US1398293A - Machine for inserting fastenings - Google Patents

Description

A. BATE S. MACHINE FO R INSERTING FASTENINGS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 14, 1917- Patented Nov. 29, 1921.

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Application filed; June 14,

To all whom zfi may concern:

Be' it known that 1', ARTHUR Barns,- a subject of the King of England,-residing at Leicester, Leicestershire, England, have 'invented certain Improvements in hilachines for Inserting Fastenings, of which the fol lowing description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specificaticn,

like reference characters on the {drawings indicating like parts in t is several figures.

his invention relates to machines for 1Il serting tastenings, and the general-ob eCt oi the invention is to provide an improved m c-- -Cl1111e of this class especially adapted use in the manufacture of boots and shoes."

'l he illustrated embodiment of "the 121-- vention is designed with especial refereine to adaptability -for securing uppers to the soles of shoes of the type known as clogs by inserting individual metallic iastenings through the marginal/portion the upper to secure the upper permanently to the sole.

The invention is herein shown as embodied in a machine adapted to insertsu' cessively previously formed headed iasteni g suchmachines being commonly known as loose, nailing machines. The adaptability of the invention a whole or in part toifastening inserting machines of other types and to 30- usesother than the particular use above setiiorth is, however, recognized, I

A particular object of thisinventicn is to provide an improved shoe :t'eeding and guid:

or I other utility, will be adaptedtobe incorporated in machine of the type above in-entioned and which will beespecially adapted tor-use in performing the operationof securing the uppersof clogs tothe'soles there-- of, to the endthat a machine may be provided by the use of which boots andshces of certain types, including particularly clogs, may be manufactured more economically and with greater-facility. l

With these objects in view, the illustrated machine has incorporated therein work feeding and guiding means comprising a shoe upper engagingabutinent and a shoe feed footorganizedrelatively to each other and to the fastening inserting mechanism ofthe' machine 'to cause fastenlngs to be inserted thrcughrthe margin of thenpper oli'a clog or other shoe andinto a grocve'in the edge oiithe shoe sole to secure the upper permanentlyte thesole, the feed foot opera constructed and arran angular relation of the nails to thogene 1917., Serial no. 174,742.

n periodically by engagement with the shell upper invthe line of fastening insertion to feed the shoe between successive tasteni o inserting operations, and the abutinentce prising a blade or finger against which the shoe is pressed and which is adapted to en gage the upper and press it into 'thegroove in the sole. 7 p i I In accordance with other leaturesofthe inventiomthe shoe feed feet, which is nornially out of engagement with the shoe, is brought periodically into engagement with the shoe upper in the groove in the soleand caused to thrust the shoe out of operative. engagement with the abutment, and thereafter to impart lateral feeding mcvement tothe shoe between successive listening insci'ticns. i l i A furtherv featurecoiisi ts in re constructionand arrangement 0. the throat th oughwhich thefastenings are driven and the above-mentioned abutment, whereby provision madeto prevent trapping the upper materials betweentheabutment and the throat asthe shoe is advanced for these insertion of successive fastenings iln err vto insure that the -1astenings do )rotrude into the inside of the shoe, an auxi iary abutment provided which is relatively-to the 3.5

work ieeding and gui ig menihers above .311 cned and relatively to the inserting mechanism to determine the an ular relation of the parts c'f the shoe to operated upon to the 1 t ative s ening inseit' 0 mechanism so to determine the angula-" relation-of the nails tothe general plane of the'sele, and particularly to determine plane'oi the'face of the locations.

Other objects and :i'eatures-oi tion will be apparent from the 'i tailed description read in con the drawings, r V

The invention will'be desrribed 'iplied to a loo ling machine ofthe t pe dis close Q ates Letters Patent 'llo." eiQOfiQ, granted Jan ir v 1893;011:111 ap- V plieation of Louis Gcddu, to which Letters ioa ate nce may be had for a detailed liption and Xplanation of venous matures the illustrated machine not set sole nearest the nail 5 iQCclGil 35 7 I "shown in said Letters Patent, is of the type in which the principal operating instrumentalities are carried by a swinging head which forth fullyherein. It is to be understood that the invention is not limited to use in connection with machines of the type disclosed in sai'dLetters Patent since the applicability of the invention to other types of fasteninginserting machines employing in- V I dividual metallic fastenings, including maby the machine, such use'of the term nan chines of other types employing previously formed fastenings, 1S recognized. I

In the following description the term' .nail will sometimes be used instead of fastening in describing the various mechanisms and the various operations performed being simply for convenience and not by way of limitation.

