US1843231A - Shoe-removing mechanism - Google Patents

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Feb. 2, 1932.` B. JORGENSEN SHOE REMOVING MECHANISM original Filed Jan. 51. 192s 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 Feb. 2, 1932. B. .JoRGx-:NSEN

SHOE REMOVING MECHANISM 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 Original Filed Jan. 3l, 1928 FebQz, 1932. B. JORGENSEN 1,843,231

SHOE REMOVING MECHANISM Original Filed Jan. 3l, 1928 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 NVE/WDR.

Feb. 2, 1932.

B. JORGENSEN SHOE REMOVING MECHANISM A 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Original Filed Jan. 5l, 1928 VEN TUR Patented Feb. 2, 1932 BERNHARDT J RGENSEN, OF BEVERLY, MASSACHUSETTS, .ASSIGN OR TO UNITED SHOE MACHINERY. CORPORATION, F PATERSON, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW A n `JERSEY Y sironnnmovrne ivrnorranrsnr Y 4Application filed January 31, 1928, Serial No. 250,885. Renewed August'l, 1929.

This'invention relates to machines for operating on shoes, and more particularly to Y means for removing shoes from the location or'vicinity in which an opera-tion is performed'thereon or from the machine. The invention is hereiny illustrated in its application to a tennis shoe lasting machine of the type disclosed in Letters Patent No. 1,775,225, granted on September 9, 1930, upon my copending application Serial No. 58,944 filed on September 26, 1925. It is to be understood, however, that the invention is not limited in its applicability to machines of that particular type vnor to lastingimachines yof any kind, but is generally applicable to inachines of various kinds used in shoe manufacture. v:[t should be further understood that the term shoe7 isherein used,unless the context requires a different interpretation, in a general sense to include a last with one or more parts of acomplete shoe thereon, without reference to'any particular stage in the manufacture of the shoe. Y

In the operation of some machines, such, for example, as the tennis shoe lasting ma.- chine shown in the above-mentioned Letters Patent, it is desirable that the operator be relieved of the necessity of removing the shoe after it lhas been operated upon, so that he may be free to prepare another shoe for presentation to the machine while operations on the preceding shoe are being completed and may be enabled to present the next shoe to the machine immediately upon the removal ofthe preceding shoe. The present invention provides improved means for thus removing the shoe, the construction shown comprising a simple yeteifective organization including a shoe carrier having shoe-gripping'- means4 thereon and mounted for swinging movement to carryj a shoe from the position in which it gripsy the shoe to the position in which it releases or discharges it. More paray ticularly, in the illustrated construction the shoe 'carrier isfthus movable abouti an axis extending lengthwise of the vshoe through an arc of approximately; 180 lifting the shoe from a support on which it is positioned bottom'upward and automatically'releasing it in a position in which it is bottom downward.

Aside from advantages due to simplicity in the mechanism thus provided, it is also an advantage to release the shoe bottom Clownward, since if deposited on a properly arranged chute or other support it will tend to The invention c further provides novel means for insuring' against damage to a machine through accidental interference between the shoe-removing mechanism and the means for operating on the shoe. The machine lierein shown confiprisesl heel-lasting mechanism which is moved into position to operate on'the shoe by a spring controlled by the operator and is moved automatically away from the shoe after operating thereon, and shoe-removing mechanism which operates in an automatically determined cycle to grip the shoe by its heel end and lift it from its support and thento carry it to a different location and release it; and for the purposes in view there is provided a safety device controlled by the heel-lasting mechanism for preventing the operation of the shoe-removing mechanism unless the lasting mechanism has moved away from the shoe and for ystopping' the operation of the slice-removing mechanism if the lasting mechanism is accidentally returned toward the shoe. Preferably, as shown, the safety device is limited lin its effectiveness toa portion only of the cycle of operations of the shoe-removing mechanism, so that the lasting mechanism may be returnedat the will of the operator into position to operate on another shoe presented on the shoe support before the shoeremoving mechanism has completed its cycle of operations without interfering with the completion of that cycle.

