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C. F. PYM.

MACHINE FOR PLACING LASHNG BINDERS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 2.1913.

1 ,30'6, 120. Patented June 10, 1919.

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MACHINE FOR PLACING LASTING BINDERS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 2, i913. 1 E'QSQQEQ latented June 10, 1919.

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C. F. PYM.

. MACHINE FOR PLACING LASTING BINDERS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 2, I913.

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C. F. PYM. MACHINE FOR PLACING LAS TING BINDERS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 2. I913.

1,306,120. Patented June 10, 1919.

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CHARLES IE. PYM, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO

UNITED SHOE MACHINERY CORPORATION, OF PATERSON, NEW JERSEY, A CORPO- RATION OF NEW JERSEY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 10, 1919.

Application filed July 2, 1913. Serial N 0. 776,927.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES F. PYM, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Detroit, inthe county of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain'new and useful Improvements in Ma- 1 chines for Placing Lasting-Binders, of

which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates tomachines for use in the manufacture of boots and shoes and more particularly to machines for performing lasting operations, the construction herein shown as an embodiment of the invention comprising mechanism for placing a binder in position to hold a boot or shoe upper formed around and against the end of a last. This application is a continuation of my co-pending application Ser. No. 772,236, upon which Letters Patent No. 1,126,271 were granted on January 26, 1915, in so far as it covers subj ect-matter disclosed but not claimed in said co-pending application.

It has been the usual practice in lasting welt and turn shoes to work the upper around and over the toe end of the last and then secure it in lasted position by drawing a binder into contact therewith around the toe of the shoe and securing the ends of the binder by tacks or other suitable means, the binder being drawn into firm contact with the upper by pulling upon one or both of its ends. It has been found that a heavy pull is necessary upon the ends of the binder to draw it into firm, even contact with the upper owing to the resistance offered by the upper because of its unevenness and the shape of the end of the last. A binder of considerable strength is therefore required to stand the strain, and such a binder is an obstruction in the subsequent operation of permanently connecting the upper to the sole (the term sole beingused generically herein to include innersole), Where the lasting operation is carried out by means of wiper plates which are forced over the margin of the sole upon the last to form the margin of the upper down thereon and against the lip, a still greater strain is necessary upon the binder in order to draw it firmly into place between the wiper and the formed down'edge of the upper. If, as has been the common practice, the downward pressure of the wiper vplates upon the formed over edge of the upper is relieved, the upper is very liable to slip from the position to which it has been carried by the wiper plates thus allowing wrinkles to form.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide suitable means for applying a binder by pressure directed against the side of the binder, thus relieving the binder of all strains and permitting the use of a wire of light gage or of other suitable material which will not interfere with the sewing operation. A further object of the invention is to provide means for so applying a binder that it will evenly and firmly engage the upper along theentire length of the portion to be held by it.

Another object of this invention is to provide improved mechanism adapted to act in part through a binding wire to force the marginal portion of an' upper into lasted position over the feather and against the lip or shoulder of a turn sole or welt innersole. In the illustrated embodiment of this portion of the invention the means so acting is arranged to operate progressively along the two sides of thetoe from the end of the toe rearwardly to lay the upper into finally lasted position and leave a binder holding the upper in that position. In the broadest aspect of this portion of the invention, said means for laying the upper in lasted position is adapted to be used, if desired, independently of any binding operation. It will therefore be understood that this invention relates in part to lasting without restriction to any means or any particular method for binding the upper, and the claims are to be understood as limited only as required by the terms thereof. v

A further object ofthe invention is to provide means for forcing a binder into position to hold a lasted upper firmly in place against the lip of a sole when such lasting operation is performed by means of wiper plates which are forced over the edgeof the sole uponthe last to form the upper against the lip. In this combination the means em} ployed for forcing the binder into place is arranged to operate between the wipers, and the shoe bottom to form the edge of the upper and to hold the upper in the position to which it has been carried by the wiper plates While at the same time forcing a inder into binding position. It is within this invention, however, to employ said means to force a tensioned upper into lasted position without the aid of wiper plates and independently of whether. or not said means is employed for placing a binder.

This invention is useful not only in making welt and turn shoes and in practising the novel method for making such shoes claimed in my co-pending application upon which United States Letters Patent No. 1,126,271 has been granted, but the invention is also adapted for use in the manufacture of McKay shoes, and more particularly in practising the invention set forth in my co-pending method application Ser. No. 766,471. As I am advised, I am the first to provide-mechanism for applying a toe binder exteriorly of the bottom of a shoe in position to holdan upper under tension in lasted relation to the side faces of a last. As more particularly pointed out in said method application, these portions of my invention under immediate consideration have among their advantages the possibility of dividing a toe lasting operation in two parts, the first of which comprises shapin the upper to the exterior side faces of the toe portion of a last and securing it in such shaped condition, and the second part of which consists in securing the marginal portion of the upper to the solewith or without particularly forming said marginal portion of the upper as a step preparatory to securing it to the sole. These portions of the invention are applicable, for example, to the manufacture of McKay and stitchdown shoes as well as to the manufacture ofwelt and other classes of shoes,

It is also an'obj ect of the invention to provide suitable means for holding a binder in position to be engaged by a means for laying it into binding position and, furthermore, to provide a construction and arrangement of parts by which this invention may be applied to or conveniently incorporated in known types of lasting machines and which construction embodies certain new and useful features hereinafter more fully described.

Still another object of the invention is to provide improved means for shaping an upper to a last along the lateral periphery of the last adjacent to the edge of the shoe bottom, the construction shown comprising rolls which are moved progressively along the shoe from the toe end rearwardly.

