US1791836A

US1791836A - Edge binding and method of applying same

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Publication number: US1791836A
Application number: US269850A
Authority: US
Inventors: Ernest J Ordway; Cushing Augustus Everett
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1928-04-13
Filing date: 1928-04-13
Publication date: 1931-02-10
Anticipated expiration: 1948-02-10

Description

Feb. 10, 1931. v E. J. ORDWAY ET AL 7 1,791,336

EDGE BINDING AND METHOD.OF APPLYING SAME Filed A ril-'13, 1928 Flag J,

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Patented Feb. 10, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIGE ERNEST J. ORDWAY, OF DORCHESTER, AND AUGUSTUS EVERETT GUSHING, OF BROCK- TON, MASSACHUSETTS EDGE BINDING AND METHOD OF APPLYING SAME Application filed April 13,

This invention relates to an edge binding for sheet material and to a method of making and applying the binding to finish the edges of sheet material and although capable of general use is more particularly designed for use in the shoe manufacturing industry.

In the manufacture of shoes, it has heretofore been customary to finish the edges of certain parts of the shoes, such as uppers, Vamps,

straps, and similar parts, with what has been commonly called French cord binding. Thls is accomplished by placing the binding flat on the right face of the shoe part and then stitching the two together by a row of stitching close to their edges. The binding is then turned in a reverse direction around the edge of the shoe part concealing the stitching and the free edge of the binding is cemented to the wrong side of the shoe part. The reverse 2 turning of the binding over its stitched edge and around the edge of the shoe part presents an appearance from the right side of the shoe part of a cord binding, hence the name. In many cases, it has been customary to reenforce the shoe part on its wrong side and adjacent its edge with a strip or stay of suitable reenforcing material and generally this is done before the binding is turned over upon the wrong side of the shoe part so that the binding will ultimately cover the reenforcing strip. It may, however, be done in the reverse order. The application of the lining to the shoe part conceals the turned over edge of the binding and the stay. This work, however, involves a number of separate operations performed by diflerent operators and necessitates the passing of the shoe from one to the other through a number of steps, all of which consume time and labor and involve expense.

The principal object of our invention is the provision of a binding which is adapted to stay or reenforce the edge of the shoe part to which it is. applied and to this end the 46 binding includes a reenforcing strip secured to one face thereof in any suitable manner, the reenforcing strip being of a lesser width than the binding so that when the binding is applied the reenforcing strip is properly po- 5 sitioned on the shoe part.

1928. Serial No. 269,850.

Another object of the invention is the rovision of a binding made in strip form w ich can be manufactured at a low cost.

A further object is the provision of a method for binding the edge of sheet material which will eliminate some of the steps now required, which will obtain a better result and better finished edges and which greatly reduces the expense of the binding operation and permits the work to go through more rapidly.

Other objects of the invention will be more specifically set forth and described hereinafter.

Referring tothe drawings illustrating our invention, Figure 1 is a sectional View of a shoe part in sheet form having attached to one edge thereof by stitching a binding constructed in accordance with our invention, the binding being shown after it has been stitched to the shoe part and before it has been turned around the edge; Fig. 2 is a similar view of a binding turned in a reverse direction around the edge of the shoe part and secured to the wrong face of the shoe part; Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a binding strip constructed in accordance with our invention and Fig. 4 is a view in perspective of a portion of a shoe upper provided with an elongated strap, said shoe part being shown as bound with a binding made in accordance with our invention, one end of the binding strip being opened up to illustrate its application to the shoe part.

Referring to the drawings, 10 designates a binding strip of any suitable material which is preferably provided with at least one selvaged edge 12 to prevent the stitches pulling out when it is stitched at that edge to a shoe art. The other edge 14 may or may not e selvaged as desired. To one face of the binding strip is secured a strip 16 of suitable reenforcing material of lesser width than the width of the binding strip, the reenforc ing strip being positioned adjacent the un selvaged edge of the-binding. The reenforcing strip 16 may be secured to the binding, strip by cement or other adhesive (as shown in Fig. 3) or by stitching or by ang other means or it may be formed in the inding 100 in the weaving process as an integral part thereof. The binding is made in a continuous form as a tape orribbon rolled or wound on a board and is cut off in suitable lengths for use.