The above and other features of the invention, including various novel details of conlee ` be more particularly described by reference f of-.themechanism forgripping the shoe; and

Fig.; :5 :is a view inY front elevation, with parts broken aaway', showing more detail f portions. of' Ythef heel-lasting,` mechanisml whichiis i utilized for f controlling,v in part, the operationof thefshoe-removing means. l

Theilastinggimachinezto which the invenzf tion isi-.herein shownas applied iszfully illustrated andfdescribed ini thevabove-mentioned .Letters Patent', Vand l accordingly only such; parts @of the machine as it @is necessaryv tourefer: to: forfanunderstanding, :ofthe in vention will be mentioned herein..` The shoeV toibeflasted; comprising .a last'with an" upper and :anfinsole thereon,xis mounted bottomup.;

ward upon aV shoe support `10'. In this posi'- tion the-.shoe is operated upon loyjtoe-lasting and Vheel-.lasting .mechanismz' comprising a f Wardly", and attheV endof the .cycle they arev '1 tingy the :armjz26 tol 'swing toward: Ithe 'right mechanism l2,4 sidelastin'g" Vmechanisms 14,

heel bandl and heelnwipers:18;.'4 Thelma-.L chine :is-:ay `pow*er-.operated machineY and in-v cludesa vertically .movable slide 20: (Fig:v l.) associated with the =toeelasting mechanismr yand'ianother vertically movableslide22"(Fig.; 5) v 'associated i with the theel-*lasting 'mechaf nism,as fully described inthe'earlierzLetters Patent.l Inzjth'e cycle fof f `operations l. of Ithe machine both theses: slid-es:- are moved down:-|

returnedto their uppermost positions. The;` slide-22.haspivoted thereoneat'24 an'arm26, a portionpnly' of :whichis shown,'-provided with a. roll :28e which is Aacted uponfby afstationaryrcam'plate 30 in the'downwa'rd movement. .ofthee slide tol swing. Ythe farm' intoV the position :in twhich it is shown'in Fig. 5. 'InA the :return of *the parts to startingzpositions the'roll is released. by the-'cam plate, permit-.

(Fig. 5);@

The heel band'landthewiperslSare 'careA Y 0' shaft'f34fmo-unted toturn in bearingsin va G 1 'slide .'36awhich carries 1 the shoe support f10.- Initial-lythe-heell band and thewip'ersare held. f in the idle positions illustratediin 12 'by meansy of a pivoted yspring'g-controlled "latch 38 (Figx Yonfthe-slide 36 .in 'engagem'entwithf a :downwardrr extension;v .405! of :the armi? 32;

When the latch y88 is Vswung downwardly to release the extension 407 the arm 32 isswung toward the shoe by a spring 42 to apply the heel band about the endV of the shoe, Vas illustrated in Figure 5. The latch 38 vis thus moved'downwardly by the operator, prior to the starting ofthepower operation ofthe machine, -through a manually controlled rod 44. After the operation of the lastingmeans upon the shoe the yarm' 32 and the he'ellasting" devices Supportiedlthe'reon are"returnedfinto position to beheld by the latch 38 by the upward movementof the slide 22 and the arm 2.6. Forfthispurposethe arm 2.6.carries a pivoted linger 46 with a roll on'itsupper end the` upward movement@ of Vthe* f arm ,26.3 theV the' heel-'lasting mechanism` iaway from v the shoe. until lit is caught by'the vlatch 38,"and

as' the arm 26:-swingsrto thei right (Fig:

about. its pivot' 24, the inge'rillfis carried" outffrom under the armff48,v sorthat-y in: the

operationr ofthe machine uponi the next shoe vFor removingzthe :shoe fromthe machiney after; the `.different llasting.'mechanisms re# ferred ite. yhave: operated thereon l`and have moved; aw'ayfromthe'shoe, the inventionzpro`v vides :'al shoe." carrier; comprisingian". arm 521 which'ismountedona'stud;54 onthe" frame of f the llmachinei for swingingLmovement about ia f horizontal axis extending. in transverse rela-L tion to the 'heightof the shoe and lin thefcon.

. struction illustrated length-.wise "of 'the shoe.

This armfhas Vmounted thereon mechanism similar .inoconstructiongto thatishown. in the previouslyl 4.mentioned 1 Letters Patent-z for 1 gripping or "clamping the shoe `on' thel shoe V support-:'10 `when thefarm ismoved toward theV shoey vand for releasing the 'shoe Y after. 'the-:latter has :been carried byvv the: arm` away..