To these ends the invention consists in the matters hereinafter setforth and pointed out in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings in wh c Figure 1 is a side elevation, partially in section, ofa .known portion of a lasting machine having mechanism embodying this invention in operative position thereon and of a last on which a welt shoe is being made Fig. 2 is an inverted plan view of the same I binder, such for example as that forming the subject-matter of my co-pending appli cation Ser. No. 7 66,472, exteriorly around the'toe portion of a shoe in position to hold an upper under tension against the side faces of the last and the edge ofthe sole in accordance with the method set forthin said application Ser. No. 766,471;

Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail of one of the placing rolls and binder holding devices,

illustrating a modified construction;

Fig, 7 is an inverted plan view of Fig. 6; Fig. 8 is a view similar to that of Fig. 3 showing. a modified form of binder holding means; and

Fig. 9 is a view similar to that of Fig. 2'

showing the modification Fig. 8.

For convenience of illustration, a portion of a lasting machine of the type in which wiper plates are employed to form a shoe upper around and against, the end of a last, is shown, to some extent, this machine being completely illustrated in United States Letters Patent No. 1,27 1,590, granted on August 6, 1918, but it will be understood that this invention may be applied to other forms and types of lasting machines and that it may be used in the n'ianufacture of welt, McKay, turned or other kinds of work. The construction andarrangement of themechanism embodying the invention, as shown, is especially adapted for application to a machine of the type shown, but it will be under stood that changes may be made to adapt it for use with other types or constructions without departing from the'spirit of my in.- vention and it is therefore to be understood that such changes are contemplated and are within the scope of this invention.

In the drawings, A represents the table of a lasting machine and upon this table is secured a suitable bearing bracket B upon which a rocker C is mounted to turn about the pivot bearing D in a vertical. plane. Carried by the rocker C is a head E provided with a slot for carrier plates F which are also slotted in their forward edges to illustrated in i receive the for-med wiper plates G which are detachably held in the slot and. free to move therein. The wiper plates are pivotally connected at H in the usual manner and the carrier members F are free to turn within the slot in the head E, said members being so turned by any suitable means, not shown, attached to the laterally extending ears I of said members. The head E is arranged to have a forward and back or longitudinal movement within the rocker C and is actuated in any suitable manner, not shown. A suitable jack J is provided to support a last K in position in front of the wiper plates, and against a sole rest, Fig. 1, and this jack may be immovably supported in any suitable manner or may be arranged to have, in connection with the sole rest, a vertical movement in time relation to the movement of the rocker C, the parts being constructed and arranged to cooperate. in effecting tensioning of the upper and shaping of the upper to the side faces of the last and to the toe portion of the last with or without'also shaping the marginal portion of the upper to the marginal portion of the sole N and laying it into position to be bound against the lip or rib N on the sole.

To lay a binder wire L against the upstanding edge of the shoe upper M upon the last and hold said edge in overworked position against the lip N of the sole N on the last, a pair of tools herein shown as rollers or rolls 1 are provided and are supported by posts 2 carried upon the forward ends of arms 3 which are pivotally attached at their opposite ends to a sliding block 4 movable upon a guide rod 5 which is secured at its rear end within a bearing 6 attached to the rocker O and is supported at its forward end by a stud 7 secured to the underside of the head E. Carried by the lower end of the stud 7, are rolls 8 which project laterally from the stud beneath the arms 3 and form rolling supports for said arms. Sleeved upon the rod 5 between the stud 7 and block 4, is a coiled spring 9 which tends to normally hold the block at the rear'end of its stroke upon the rod, and to move the block against the action of said spring, the block is provided with a cross bar 10 to the ends of which cables 11 are secured and these cables pass over suitable pulleys 12 on the forward edge of the table A and thence downward to a foot pedal, not shown, or other suitable means for exerting a pull upon the cables.

Each post 2 is formed with an off-set 13 so that, as clearly shown in Fig. 2, when the block 4 is at the rear end of its stroke and the posts are thus adjacent to each other nearthe end of the last, the rolls which are carried upon suitable upwardly extending pins 1 L on the upper ends of the off-sets, will be supported adjacent to each other at the extreme end of a last which is supported in lasting position by the jack. The guiding and supporting means for the arms 3 which carry the rolls, is carried by and rocks with the rocker C and head E so that said rolls are always supported at the same relative height to the wiper plates and the parts are preferably so arranged that the upper end of each roll bears against or moves adjacent to the under surface of the wiper plates. The trunnions or pins 1a upon which the rolls turn, engage axial openings in the rolls and said rolls may be lifted off the pins at any time by simply removing the wiper plates.

The carrier arms 3 being-pivotally attached at their rear ends to the block 4 are free to swing toward and from each other at their forward ends at each side of the stud 7 to move the rolls 1 toward and from each other, and these arms are normally held swung toward each other by means of a coiled spring 15 connecting them near their forward ends. When a last is supported in lasting position by the jack and the operator causes a forward movement of the block 4, the rolls 1 will be brought into contact with the last at its extreme end and upon further forward movement they will roll along the sides of the last spreading their carrying arms apart against the action of the spring 15 which tends to hold them in firm contact with the last. For use upon a welt shoe, for example, each of the rolls 1 is preferably formed as shown in Fig. 1 with a flange 16 at its upper end and with a downwardly extended body portion 17 which is rounded and preferably formed to in a measure conform to the shape which it is desired to give the edge of the shoe upper along the angle where it is formed over and down upon the edge of the sole. The flange 16 is preferably made of such a width that it will project over that portion of the upper which is worked over the edge of the sole and force the binder wire L engaged by the edge of the flange, firmly into the angle of the upper along the lip of the sole. The edge of the flange on each roll is preferably formed with a slight groove to receive the binder wire. From the foregoing it will be understood that the rolls are adapted to perform an upper shaping operation in addition to, or it may be independently of, a binder placing operation. The body portions 17 of the rolls serve to shape the upper exteriorly of the last bottom to the side faces of the last and by their pressure to roll it smoothly into lasted position in conformity to the contour of the underlying portion of the last and of the edge of the sole. The flange portions 16 of the rolls shape the marginal portion of the upper over the marginal portion of the sole and lay the upper in lasted position thereon. The mounting for the rolls and its operat ing mechanism is so constructed and arj acent to the wiper plates.

ranged that the rolls are self adapting to different styles or shapes of lasts as, for example, to pointed or wide toes and to unsymmetrical right and left toes.