- Referring to the drawings, front view of *igure 1 1s a the upper part of a machine of the type aforesaid hav ng 1 in elevation illustrating the relative location 7 incorporated therein a preferred. embodi ment of the present invention; I

I Fig. 2 is an angular perspectiveillustrating the relative location'and arrangement of the principal operating instrumentalities of the machine Figs.v 3, a, 5 and 6 arefragmentary details and arrangement of the fastening inserting driver and the work guiding and feeding parts at different stages in the cycle of operations of the machine; and

Fig. 7 is an elevation illustrating one way in which it is contemplated that the inven; .tion may be utilized.

Theillustrated machine, like the machine is operated periodically between successive fasten ng inserting operations of the machine to effect lateral shoe feeding movements through theinstrumentalityrof shoe feeding means to be hereinafter described.

'The fastening inserting mechanism comprises a reciprocating driver operating-in, a

nail' passage in a fastening receiving throat.

For supplyingfastenings to the fastening inserting mechanism, the machine is provided with a raceway adapted to receive previously formed headed nails from a hopper, and separator mechanism for governing the supply of nails from the raceway to the fastening inserting mechanism, the separator operating periodically to separate the endmost nail from the line of nails in the raceway and then to presentthat nail in position for the operation of the driver. For a complete disclosure and descriptionof theconstruc- 1 tlon and operation of the before-mentioned parts and their operating mechanisms reference should be had to said prior Letters "Patent" since conveniently and as shown I these parts may be substantially like correspending parts of the machine shown in said Letters Patent. 1

Referring to the drawings, the illustrated machlne has a supportlng frame comprising a base, a standard orcolumn 2 and a sta-" tionary head or frame uponv which is pivoted a swinging head indicated at 4;. In the head at are mounted the various parts of the fastening supplying, separator, fastening insert ing, and shoe guiding and feeding mechanlsms. Y

Mounted in a guidway inthe swinging head 4 is a driver bar 6 carrying a fastening inserting driver 8. For reciprocating the driver bar 6, the upper end of the driver bar is connected by a ball joint to a link 10 (Fig. 1) in turn connected to a lever 12.

. hen permitted, a spring 14 operates through the lever 12 to force the drlver bar downwardly, the driver bar 6 being lifted against the tension of the driving spring 14:

by a cam, indicated at 16, carried on the front end of the main driving shaft ando'perated in the rotation of said shaft to engage a block 18 projecting from the driver bar 6. Said drlvlng shaft is driven from a' loose pulley which may be clutched-to the shaft at u the will of the operator by suitable clutch mechanism. The driver 6 is received in a suitable driver guide20 and operates in anail passage in a throat 22 to drive nails suce cessively through said throat and into the work. 1 V

For supplying nails to the fastening in serting mechanism, the machine is provided with a raceway 24; adapted to receive previously formed headed nails from a hopper (not shown) and down which the nails gravitate to the lower. end of the raceway.-

Adjacent to the lower end of the raceway 2a is a separator 26. The separator 26 is carried at the lower end of a lever 28 fulcrumed on the swinging head 4 -1 'rator periodically to cause its bladeend to be inserted between the endmost nail of the line of nails in the'raceway 24and the adj acent nail and to move saidendmost nail to present it for the operation of the driver.

In accordance with the resent invention, the llustrated machine is provided. with novel shoe guiding and feeding means "es;

pecially organized relatively to the fastening inserting mechanism to cause fastenings to be inserted through the marginof the upper'of a boot orshoe and into theushoe than the lower face of 't-he throat 22-so that sole to secure the upper permanently to the shoe sole and 'operatlngto feed the work be= tween successive fastening insertions by engagement with the shoe upper .in the line of fastenlng insertion.v i