'from":theshoeV supporti'v The. shoe-clamping mechanisml is shown. in ydetail inf1FigJ'4 and' forI a.V better i understanding Eof fthe invention will beherein described.v Itlconiprisesa rodi' edfor? sliding movements'l upwardly'and?.v

downwardlylin 1a casing "60 lcarried yby thelv arm* 52' and Vhave! fastthereon at-theirl lowerendsl `a cross-bar 62 V.upon .which fis i mounted a plate-64 vforiengaging' the'b'otto'm 'fac-eef the heel end- 'of thes'hoe,1this plateibeingmount# edf vfor-tipping movementsabout stud 166 on Y the cross-bar to Ypermit itto'Jadjust-itselto th'eshoe.x spring 68 in theplunger 58 tends toi fmovethe IJpl'ungerf'and therodv :lldownwardlyin-the casing GOfa'sffai-fas permitted'by I a. nutZO! onthe upper endf'ot .the rod,g and in.

operation.. p'ermi'ts.l the I arml52f`and thel casing` l 601toicontinuetheirldownwardfmovement.to' l wardztheashoe faterthe plate64ha's engaged thelshoe'. vPivotally mounted on studs 72 on the'opposite ends of the cross-bar 62 are shoegripping arms each comprising two members 74 and 7 6 which are movable together about the corresponding pivot stud 7 2 and may also move relatively to each other about the stud toa limited extent. Between each member 74 and thev adjacent member 76 is a spring 78 which tends to swing these members apart, such relative swinging movement being limited by interengagement of shoulders on the different members. Each of the members 76 carries at its lower end a shoe-gripping or clamping plate 82 which is preferably faced with some soft material, such as leather, and is mounted 'for limited turning movement about a stud 84 on a member 86 which is mounted likewise for limited turning movement about a stud 88 on the member 7 (3` at right angles to the stud 84. A substantially universal connection is 'thus provided between the plate 82 and the member 76 to permit the plate to adjust Iitself to the shape of the shoe. I

` -Each of the members 74 is provided with a roll, 90 for engagement with a wedge face 92on the casing 60, and a spring 94 connected to the opposite members 7 4 tends to swing these members toward each other and thus Vto hold the shoe-clamping plates 82 in a widely separated relation when permitted by the wedge faces92. It will be understood that in the continued downward swinging movement of the arm 52 after the plate 64 has engaged the shoe, the wedge faces 92 act to swing the shoe-gripping arms 74, 76 about the studs 72 and thus to carry the clamping plates 82 into engagement with the opposite sides of the shoe, the springs 78 thereafter' being compressed to some extent by movement of the members 74 relatively to the members 7 6 so that the shoe is clamped or gripped yieldingly on yits opposite sides. The force with which the-shoe is thus gripped can be varied by means of screws 96 which adjust the compression of the vsprings 78. At the end of the downward movement of the arm 52 the plunger 58 is loclred'against return movement relatively to the ycasing 60, so

' that when the arm V52 is swung upwardly the parts of the shoe-gripping mechanism will remain in operative engagement with the shoe and thev shoe will thus be carried up-` wardly with them. For this purpose there is mounted on the casing 60 a latch 98 which is arranged to enter a notch 100 formed in the side of the Vplunger 58. Thisflatch is controlled by a spring 102 which forces it into the notch '100 as soon as the latch has been carried downwardly far enough to enter the notch.

'By lreference to Fig. 1, it will be seen that in moving from the position in which it grips or seizes the shoe to the position (illustrated in Vdotted lines) in which it releases4 the 'shoe the arm 52 with its shoe-gripping mechanism swings through an arc of approximately 180, yso that when the shoe is released it is positioned bottomI downward. Partially enclosing the path of movement of the shoecarrying means is a casing 104. At the end of the swinging movement of the arm 52 and the shoe-gripping mechanism the shoe is released by engagement of a roll 106, mounted on a stationary stud 108 on the casing 104, with the end portion of an arm 110 which projects outwardly through the casing 60 from the latch 98, whereby the lat-ch is withdrawn from the notch 100 in the plunger 58 and the plunger is released to the action of the spring 68. To vary the time of the release of the shoe the stud 108 is adjustably mounted in a slot 110 in the casing 104.

