US1517297A - Lasting machine - Google Patents

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Dec. 2,

F. N. LA CHAPELLE LASTING MACHINE F1164 Mw s1. 192x y 15 of thes oe.

ERED N. LA CHAPELLE, or '.REvERL, MASSACHUSETTS,fAssIGEoR'To UNITED sRoE MAcRrNERY CORPORATION, or rATERsoN, NEW JERSEY, A coRroRA'rIoN or NEW JERSEY; f

i 'v v LASTING i MACHINE.

y Application ined May a1, 192i.' serial 1ro. 473.686.' T all whom. t may. concern." 'l the shoe bottom. The lasting'element. refer- Be it known that I, FRED N. LA CHAPELLE, ablyhas a friction face for enga 'ng t eupa citizen `of the United States, residing` at er and is given amovementheig twise of the Beverly, in the county of EssexV and ,'Statef', ast vin conjunction with movement inwardly of Massachusetts, have invented certain Im! of thelast; saidmovements occurring in O provements in Lasting Machines, fof which A each cycle of the machine to work into lasted lthe following description,-in connectionA with .-position a selected portion of the upper.- As the accompanying drawings, is a -speciica' ,herein shown-the lasting element comprises a tion, like reference characters 0n the drawiexible' strapheld under spring tension. apings indicating likepart's inthe several ig- 'plied at its lower end andsupported so that 65 ures. v l itsl operating portion is inclined upwardly This invention relates to machines for and inwardly withrelation to aY 'shoe pre-l lasting successive portions of the upper of sented bottom up to the shoe ypositioning i Aashoe rogressively about the periphery .meansf The supporting" means or strap is v arranged for automatic movement toward '70 `-For the purpose of illustration and "exf the shoe once in each'cycle of the. machine empliication the. invention is herein shown in a plane substantially arallel to the last as embodied in a machine of the typp disbottom and is yieldingly Iheld from free upclosed -in United. States Letters atent,l ward movement, for instance by the spring l201,185,108 granted May 30, 1916, on 4iny aptension on the belt referred to' above.` The. 75 plication, and known-as a thread fastening portion of the supporting means which carmachine. .f-In the operation of this machine ries, and is preferably covered by, theupper as previouslyorganized an upper,. already, end of the ,strap,1inpits imove'mentytoward lasted and secured by tacks, is fastened bry the shoe, engages the side of the shoe well a thread lfastening to the lip or rib of van below the glane ofthe sole, and because of 80 finnersole. The lasting t-acks'may then bev the incline position of the'strap a vertical i Withdrawn andthe upper sewed to the lip, component of the inward pressure lifts the rib or between-substance, and since therel stra while in contact with the upper, thus are then no metallic fastenings inthe porlpro ucing an inwardl and upward yielding tion of the lshoe treated there is nodanger wiping action on the' portion' o f the uppei` 854 of the 'needle striking such fastenings andi being lasted. The upwipiig action of the being deected or broken.. 1 lasting'element is also-assisted and enhanced One object of the present inventionfis to by thel inward inclination of the portionnf`A` I lenable machines of this typetobe used the last engaged by its upper end which infor lasting shoes inthe first instance, the clination is especially pronouncedat the 90 utility of the' machine forits. prior purpose. shank on the inner side lof the shoewhere not necessarily being affected.A side'lastingismost difficult. Another ob]ect of the nvention is to pro- Another feature of the invention 'consists vide'4 an improved lmacv ine by which the in an organization comprising "xjneans.ii"`