To hold the binder wire L against the under surface of the wiper'plates G adja cent to the end of the last and in position to be engaged by the flanges of the rolls 1 when the same are moved forwardly, a spring finger 18 is pivotally supported and carried by each post 2 with its upper side adjacent to the under face of the wiper plates. To so support and carry each finger 18, each post 2-is provided upon one side of its off-set 13 with a laterally projecting lug 19 which forms a bearing for a vertical shaft 20 adapted to turn freely within the bearing, and upon the upper end of this shaft the finger 18 is secured. The lower end of the shaft 20 projects through its bearing and is provided with a laterally extending arm 21 adjustably secured to the shaft by means of a set screw 22. This arm is adapted to engage the side of the post 2 and thus limit the turning of the finger 18 toward the last. A coiled spring 23 attached to the end of the arm 21 at one end and to the post 2 at its opposite end normally holds the arm in contact with the post and permits the yielding outward turning of the fingers 18 away from the sides of the last. By adjusting the arm 21 upon its shaft relative to the finger18- thereon, the normal position of the finger may be changed as desired so that, said fingers will lie closerto or farther away from the last when said last is supported in position ad- If found desirable, a binder in the form. of a flat band 2 1 (see Fig. 5) may be used:' and this band laid in place around the end of the last forholding the lasted upper in position thereon, by forcing it against the outer face of the upper adjacent to and below the horizontal plane of the upper surface of the sole upon the last. In laying such a binder in place, the body 17 of the roll is engaged with the side of the band with the flange of the roll projecting over the upper edge of the band and over the. edge of the shoe-sole. The position of'thew band with relation to the worked over edge of the upper will be determinedby the shape: of the roll and by the height at which it is}. supported by suitable holding fingers-2d (see Fig. 6) hereinafter described. The curve of the body of the roll adj acent'to its flange will assist in determining the height, of the band upon the roll and by providingrolls of different shapes to suit the work in hand, the band may be accurately placed irrespective of the provision ofany flange upon the roller of the width of the flange.

Obviously p in-r011- having no flange place.

To hold this flat band in position to be engaged by the rolls and forced into binding contact with the lasted upper, each spring finger 25', shown in Fig. 6, may be adjustably secured to each shaft 20 at the proper distance below the finger 18, and thus the band will be accurately supported between the spring fingers in such a position that upon the forward movement of the rolls their flanges will pass over the upper edge of theband and their body portions will be brought into contact with the side of the band.

In Figs. 8 and 9 a modified arrangement of holder for thewire is shown, suitable spring fingers 26 being pivotally attachedby screws 27:to thelower side of the head E and bent so that their-free ends will lie against the under side of the wiper plates. A spring 28' on each screw 27 holds the finger yieldingly against the wipers and springs 29 are provided to hold the fingers turned toward the last in contact with stops 30. Whenthe rolls 1 pass along the sides of the last they will turn the fingers out of the way and'the wire will be held against the under surface of the plates by the fingers until it is carried therefrom by the rolls In theoperation of lasting and toe-binding as illustrated in Figs. 1 to 4, a binder is first slipped. into position beneath the wiper= and "if a wire binder is used it willbe placed betweenthe springfingers 18 and thelower surface of the wipers where it will be held against said surface intermediate its ends with its end'portions projecting laterally at each side of the wiper plates. If a flat band is used it will be insertedbetween the spring fingers 18 and 25 -'with one side face adjacent to the body of the rolls to beiengaged thereby. .A lastwith a shoe upper thereon in position for lasting is then placed upon the jack and the machine set in motion to perform the lasting operation of formingthc upper around and against the end of the last with ,or without forming it over the margin of the sole thereon according as the toe lasting: is to .be completed in this machine or is. to be carried in this machine only so; far as shaping the upper to the exterior surfaces of the last. During the operation the lasting instrumentalities, including the wiper plates herein shown and such other lasting devices as may be employed, shape the upper to the last. After the lasting has been carried to the desired point the operator will actuate the block 4 by means of a,

foot treadle or other device and move the rolls forwardly. If a binder is in place and the work is that shown in Fig. 1, this movement will bring the rolls into contact with the binder. and force the same laterally against the upper at the extreme end of the last. Further forward movement of the rolls will force their flanges in between the lower surface of the wiper plates and the upper surface of the formed over edge of the upper, and the wire will be carried thereby into firm engagement with the upstanding edge of the upper to hold it securely against the lip. After the entrance of the flanges of the rolls between the plates and overworked edge of the upper, further forward movement will carry them along each side of the end portion of the last, and thus the wire will be laid closely into the angle at the base of the lip throughout the end portion of the upper to be held by it, by the rolling contact of the rolls with the wire which will thus be laid progressively into position from the extreme end of the last along the side portions of said end. After the wire has been laid in place its ends may be secured in any suitable manner as by driving tacks into the sole and twisting the ends of the wire around the tacks while the rolls are still in engagement with the wire and holding it firmly in place.

When a flat binder is used to hold the upper in partially lasted position upon the end of the last, the first forward movement of the rolls will bring the body portion of each roll into contact with the side of the binder, and as the flanges on the rolls are forced over the edge of the sole, the binder will be laid firmly and evenly against the outer surface of the upper adjacent to and below the plane of its formed over edge. This binder may be secured in holding position, for example, in the manner disclosed in my method application Serial No. 766,471, or by means such as disclosed in another application Serial No. 259,642, filed October 25, 1918.