The shoe when thus released may be received by any suitable means, the construction shown comprising a chute 112 which is inclined to such a degree that the shoe will slide down it readily, and at the end of the chute any suitable means (not shown) may be provided to receive the shoe. t will be understood that` since the shoe is engaged at its heel end only by the clamping plate 64., as soon as the plates 82 open to release the shoe the latter will by force of gravity tip downwardly upon the chute 112, the arrangement being` such that the shoe will not turn over but will rest bottom downward on the chute. It is contemplated that in some factories it may be desirable to provide a convcyor, for example of the belt type, to carry the shoes from' the chute 112 to the location where the neXt operation is to be performed thereon, and such a conveyor may be readily arranged to receive the shoes at the end of the chute while they are still pof' sitioned bottom downward.

For imparting to the arm 52 its operative movements, there is mounted on the stud 54 a gear wheel 114 which is secured to the arm 52 and is connected by an idle pinion 116 to a pinion 118 fast on one end of a shaft 120 which has fast on its other end a pinion 122 (Fig. 8) engaged by a vertically movable rack bar 124. The rack bar 124 is operated by a gear wheel 126 integral with which is a pinion 128 engaged and operated by a gear sector 180 on the upper end of an arm 132 which is mounted at its lower end on a rockshaft 184. rEhe arm 182 is provided with a roll 186 which lies in a cam groove 188 formed in one side of a cam wheel fast on a shaft 142. lt will be understood that the cycle of operative movements of the shoecarrying arm 52 corresponds to a single revolution of theshaft 142 and the cam wheel 140. f"

For imparting operative movement to the shaft 142 there is provided at right angles thereto a shaft 144 which is operated by means hereinafter described and carries a worm 146 in operative engagement with a gear wheel movement of not fast on the shaft 142, but-is arranged to be connected thereto by'a suitable'clutch which is'not shown in detailrbut'niaybeza pin clutch of .the 'saine construction as a clutch illus*- trated in asimilar relation in the Letters Paty ent hereinbefore mentioned. For controlling this clutch there is provided an arm v15() havingzon one side lrhereof'a wedge face for disconnecting the gearwheel 148 from the shaft 142 in the manner characteristic of clutches of this type. The arm 150 is mounted on a arm 150 is thus moved into position to start'LA theoperation of the shoe-removing means in automatically determined time relation to the operation of the lasting mechanism on a shoe. For this purpose there is also fast on the rockshaft 154 an arm 156 Vconnected by a link 158 toanarm 160'Y connected to which is another arm 162 arranged to be engaged at its outer end by a pawl 16`4Ipivotally'mounted on the end of a lever 166. r1`he pawl 164 is controlled by a spring plunger 168 which swings it outwardly into position over the end of the arm 162 'when permitted by the movement of the lever 166.' The leveri 166 is controlled by the vertically movable slide 20 hereinbefore referred to, which is provided with a. pin 17 0 in position for engagement' with one end of thelever 166 on the lower face ofthe lever. l/Vhen the slide 20 receives its downward movement at th'efbeginning of the power operation of the machine, the lever 166 is swung by a spring-17 2 intoY position to permit the pawl 164 to be swung` outwardly over the end of the arm 162 by the plunger 168. When thev slide 20receives its upward movement inthe return ofthe lasting mechanisms toidle positions after their operation upon a shoe, the nin-170 lifts one end of the lever 166 and thereby causes the pawl 164 to act through the connections described to lift Ythe wedgev arm v150 and thereby causethe'gear wheel:

148 to'beclutchedto 'the shaft 142 forfoper-V ating 5 the shoe-removing means. 1n. this the Y iinally'carried downward past the end of the arm 162,' yso that the wedge arm '1501s' permit'- ted to swing back agaimunderthe induenc'e of'a spring` 174, into position to disconnect the shaft142 from the gear wheel 148`at the 'end ofasingle revolution of the shaft.

