US1939716A - Shoe-pressing machine - Google Patents

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Dec. 19, 1933. L MOONEY SHOE PRESSING MACHINE Filed April 22, 1932 Patented Dec. 19, 1933 UNITED STAT 1,939,716 SHQE-PRESSING MACHINE Fred L. Mooney, Lynn, Mass., assignor to United. Shoe Machinery Corporation, Paterson, N. J., a corporation of New Jersey Application April 22, 1932. Serial No. 606,867

34 Claims, (01. 12-33) This invention relates to machines for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes, and is herein illustrated as embodied in a machine having means for applying pressure mainly at the shank portion of the shoe bottom for the purpose of shaping the sole (i. e., the single sole of a turn shoe or the outsole of a shoe having both insole and outsole) to'the contour desired for the fin ished shoe. It is to be understood, however, that hits more general aspects the'invention 'is not limited to machines that apply pressure mainly at the shank portion, nor to machines the special or primary purpose of which is to shape the sole.

An object of the invention is to provide, in a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms'of shoes, improved means for supporting a shoe lat-- erally against force tending to displaceit laterally as the pressure is applied. In Letters Pa ent No. 1,859,434, granted on May 24, 1932 upon 0 an application of H. A. Davenport, there is disclosed a sole-pressing machine having a'shankpressing pad formed and arranged to present a pressing face inclined laterally of the shoe relativelyto the direction of the height of the shoe to increase the pressure on the inner sideof the shank portion of the shoe bottom where, on some kinds of shoes, there is a considerably more pronounced upward slope laterally of the shoe than at the outer side. In that machine the pressing means accordingly-acts on the shoe and last with a substantial component of force directed laterally of the shoe at the inner side of the shoe bottom. It is a more particular object of the present invention to'provide, in a machine of that character, means for supporting the shoe better than heretofore against such tendency as there is for the pressing means to displace it laterally in the sole-pressing operation, and thereby to ailord increased insurance against any lateral yield 01' the shoe and againstany'possibility of damage to the last by lateral strain thereon of the heel pin or spindle with which the machine is provided for engaging the heel end of the last in its spindle hole. The inventionis accordingly herein illustrated as applied to a machine having pressing means constructed and arranged to operate as disclosed in the above-mentioned Letters Patent, although it is to be understood that it is not thus limited in its applicability.

To the above and other ends, the invention provides, in a shoe-pressing machine, novel means for supporting the shoe against lateral displacement, the construction shown'comprising a supporting member arranged to engage the shoe on its outer side at the heel end portion'thereof and novel means for controlling the member in the operation of the machine. As illustrated, the supporting member is carried by a lever that is mounted for swinging movement about anaxis as the pad is moved toward the shoe. Inaccordance with a further feature the shoe-supporting member is so mounted as to permit it to be moved in a direction lengthwise'of the shoe by frictional action of the shoe thereon to prevent it from rubbing the shoe upper in consequence of any small movement of the shoe in a lengthwise direction that may take place in the sole-pressing operation. a

The novel features of the invention, including various novel details of construction and combinations of parts, will now be more particularly described by reference to the accompanying drawing and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawing,

Fig. 1 is a view in end elevation of a portion of a a machine inwhich the invention is embodied, with parts broken away, showing a shoe under pressure in the machine; and

Fig. 2 is a view in front elevation of the portion of' the machine shown in Fig. 1, with parts broken away.

In view of the more complete disclosure in the above-mentioned Letters Patent of features of the general organization of the illustrative machine, only such parts are shown and will be described herein as it is necessary to refer to for an understanding of the present invention.