40 upper may be lasted and secured in; lasted. securing an upper to an innersole bysucces-` 95 position by fastenings Which may remain. sive operationsof the securing means, and in the shoe without unfavorabl'y affecting means for upwipingthe upper towardl the1 the operations of machines used subselas't bottom and into lasted position prior to quently in the manufacture of the shoe. each securing operationf Y'Preferably'these-v A still further object oftheinvention curing means comprises, as shown,1neans\100 is to provide lasting'mechanism whichm'ay forinserting individualion-metallic'fastenbe used to 4advantage both with'means for ings'through the upper ,and linnersoleliir a securing the "upper and also in operations direction substantially. parallel'to the last .where the upper` is secured by cement, as bottom, vand the lasting means. comprises for example, in'rubber shoe Work..` a frictionlasting elementacting toconfor'm 105 A feature of thejinvention consists ina the'upper intimately to the contour ofthe lasting element operated to engage the side last and to work the upper toward the point of a shoe upheld to positioning means by -whereit is yto be secured. the hands of the operator, and acting to Preferably the operations of the securing wipe the upper at the side of thejshoe toward means and thef lasting `element occur in 110 after the completion of the cycle,

vator through a suitable treadle. l y ation of the lasting means, therefore, as securing means, is under' -l timed relation in eachvcycle ofthe machine which is organized to stop automatically-gi chine being under the' control.

well as vthat of the 'control at the willof the operator.'

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As'another-feature of the invention'l the lasting meansis Organized to holdtlie Lipper positively/against the upper corner o v'the edge face ofjthe innersole and the upperv is pressed into the angle between the riband feather of the innersole, for example, by a back gage, and is thereby held in position to receive fastenings .-'inserted through. the

` I upper and. innersolerib-parallel tothe vlast 'description when rea 4pointed A -y embodying the present-invention,- and l vstituting a convenient and eectiv'e-.formfof .thelas'ting and 'securln benzene.,vv A. .Y

These and other features of the invention will appearmore full from the following theaccompanying drawing 'and will be -out in the appended claims; In the drawing,

Fig. 1 is a side view of 'a lasting machine F1g.r2 isla detail showing the position of means Whilev they are in operative relation to the work.

In Fig, '1 of the drawing is shown 4the head of a thread fastening mechanism Vconstructed in accordance with my prior patentf'above referred to, this. mechanism conthe means of the'present invention for securing or fasteningl the upper. For .a

fuller description of'this -mechanism than I .head in portingslide an arm 14 secured to a lrockshaft 16. which has an arm 18 carrying a cam roll 20. The.

1s herein lgiven, reference maybe had to prior 4,patent above' ,mentioI'udLl ,y

`The machine comprises aV column 2 on which 'is secured the' frame 6 of the machine which is journaled a camshaft 8 carrying a series of cams from which the A various operating' lmechanisms t with which the machine is provided .are operated. The lasting mechanism comprises a vsup- 12 prvoted at its rear end to cam roll yengages a suitable cam on the cam shaft contoured to rock 4the shaft 16 at branchl 26. A

ing' substantially through an opening inthe lower the properftime in the cycle ofthe machine b to cau'se the Vslide 12 to move 'toward the shoe. ',flneforw'ara portion of the'slide nor-- mally rests in sliding l engagement with the l upper'end of-a machine frame;

theplatel22, is forked, 'one branch. 26 extend;

horizontally and the other. 'branch.28 'extending downwardly with 'its `f "end located rearwardly .of the .end of the 30, which constitutes' plate 22secured' at `24 to the The slide `12, forwardly of ,strap theelement of the lasting mechanism which engages the upper .of the shoe,l passes branch 28,

0f the? 'operai The operto' receive .ing operation.

in connection with per well down on the'side of t l in Fig. 2. To hold vtion to'be fastened fconnectedbetween the mach upwardly outside of the branch 26,

through the opening 1n the lower branch 28. The two ends of the strap 30 are perforated Oneend of a spring 32th' other end of which is secured'to a downward exglate 22, the strap being er suitabletension during slide 12 to eli'ect the lasttension of the` thereby held'un movement of the Alhe work which the snoe operator is The channel guide preferably has two feet spaced lengthwise of the shoe suiiicient to enable the tween them, the feet engaging the inner face of the riband.' assisting the-operator to hold positioningl means against is upheld in the hands of the 'andpo'sition'rthe shoe during the operation' of the lasting and securin ,mechanlsmsn For the lasting o eration, the operator holds' the *shoev in .t ve position shown in Fig. A`1 to' last for instance, the inner side Aof the shoe. l-Ie then depresses the treadle vto start the machine:y .The slide' 12 is4 advanced toward the shoe byv rotation of the -cam shaft v8, causing the strap 30, held un der tension by the spring 32 and in an inclined position Aas shown, to engage the upe Shoe.' As the movement' ofthe slidey continues a ver- .ticalcomponent of -pressure due to the inclination of the strap, or by reason ofthe engagement of the end of the branch 26 the upwardlyand inwardly inclined wit facevof thelast or both, causes and upward movement of the strap while in contact with the shoe against' the tension of the spring 32.