The machine herein shown is' also provided with Vmeans of substantially the same construction as shown in the previously men-A 4tionedI etters13a-tent-for'rendering the shoe-v removing mechanism inoperative Vif desired. This ineanscomprise's ajhand lever 17 6 which -ispivoted on thev frame of the machine with its inner end inposition to act on a pin 17 8 on the lever 166. A 'spring member 180 cooperating with a pin 182 'on' the lever 17 6 is arranged to hold' the lever either in'the `idle lever 166 the pawl 164 is.

positioninwhicli itfis shown inFig. 1 or in a positionin which it engages Ythe pin 178 ing in response toY the downward movement of the slide 20. l

The machine is furtherprovided, Yfor pur-V poses of this invention, with means for insuring against such interference between. kthe shoe-removing.mechanism and the heel-last ing mechanism asmight result in damage to the machine, in case, for example, the latch k38fshould fail to hold the'arin 32 when the Y latter is swung away from the shoe or in case the operator-should.accidentally release the arm 32 by movement of the latch-controlling rod 44 before the lasted shoe is lifted from the shoe vsupport 10. The construction shown comprises automaticvm'eans for controlling the operation of the shoe-removing mechanisin by the arm 32 in such manner as to' bring that mechanism immediately to a stop if the arm 32 is returned toward the shoe prior tothe lifting of theshoe froin'its support;

For the purpose in view the shaft 144 is .are

ranged to be driven through-a sprocket wheel 184 which is not fast on the shaft, but may be connected therewith through a clutch, this sprocket kwheel vbeing Adriven `by chain 186 fromga continuously ruiming shaft 188.- The clutch for A connecting` they sprocket wheel V184 to the shaft1g44 is not shown in detail, vbut i' may conveniently comprise a pinf clutch of wheel 148 is connected to the shaftf142" by its r clutch. The wedge arm1190 is arranged to be control-led by the' arm y32 of the'heel-lasting mechanism, and for this purpose' the rock# shaft 192 carries an arm 196 connected by a link` 198 to an arinr200 on a krock-shaft 202 provided with'another arm 204 which Ycarriesaroll 206 arranged-to vbe engaged by a lug 208'carried by Vthearm 32. ItV will be understood that'when the arm 32 ofthe heellasting mechanism is' swung outwardly away fronrthe shoe, the lug 208 acts on the roll 206 lto impart-movement in the direction of the arrow to the link 198v and thereby to swing the wedge arm 190 into position to cause theY sprocket'wheel 184 to be clutchedto the shaft 144, as'illustrated-in Fig. 3, so that'moven'ient is imparted to the shoe-removing means 'when the other clutch-'controllingarin1150 is lifted in the Vmanner hereinbefore explained;l p If,

however, the arm 32is not held'V bythe 'latch' 38 or is accidentally released so thatk it swings baclr .again toward Vth-e shoe,- the :connections described permit -thespring 1 194. immediately tol swing the arm'190'into position'it discon# f neet/the'"sprocket wheel=l 184 l fromVIV the shaft' 144 and thereby stop the operation of the shoe-removing mechanism. It will be evident l that the s rocketV wheel 184 and its clutch are rotate much more rapidly than the gear .wheel 148, and accordingly the arm 190 will act on the clutch to stop the movement of the shoe-removing mechanism almost instani taneously in response to the return movement of the arm 32.

` It will be understood that danger of breakage such as above referred to is confined to the earlier portion of the cycle of operations of the shoe-removing mechanism, since after this mechanism has moved into shoe-gripping position and has lifted the shoe from the shoe support it isthereafter out of the way of the heel-lasting mechanism if the latter should return to operative position. It is, moreover, one of the objects in providing the automatic shoe-removing mechanism that the operator shallbe enabled to mount another shoe on the shoe support and to begin the operations thereon immediately after the preceding Vshoe has been removed from the support. The