By providing rolls having flanges and a formed body portion, the engagement of the rolls with the upper along the edges of the last will smooth or iron out the upper along the edge of the last and by repeating the movement of the rolls in contact with the upper, said edge may be smoothed out and formed down hard and evenly upon the edge of the sole. As the flanges of the rolls are forced between the lower face of the wipers and the underlying upper, they exert a substantial inward wiping action upon the upper the effect of which is to tighten the upper under the wipers. The rolls, in the ways above suggested, always supplement the lasting action of the wipers.

Obviously other binder placing devices than the rolls shown in the drawings may be employed and other changes in the construction and arrangement of parts may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention and I therefore do not limit myself to any specific construction or arrangement of parts except as expressly required by the terms of the claims.

Having thus fully described my invention what I claim is 1. The combination with means for forming an upper around and against the end portion of a last, of separate means operable independently of the forming means for engaging the side of a binder and laying the same by lateral pressure thereon around the end portion of the last into contact with the portion of the upper which has been formed over the sole portion of the shoe to hold the upper in position upon the last.

2. The combination with means for forming an upper around and against the end portion of a last, of means movable toward and from the end of the last independently of the forming means to engage the side of a binder and lay the same in contact with the upper after the upper has been formed to place by pressure applied to the side ofthe binder along the portion thereof extending around the end of the last.

3. The combination with means for forming an upper around and against the end of a last, of means for holding a binder adjacent to the end of the last, and means for applying pressure along that portion of the binder adapted to engage the formed upper to press the binder laterally into contact with the upper after the upper has been formed.

4. The combination with means for forming an upper around and against the end of a last, of means for supporting a binder adjacent to one end of the last, and means for placing said binder in binding engagement with the upstanding edge of the formed over upper while said binder is so supported, by forcing the free ends of said binder toward the sides of the last by pressure applied laterally to the binder along the portion thereof adapted to be engaged with the upper.

5. The combination with means for forming an upper around and against the end of a last, of means adapted to engage a binder intermediate its ends and support the same adjacent to the end of the last with the end portions of the binder projecting freely therefrom, and means operable independently of the forming means for laying the free ends of the binder in engagement with the formed upper.

6. The combination with means for forming an upper around the toe portion of a last, of means for holding a binder adjacent to the end of the toe, said means being movable along the binder longitudinally of the last at the two sides thereof simultaneously to progressively force the binder into contact with the upper.

7. The combination with means for forming an upper around and against the end portion of a last, of means for holding a binder adjacent to the end of the last, and means movable longitudinally of the binder in contact therewith while the same is held to force the binder laterally into contact with the upper.

8. The combination with end'embracing Wipers, .of means arranged under the wipers to engage one face of a binder and move longitudinally of the binder in contact therewith to force the binder laterally into contactwith the upper,

9.The combination with wiper plates for forming an upper-upon a last, of separate means for forcing a fieXible member into contact with the upper adjacent to said plates, said 'means being arranged to' be 'moved under the wiper plates along said member longitudinally thereof in contact therewith.

10. -The combination witlrwiper plates for forming an-upper around and against the end of a, last, of'means for applying lateral pressure'progressively' to a portion of a binder located -'under the plates a-fterthe forming-operation is completed and while the upper is held in formed position by said plates, to force said binder into binding engagement with the formed over portion of the upper.

- 11. The combination with means for forminganupper upon the end portion of Y a last, of means movable longitudinally along a flexible toe binding member in con tact with the outer side thereof to force "the portion of'themember which is engaged by said means laterally into Contact with the upper, and mechanism for moving said means progressively along substantially the entire upper engaging lengthof said member.

12. The combination with wiper plates for forming an upper around and against the end of a last, of means for holding intermediate its ends a binder adjacent to the end of the last, and means for engaging portions of said binder laterally and forming said portions progressively-from the middle portion of the binder longitudinally along the free end portions into contact with 'the pp r.

'13.- The combination with means for work ing an upper over the edge of a sole upon a last, of separate means for engaging the sideof a binder at a point directly under the overworking means to lay the binder into contact with the overworked portion of the upper.

14. The combination with wiper plates for forming the edge portion of an upper over and upon the edge of a sole upon a last, of means momble between the formed over portion of the upper'and said plates for laying a binder by lateral pressure in contact with said portion, after the upper has been ing an upper over the edge of a sole upon a last, of -a member to engage the formed portion of the upper and the face of a binder and carry the same inwardly over the edge of the sole into engagement with the overworked upper, and means for moving said member over the edge of the sole in contact with said overworked upper to further form the upper and lay the binder in place.

16. The combinationwith wiper plates for forming the edge portion of an'upperover the edge of a sole upon a last and against the lip of the sole, of a member to engage the outer side of a binder and movelongitudinally thereof, and means for moving said member inwardly over the formed edge portion of the upper and along the binderxto lay said binder intothe angle of said upper adjacent to the lip.

17. The combination with wiper plates and means for projecting said plates over the edge of a sole upon a last to work an upper over said edge and formit against the lip of the sole, of means for holding a binder adjacent to that face of the-plates which is toward the last, a member movable adjacent to said face of the plates in engagement with the side of the binder, and means for forcing said member between the plates and overworked portion of the upper upon the edge of thesole to lay the bindery into the angle of then per adjacent to the'lip.

' 18. The com ination with wiper plates, of

means for holding a binder adjacent to the contact face of saidplates, a member adjacent to sald face-movab-le'in contact with the side of said binder-to force the binder laterally between the plates and edge of the upper which has been formed over thereby, and means for actuating said member.

19. The combination with wiper plates, of means for yieldingly holding a binder against "the lower face of said plates, and

means movable in contact with said face of the plates to engage and force said binder forming an upper around and agamst the end portion of a last, of members for engaging and laying a binder against the formed upper, and carrying means movable in a direction longitudinally of the last for mov ing said members into engagement with the upper at the extreme end of the last and along the sides of the end portion of the last.