The embodiment ofthe invention herein shown and described-is especially intended and adapted for-permanently attaching overlies the upstanding edge ofthe sole to which it is secured by'fastenings, in the illus-' trated case previously formed headed fastens ings of the type known as loose nails. As shown, the sole 36 (Fig. 7) of theclog has its upstanding edge 38 grooved, as indicated at 40, the upper 42 being forced into the grooved 40 and permanently fastened in that location by successive nails 44.- It will be understood, however, that description of applicants'novel mechanism with especial reference to its applicationto use in'the manufacture a of this particular type of shoes is not intended to berestrictive of the in vention. 1 a a i The illustrated machinefis provided with, a shoe locating abutment comprising a depending tapered blade or finger-46 adjustably fixed to the stationary headufraine of the machine with its lower and operative end 48 locatedadjacent to the normal posi tion of the throat 22 on .therearward side of it in the direction of feed. As is best shown in Figs. 3 to 6, inclusive, the end 48 of theabutment member 46 is a little lower when the operator; presses the clog up against the finger or guide 46 in the. manner illustrated in Fig. .7, the general plane of the clogso'le being more or less vertical, the member 46 will enterthe groove40 in the edge of the clogsole and will fit into the angle of theupper which corresponds substantially withthe angle ofthe groove and press the upper into the groove of the sole. Consequently, so longasthe operator holds the work up to it, the abutment 46 will locate the upper and the sole to be operated on both vertically as to height and horizontally as to lateral position for the action of the work feeding and fastening inserting instrumentalities. y I

I For feeding. the shoe between successive fastening inserting operations, the machine of the drawings is provided with a feed foot 50 serrated at its lower end, as indicated at '32, to insure effective gripping action on "the upperdurin'g its feeding movement, the feed foot 50 being adapted to be brought periodicallyinto engagement with the shoe upper in the groove 40 and then being operated to impart lateral feeding movement to the shoe by such engagement with the shoe upper. The abutment member 46 is preferably so adjusted ass-to aline its end 48 withthe feed footv5O in the direction of feed ofthe work so that both the abutment member 46 andthe feed Ifoota50 may engage the upper int-the angle ofthe groove iofthe clog sole whereby they are enabled to perform their respective operations'most ef-' fectively. Y

The feed'foot' 50Iis carried by a bar-54 which. corresponds V in the illustrated inachineto the awl-bar :of the machine shown in .said- LettersvPat'ent, the bar 54 and the. depending feed foot '50 havingimparted to them vertical movements into and out of operative relationto the shoe -andilateral shoe feeding .movenients by piechanism which, asishown, is substantially likethe' mechanism by which the work penetrating and shoe feeding'movements are imparted to theawl bar and awl of the machine of said Letters Patent. For. imparting. vertical i reciprocating movementsto the shoe feeding member 50, the "bar 54 is provided witha rack, indicated at '56, (FigL/l) which 'is engaged by teeth onthe front endtof a toothed segment lever 58icarried at the outer end of a cam-operated rock shaft, indicated at 60, carried in the swinging head 4, the bar 54 being .niounted for vertical reciprocation in the said swing ing head. Lateral swinging movement is imparted-ito tliehead 4 to effect shoe feedng-movementof the'bar 54 and shoe feed foot" 50by aicain-op'erated rock-shaft and connections fully described in said prior Letters Patent. ..To accommodate the feed foot 50, the throat piece22 has avsuitably shaped feedfoot guiding slot 62' (Fig. 2').

-En the normal positions of the parts, the lower and serrated end 52of'the feed-foot 50 is slightly above the lower end'48 of the abut1nent.46 against which the shoe upper in the groove 40 in the shoe sole 36 ispressed.

During the operation of the machine the feed foot 50 is lowered by its" above-de-I scribed operatingmechanism t'o'engage the upper in; theigroove 40 and to thrust the shoe out of engagement-with the abutment 46 (Fig. 3), the driver 8 beinglifted preparatory to a driving stroke (Fig. 4). The feed'foot '50 is then moved laterally into the position shown in Fig. 5 toeifect shoe feedo ing movement by its engagement with the upper in the line of fastening insertion upon swinging- Inovement of the head 4. Thereafter the feedfoot 50 rises, the work being once more pressed against the lower end 48iof'the abutment 46 and the feed foot 50 returning laterally upon swinging move mentiof the head 4 to place the throat 22 and the nail therein in the line of drive.