provided by a'channel guide 34.

`wardly through an opening in Iits end and thread fastening to be formed be- This action not lonly lays the upper 1 nto close y conformityV with the contour of the last, but

produces a tensioning effect heightwise of the vlast..` The end of the branch 26 covered'by the strap 30 is. given suiicient positive movement 'toward the shoe by its cam to' y I lay the upgner against theupper corner of the innersole. as shown .the edge ace 0f- I theV margin of -thelasted upper beyond the lasting elementin posicomprising a back ga 38 extending' paralle ar is supported on is urged forwardly element 30. .-Because of t e inclinations of the linksA 40, 42v the back gage 36 moves downwardly as well as forwardly andacts to pressthel margin of the lasted upper inmechanism is provided I led position l and connected by -'a stantia'lly parallel to ymore fully described in my above mentioned,

thread finger-64 isV the first loop to the angle between the 4rib and feather oi .theinnersolein position to be secured. The

thus worked into lastportion of the upper is secured by the thread fasten# ing mechanism off themachine which mecha'- nis1n comprises a curved. eye-pointed 'needle d v52. .The needle() is carrying a threa carried on a needle segment lpivoted at 54 which in turn 1sA operated bya `bell crank lever fromv a earn on the prior patent to cause the needle 'to maketwo stock penetrating movements 1n vveach cycle, the second movementbeing longer than the vfirst.

Betweenthese movements the needle is'mo'ved vlaterally-by mechanism operated by movement of `a cam roll 61 'en gaging a peripheralY -cami path in a cam lblock 62. Upon its rst p enetrative moveloop ofv threadY innersole 'rib subment the needle' carries throughtheupper and l the last bottom which loop is engaged vby a hooked thread finger 64 which holds the loop as the needle retracts. The `needle `then moves laterally penetrates y.the upper' and' rib, carrying a second loop throng the work. The' hooked 4 then operated to carry through the second loop, this operation` beingacilitated by -the greater movement of the needle at this time. The

up lever 66. a Vslot 'back the shoe, leaving A positioned by theoperator needle is then retracted and the second loop is tightened upon the first loop to set a fastening by the action of the usual takef The needle operates through in the,.back gagef and afterthe thread -fastening 1s gage 4i6-.to sever theshoe free to'fbe re-` and securing operation.

ing When ,the

cycle of. operations 1in Fig,` 1 and the machine' stops.

fl claim as new progressively ingmeans to move heightwise of the shoein 4 upper progressively Having thus described my, invention, what and desire -to secure Letters Patent of thev United States isz.

1. In a machine' for progressivelylai'ling A a shoe upper,

lasting means the Acombination of wiping tionsfof the shoe upperfand working-lthem into lasted position, A and means lfor intermittently rubbing-engagement therewith,4

4 2. In `a lasting machine, 'the combination of a lasting element vconstructed vand arranged to treatsuccessive portions of a shoe along the edge ofa shoe having a surface to .engage the sideor' Tun inverted shoe presented thereto in thel "'-iands ofthe operator, and means operative at will `:to cause the lastingelement togenoperator, a.

shaft 8, as is to' move heightwise bing ysurface to and again of means for positioning inclined tension, and

va formed athread cutting .y -knie 68is O perated'and cooperates with the the thread close to pf@ lasting tending .in for another last# descrlbed has been come'` pleted the partsreturnto the position shown byy operating .the last?Y torni tion, a 'strap yieldingly gage the upperand wipe itupwardly toward theshoe bottom. of means :for positioning aninverted shoe presented to said means in the hands of the lasting ,element .inclined tothe plane of the shoe botto-m, operating said lasting element Lintermittently to cause it to approach to upwipe and `overwip'e the upper.