22. The combination with means for forming an upper around and against theend portion of a last, of a pair of members for engaging and laying a binder against the formed upper, and means for supporting said members and engaging the same with the middle portion of the binder adjacent to the end of the last and moving the members along each side of the last to lay the binder progressively in place.

23. he combination with means for forming an upper. around and against the end portion of a last, of a pair of members adapted to engage the side surface of a' binder and lay the same against the formed upper, a pair of pivoted arms upon which said members are mounted to move towarc and from each other, and means for moving said arms bodily in a direction longitudinally of the last.

24. The combination with means for forming an upper around and against the end portion of a last, of a pair of members to engage and lay a binder against the formed upper, means for carrying said members adapted to permit the movement of the members toward and from each other, and means for yieldingly holding the members moved toward each other.

25. The combination with means for forming an upper around and. against the end of a last, of a pair of arms pivotally supported at one end and free to swing toward and from each other at their opposite ends, members carried by the free ends of said arms for engaging and laying a binder against the formed upper, and means for moving the arms and last relatlvely to bring the members into contact with the end of the shoe and move the same along the sides thereof.

26. The combination with means for forming an upper around and against the end of a last, of a supporting member reciprocable toward and from the end of the last, a pair of arms pivotally attached at one end to said member, means for yieldingly turning the arms toward each other, members on the free ends of said arms to engage a binder and force the same into engagement with the formed upper, and means'for reciprocating the supporting member.

27 The combination with wiper plates for forming an upper over and against the end portion of a last, of a roller and means for moving the roller toward and along the last to'engage a binder and lay the same in contact with the formed over edge ofthe upper. m

28. The combination with wiper plates for forming an upper against and over the end portion of a last, of means for supporting a binder adjacent to the end of a last, a roller to engage the binder, and means for moving said roller along the last adapted to yieldingly hold the roller in contact with the upper and binder.

29. The combination with means for formin an u er a ainst the end o tion z: P a L p of a last, of a tool having a portion adapted to project over the edge of the last, and means for moving said tool along the last in shaping contact with the upper.

30. The combination with means for forming an upper over and against the end portion of a last, of means for supporting a binder adjacent to the end of the last, a roller to engage the binder and formed to conform to the shape of the bottom surface of the last along the edge thereof to form the upper down thereon and lay the binder at an even distance from the edge of the last, and means for moving the roller along said edge.

31. The combination with wiper plates for working an upper over the edge of a sole upon a last, of means for supporting a binder adjacent to the end of said last, a roller to engage the binder and shaped to form down the overworked edge of the upper and project beneath the plates, and means for forcing said roller between said plates and formed edge of the upper along said edge of the last.

32. The combination with means for working an upper over the edge of a sole upon a last, of a tool having a flange adapted to project over the overworked edge of the upper and to engage and carry a binder over said edge into engagement with the upper, and means for moving the tool along the last.

33. The combination with wiper plates and means for projecting said plates over the edge of a sole upon a last to form the edge of an upper upon the last down upon said; edge of the sole, of a tool having a flange to engage a binder, and means for moving the tool to force'the flange between said overworked edge of the upper and said plates. 34. The combination with wiper plates and means for projecting said plates over the edge of a sole upon a last to form the edge of an upper upon the last down upon said edge of the sole, of a roller having a flange to engage a binder and a body por tion formed to conform to the upper along said overworked edge portion thereof and form the same to the last and the edge face of the sole, and means for moving said roller along the last.

35. The combination with means for forming an upper against the end portion of a last, of tools adapted to engage a binder'and lay the sameagainst said formed portion of the upper, and meansfor simul taneously moving said tools into-engagement with the upper at-the iend :of th'e-last along the sides :ofitheend' portion of the last.

36. The COIIIblIMtlOII-W-lth wiper plates for engaging 'and forming' anmpper against the end portion of a last, a carrying member for said plates, and means for moving said carrying mem'ber of 'a member to engage-a binder and lay the-same againstthe formed upper, and means for supportingsaidmember carried by. and movable with the carrying member for the'wiper plates.

37. The combination with means for Working an upper into engagement with a last, of a member for engaging and laying a binder into engagement with the upper, means for holding ar-binder in the -path of said member, and means for--m0Vi-ngrsaid member into engagement W-ltll the binder to force. the same into engagement With @the upper.

38. The combination. vvlithxwiper plates for Working an upper into engagement with a last, of a member-movable adjacent to :the face of said plates. and adapted nto engage one side fof a binder for forcingthe binder by lateral pressure beneath :said .plates into engagement with the-upper up' on the last, and a spring fingeradjacenttothe said fa-ee of 1 the plates to hold thebinder in the -path of said member. r

39. The combination withwiper plates for forming an upper aroundzand oyer the end of alast, andna imovable' carrierimember for the Wiper plates, of a supportkatltached to and movable With the carrier mem'ber, meanscarried byflthe carrierrmember for supporting a a binder adjacent-to the Wiper plates, and a member on said support for engaging the binder, and means for moving said member .to force the bi-nder between the plates and formed overedge of the upper.

40. The combination with Wiper plates, and a carrier member for said plates, of means positioned by: said carrierand 'movable lengthwise of the shoe edge for forcing a binder between said plates and a portion of the upper overwiped upon the shoe bot tom by the plates, andmeans' carriedw'by the carrier member for supporting -a binder" in positlonwto-be' engaged by 831d; means for laying it against the upper.

41. The combination With wipervplates for forming an upper-around and :'against' the end of a last, of a tool for layinga binder against the formed upper, means for carrying and moving the tool, and means movable with said carrying :meansifori-sup porting a binder in positionsto be engaged by the 'tool.

