member, and supplemental conductors in electrical connection with all of the portions of said wires lying against the inside faces of said members.

4. A shoe cutting pattern and markercomprising two body members held clamped together and each provided with a series of perforations. eyelets for said perforations, metal strips electrically connecting each pair of eyelets on the inside faces of each body member, an electric wire laced through the eyeletsef each member, said wires electrically engaging said metal strips on the inside face of said members, a strip of insulating material separating said two sets of wires.- and two terminals in the outside face of each. body member electrically connected to their respective wires.

A shoe cutting pattern and marker comprising a; pattern body structure having an electric wire laced therethrough in a manner that it is exposed at various portions to serve. when hot, for marking purposes, terminals in said plate for said wire, a switch member. aml a wire forming a part of said switch member normally exposed to View and of approximately the same capacity as said first named wire.

(1. A plate having a. continuous cutterguiding edge permanently outlining a determinately shaped part to be cut out and having indication marking means on one face adapted to be heated to cauterize indi- 'cation marks on the surface of shoe material.

T. A plate having a continuous cutterguiding edge permanently outlining a determlnately shaped part of a shoe to be cut out and having indication markers projectin from one face adapted to be heated to cauterize indication marks on the surface. of the shoe material when resting thereon.

s. A plate having a continuous cutterguiding edge permanently outlining a determinately shaped part of a shoe to be cut out and having indication markers on one face adapted to be electrically heated to cauterize indication marks on the surface of the material. and with electrical connections for the markers at the opposite face of the plate.

9. A plate having a continuous cutter guiding edge permanently outlining a determinately shaped part of a shoe and having indication marking means on one face adapted to be electrically heated to cauterize indication marks on the surface of the shoe material with electric service connections at the opposite face of th" plate.

' It). A pattern plate outlining a part of a shoe having an electrical conductor extended through from one face to expose portions on the other face of the plate of desired indication marking configuration arranged to he electrically heated to cauterize the surface of the shoe material.

11. A device providing for the cutting outv of shoe parts of determinate outline from sheet material and the simultaneous placing of indication marks upon the surface of the material. comprising a plate provided with a continuous cutter-guiding edge having the permanent outline of a determinately shaped shoe part to he cut out, and having indi cation markers upon one face arranged to he heated to cauterize tl 3 surface of the shoe material.

12. A device providing for the cutting out of shoe parts from sheet material and the simultaneous placing of indication marks upon the surface of the parts comprising a pattern plate having the outline of a shoe part to be cut out and having an electrical conductor laced therethrough from one face to the opposite face in a manner to provide on the opposite face projecting portions of desired indication marking configuration arranged to be electrically heated to musterize the surface of the shoe material.

13. A device providing for the cutting out of shoe parts from sheet material and the simultaneous placing of indication marks upon the surface of the parts so cut comprising a plate outlining the shoe part to he cut out and having an electric heating cir cuit providing exposed portions on one face of the plate of desired indication marking configuration and arranged to he electrirally heated to cauteriye the surface of the shoe material. the electric circuit connections for said exposed heating portions extending to the opposite face of the plate. and a service connection arranged for detachable connection with said heating circuit.

l4. pattern having cutter-guiding edges at its opposite faces outlining parts of a shoe to he cut out from sheet material. with separate electric heating circuits providing marking portions on opposite faces of the.

pattern of desired indication marking configuration. said marking portions heing arranged. when electrically heated to auterize the surface of the shoe material.

15. A pattern ha ringcntter guiding edges at its opposite faces outlining shoe parts to he cut out from sheet material. with separate electric heating circuits providing exposed portions on opposite faces of the pattern of desired indicatitm marking configuration adapted. when heated. to cautcrizc the sur face of the shoe material. and with means for insulating said circuits from each other.