4:. In a machine of' the 'classl '3. Ina lasting machine, the combination and means fpr 'the shoe and A described, y

the combination 'of a .single wiping lasting means movableheightwise and transversely of a shoe, and power means for intermittently operating versely to engage engagement a`lasting machine, the combination" .'an'inverted shoe presented to'said means inthe hands of the i.

operato-r, a flexible friction lasting element to the-'plane of the'v s hoe bottom, for maintaining said element under means for operating ysaid last intermittently to cause it to pproach lthe shoe .and-to upwipe .and overipe theupper.' Y

means ing element In'- a lasting machine, :me combination elementhaving a surface eX-L. a direction inclined upwardly andoutwardly ofthc machine to engage the side'of an inverted shoe preseted thereto inthe hands of thel operator, and means operativeat will to. cause thelasting element to engage theupperand wipe it upwai-diyl toward the shoefbottom.

lasting machine having, in combination strap eXten'dingin a direction inwardly and outwardly of the maside. ofan inverted shoe presented there to in the hands of the op- .eratr'inr and means'operative at will to cause the strap to el'igagethe` upper and .wipe it upwardly and` inwardly over-the shoe botlasting machine having,A in Ycombinahel'd at'its lower end and arranged to extend in a direction inclined upwardly and outwardly of the machinejto engage the side-of an inverted shoepresented theretoin the hands of the operator, and means connected with the" upper end 'of the strap and operative' at will to cause the strap to engage the upper and ving, in combination, :ranged andoperated to upw1pe and'over-E V wipe successive fgressively -andto com eto rest, and fastenarranged to insert separate -structed lasted position,

-- each successive reach operatlon 1-iig, 1n combination,

' ranged. to upwipe and overwipe successive an .upper progressively, zand fastening mechan1sm arranged f separate non-metallicffastenings through the.

portions of ten successive wipe'it upwardly vtoward `the shoe bottom. v`1 machine of the classdes'cri-bed hava lasting element ar-A portions of an upperproving `mechanism fa'stenings to secure the upper to the `inner-v vff solef 11,-.10- ing, incombination, rangedv and operated 2.11. A .mauahime of 'the class described hava lasting element ar` to upwipe and over-v arate fastenings through A machine of the class described havlasting "mechanism 'arf upper andupstanding rib of the nnersole in a direction parallel .to the 13. A lasting machine hav-ing, in-.combination, upper fastening mechanism conlstructed and arranved progressively to fas-I 'ten successive portionsof a lasted 'Vintermittently to upwipe and f lsuccessive shoe upper in means acting overwipe each er against` the operation of the fastening position, andv lasting,r

portion of the'upp llast prior tof'each g, in 'combi- `upper fastening .mechanism con and arrangedprogressively to Ias portion of` a .shoe upper in and a lasting to upwipe against the last portion of the upper prior to ofthe fastening mechanism.

15. A machineof the class described hav- 14. A lasting. machine havino nation,

intermittently ing, in combination, lasting mechanism comprlsinga lasting element constructed and -arranged for intermittent operation to` uparate fasteningsto' secu to the .innersole Wi'pe'and'overwipe against the last succes-` sive portions of an upper progressively, and fastening lmechanism arranged to insert sep'- re the 'lasted upper- 16l A lasting machine having, in 'combination, upper fastening mechamsm, an upper V tion, means forffastenmg an upper toan 1nlasting element extending upwardly j along the side of an linverted shoe located in. operaf -t-ive relation to the fastening mechanism, and

means for operating the e eachoperation of the upper fastenmg mechanism.

lto' the fastening mechanism,

. .and

upper vheldin position to be vfastened to. the.A innersole rib, and fastening mechanismV ar y ranged to insert sep andoverwiping action on the the rupperjand upstanding rib of.