42. Thecombination with means forrfomn ing an upper around andagainst the end of a-last,=of apivotedarm extendingin a direction longitudinallyofthe last With its free end adjacent to the end- 0f said last, an up- Wa-rdl-y enten-ding post on said arm, aroll pivotally supported upon the upper end of the'post in position to engage a binder and forcethe same-into contact with the formed upper-aroundthe end of the last, and a spring finger carried by-thepost tosupport a binder in position to be engaged by the roll.

43; The-"combination with a last support and meansvforformingan upper upon the last around-and a-gainstthe end thereof, of means for supp.orting;a-..binder adjacentto the end-of said last, aroll for laying the binder in engagement with the formed upper,--apivoted .arm for carrying the roll,

a reeiprocable member tQBWihiCh the arm is attached-,* and -a"-guidefor the reciprocable member positioned with its longitudinal axis inthe'vertical planeofthe center line of the lasfland Withone end thereof adj acent-to the endof the-last;

4A. The combination with" Wiper plates and a'roc'k'ing head forcarrying said plates, of a *tool-lsupported ad'jacentato one face of the Wiper plates, a reciprocablecarrying member-for'tlre tool, aguide forthe reciprocable member'attached to and-movable-with the ihead, andmeans for moving the reciprocablemember: independently of the movement 1. of the be ad and wiperrplates.

45. The comb-in-ationwithmeans forforming an upper around and against the end 0f a *last';'-'o*f tvtool- Ht'or engaging-abinder to lay the-same against theformed upper, apo-st I at..:thei r=-freewends, means for yieldingly' holding- 'thearms'zturnedrto bring the tools toward each oth'er: and adapted s-to yield to allow.- thearms tor-spread apart asthe-tools aredbroughtrinto engagement Withthe= side portionsof'itheaend'of thexlast, a reciprocable membentouwhich the arms are-pi-Votally at tached, means 1 for. supporting 1 the arms in, termedi'atetheir: ends, and means for; actuating the reciprocable member toward and from .thegr end of the last.

47. The-:combination .With'Wiper: plates for forming anzupper around and against the end ofia-ilasttand a' pivotally supported head for carrying the plates,-of aguidercarried by the:- lieadi and movable therewith, a reciprocable member mounted upon the guide to reciprocate toward and from the end of the last, arms pivotally attached at one end to the reoiprocable member, posts on the free ends of the arms, tools mounted upon the upper ends of the posts to engage the binder and lay the same against the formed upper around the end of the last, an arm carried by each post and projecting laterally therefrom adjacent to the wiper plates to support a binder in position to be en aged by the tools, and means for reciprocating the reciproeable member.

4-8. The combination with wiper plates for forming an upper around and against the end of a last and a pivoted head for carrying said wiper plates, of a guide carried by the head to move therewith, a reciprocable member on the guide adapted to be reciprorated toward and from the end of a last, pivoted arms attached at one end to the reciprocable member and supported intermediate their ends by the guide, posts on the free ends of said arms, tools on the upper ends of the posts to engage a binder and laythe same against the formed upper, a finger pivotally supported at one end by each post to extend laterally therefrom adjacent to the tool and adjacent to one side of the wiper plates to hold a binder in position to be engaged by the tools, means for yieldingly holding'each finger against turning, a spring connecting the arms to resist the swinging of the same from each other, and means or moving the reciproeablemember to actuate the arms longitudinally toward the end of the last.

49. The combination with means for forming an upper around and against the end of a last, of a tool for laying a binder against the formed upper, a post upon which the tool is pivotally supported, a pair of fingers carried by the post and pivotally supported at one end adjacent to the tool, means for resisting the turning of the fingers, and carrying means for the post reciprocabletoward and from the end of the last.

50. The combination with wiper plates for forming an upper around and against the end of a last, of a tool having a flange at one end for engaging a binder to lay the same against the formed'over edge of the upper upon the last, said'tool also having a formed portion adapted to engage the upper adjacent to the formed over edge thereof and form the same down upon the last simultaneously with the laying of the binder in place, and means for supporting and moving the tool along the last.

51. The combination with means for forming an upper around the toe portion of a last, of means for engaging a portion of a binder Which is to be applied to the shoe and by pressure laying'said portion of the binder around the end of the toe and along the sides of the forepart of the shoe into contact with the formed portion of the upper to hold the upper in position upon the last.

52.- The combination with 7 means for forming an upper around the toe portion of a last, of separate means for engaging substantially the entire side of a binder and pressing different upper engaging portions of the binder successively against the upper after the completion of the lasting into position to hold the lasted upper. I

53. The combination with means for engaging a toe binder at opposite sides of the toe of a shoe, of operating mechanism for causing said engaging means to move along the binder to lay the binder into binding position progressively along said opposite sides of the toe simultaneously by engagement successively with diflerent portions of the binder extending substantially from the toe end of the shoe rearwardly along the sides.

54;. The combination with means for forming an upper around the toe portion of a last, of separate means arranged for operation after the completion of the operation of said forming means to engage a binder and lay the binder around the toe along the sides of the 'forepart into position to hold the upper. I

55. The combination with means for forming an upper around the toe portion of a last, of means movable toward and from the toe end of the last independently of the forming means to engage abinder and lay the binder in contact with the formed upper by pressure applied to the outer side of the binder. V

56. The combination with means for forming an upper around the toe of a last, of means for holding a binder adjacent to the toe of the last, and means operable independently ot the forming means for bending the binder around the toe and pressing the binder laterally into contact with the upper.

57. The combination with means for forming an upper around the toe of a last, of means for supporting a binder adjacent to the toe of the last, said last-named means being adapted for operation to place the binder in binding engagement with the upper by transferring points of application of the binder progressively along the two sides of the shoe from the end of the toe backwardly.