Machines of the type illustrated are twin machines, comprising two sets of mechanisms by each of which a shoe is subjected to pressure simultaneously with the release of a shoe previously operated upon by the other set. A portion of only one of the two sets of mechanisms is herein shown, since both sets are substantially alike. Each set includes a'pair of verticalrods 10 on the upper end portions of which there is secured, by means not herein shown, a casting 12 having means thereon for supporting a shoe and last against upwardly directed pressure ap plied on the shoe bottom. This means includes a downwardly extending arm 14 forked at its lower end and supporting a block 16 on which is mounted a heel pin or spindle 20 arranged to engage the heel end of the last in the usual spindle hole in the last, the block being provided with a shoulder 22 for engaging the top of the cone of the last. The block 16 is fast on a pivot pin 24 by which it is mounted upon the arm 14 for swinging movement about an axis extending laterally of the shoe, and it is controlled by a torsion spring 26 which tends to swing it in a counterclockwise direction (Fig. 2) and thus to cause the spindle 20 to hold the forepart and instep portions of the shoe pressed up against a pad 28 mounted on a holder 30 which is supported on the casting 12 by means not herein shown but disclosed in the above-mentioned Letters Patent.

Mounted for vertical sliding movements on the rods 10 is a carrier 32 which supports means for applying sole-shaping pressure to the bottom of the shank portion of the shoe. This carrier is moved upwardly and downwardly by mechanism not herein shown in detail, but fully disclosed in Letters Patent No. 1,549,243, granted on August 11, 1925 upon an application of E. E. Winkley. As more fully disclosed in the above-mentioned Letters Patent No. 1,859,434, the pressing means on the carrier 32 comprises a frustoeconical rubber pad 34 mounted in a holder 36 and provided with a leather cover 38, the pad being so arranged that the portion thereof that acts on the shoe bottom adjacent to the inner side of the shoe is of greater diameter than the portion that acts near the outer side of the shoe. The arrangement is also such that the pad presents initially, before it presses on the shoe, a shoepressing face which is inclined laterally of the shoe relatively to the direction of the height of the shoe entirely across the shoe bottom, so as to increase the pressure on the sole at the inner side of the shoe bottom in the pressuresapplying operation, and accordingly the pad acts with a substantial component of force directed laterally of the shoe, i, e., toward the right as the parts are viewed in Fig, 1, the shoe illustrated being a right shoe. 7

To .assist in supporting the shoe against the lateral force thus applied, there is provided by the present invention a member 40 comprising a rubber pad with a leather cover thereon, the pad being mounted on a holder 42' having a stem 43 mounted to turn in the lower end of an arm 44. The arm 44 is supported by means hereinafter described on the lower arm of a substantially vertical lever 46 which is fastened between its ends to a rock shaft 48 mounted to turn in bearings formed in ears 50 that project laterally from the arm 14. The lever 46 is accordingly mounted to swing about an axis extending lengthwise of the shoe to carry the shoe-supporting member or pad 40 into and out of engagement with the outer side of the shoe at its heel-end portion. A spring-pressed plunger 52 mounted in the lower arm of the lever 46 and bearing against the arm 14 tends to swing the lever in the direction to withdraw the member 40 from the shoe and holds the member away from the shoe when the latter is presented to the machine. For swinging the lever in the opposite direction to press the supporting member against the shoe there is provided another lever comprising two arms 54 and 56 both integral with a hub 58 which is mounted to turn on a rod 60 extending laterally of the shoe and supported by a projection 61 on the arm 14. Integral with the arm 54 on its outer end is a wedge block 62 having on one side thereof a wedge face arranged to engage a roll 64 carried by the upper arm of the lever 46. On its opposite side the wedge block 62 engages a boss 65 on the arm' 14 to support it laterally. When the arm 54 is swung downwardly the wedge block 62 accordingly acts on the lever 46 to swing the shoe-supporting member 40 into supporting engagement with the shoe. For imparting such movement to the arm 54 there is provided a spring 66 connected at its upper end to the casting 12 and at its lower end to a web 68 whereby the arm 54 is connected to the hub 58 around the'projection 61 of the arm 14. While operative movement is thus imparted to the arm 54 yieldingly to move the member 40 into the position determined by each shoe, that face of the wedge block 62 that engages the roll 64 is so arranged relatively to the lever 46 that the wedge block will not be moved reversely by this lever in response to lateral pressure of the shoe on the member 40, The wedge block accordingly serves as positive means to hold the member 40 in shoesupporting position.