; to insert shoe `bottoni@l -v`; :onju nctio'n with the operation element acting' lement to cause it' to effect .an inward and upward lasting acf tion on the upper prior vto be fastened, sai

a movement heig 17. A'lasting machine having, in combina- 65 tion, upper fastening mechanism,l upp side of an inverted shoe in operative relation V and means acta single inward upward lasting movementof said stretching means in conjunction with each operation ofthe upper fastening mechanism. 18. AV lasting machine having, incombination, `means for fastening anupper to an inng automatically to cause sole, a v.lasting member arranged to be broughtjinto contact with the upper of a shoe presented-.to the fastening means at a point ,onthe side of the shoe 'below the' last bottom, 'and meansv for giving the lasting means a limited movement transversely of andheightwise'of the last whilen contact With'the upper to efiectfa singlefnpwiping i upper prior. to each operation of the fasteningmeans. V 19. "A lasting machine having, in combination, a strap arranged to extend in a direction inclined upwardly and outwardly 'of the machine to engage the side of an inverted shoe presented thereto in the hands; gofthe operator,

cause the strap to'enga'ge the upper and wipe it upwardly and' inwardly of the shoe bot# tom, and fastening 4r'nechal'iisxn operating in of the strap` and subsequently' in lasted position.4

2Q. A lasting machine having, in combinathereto to secure the upper V means operative at will to tion, means for fastening an upper to an innersole,.a lasting member arranged to be brought 1 into contact 4with the shoe presented to the'` fastenin means at a point on the side; of the shoeag'acent to the part tc be fastened,"and means for giving the lasting means intermittentlyva movement heightwise of the last while in contactwith the upper 'to effect a single upwiping action on the upper prior toeach .operation of the fastening means. .l V V V .21. A lasting machine having, in combination, friction lasting mea-ns arranged to ex.- tend in* a direction inclined upwardly and outwardly ofthe machine to engage the side of an inverted shoe presented'thereto linthe hands of the operator, means operative at will to cause the lasting upper and rub it upwardly towardthe shoe bottom, and fastening mechanism operating in conjnnctionwith the operation of the lasting means and subsequently thereto to secure the up rin lasted p i 22. fe

upper of. al

o sition. lastingmachine having, in combinanersole, a flexible lasting member arranged t'o be vbrought into contactwith the side of the upper of a shoe ing means 'ata oint adjacent .to the part' to iiexible means being given litwise of the-last While iny contact? with the upperto effect a singlel upwiping action of the upper prior to each operation of thefastening means and having a means to engage the presented to the fastenf i return movement after the upper is'fasf of an upper progressively,'and fastening' g vvlifted by the cam. action of said inclined' portion, and flexible means forming a con-v tened. l

ed and arran ed for intermittent operation to upwipe an overwipe successive portions mechanism arranged to insert separate fastenings through the lasted upper and the upstanding rib of the innersole in a direction substantially parallel with the shoebottoni.

24. A lasting machine having, in combina? tion, upper fastening mechanism, andlast-- ingmeans comprising an upper rubbing -strap operated to engage a -side of the shoe and move heightwiseof the shoe in rubbing engagement therewith lpri'or toeach opera. tion of the fastening mechanism and to move away from the shoe after theupper is fastened. p Y y v v,

' 25. A lasting machine having, in combination, upper fastening mechanism, lasting means comprising an :upper rubbing strap, and means for operating the strap to move it 4.toward the shoe and to cause it to'engage a side of, the shoe and movel lengthwise in" rubbing engagement therewithprior to each operationjof the fastening mechanism.

26. A lasting machine having, in4 combination, upper fastening mechanism, lasting means comprising an upperrubbing strap, and means for operating the strap in timed relation to the fastening mechanism i to gegaan upwiping of a portion of the.

upper prior to each operation of the fastening'mechanism.