58. The combination with toe embracing wipers adapted for shaping an upper to the toe end of a last, of means adapted to engage a toe binder intermediate its ends and support the binder adjacent to the end of the toe with the end portions of the binder projecting freely from the support, said means being arranged for operation to ap ply the binder in holding engagement with the upper around the toe.

.159. The combination with means for lasting a toe, of means for supporting a binder adjacent to the end of the toe, and addltional -means movable longitudinally of the binder incontact therewith at the two sides of the toesi-multaneously to force the binder later ally intobinding relation to the lasted upper. I

60. The cobination with toe embracing wiper plates, of a member located below and adjacent to said plates and normally retracted from the acting edge of the plates at the end of'the toe, said member being movable into contact with the side of a toe binder to force the binder laterally between the plates and the edge of the upper which has been laid over the last by said plates, and means for operating said member. 7

61, The combinationwith means for manipulating an upper about the toe portion of a last, of upper forming-members adapted .to be rough-t into engagement with the upper at the "extreme end of the toe and moved over a marginal portion of the-shoe bottom-and thereafter moved into engagement with and over theside portions of the upper adjacent to said end, and means for moving said members independently of the first-mentioned means.

62. The combination with means for manipulating an upper aboutthe toe portion .of a last, of a pair of rolls; constructed and arranged to lay the upper over the marginal portion of a sole, and means for supporting said rolls and engaging them with the work at the toe end -of the shoe and moving them along the opposite sides of the toe backwardly to lay the upper progressively into place upon-the margin of the sole. v v

63.-The combination with -means for manipulating an upper about the toe portion of a last, of a pair of upper overlaying devices, and means for supporting-said devices and engaging them with the work at the toe end ofthe shoe and moving them along the opposite sides of the toe backwardly to lay the upper progressively into place upon the margin of the shoe bottom.

64:. The combinationwith means for ma-.

nipulatingan upper about the toe portion of a last,-of a pair of upper forming tools arranged with relation to said means to engage the side faces of the shoe at the'end of the toe, and operating means for moving said devices backwardly to form the upper to the side faces of the toe progressively from the end of the toe backwardly along opposite sides of thetoe of the last.-

65. The combination with means for forming an upperaround the end of a last, of a pair of arms pivotally supported at one end and free to swing toward and from each other at their opposite ends, members carried by the free ends of said arms for engaging against the formed upper, means for inovlng the arms and last relatively to bring the members into contact with the end of the shoe and move the same along the sides thereof, and means for holding said members yieldingly toward each other and allowing them to adapt themselvessto the width and shape of the last.

66."The combination with means for manipulating an upper into lasted relation to the side faces of the toe portion ofa last, of a tool arranged for operation after said upper has been worked into lasted position around the toe, and means for moving the tool progressively along the edge ofthe toe in con-tact'wi-th the upper for-forming the upper to the last at and adjacent to the edge of a shoe bottom. r e

67. The combination with means for manipulating an upper into lasted relation to the side'faces of the toe portion of a last, of a tool-shaped to conform substantially to the contour of the shoe at the edge of the shoe bottom and on the lateral periphery of the shoe adj acent to said edge; and means for moving the tool along said edge to shape the upper to the last.

68. The combination with means for working an upper'over the margin ofthe toe portion of a'sole upon a last at a single operation, of a tool shaped to form down the overworked margin of the upper, means for operating the overworking means, and

means for moving said teolalong said overworked margin lengthwise of the last edge.

69. The combination with means for manipulating an upper into conformity with the sidefaces of the entire toe portion of a last, of a tool shapedto form the margin of the upper inwardly and downwardly upon the margin ofv a sole on the lastbotbom, and means for moving said toolalong said margin lengthwise of the edge of the shoe bottom after the operation of the first-named means. 1

70. The combination with means for manipulating an upper into substantial conformity with the side faces of the toe portion of a last, of a tool having a flange and a body portion shaped and arranged respectively for forcing the upper inwardly over the edge of a sole onthe'last and for shaping the upper into conformity with the contour of the last-and the edgeface of the sole adjacent to the shoe bottom, and means for effecting relative movement of. the tool and the last for the purpose described.

71. The combination with lasting-means comprising toe embracing means, means for determining-the vertical position of :the fore part of a last and mechanism for relatively operating said means for manipulatingwan upper into substantial conformity with the contou-rof the side facesof the toegportion of the last, of a tool so constructed and arbinder clamping device.

ranged and the vertical position of which is so relatedto said lasting means that ;the tool is adapted to engage theshoe at and adjacent to the edge of i the shoe bottom, and means for moving the-tool along-the toe of the shoe for-formingthe upper to the-last and sole. 7 72. The combination with wiper plates 'for working an upper into engagement with the forepart of'a last, of a tool movable-lengthwise of the last edge from the-end ofthe toe rearwardly in a plane adjacent to the lower face of said plates for forcinga'binder intoengagement with the upper upon the last.

78.'The combination withtoe embracing plates, a movable carrier for the plates, and means for determining the relative vertical planes of the plates andthe shoe bottom, of; a toe binder support-attached to andverti cally positioned by the plat'e -carrier,' and v means for laying the binder-intobindi-ng relation to the upper aroundthe toe of the last.

74L. The.- combination: with wiperplates: and a carrier for saidplates, of means positioned by said carrier and including a member bodily movable lengthwise of the shoe edge for forcing a binder between :said platesand a portlon of the upper overwiped' noon the shoe bottom by the plates. w

75. The combination with means for manipulating an upper into substantial conformity'with the contour of the side'faces of the toe of a last, of a. device movable lengthwise of the last edge from the toe end rearwardly for progressively clamping a binder into binding relationgto the upper, and means for carrying and moving the .7 6. The combination withmeans for form ing an upper around'and against the end of a last, of a pivoted arm extending in a direction lengthwise of thc la'st with its free'end adjacent to the end of the last, an upwardly extending post on said arm, a tool supported upon the upper end of the post in position to engage the work substantially at the edge of the shoe bottom, and means for-moving said arm to cause the tool to operate progressively along the edge of the shoebottom.