The driver 8 is then forced downwardly to into the nail throat; 22 through the nail has well into the upper 42.

passage in the said throat and throughthe shoe upper into the said groove in the edge of the sole. Preferably the driver8 is so set in its driver bar 6 that lower end reaches Well below the lower end as of the abutmenttG at its lower limit of movement to cause the heads of the nails to be driven To determine the angular relation of the shoe to the abutment 4e and the driver '8 so as to cause the fastenings'to be inserted into thefsole in predetermined relation to the general plane of the sole or a face of thesole to insure that the nails shall not protrude into the inside of the clog, an auxiliary abutment, comprising an angle gage orstud '64:, is provided. This auxiliary abutment, as shown, is a fixed horizontally disposed blade located on the side ofthethroat 22 away frointhe operator and spaced alittle from said threat. The lower and operative surfaceof the member 6 f is located somewhat below the level of the lower end 48' of the guide 46 and bears on'the edge 38 of the clogsole in such manner that it is thereby caused to assume. a substantial. angle to the horizonal. As a result the nails, as indicated in Fig. 7 are driven at a substantial angleto the general plane of the adjacent face of thesole. Pref-i erably the gage 64: is adjustable to vary the angle as desired. V

inf accordance with arfurther feature of the invention, the lower right hand corner 66 ofzthe'throat 22, looking at Figs. "8 to 6,

- that'is, the lower corner nearest the abutment 46, is somewhat rounded off, and the lower surface of the throat 22 is somewhat inclined upwardly from left to right, as indicated at'68, to insure that the upper materials, particularly around the curved toe and heel portions of the shoe, will not be trapped between the end portion e801 the abutment 46 and the throat 22 on the return movement of the throat 22 after a shoe feed 7 ing 'movement. a

. Iavingo fully described myhinvention,

what I claim as new and desire to secure by 7 and said feed foot operating to feed thework between successive fastening insertions by engagement with the shoe uppen j' upper to the shoe .sole, and work naeaaee 2.511 a machine of-theclass described,

mechanism for inserting individual metallic guiding members being constructed and a1:

ranged relatively to each other and 'to said inserting mechanism to facilitate the insertion of fastenings through the margin of the upper of a boot'or shoe and into the shoe sole to secure the upper'to-the shoesole, and

said feed'rfoot operating to feed the work 7 between successive fastening insertions'by engagement wlth the shoe upper 1n the line of fastening insertion. l

3. In amachine of the class described, in COIIlblIlittlOlT, mechan1sm.-for insert-mg individual metallic fastenings, mechanism for v supplying fastenings to said inserting mech' anism, work guiding means comprising a shoelocating abutment spaced from the fastening inserting mechanism and arranged substantiallyin alinement w-ith'the fastening inserting mechanismin'the direction of the feed of the work, and work feeding means, said fastening inserting mechanism, work feeding means,and work guiding means heing-organized to facilitate theiin'sertion of fastenings through the-margin of the upper.

of a boot or shoe and into the upstanding edge of the shoe sole in such a. manner as to secure the upper permanently to the shoe sole, and said work feeding means operating to feed. the work between successive fasten-' ing insertionsi a r I a I 4. In a machine of the class described, H1

combination, mechanism for inserting ndividual previously formed headed 'fastenings successively in a boot or; shoe, raceway mechanism for supplying.fasteningsjto the fastening inserting mechanism, separator mechanism for governing the supply of fastenings from the raceway mechanism work guiding means comprising a shoe locating abutment constructed and-arranged to pre sent a work guiding surface substantially in alinement with the fastening'inserting mechanism in the direction of the feed of the work to facilitate the insertion of fastenings through the upper in position to, secure the means operating to feed the work betweensuccessivefastening insertions. v

1 5. In a machine of the class described, mechanism for inserting: individual metallic feeding fastenings successively in the upper of a boot or shoe to secure the upper to the shoe sole, mechanismforsupplying fastenings to the fastening inserting mechanism, and work guiding and feed ng mechanism comprising a shoe upper engaging abutmentito locate the shoe during the lIlSBIUOIl ofifastenmgs, a feed foot interposed between the abutmentand thefastening inserting mech- I combination, mechanism for: inserting indi vidual metallic fastenings comprising a movable head and a driver carriedbysaid head and movable into and outof the lineof orive'by operation of saidhead, mechanism for supplying fastenings tothe fastening 1n-' serting mechanism, and work guiding and feeding. mechanism comprising a shoe upper engaging abutment against ,whlclr the shoe is pressed to locate it for the insertion-0f fastemngs, said head and said-abutment be- 3 .chine, means for supplying lndividual meing relatively-movable, a feed foot normally out of engagementwith the shoe and'mov- 1 ablewith said head, and meansfor operating SZLld teed footconstructed andarranged to thrust the shoe periodically out of engagement with said iabntment by engagement. of saidlfeed foot with the shoe upper and thereafter to impart lateral feeding movement to theshoe between successive fastening inserting operations, said work feeding and,guidingmechanism being organized so to present the shoe to the fasteninginserting mechanism; as to cause thesuccessive fasshoe sole. if l 7. In a metallic, fastening insertingi machine, mechanismifor inserting individual metallic fastenings, mechanismnforsupplying fastenings to saidinserting-mechanism,.