27. A lasting machine having, in com' bination, upper fastening mechanism, an upper stretching strap extending upwardly toward the bottom of an inverted shoe lol cated in operative relation to the fastening mechanism, and means for operating the strap in timedV relation to the fastening vmechanism to cause an inward and upward lasting action of the strap in conjunction with the operation of the upper fastening mechanism.

' 28. A lasting machine havin". in combination, upper fastening mechanism, any upper stretching strap extending upwardly and outwardly toward the sidel of an inverted shoe in operative relation tothe fastening mechanism, and means acting automatically to cause a single inward and `upward lasting action of the strap in conjunction with each operation of the upper fastening mechanism.

29. ln a machine for lasting the sides of shoes, the combination with means for securing a portion of a lasted upper to the rib of an. insole, of means operated to engage theinclined portion of the side of the last adjacent to its bottom and arranged to be lifted by the @am action of said inclined portion andA to wipe the upper inwardly into l lposition to be fastened. 23. A'machine of the class describedhavj ing, in combination, lasting mechanism comprising al fiexible lasting element construct- `30. In a machine for i shoes, the combination with means for Secur ing aj portion of a lasted'uppertol the`rib lasting the sides of' of an insole,'of means operating to engage. t' the inclined portion of the side of the last f adjacent to its bottom and arranged to be tinuation off the shoe engaging face of said operatingmeans acting to upwipe the side of the upper as said voperating means is raised by the inclined portion-of the last. .31.111 a' machine for lasting the sides vof shoes, the! combination with'means for sef bottom forming a Acontinuation 'of the shoe engaging portion of said .operated means, said yieldingl means acting to Aupwipe the upper at the side'of the shoe duringoperation of said operated means.

'32. ln a machine shoes, the combination ofmeans for securing a portion of a lasted'upner to the .rib of an insole, 'means operated in a direction for lasting the sides of.

substantially parallel to the last bottom to engage the `sideof the-last below the shoe" bottom and arranged for vertical movement whilein contact therewith, a lasting element forming a continuation of the shoe engag-` in face of said operated means,'fand resillent -means for holding said operated means against free vertical movement to cause said lasting elementto vwipe the upper heightwise lofthe vlast in conjunction with movement ofthe operated means parallel to the last `bottomfto carrythe upper into position `to be secured.

A33. In a machine for lasting the sides of shoes, the combination with means for securinga portion of :a lasted upper to the rib of.' an' insole, of means positively operated to engage the side of the last adjacent .to its bottom, yielding means arranged to form a continuation of the shoe engaging face of said operated means and arranged. at lan in 4 clination to the shoe bottom, said yielding means being caused to`actto upwipe the upper at the side of the shoe during opera-f tion of said operated means, and meansfor holding the yielding means under tension.

34;. A lasting machine having, in combination, means for fastening an upper to the rib of an innersole, a lasting member arranged and operated to effect a single upwiping action on the upper prior to each operation of the fastening `means and to hold. the upper against the upper corner of the edge faceof the innersole, and means to hold the upper in the angl@ between the'rih liti() and margin of the innersole during opera.v

tion of the fastening means.

v innersole, means for Working the 'upper into ing, in combination,v means for upwiping av portion of a shoe upper 4against a lipped f the angle-between the v.rib and feather oftheV i innersole, and means for fastening the upper4 to thel rib of the innersole.,

y36. A machine of theclass described havinnersole, means for positioning the lasted portion against thel lip of the innersole, and

p v means for insertinga non-metallic fastenv A 35. A-machine of the class described havfing; in combination,` means for 'upwipng a.V portion of upper in'each cycle and- :for ,holding the upper against the edge of the ing through the'lasted portion and the lip ofl the innersole. 4

3.7. A machine ofthe class described having, Lin combination, intermittently acting means -for upwipin ai localizedportion of a' shoe upper and ho ding Iit against the 4edge of a lipped innersole, and means for inserting an individual' fastening through the lasted portion and the lip ofthe innersole. In testimony whereof I have signed my name to thispecifcationI u 1 F E12-NLA CHAPELLE.y

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