Further to control the arm 54 to cause it to receive its operative movement at the proper time, there is provided a link comprising a rod 70 pivotally connected at its lower end to a lug '72 formed on a part of the means that supports the pad holder 36 on the vertically movable carrier 32, the rod having adjustably mounted on its upper end a bar .74 provided with a slot 76 through which there extends a pin 78 carried by the forked end of the arm 56. When the carrier 32 is in its lowest position the bar '74, by engagement with the pin '78 at the upper end of the slot '76, serves to hold the lever 54, 56 in such a position, against the resistance of the spring 66, that the wedge block 62 is withdrawn from contact with the roll 64 and the shoe-supporting member 40 is accordingly maintained in its idle position by the spring plunger 52, so as not to interfere with the mounting of a shoe on the spindle 20. When the carrier 32 is moved upwardly to carry the pad 34 toward and against the bottom of the shoe the upward movement of the link '70, '74 serves to release the arm 56 and permit this arm and the arm 54 to be swung by the spring 66 in a counterclockwise direction (Fig. 2), thus rendering the wedge block 62 op erative to force the member 40 into shoe-supporting position. The member 40 is thus moved into operative position before the carrier 32 has been moved upwardly far enough to apply the pressure to the bottom of the shoe, and in the continued upward movement of the carrier the bar 74 moves relatively to the pin '78, as will be evident by reference to Fig. 2. When the carrier 32 thereafter receives its downward move ment the wedge block 62 is moved reversely by the action of the link '70, 74 on the lever arm 56 to release the'lever 46 to the action of the spring plunger 52 whereby the member 40 is swung outwardly away from the shoe.

The pressure of the pad 34 on the bottom of the shoe may result in imparting to the shoe with the spindle 20 a lengthwise forward movement of small extent about the axis of movement of the block 16 and the spindle, by reason of the yield of the supporting pad 28. In order to prevent the shoe-supporting member 40 from rubbing the upper by reason of such movement of the shoe, the arm 44 is so mounted on the lever 46 as to permit the member 40 to partake of the lengthwise movement of the shoe. For this purpose the arm 44 is fast on a shaft mounted to turn about an axis extending laterallyof the shoe in ears 82 that project downwardly from the lower arm of the lever 46. A springpressed plunger 84 mounted in the arm 44 and bearing'on a shoulder on the lever idtends to swing the arm in a clockwise direction (Fig. 2), the limit of such swinging movement being determined by engagement of a portion of the arm with a shoulder 86 on the lever 46. It will be understood that the arm 44 is held initially by the spring plunger in the position determined by the shoulder 36 and that the arm may be swung against the resistance of the plunger through frictional action of the shoe on the member it in any forwardlen'gthwise movement that the shoe may receive as above described. A

The manner of operation of the shoe-supporting means provided by this invention will be evident from the foregoing description. The member 40, held in firm contact with the shoe at the outer side of the heel end of the latter, assists in supporting the shoe firmly againstthe component of force directed laterally of the'shoe at the inner side of the shoe bottom by the pressing pad 34. The shoe isthus held securely in proper position to receive the pressure, and insurance is, afforded against any damage to the last by strain of the spindle 2-1) thereon in consequence of the tendency of the pad 34 to tip the shoe laterally. The position of he member 40 at the heel end of the shoe is of particular advantage in resisting strain on the last pin.

A twin machine of the type illustrated will have shoe-supporting mechanism of the character described associated with each of the two sets of operating instrumentalities, the different sup porting mechanisms being so arranged as to operate in proper relation to a right shoe. acted upon by one of the two sets and a left shoe acted upon by the other set.

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 for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes, the combination with means for supporting a shoe at the topthereof against pressure applied on its bottom face, and shoe-pressing means constructed and arranged to act on the bottom of the shoe with force tending to displace the shoe laterally in one direction only, of a device arranged to engage. the .shoeon one side only thereof to assist in supporting it against such lateral displacement.

2. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes, the combination with means for supporting a shoe at the top thereof against pressure applied on its bottom face, and shoe-pressing means constructed and arranged toact on the bottom of the shoe with force tending to displace the shoe laterally in one direction only, of a member; arranged to engage the shoe on'one side only thereof to assist in supporting it against such lateral displacement, and automatic means for moving said member into shoe-supporting position. 7

3. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes, the combination with means for supporting a shoe at the top thereof against pressure applied on its bottom face, and shoepressing means constr cted and arranged to act on the bottom of the shoe with force tending to displace the shoe laterally, of a member arranged to engage the shoeon one side thereof to assist in supporting it against such lateral displacement; means for maintaining said member in a position out of the way of the shoe when the shoe is presented to the machine, and mechanism for moving the" member laterally of the shoe into shoe-supporting position in automatically determined time relation to the operation of said pressing means on the shoe.

4. In a machinefor applying pressure tothe bottoms of shoes, the combination with means for supporting a shoe at the top thereof against pressure applied on its bottom face, and shoe-pressing means constructed and, arranged to act on the bottom of the shoewith force tending to displace the shoe laterally, of a member arranged to engage the shoe on one side thereof to assist in supporting it against such lateral displacement, a lever supporting saidvmember and mounted to swingabout anaxis extending lengthwise of the shoe, and automatic means for swinging said lever to move the member into shoe-supporting position.

5. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes, the combination with means for supporting a shoe at the top thereof against pressure applied on its bottom face, andshoepressing means constructed and arranged to act on the bottom of the shoe with force tending to displace the shoe laterally, of a member arranged to engage the shoe on one side thereof to assist in supporting it'against such lateral displacement, a lever supporting said member and mounted to swing about an axis extending lengthwise of the shoe, and another lever mounted to swing about an axis extending laterally of the shoe and provided with wedging means arranged to act on said first-named lever to move the supporting member into shoe-supporting position.

6. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes, the combination with means for supporting a shoe against pressure applied on its bottom face,and shoe-pressing means constructed and arranged to act-on the bottomof the shoe with force tending to displace the shoe laterally, of a member arranged to engage the shoe on one side thereof to assist in supporting it against such lateral displacement, a lever supporting .gsaid member and mounted to swing laterally of the shoe to carry the member into shoe-supporting position, and a wedge member arranged toact on said lever to hold it positively against movement in response to pressure of the shoe on the supporting member. I

7. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes, the combination with means for supporting a shoe against pressure applied on itsbottom face, and shoe-pressing means con structed and arranged to act on the bottom of the shoe with force tending to displace the shoe laterally, of a member arranged to engage the shoe on one side thereof to assist in supporting it against such lateral displacement, a lever supporting said member and mounted to swing laterally of the shoe to carry the member into shoesupporting position, and another lever mounted for swinging movement and provided with wedgingmeans arranged to act on said first-named lever to move the supporting member into shoesupporting position. 7

8. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes, the combination with a shoe support arranged to support a shoe and last at the top thereof against pressure applied on the bottom of the shoe and including a spindle for engaging the heel end of the last in its spindle hole, and shoe-pressing means constructed and arranged to apply shaping pressure to the bottom of the shoe with force tending to displace the shoe laterally in one direction only, of a device arranged to engage the heel end of the shoe on one side only thereof to assist in supporting it against such lateral displacement.

9. Ina machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes, the combination with a shoe support arranged to support a shoe and last at the top thereof against pressure applied on the bottom of the shoe and including a spindle for engaging the heel end of the last in its spindle hole, and shoe-pressing means constructed and arranged to apply shaping pressure to the bottom of the shoe with force tending to displace the shoe laterally, of a member arrangedto engage the heel end of the shoe on one side thereof to assist in supporting it against such lateral displacement, and mechanism for moving said member laterally of the shoe into shoe-supporting position in automatically determined time relation to the operation of said pressing means on the shoe.

10. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes, the combination with means for supporting a shoe at the top thereof against pressure applied on its bottom face, and a shoepressing pad of yieldable material arranged to present a pressing face inclined laterally of the shoe to act on the inner side of the shank portion of the shoe bottom with force tending to displace the shoe laterally throughout the pressureapplying operation, of a device arranged to engage the shoe on its outer side to assist in supporting it against such lateral displacement.

11. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes, the combination with means for supporting a shoe at the top thereof against pressure applied on its bottom face, and a shoepressing pad of yieldable material arranged to present a pressing face inclined laterally of the shoe to act on the inner side of the shank portion of the shoe bottom with force tending to displate the shoe laterally, of a member arranged to engage the shoe on its outer side to assist in supporting it against such lateral displacement, and automatic means for moving said member into shoe-supporting position in the operation of the machine.

12. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes, the combination with a shoe support arranged to support a shoe and last at the top thereof against pressure applied on the bottom of the shoe and including a spindle for engaging the heel end of the last in its spindle hole, and a shoe-pressing pad constructed and arranged to apply shaping pressure at the inner side of the shank portion of the shoe bottom with force tending to displace the shoe laterally, of a device movable in automatically determined time relation to the operation of said pad on the shoe into position to engage the shoe on the outer side of its heel-end portion to assist in supporting it against such lateral displacement.

13. In' a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes, the combination with means for supporting a shoe at the top thereof against pressure applied on its bottom face, and shoepressing means constructed and arranged to act on the bottom of the shoe with force tending to displace the shoe laterally, said shoe-supporting a means and pressing means being relatively movable heightwise of the shoe to apply the pressure, of a member arranged to act on the shoe at one side thereof to assist in supporting it against lateral displacement, and mechanism controlled by the relative movement of said shoe-supporting means and pressing means for moving said member into shoe-supporting position.

14. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes, the combination with means for supporting a shoe at the top thereof against pressure applied on its bottom face, and shoepressing means constructed and arranged to act on the bottom of the shoe with force tending to displace the shoe laterally, said shoe-supporting means and pressing means being relatively movable heightwise of the shoe to apply the pressure, of a member arranged to act on the shoe at one side thereof to assist in supporting it against lateraldisplacement, and spring-operated mechanism for moving said member into shoe-supporting position in response to the relative movement of said shoe-supporting means and pressing means.

.15. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes, the combination with means for supporting a shoe at the top thereof against pressure applied on its bottom face, and shoepressing means constructed and arranged to act on the bottom of the shoe with force tending to displace the shoe laterally, said shoe-supporting means and pressing means being relatively movable heightwise of the shoe to apply the pressure, of a member arranged to act on the shoe at one side thereof to assist in supporting it against lateral displacement, said member being mounted for movement laterally of the shoe, and a device controlled by the relative movement of said shoe-supporting means and pressing means for locking the member against movement laterally of the shoe in response to pressure of the shoe thereon.

16. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes, the combination with means for supporting a shoe at the top thereof against pressure applied on its bottom face, and shoepressing means constructed and arranged to act on the bottom of the shoe with force tending to displace the shoe laterally, said shoe-supporting means and pressing means being relatively movable heightwise of the shoe to apply the pressure, of a member arranged to act on the shoe at one side thereof to assist in supporting it against lateral displacement, a lever supporting said member and movable laterally of the shoe, and wedging means controlled by the relative movement of said shoe-supporting means and pressing means and arranged to act on said lever to hold the member positively against movement laterally of the shoe in response to pressure of the shoe thereon.

17. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes, the combination with means for supporting a shoe at the top thereof against pressure applied on its bottom face, a shoe-pressing pad arranged to act on the inner side of the shank portion of the shoe bottom with force tending to displace the shoe laterally, and a carrier for moving said pad toward the shoe to apply the pressure, of a member arranged to act on the shoe at the outer side thereof to assist in supporting it against lateral displacement, and mechanism controlled by said carrier independently of the pressure of the pad on the shoe for moving said member into shoe-supporting position.

18. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes, the combination withmeans for supporting a shoe at the top thereof against pressure applied on its bottom face, a shoepressing pad arranged to act on the inner side of the shank portion of the shoe bottom with force tending to displacethe shoe laterally, and a carrier for moving said pad toward the shoe to apply the pressure, of a member arranged to act on the shoe at the outer side thereof to assist in supporting it against lateral displacement, springoperated mechanism for moving said member into shoe-supporting position, and a device connected to said carrier and arranged to release said mechanisn to render it operative as the pad is moved toward the shoe.

19. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes, the combination with means for supporting a shoe atthe top thereof against pressure applied on its bottom face, a shoe-pressing pad arranged to act on the inner side of the shank portion of the shoe bottom with force tending to displace the shoe laterally, and a carrier for moving said pad toward the shoe to apply the pressure, of a member arranged to act on the shoe at the outer side thereof to assist in supporting it against lateral displacement, said member being mounted for movement laterally of the shoe, and mechanism controlled by said carrier independently of the pressure of the pad on the shoe for locking the member against movement laterally of the shoe as the pad is moved toward the shoe.

20. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes, the combination with means for supporting a shoe at the top thereof against pressure appliedon its bottom face, a shoe-pressing pad arranged to act on the inner side of the shank portion of the shoe bottom with force tending to displace the shoe laterally, and a carrier for moving said pad toward 'the shoe to apply the pressure, of a member arranged to act on the shoe at the outer side thereof to assist in supporting it against lateral displacement, a lever supporting said member and movable laterally of the shoe,

another lever having wedging means'thereon ar-- ranged to act on said first-named lever to hold the shoe-supporting member in operative position, a spring for operating said other lever, and a link connected to said carrier for releasing said other lever to the action of its spring in response to movement of the carrier.

21. In a machine for applying pressure to the pressing means for moving said device into shoe-' supporting position before the pressure is applied to the shoe.

22. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes, the combination with means for supporting a shoe at the top thereof against pressure applied on its bottom face, and shoe-pressing means arranged to apply pressure to the bottom of the shoe, said shoe-supporting means and pressing means being relatively movable heightwise of the shoe to apply the pressure, of a device for supporting the shoe laterally in the pressureapplying; operation, and spring operated mechanism for moving said device into shoe-supporting position in response to the relative movement of said shoe-supporting means and pressing means.

23. In a machine for applying pressure to the of the shoe, said shoe-supporting means and pressing means being relatively movable heightwise of the shoe to apply the pressure, of a member arranged to serve as a lateral support for the shoe by engagement therewith in the pressureapplying operation, said member being mounted for movement laterally of the shoes, and mechanism controlled by the relative movement of said shoe-supporting means and pressing means for locking the member against movement laterally of the shoe before the pressure is applied to the shoe.

244111 a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes, the combination with means for supporting a shoe at the top thereof against pressure applied on its bottom face, and shoe-pressing means arranged to apply pressure to the bottom of the shoe, said shoe-supporting means and.

ber arranged to serve as a lateral support for the .i.

shoe to hold the shoe against tipping movement in the pressure-applying operation, a lever supporting said member and mounted for movement laterally of'the shoe, and a wedge member controlled by the relative movement of said shoesupporting means and pressing means and arranged to act on said lever to move the supporting member into shoe-supporting position.

25. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes, the combination with means for supporting a shoe at the top thereof against pressure applied on its bottom face; and shoepressing means arranged to apply pressure to the bottom of the shoe, said shoe-supporting means and pressing means being relatively movable heightwise of the shoe to apply the pressure, of a member arranged to serve as a lateral support for the shoe in the pressure-applying operation, a lever supporting said member and movable lat-.

erally of the shoe, another lever provided with wedging means for operating said first-named lever to swing the supporting member into shoesupporting position, and a spring controllediby the relative movement of said shoe-supporting means and pressing means for operating said other lever.

26. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes, the combination Withmeans for supporting a shoe at the top thereof against pressure applied on its bottom face, and shoemressing means movable relatively to said supporting means to apply shaping pressure to the bottom of the shoe, of a member arranged to serve as a lateral support for the shoe to hold the shoe against tipping movement in response to the pressure on the shoe bottom, and mechanism controlled by the movement of said shoe-pressing means for moving said member into shoe-supporting position before the pressure is applied to the shoe.

27. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes, the combination with means for supporting a shoe at the top thereof against pressure applied on its bottom face, and shoepressing means movable relatively to said supporting means to apply shaping pressure to the bottom of the shoe, of a member arranged to serve as a lateral support for the shoe, said member being movable laterally of the shoe into engagement with the shoe, and a device controlled by' the movement of said shoe-pressing means for locking said member in shoe-supporting position before the pressure is applied to the shoe.

28. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes, the combination with means for supporting a shoe at the top thereof against pressure applied on its bottom face, and shoe-pressing means movable relatively to said supporting means to apply shaping pressure to the bottom of the shoe, of a member arranged to serve as a lateral support for the shoe, a lever supporting said member and movable laterally of the shoe, a

spring-operated device for operating said lever, and a link controlled by said shoe-pressing means for releasing said device to render it operative as the pressing means is moved toward the shoe.

29. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes, the combination with means for supporting a shoe at the top thereof against pressure applied on its bottom face, and shoepressing means constructed and arranged to act on the bottom-of the shoe with force tending to displace the shoe laterally, of a member ar-' ranged to engage the shoe on a side thereof to assist in supporting it against such lateral dis placement, and means on which said member is movable by frictional action of the shoe thereon to permit it to partake of any movement of the shoe in a lengthwise direction resulting from the pressure applied on the shoe bottom.

30. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes, the combination with means for supporting a shoe at the top thereof against pressure applied on its bottom face, and shoepressing means constructed and arranged to act on the bottom of the shoe with force tending to displace the shoe laterally, of a member arranged to engage the shoe on a side thereof to assist in supporting it against such lateral displacement, and an arm supporting said member and mounted for swinging movement in a direction lengthwise of the shoe through frictional action of the shoe on said member to permit the member to partake of any movement of the shoe in a lengthwisedirection resulting from the pressure applied on the shoe bottom.

31. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes, the combination with a shoe support arranged to support ashoe and last at Z the top thereof against pressure applied on the bottom of the shoe, said shoe support including a spindle arranged to engage the heel end of the last in its spindle hole and mounted for swinging movements in directions lengthwise of the shoe, and shoe-pressing means constructed and arranged to act on the bottom of the shoe with force tending to displace the shoe laterally, of a member arranged to engage the shoe on one side of its heel-end portion to assist in supporting it against such lateral displacement, said member being so controlled as to permit it to move with the shoe in any swinging movement of the shoe with said spindle resulting from the pressure applied on the shoe bottom.

32. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoesfthe combination with a shoe support arranged to support a shoe and last at the top thereof against pressure applied on the bottom of the shoe, said shoe support including a spindle arranged to engage the heel end of the last in its spindle hole and mounted for swinging movements in directions lengthwise of the shoe, and shoe-pressing means constructed and arranged to act on the bottom of the shoe with force tending to displace the shoe iaterally, of a member arranged to engage the shoe on one side of its heel-end portion to assist in supporting it against such lateral displacement, an arm supporting said member and mounted for swinging movements in directions lengthwise of'the shoe, and spring means controlling said arm and against the resistance of which the arm is movable through frictional action of the shoe on the supporting member in any swinging movement of the shoe with spindle resulting from the pressure applied on the shoe bottom.

33. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes, the combination with means for supporting a shoe at the top thereof against pressure applied on its bottom face, and means for applying said pressure, of means for supporting the shoe laterally to assist in controlling it in the pressure-applying operation, said lateral supporting means being so controlled as to permit it to partake of any movement of the shoe in a lengthwise direction resulting from the pressure applied on the shoe bottom.

34. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes, the combination with a shoe support arranged to support a shoe and last at the top thereof against pressure applied on the bottom of the shoe, said shoe support including a spindle arranged to engage the heel end of the last in its spindle hole and. mounted for swinging movements in directions lengthwise of the shoe, and means for applying pressure on the bottom of the shoe, of means for supporting the shoe laterally at its heel-end portion to assist in controlling it in the pressure-applying operation, said lateral supporting means being mounted for movement in a direction lengthwise oi the shoe through frictional action of the shoe thereon in any swinging movement of the shoe with said spindle resulting from the pressure applied on the shoe bottom.

FRED L. MOONEY.

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