machine is, therefore, further provided with means for rendering the arm 32 of the heelf lasting mechanism ineffective to stop the operation of the shoe-removing mechanism as soon as a shoe has been lifted from the shoe support, so that the operator, after placing another shoe on the support, may release the y arm by operation of the rod 44 in beginning operations on'that shoe without preventing the shoe-removing mechanism from completingV its cycle of operations already begun. For this purpose the rock-shaft 192" has fast thereon an arm 210 connected by a link 212 to i a lever 214 which is pivotally mounted at 216 and carries a roll 218 arranged to be engaged by a side face of the cam wheel 140-to hold n the wedge arm 190 in its inoperative position after the cam wheel 140 has turned through a predetermined portion of its cycle. The cam wheel 140 is provided on its side face with a recess 220 in position to receive the roll 218 at any time during the early portion of the cycle of operations of the shoe-removing mechanism so as not to interfere with the function of the safety mechanism controlled by the arm 32 in insuring against damage to the machine in the manner hereinabove explained. It will be understood that the recess 220 extends about the axis of the cam provided for purposes of this invention has been generally explained in connection with the foregoing description of the construction of the mechanism. Preferably the arm 52 with its shoe-gripping means will start from a position intermediate between the full and dotted line positions illustrated in Fig. 1, and in its cycle of o erations it first swings down and grips the s oe as shown in full lines in Fig. 1, then moves reversely through an arc of approximately 180o to the dotted line position in which it automatically releases the shoe, and then returns to starting position. It will be recognized that the mechanism provided is simple in its organization, since theshoe is lifted from its support and is carried to the position in which it is re.- leased by a single swinging movement of the arm 52. There is a further advantage also in the provision of means for releasing the shoe in a position in which it is bottom downward, since it will be received in that position by the chute 112 instead of tumbling about with consequent danger on some kinds of work of soiling or otherwise damaging its surface. Moreover, where the shoes are carried away from the machine onva belt conveyor, they will be received by the conveyor from the chute 112 in upright positions and will accordingly be transferred in an orderly manner to the next operating station.

Having described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is 1. In a machine of the class described, the combination with means for operating on a shoe, of mechanism for removing the shoe from the machine, said mechanism comprising a device constructed to grip the shoe and movable about an axis extending in transverse relation to the height of the shoe to carry the shoe away from the operating vicinity.

2. In a machine of the class described, the combination with means for operating on a shoe, of mechanism for removing the shoe from the machine after the operation of said means thereon, said mechanism comprising a shoe carrier movable about an axis extending il;l transverse relation to the height of the s oe.

3. In a machine of the class described, the combination with means for operating on a shoe, of mechanism for removing the shoe from the machine, said mechanism comprising a device automatically operative to grip the shoe after the operation of said means thereon and movable about an axis extending lengthwise of the shoe to carry the shoe away from the operating vicinity.

4. In a machine of the class described, the combination with means fo-r operating on a shoe, of mechanism constructed to remove the shoe from the operating vicinity and then automatically to release it, said mechanism comprising a device movable relatively to said operating means about an axis extendf ing in transverse relation to the height of the yshoe to carry the shoeto the'position in which'.

l itisreleased; f

- y5. .In a `machinefof shoe, of mechanism constructed to grip the shoe after..theoperation.oi1 said means thereon and to carry it away from the.y operating vicinity and then automatically to release it,

. s. id mechanism comprisinga device movable about an, axisv extending in transverse rela- .tion to the height of the shoe to cariythe shoe from gripping positio-nto releasing position.

y6. ln a machine of the class described, the' Ycombination with a shoe' supportarranged to underlie a shoev and means for: operating on a shoe on said support, oit' shoe-discharging mechanism mountedifor swinging movement to removethe shoe trom-said! support and ,.carryit to a different location prior to dis- .charging it. f

f on ashoe-.on said support, of shoe-discharging ymechanism movable about an axis extending .in transverse relation to the height of the `mechanism for removinglthe shoerom said 7. In amachine of the ,class described, the combination with ashoesupport arranged to. underlie ,shoe and means for doperating shoe toremovethe shoe from said support.

8. -In va machine of the class described, theV combination with ashoe supportand means for operating on a shoe on said support, ot

support and discharging'. it from the machine,

, saidmechanism comprising a shoe-gripping device mounted V-for swinging movement to lift the lshoe from said Y support.y

9.v Inamachine of the class described,theV combination-with a shoe support and meansfor operating ona shoe Von saidsuppOrt, of

. ,mechanism` constructed to grip-the shoe after l511e Q]gieration of said means thereon and toy carry vit away from the shoe support-pand then automatically to'relea'seit, saidmeclianism comprising 'a shoe-gripping devise mounted .for swinging movement from the fpositioninwhich it grips'- the shoeto the positionin whichit releases it.