and work guiding means comprising. a shoe upper-engaging. abutmentseparate from the p fastenlnginserting IIIQChZLII1SII1-H1Cl con- I structed and, arranged to locate the shoe for l and work vguiding and feeding: means comthe insertion: of fastenings by engagement in a groove formed in the. sole,anda serrated feedffoot operating, periodically to feed the .work between ,SUJGGBSSIVB:

fastening insertlons. i r,

8. Inc. metallic fastemng insertlng machine, mechanism. for. inserting individual j metallic. fasteningamechanism for supplymg fastenings to. sald inserting a mechanism,

prising a, shoe upper engaging abutment constructed and: arranged to locate theshoe for the insertionmof fastenings. byengage ment inl a groove formed in the sole, and a feed foot, operating periodically between V successive fastening insertions to. impart H lateral feedingmovementl to the shoe by entening inserting mechanism and constructed and arranged tolocate the shoe by engagev ment with the upper of the shoe in a groove in the shoe sole to cause successive fastenings gagementywith the shoe upper in said abutment being posltloned 1 mechanism. l

9.111 a metallic fastening inserting .ma-

chine, 'mechanism forinserting individual metallic fastenin s mechanism for so 1 ing fastenings to said inserting mechanism, and work guiding and feeding means comprism'ga blade or finger spaced from the fasto be inserted in said groove to secure the upper :to the shoe sole, and work feeding meansoperatlngperio'dlcally to impart lattion'oflthe feed foot and fastening inserting eral feeding, movement to the shoe between i successive fastening insertions.

10. In ametallic fastening inserting matallic fastenings, mechanism for inserting I said fastenings successively; through the upper of a boot or shoeto secure the upperpermanently in a groove in the shoe sole, said mechanism comprising a movable head and, awdriver carried by said head and movable r-into and out of thel-line of drive by movement of said head, and work feeding means car-riedby said headand comprising a serrated feed footfadapted to press the upper.

into said groove andto impart lateral feeding movementsto the shoe between successlve fElSt6n1I1g;,1nS81t1QIlS by such engagement with the upper. l

11. In a metallic fastening inserting mag chine, I means for supplying previously formed fasteningspmechanism; for inserting said fastenings successively throughthe upper of a boot or shoetosecure'v the upper per- .manently; in a groove in the upstanding edge;

of the shoe'sole, and work guiding and feed ing means comprising a shoe locating abutment spaced'from said fastening inserting mechanismand adapted to press the upper into, said groovein the sole against which abutment the shoe is thrust to locate itfor the insertion of fastenings, and work feeding means adapted to impart lateral feeding movements, to the shoe between successive fastening insertions. e h l 12. A metallic fastening inserting machine for permanently securing; the uppers: of woodenasoled clogs comprising means for supplying previously. 1 formed fastenin'gs, mechanism forinserting said fasteningssuce cessively through the? upper of'a clog to secure the upper permanently touthe sole of :the. clog, and work guiding and feeding means comprising. an abutment adapted to press the upper into said groove, and a serrated feed foot interposed between the abutment and thefasteninginserting mechanlsm and operating by engagement with the upper in said groove to impart lateral feedmg movements to the clog between successive fastening insertions. V V

13. In a metallic f2tSiZ6I11Ilg1nS6itlI1g machlne, fastemng nsertlng mechanism comprising a throat-piece and work guiding means comprlslng an abutment adapted to engage the upper of a shoe and presentmg a surface inclined in the direction of the feed of the work and arranged'to'press successive portions of the'upper into agroove' in the sole of the shoe prior to the operation of the fastening inserting mechanism thereon, and means forimparting lateral feeding movements to the shoe between successive operations of the machine. V V

14. In a metallic fastenin'g'mserting ma? chine, means for supplying individual metallic fastenings, fastening inserting-media nlsm comprising a drivenanda throat, work guiding means comprising a shoe engaging abutment adjacent to said throat, and operatlng means for" sald', fastening insertmg mechanism comprising means'for moving 7 said throat relatively to said abutment, said throat having its under side beveled upwardly toward said abutment to prevent trapping the upper between the throat'and the abutment upon relative movement of .said'parts.