Preferably, the reenforced portion of the binding is of such width in relation to the width of the binding that when the binding is used, the reenforced portion lies entirely.

with its selvaged edge 12 in register with the edge 22 of the shoe part and secured thereto by a row of stitching 24 adjacentthe edfges er as shown in Figure 1. The binding a ing it around.v the edge being stitched is then turned in a reverse direction around the edge of the shoe part to be bound and its free edge 14 is preferably cemented to thewrong side of the shoe part as shown in Fig. 2. In positioning the binding in relation to the shoe part preparatory to stitching it thereto, it may be so placed that the reenforcing tape will lie finally as shown in Fig. 2 between the free edge of the binding and the wrong face of-the shoe or will lieoutside of the bindin with the latter between the former and t e reenforcing strip.

Certain stepsof our method such as stitching the binding to the shoe part and turnto be-bound may be carried out by the use of suitable sewing and folding machines respectively or the entire metliiodmay be carried out by hand if desire method the various steps now required in binding the edges of shoe parts have been reduced to a minimum and certain steps involving movement of shoe parts back and I forth from one operator to another have been eliminated, thereby effecting an economy of manufacture and facilitating the progress of the work through the factory. In addition the work is improved in character for the reason that when the reenforcing stri or stay is made an integral part of the bin ing, it is accurately located in relation to the edge to be reenforced thereby bringing about work which is uniform, accurately reenforced and-neat. Our method further eliminates the cementing process required 'when the reenforced strip or Sta-y is cemented to the shoe partindependently of the application of the binding, which, of course, is a desired advantag'e because any reduction in cementing in "a shoe factory is of marked benefit; This is especially emphasized in' bindingshoe parts It will be observed that by the use of our strip,

forms of binding where it is desirable to have V the edge reenforced.

What we claim is:

1. A wovenbinding strip for binding the edge of sheet material having secured to one face a strip of tape reenforcing material of lesser width than the width of said binding strip 2. woven binding strip for binding the edge of sheet material, having secured to onev face thereof a strip of reenforcing material of lesser width than the width of said binding strip, one edge of said reenforcing strip being substantially in register with one edge of said binding strip.

3. An elongated woven binding strip for binding the edge of sheet material, provided with a selvaged edge and having a strip of reenforcing material secured toone face thereof with one edge in register with one edge of said binding strip, said reenforcing strip being in width approximately one half 0 the width of said binding strip.

4. A woven binding strip selvaged on one edge for binding the edge of sheet material and having cemented to one face thereof a strip of reenforcing tape of lesser width than the width of said binding strip; one edge of said tape being in register with the selvaged edge of said binding strip.

5. The herein described method of binding sheet material consisting in providing an elongated binding strip having one edge selvaged, cementing to one face of said binding strip a strip of reenforcing tape with its edge adjacent with the unselvaged edge of sa1d binding strip, said reenforcing str1p bein of lesser width than the width of said bin ing strip, then stitching said binding strip along its selvaged edge to the right face of the sheet material to be bound at the edgethereof, then turning said binding in reverse direction around the edge of said sheet material and securing said reenforced portion of said binding to the'reverse side of said sheet material.

6. The herein described method of simultaneously binding and reinforcing the edge of sheet material consisting in securing to one face of a woven binding strip adjacent one edge thereof a strip of reinforcing tape of lesser width-than the width of said binding then stitching said binding 'strip along its unreinforced edge to the right face of the sheet material to be bound at the edge thereof, then turning said binding in a reverse direction around the edge of said sheet material and securing the reinforced portion of said