10. ln ainachine of the .class described, the 'combination with a shoe support and means foroperating on a shoe on said support, ot

.-mechanisnifor removing the-shoetrom said support and discharging it from the machine,

11. In a machine of the class described, the

vcombination with a shoe support arranged to' underlie ashoe and means for lastingv a shoe `on said support,of 'shoe-removing mechamsm' comprising a shoe carrier mounted tor swinging movement and yarranged to' remove the class describechthe Ycombination with means for` operating on a the shoe fromsaid support by thatV movement the. lasting vmeans ing a shoe carrier having shoe-gripping means thereon and mounted for swinging movement toward the shoeintoposition to grip the shoe and for reverseswingingfmovementto4 carry the shoe away from operating position. y

13. ln a machine of the class described, the combination with a shoe support 'and means for operating on .ashoe on said support, ot shoe-removing. mechanismV Vcomprising a slice carrier having shoe-gripping means thereon and mounted for swinging movement downwardly into position to grip the shoe and forY reverse swinging movement to lift theshoe from said support.

14.-. .In a machineof theclass described, the combination witha shoel support and means for operating on ashoeon said support, of

shoe-removing mechanism comprising La shoe carrier having shoe-gripping meansthereon and mounted for swinging movement about f an axis extending lengthwise .of the shoe into position to grip-theV shoe and for reverse swinging movement to remove the shoe from:

` said'support. 15. ln a machine of thel class described, the Y .combination with means for operating on a shoe, yof shoe-removing lmechanism constructed toV carrythe shoe away from'the operating vicinity and then to` release it, said .mechanism being movablein such a path. as

substantially to invert theV shoe yduring vits transfer. .Y

V16. 1n a machine ofthe class described, the combination with means for operating on a shoe, of shoe-removing mechanism constructed to carry the shoe away .from operating position and then automatically to release it, said mechanism being mounted for movement about an axis extending lengthwise of the shoe through an arc offapproximately 1800Y in carrying theshoe from operating position'to releasing position. c

17. .In a machine of the class described, the

combination with means-for operating on a shoe, of shoe-removing 'mechanism yconstructed to carrythe shoe away'from the loperating vicinity andi then to releaseit in a position in which it is bottom downward. 1 8.Y .In a machine of the class described, `the combination with means for operatingon a slice, of mechanism constructed to'remove kthe shoe trom the operating vicinity and then Vautomatically to releasek it, said mechanismk comprising a shoe-gripping device movable downward when it is released.

1 19. In' amachine of the 2class described, the combination with means for operating on ato present the shoe in a position bottoni shoe positioned bottom upward, of mechanism constructed to grip the shoein that position and carry it to a different position and then yautomatically to release it, said mechanism comprising a shoe carrier mountedy for swinging movement into position to present .the shoe bottom downward at the time of its release.

20. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a shoe support arranged to position a shoe bottom upward, and means foiI operating on a shoe on said support, of

mechanism constructed to remove the shoe from said support and carry it to a position tion in which it is bottom downward.

22. In a machine of the class described, the combination with means for operating on a shoe, of shoe-removing mechanism comprising a shoe carrier provided with means for gripping a shoe and for thereafter automatically releasing it, said carrier being mounted for swinging movement only to carry the shoe from gripping position to releasing position.

23. In a machine of the class described, the combination with means for operating on a shoe positioned bottom upward, of shoe-removing mechanism comprising a shoe carrier having means thereon for gripping a shoe and for thereafter releasing it, said carrier being mounted for movement about an axis extending lengthwise of the shoe through an arc of approximately 180 to -carryrthe shoe from gripping position to releasing position.

24. In a machine of the class described, the combination with means for lasting a. shoe positioned bottom upward, of shoe-removing mechanism constructed to carry the shoe from that position to a position in which it is bottom downward and then automatically to release it.

25. In a machine of the class described, the combination with means for operating on a shoe, of shoe-removing mechanism Icomprising a shoe carrier movable into position to release the shoe bottom downward, said carrier having thereon shoe-holding means constructed to engage the bottom of the shoe at one end only to permit the shoe to tip ont of the carrier when it is released.

26. In a machine of the class described, the combination with means for operating on a shoe, of shoe-removing mechanism comprising a shoe carrier movable int-oposition to release the shoe bottom downward, and means for receiving and supporting the shoe by its bottom face when it is thus released.