16. A devicc providing for the cutting out of ditferent shoe parts from sheet material and the simultaneous placing of indication marks upon the surface of the parts. comprising superposed connected plates having cuttenguiding edges outlining parts of a shoe to he cut out from the sheet material, with separate electric heating circuits for each plate arranged to provide upon the opposite exterior faces of the plates indication marking means arranged to he electrically heated to cauterize the surface of the shoe material when placed thereon.

17. A. device providing for the cutting out of different shoe parts from sheet material and the simultaneous placing of indication marks upon the surfaces of the parts coinprising superposed conn cted plates having cutter-guiding edges: ttitlining parts f a shoe to be cat out from the sheet material, with separate electric heating circuits for each plate arianged to provide upon the op'posite exterior faces of the. plates indication marking means arranged to he electricallv heated to caatcriite the surface of the shoe material when placed thereon the terminals of said separate herding circuits being so arranged for service connections that only one heating circuit may he energized for a single cutting and marking peration.

lb. A pattern having catteaguidin" edges at its opposite face outlining parts of a shoe to he cut out from titjtt material. with separate electric heating circuits providing exposed portions on opposite faces of the pattern of desired indication marking con-- figuration. said exposed portions being ar ranged when clcctritallr heated. to eauterizc the surt'aci at the shoe material. the terminals of said separate heating circuits being so arranged for sex". ice connections that only one heating circuit may he energized for a single cutting and markiiiig operation.

1!). A plate having cutter-guiding edges outlining a part of a shoe to he cut out from sheet material and having indication marking means on one face thereof arranged to be electrically heated to cauterize the surface of shoe material when placed thereon, with electric circuit connections for said marking m ans at the opposite face of the plate constructed and arranged to remain relatively cool during the passage of current through the circuit to heat the marking portion thereof.

20. A pattern plate outlining a part of a shoe and carrying an elm-tric conductor positioncd on hoth faces of the plate and arranged on one face of the plate to form indication markers of desired configuration arranged to be electrically heated to cauterize the surface of sh e material when placed thereon. the conductor at the opposite face of the plate having increased conducting surface to prevent heat at the opposite face. of the plate.

21. A device providing for the cutting out of shoe parts from sheet material and the simultaneous placing of indication ,marks on the surface of the part comprising a plate having the outline of a shoe part to bccut out and having indication marking means on one face thereof adapted to be electrically heated to cauterize the surface of the shoe material when placed thereon, and electric circuit connections for the marking means at the opposite face of said plate including means toindicate the heat conditions of the marking means.

22. device providing for the cutting out of shoe parts from sheet material and the simultaneous placing of indication marks upon the surface of the part comprising a plate having the outline of a shoe part to be cut out and having indication marking means on one face thereof adapted to be electrically heated to cauterize the surface of the shoe material when placed thereon, and electric service connections for said marking means at the opposite. face of the plate including an operating handle portion.

23. A tltfvlct providing for the cutting out of shoe parts from sheet material and the simultaneous placing of indication marks on the surface of the part comprising a plate having the outline of a shoe part to he cut out and having indication marking means on one face thereof adapted to be electrically heated to cauterizc the surface of the shoe material when placed thereon, and electric circuit connections for the inarlc ing means at the opposite face of said plate, including ,an exposed portion of conductor of substantially the same heating capacity as said marking means to indicate the heat condition of said means.

24. Means providing for the cutting out of reverse duplicate shoe parts from sheet material and the placing of indication marks on the surface of the parts simultaneously with the cutting out operation, comprising two plates superposed u on each other and outlinin in reverse dup icate shoe parts to lure cut rom said material, a metallic band extending around the cutting edges of the plates to join the plates and provide a metallic guiding edge, separate electric circuits for each plate providing indication marking means on the exterior face of each plate arranged to be electrically heated to cauterize the surface of the material when said face is placed on said material, means for insulating said sepi ratecircuits from each other, and service connections for the terminals of each circuit.

RICHARD L, LLOYD.

Witnesses T. C. Micknisox, S. R Lanai.

ROBERT l), SIMPSON.

Witnesses:

"ALTER E. L. Born, A. L. Pnstrsi

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