15. In a fastening inserting m'achine, means for supplying indivldual metall c fasten1ngs,mechan1sm for msertmg sa1d fastenings comprising a driver and operating 'mechanism forinserting fastenings, successively for; attachmg themargin of an mechanism therefor, a shoe guiding abutv ment against which the-margin of a shoe upper overlying the upstanding edge of, the

shoe sole is thrust, and an auxiliary'shoe guiding member adapted by engagement with saidedge of the shoe sole to define the angular relation of the shoe toosaid firstnamed abutment and said fastening inserting'drive'rso as to cause the fastenings to be inserted through the upper into the sole in apredetermined relationto the general plane of arace ofthe sole. 1

16. In a machine ofthe class described,

upper in a groove formedin an' outsolepin combination ,Wltll a locating abutment spaced from the fastening inserting mechanism and constructed'and arranged to'press successive portions ofthe margin of the up-.

per in the groove of theoutsole prior to the operation of the fastening inserting mechan1sm thereon and operatmg to positionthe" Work relatlve'lyrto'the fastenlng lnsert ng" mechanism; Y

'17 Ina machine brat, class described, mechanism for inserting fastenings for attaching the margin ofan upper in the groove nism on the work.

of an outsole,-said mechanism comprising a throat piece shaped to engage in said groove, in combination with guiding means for the work spaced from the throat pieceand arranged in substantial alinement with the throat piece, said guiding means being constructed to engage in the groove of the outsole and to press successive portionsof the margin of the upper into the groove prior to operation of the fastening inserting mechanism thereon. v ,1 8. In a machine of the class described, mechanism for inserting fastenings, work guiding means constructed and arranged to present a work guiding surface arranged substantially in alinement with the fastening inserting mechanism in the direction of the feed of the work, means for moving the fastening insertmg mechanism 1n theline of feed toward and from theguiding means,

and means operable'to feed the work upon 'movement of the fastening inserting mechanism'away from the guiding means,

7 19.1In a machine of the class described, the combination 'with fastening inserting mechanism for securingjthe'margin of an upper in the groove of an outsole, "and a four-motion feed foot arrangedto feed the work relativelyto the fastening insertlng mechanism, of work guiding means conand presenting an elongated work guiding portion arrangedsubstantially in the plane of operation of the fastening inserting mecha '21. In a machine of the class described, mechanism for operating on a shoe, means for feeding the shoe, and a shoe positioning member elongated in the direction of feed of vthe shoe and disposed at one side of the opneon to the fastening inserting mechanism erating mechanismin substantial alinement Y with the point of operation of the operating mechanism on the shoe. o 4 V 22. In a machine of the class described, mechanism for inserting fa'stening's. for at" tachingthe marginof an upper in the grooveof an outsole, means for'feeding the work relatively to the fastening inserting. 1 mechanism constructed and arranged for engagement in the groove of the outsole, and

work guiding means operating to p'resssuccessive portions of the margin of the upper Lin the groove of the outsole prior to the operation of the feeding means and the fastening inserting mechanism thereon.

23. In a machine of the class described, mechanism for inserting fastenings for attaching the margin of an upper in the groove of an outsole, means for feeding the work feeding means and constructed and arranged to engage in the groove of the outsole thereby to locate the work relatively to the feeding means. i

24:. In a machine of the class described, fastening inserting mechanism for securing the margin of an upper in the groove of an outsole comprising means for feeding the work, and means mounted rearwardly of the feeding meansin the direction of feed of the Work for guiding the work by engagement in said groove.

25. In a machine of the class described, fastening inserting mechanism for securing the margin of an upper in the groove. of a sole and a blade spaced rearwardly from the fastening inserting mechanism in the direction of movement of the work past the fas- 1 tening inserting mechanism and formed to present a surface inclined in the direction of movement of the work so as topress the up-v per into the groove of the sole prior to the operation of the fastening inserting mechanism thereon.

26. In a machine of the class described,

fastening inserting means for securing the margin of an upper to a sole, a guide formed margin of the upper to a sole, a guide arranged for engagement with the'upper, and 'a feed foot mounted between the fastening inserting means and the guide and operating 7 to feed thework t0 the fastening inserting means.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

ARTHUR BATES.

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