27. In a machine of the class described, the combination with means for operating on a shoe, of shoe-removing mechanism comprising a shoe carrier movable into position to release the shoe bottom downward, said oarrier having thereon shoe-holding means constructed to engage the bottom of the shoe at its heel end only to permit the shoe to tip out of the carrier when it is released, and a chute arranged to receive and support the shoe by its bottom face when it leaves the carrier.

28. In a. machine of the class described, the combination with means for operating on a shoe, of mechanism for removing the shoe from the machine, said mechanism comprising parts relatively movable to grip the shoe in one position and to release it in a diiferent position and mounted for swinging movement to carry the shoe from the position in which it is gripped to the position in which it is released.

29. In a machine of the class described, the combination with means for operating on a shoe, said means being movable away from the shoe after operating thereon, of mechanism for thereafter removing the shoe, and automatic means for rendering the shoe-removing mechanism inoperative unless said operating means is away from the shoe.

30. In a machine of the class described, the combination with means for operating on a shoe, said means being movable away from the shoe after operating thereon, of mechanism for thereafter removing the shoe, and automatic means for stopping the operation of said shoe-removing mechanism if said operating means is accidentally returned toward the shoe.

3l. In a machine of the class described, the combination with means for operating on a shoe, said means being movable away from the shoe after operating thereon, of mechanism for thereafter removing the shoe, and a clutch controlled by said operating means for stopping the operation of said shoe-removing mechanism if said operating means is accidentally returned toward the shoe.

32. In a machine yof the class described, the combination with a. shoe support and means for operating on a shoe on said support, said means being movable away from the shoe after operating thereon, of mechanism operative in a predetermined cycle to grip the shoe and remove it from the shoe support and thereafter to release it, and a device arranged to be controlled by said operating means during a portion only of the cycle of operations of the shoe-removing mechanism to render said inechanism inoperative unless said operating means is away from the shoe.

38. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a shoe support and means for operating on a shoe on said support, said means being movable away from the shoe afteroperating thereon, of mechanism. operative in a predetermined cycle to gript-heishoe and'. remove it fromthe shoe support fand thereafter lto release it, connections controlled 5 by said operating means for stopping the operationof the shoe-removing mechanism if 'said means is returned toward the shoe, and ineaiisfor rendering said connections inoperative whensaid mechanism has completed apoition of itscycle of operations.

34. lin amachine of the class'described, the combination with means for operating'on a shoe, said-means lbeing movable away from the .shoe after operating thereon, ofineclial5 nism for thereafter removing the shoe, automatic means fork starting the operation of 'said slice-removing mechanism, and additional automatic means controlled by the Ymeans, for operating on the shoefor prevent- I ing the operation of the shoe-removing mechanism unless said operating means is awayV `from the shoe.

35. In a. machine of the class described, the combination with means for operating on a the shoe after operating thereon, of'mechanisni forthereafter removing the shoe, two clutches through which said mechanism is op; eiated, means for actuating one vof said clutches tostart said mechanism, and connec- VVtions between the other clutch and the means for operating on the shoe tostop the opera'- tion of the slice-removingmechanism ifsaid ward the shoe. Y

3G. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a shoe support, and lasting mechanism movable away from a shoe on said support after operating thereon, of shoev shoe-removing mechanism movable into a position previouslyv occupied by a portion of the lasting mechanism to grip the shoe, automatic means for starting the operation of the shoe-removing mechanism in time relation to the lasting mechanisnn'and additional means l controlled by they lasting mechanism for rendering the shoe-removing mechanism inoperative unless the lasting mechanism occupies a position away from the shoe.

38. '-ln a machine of the class described, the combination with a shoe support, and lastingfmechanism movable away from a shoe '565 onv said support-after operating thereon, of

shoe, said means being movable away from operating-means is accidentally returned toshoe-removing Vmechanism voperative in 'a predetermined cycle togripl theshoevand remove it fromv the `shoe support and 1 thereafter Y to `carry it to a 'differentlocationand release it, .and a safety device controlled by said: lasting 70 mechanism for stopping the .operation yof .the

Vshoe-renioving mechanism ,if :said lasting mechanism is Vreturned accidentally toward ithe shoe support,` said safety .devicebeing .limited in its action. to a portionronly ofthe-175 cycle of operations VVof the slice-removing mechanism to-permitthe lasting mechanism to be returned into position'to operate'onanyother shoe While the shoe-removing mecha-

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