77. The combination with means for forming an upper around and against the end of a last, of a tool for laying a binder in engagement with the formed upper, a pivoted arm for carrying the tool, and means for reciprocating said arm to cause the tool to apply the binder progressively lengthwise of the edge of the last.

78. The combination with means for holding a binder across the toe end of a shoe, of means for applying pressure successively to different portions of said binder extending substantially from the toe end of the shoe rearwardly to lay said binder into holding relation to the upper along the two sides of the toe.

upper around the toe.

7 9. The combination with means for sustaininga binder across the .toeend of. a shoe,'of meansfor operating the sustain-. ing means to apply pressure successively to difierent portionsof the'binder for laying the binder-progressively in holding relation to the upper along the two sides of the toe' simultaneously, I r

"' 80." The combination with binder holding and placing means constructed and arranged to sustain a binder with an intermediate portion thereof adjacent to the end of'the toe of a shoe, of operating mechanism for forcing the intermediate portion of the binder into contact with the end of the toe and then applying pressure successively to difi'erent portions of the binder extending from the end of the toe rearwardly to lay it progressively toward its ends into binding- -relation to the upper along the sides of the toe,

"81."-T he' combination with means for working-an-upper into position against the toe of a last, o'f'means for sustaining a binder adjacent to the end of the toe and forcing the binder into contact with the lasted-portion of the upper progressively along each side of the last by pressure against the outer side of the binder.

82. The combination with means for working an upper into position over the toe end of a sole on a last, of means for sustaining a binder adjacent to the end of the toe, and operating mechanism to force the binder intoupper binding position progressively along the two sides of the toe from the-end rearwardly and simultaneously to form the upper down upon the margin of the sole adjacent to the binder.

'83. The combination with 'toe embracing wipers for working an upper over a last and into lasted position against the lip of a sole, of=means for, rolling a binder into toe, binding position under the wipers.

84. The combination with means for working anuppe'r into lasted relation to the side faces of theme of a last, of means for rolling a binder into binding relation to the 85." The comblnation w1th means for working an upper into lasted relation to the side faces of the toe of a last, of means for applying a binder in binding relation to the upper exteriorly of the periphery of the last bottom around the toe.

86. The combination with suitable operating mechanism, of devices actuated thereby for laying a binder into contact with a lasted end portion of a shoe by engaging the binder initially at the end of the last and then progressively along the sides of the last from said initial location to force the binder into engagement with the upper illOIlg each side of the end portion of the ast.

87. The combination with suitable operating mechanism,wof devices actuated thereby for laying a binder into Contact Wi h-*3 lasted end portion of ,a shoe by engaging the binder initially at the of .thealast and .thenprogressively :along the. sides of the last ,zfirorn said initial-location :to liol'cei the binder into engagement withrthe'rupper along each side ofwthe end: portion iof ithe last from the @endithereof rearwardly, said mechanism and devices being =c0nstnucted to hold the :binder in the clamping engagement with the upper for its ends to be anchored.

88. The combination with means for 1mm nipulating an upper into substantial confor'mity :with the contour of ;a;la st-;arouzn dthe toe below thelshioe s'bottom, ofgmeans constructed and arranged for-applying a flexible binder around the 'toe below "zthegbottom of the shoe.

89. The combination with means ter manipulating an iupper' into substantial wonformity with the contour bf alastfaround the toe below the shoe bottom," :o,f means constructed and anrangedyfor applyinga flexible binder progressively fromthe end of the toe backw'ardly and-simultaneously along opposite sides of the toe 8Xt8Il01Ly10f" the last bottom. r

90. The combination with means for manipulating an -:upper into substantial iconformity with the contour of a last around the toe below the shoe vbottom, of suitable; operating mechanism, and means =connected therewith and constructed :and ianranged-sfor applying a stripor u-ibbonrof bindin nnate rial tightly :around the-toe below t is bottom of thershoe Sin {positionato leave the margin #of the upper ffree (aboue :the sole bottom for manipulation in .a :subsequent upper and-soleconneoting. operation.

91. In a machinefor lasting';sh0e$, the combination With-means for working -an upperinto lasted position :at thesenld and the opposite sides of the end portion :of a shoe substantially simultaneously, of :IHBBJ'IS neocnao forisuppontingualasifing binder in positiQn to she applied $0 the iishoe, and additional means ifior. engagingcthe hinder as thus Su pontedaand'forcingit into holding relation to: the upperaby pressure directed laterally.

against" the shoeengaging {PQItlQIl .of the,-

3; 1n.aanachisma 15.01 lastingshoes, the combination'with shne gpositioiimg means, of end embna jingauipels imeans ttorioperatingsaid wigp ers; f to] wvape 5,6116 upper of at-he. shoe over;

the margin-:01? the sole, aIIIGaIlS for: supporting a'zlastingiib-inder u11 1er-said Wipers, and means .torengagingssaid binder :and {forcing it an betwee sthe- Wipers Sandth? ovenwiped marginiot :the upper by pressure directed laterally [against the; Shoe engaging portion of the bindenl- 94. in it-machine. for dashing shoes, the Q combinatiQn-i-With .shoe positioning means, of

end-"emhraoing'wipers, a support for-said wipers- :mo-Mable lengthwise of the z-shoe,

means zmoetable withnsaid supportpand .arranged xto position 'lafitlng binder substantially @contiguousate {the ouenwiping -=faces l of said support and wipfirs'z-to ioroesthe hinder. into 'iholding.--a?e1ation@to (the A upper at: *the in ip sesene of tW iWLitLnQSSe-S V GHARIIESRPY -Witne'sses: AN NA 1M5 .iLnwIs E

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