US1331656A - Shoe-counter-softening machine - Google Patents

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J. E; McELWE E AND E. J. O'NEILL.

SHOE COUNTER SOFTENING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 23, 1919.

1,331,656. I Patented Feb. 24,1920.

7 v WIINESS: INVENTORS.

omrED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES E. MCELWEE AND EDWARD J. ONEIZL, or sYRAcUsE', New Yoitx.

SHOE-COUNTER-SOFTENING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb.-24, 1920.

Application filed August 23, 1919. Serial No. 319,426.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JAMES E. MCELWEE and EDWARD J. ONEILL, citizens of the UnitedStates, residing at Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful ShoeCounter-Softening Machine, of which the following is a. specification.

Our invention has for its object a 'particularly simple and highly efficient shoe counter softening machine, by means of whichthe counter of a new shoe may be securely held and softened without danger of breaking the counter awa from the heel of the shoe, and the invention consists in the novel features and constructions hereinafter set forth and claimed.

In describing this invention, reference is had to the accompanying drawings in which like characters designate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of our shoe counter softening machine, a portion of a shoe being shown in dotted lines.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of parts shown in Fig. 1. i

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2, the parts being shown in their operative position as when a counter isbeing bentf Fig. l is an enlarged sectional view of parts shown in Fig. 3.

Our invention comprises generally, a support for} the heeLportion of a shoe having a die-member closely fitting'the insideof the counter near the heel thereof, a d1e-mem-' port for gripping the counter of the shoe on each side of the portion to be bent and means for moving said member toward and from the support.

In the drawing, 1 is the main frame or support, provided with ears 2 'by means of which said support is fixed to the edge of a counter or bench 3 by screws or bolts t. with a portion 5 thereof overhanging the edge of said counter or bench 3. 6 is a die-member removably mounted on the extreme end of the overhanging portion 5 of the frame 1 by means of a pin 7 extending through the portion 5 and into the part 6.

The die-member 6. is provided with a flat face 8 which is flush with the extreme end 9 of the portion 5 of the frame 1 and as the inside of the counter of a shoe, and is beveled from said edge '10 as shown at 11 down to the portion 5.

12 isthe softening head or upper diemember which is here'shown as mounted upon the reduced end 13-of a spindle '14, above the die-member 6, and is movable toward and from said part6 as will be hereinafter described. The softening head is provided with a beveled face 15 which coacts with the face 11 of the die-member 6. The spindle 1% is mounted in a bearing '16 provided on an arm 17 of the'frame 1 overhanging the portion 5 of the frame and extending above the die-member 6, and said spindle is provided with teeth 18 forming a rack thereon.

A gear 19 meshing with the teeth 18, is mounted in the arm 17 and is operated by a lever20 to move the die-member toward and away from the die-member '6.

Means is provided for gripping the counter of the shoe on both sides of'the' part of the counter to be bent or softened, and as here shown this means consists of a part 21 slidably mounted upon the spindle 14: above the upper die-member 12 and is provided.

ber 12 for coacting with the curved surfaces 10 of the dieanember 6 to clamp the counter of the shoe and hold the shoe in place upon its support.

The holding part 21 is'provided with a collar 23 havin a recess'24therein into which the spindle 14 extends and a coiled spring is interposed between the shoulder 25 formed by the reduced end portion 13 of the spindle and the bottom of the recess 2-L and normally holds the part 21 against the member 12.

In operation, a shoe is placed upon the die-memoer (l of the support with the inside of the heel thereof resting on the flat surface 8 and the lower part of the counter near the heel of the shoe resting upon the curved surface 10 as illustrated in dotted lines, Fig. 1. The hand lever 20 is then operated to bring the side pieces against the counter of the shoe and owing to the flat surface 8 and the beveled surface 11 of the die-member 6, when the shoe is in its proper position on the die member, the side pieces 22 hold more show-n said face 8 extends upwardly the part of the counter near the heel of the shoe against the curved surfaces 10 of the die member with the upper part of the counter spaced apart from the beveled surface 11 of the member 6. Further moverisin a su Jort for a shoe. and a diemember for bending a portion of the counter of said shoe inwardly and at an angle to the sole thereof, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. A shoe counter softening machine comprising a support for the counter of a shoe near the heel thereof, and a die-member supported thereby for bending the outer portion of the counter thereof inwardly and at an angle to the sole of said shoe, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. A shoe counter softening machine comprising a support for the shoe having a diemember closely fitting the inside ofthe counter of said shoe. near the heel thereof and spaced apart from the upper part of said counter, and a die-member for bending the upper part of said counter inwardly toward the sole, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. A shoe counter softening machine comprising a die-member for supporting the shoe, and a die-member for bending the upper portion of the counter thereof inwardly and at an angle to the sole of said shoe and arms, movable with the last mentioned diemember, and coacting with the first mentioned die-member for clamping the part of the counter near the heel of the shoe and holding the same from displacement,

substantially asand for the purpose described.

5. "A shoe counter softening machine comprising a support forthe shoe having a part closely fitting the inside of the counter of said shoe near the heel thereof, means for bending a portion of said counter inwardly toward the sole of the shoe, and means coacting with the support for gripping the counter on each side-of the portion] to be bent, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

6. A shoe counter softening machine comprising a die-member for the heel portion of a shoe having a part closely fitting the inside of the counter, near the heel thereof, a die-member movably supported above the first-mentioned die-member for bending a portion of the counter of the shoe inwardly toward the sole thereof, arms coacting with the first mentioned die-member for holding the lower part of the counter on each side of the portion to be softened and mechanism for moving said one die-member toward and from the other die-member, substantially as for the purpose set forth.

. 7. A shoe counter softening machine comprising a support for the heel portion of a shoe having a part closely fitting the inside of the counter near the heel thereof, a member movably supported above theheel support for bending a portion of the counter of the shoe inwardly toward the sole thereof, spring tensioned means movable with said member and coacting with the support for gripping the counter on each side of the portion to be. bent, and means for moving the said member toward and'fro'm the support, substantially and for the purpose described. Y

In testimony whereof, we have hereunto signed our names atv Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga and State of New York, this 21st day of August, 1919.

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