US1946491A

US1946491A - Shoe and sole positioning mechanism

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Publication number: US1946491A
Application number: US414516A
Authority: US
Inventors: Sidney J Finn
Original assignee: United Shoe Machinery Corp
Current assignee: United Shoe Machinery Corp
Priority date: 1929-12-16
Filing date: 1929-12-16
Publication date: 1934-02-13
Anticipated expiration: 1951-02-13

Description

Feb. 13, 1934. s. J. FINN 1,946,491

SHOE AND SOLE POSITIONING MECHANISM Original Filed Dec. 16, 1929 5 Sheets-Sheet l zm Fig.7.

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SHOE AND SOLE POSITIONING MECHANISM Original Filed Dec. 16. 1929 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Feb. 13, 1934. s FlNN 1,946,491

SHOE AND SOLE POSITIONING MECHANISM Figa Original Filed Dec. 16, 1929 Sheets-Sheet 3 76 7 2 6' 5 290 Patented Feb. 13, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT; OFFICE SHOE AND SOLE POSITIONING MECHANISM Application December 16, 1929, Serial No. 414,516 Renewed May 11, 1932 41 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in machines for use in the manufacture of shoes and particularly to improved mechanism for positioning shoes and soles relatively to each other, as for example in the cement-attaching of soles to compo shoes.

When cement-attaching soles to shoes, as performed in the manufacture of compo shoes, for example with the aid of machines such as that disclosed in my co-pending application for Letters Patent of the United States Serial No. 352,278, filed April 3, 1929, and in-Letters Patent of the United States No. 1,897,105, granted February 14, 1933, on an application filed in the name of Milton H. Ballard, it is necessary that the soles and shoes be accurately positioned relatively to each other before the sole-attaching pressure is applied and that the shoes and soles be held so that they cannot slip as the pressure is applied. Otherwise it would be necessary to allow a sub stantial surplus of sole leather which would not only increase the cost of the soles but would increase the cost of the subsequent edge trimming operation and in some instances at least would result in objectionably curling the marginal portion of the sole into engagement with the shoe upper beyond the normal line of separation of the two.

It is, accordingly, an object of the present invention to provide improved mechanism for positioning a shoe and a sole relatively to each other, applicable, though not limited, to use in cement sole-attaching machines of the type disclosed in the above-identified applications, the mechanism preferably being so constructed and arranged that the shoe and sole-engaging parts will remain in engagement with and will control the position of the shoe and the sole relatively to each other until after such portion of the pressure has been applied as will hold them against movement relatively to each other.

It is an object of the invention, moreover, to provide shoe and sole-positioning mechanism adapted for use in machines of this type of such a character that it will be applicable not only to the manufacture of shoes the heel seat portions of the soles of which are complete at the time the soles are attached, as when the shoes are to have leather heels or, if they are to have wood heels, when the heel seat fitting operation is performed after the soles are attached, but also to shoes the heel seat portions of which are reduced, as when the heel seat fitting operation is performed, wholly or in part, upon the soles before they are attached to the shoes.

feelers of the two sets are at all times so positioned relatively to each other that, when brought into operative position, they will position a shoe symmetrically with respect to a sole, regardless of their position lengthwise of the shoe and sole and regardless of the distance by which the two feelers of each pair are spaced from each other. Thus when the operator places a sole upon an appropriate supporting member, such as the pad of a cement sole-attaching machine, and brings the feelers into operative position, the sole-engaging feelers will find the edge portions of the sole regardless of substantial variations in the position thereof, and after the operator places a shoe upon the sole, the shoepositioning feelers, when they are moved into contact with the shoe to position it relatively to the sole, will be maintained at all times substantially symmetrically positioned with respect to the sole-engaging feelers so that the shoe will be positioned symmetrically (normally centrally) with respect to the sole.

When the heel seat fitting operation is performed upon a sole before it has been attached to a shoe, the marginal portion of the heel seat of the sole being beveled and having substantially a feather edge, it is desirable if not necessary for the sole-engaging feelers to engage the untrimmed portion of the sole forwardly of the heel breast line. It is desirable, however, that the engagement take place no further forward than is required by the manner in which the heel seat has been fitted, since the shank portion of a shoe and last is normally non-symmetrical so that the positioning of theshoe by the shoepositioning feelers, the position of which lengthwise of the shoe preferably corresponds at all times with that of the sole-engaging feelers, is complicated if they'engage the non-symmetrical portion of the shoe. Accordingly, a feature of the invention comprises mechanism, preferably adjustable, for controlling the position lengthwise of the sole and shoe at which the feelers engage the sole and shoe. As illustrated, the 105 feelers are carried by a carriage movable lengthwise of the shoe and carrying also a feeler member which, when brought to rest, as by meeting the end of the sole or by meeting the thumb of the operator held at the end of the sole, is efiec- 11 tive to operate latch mechanism to hold the carriage against further movement lengthwise of the shoe, whereupon the sole-engaging feelers are moved into engagement with the sole and are positioned thereby. In accordance with other features of the invention, mechanism is provided in the illustrated machine for thereafter moving the shoe-positioning feelers into engagement with a shoe which the operator has placed upon the sole, thereby positioning the shoe symmetrically with respect to the sole, and for withdrawing the feeler member which has come to rest in engagement with or adjacent to the end of the sole. As illustrated, this mechanism is spring-operated and is rendered effective by the depression of a hand lever.

When the portion of the pad member upon which the heel portion of the sole rests is of unstiifened, flexible material, there is a strong tendency, if the sole-engaging feelers remain in engagement with the sole of the shoe while the pressure is applied, for the feelers to be caught between the pad member and the counter 'portion of the shoe upper, thereby preventing their withdrawal and perhaps injuring the shoe upper. Therefore, and in accordance with another feature of the invention, means is provided, in the illustrated machine, by which the operator can withdraw the sole-engaging feelers after a sufficient portion of the sole-attaching pressure has been applied to maintain the shoe and sole properly positioned relatively to each other and before sufficient pressure has been applied to hinder. their withdrawal.

With the above and other objects and features in view the invention will now be described with respect to the accompanying drawings which illustrate a preferred embodiment of the invention, and will be pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings,

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a cement sole-attaching machine embodying the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of mechanism with which the machine is provided for positioning the heel end of a sole and a shoe, showing also a pad box and pad upon which the sole and shoe are located while the sole-attaching pressure is applied, the positioning mechanism being shown in the position which it occupies before the sole is put upon the pad of the pad box by the operator;

Figs. 3, 4 and 5 are plan views on a larger scale than Figs. 1 and 2 showing the heel end positioning mechanism in the positions which it occupies before a sole is placed upon the pad box, after a sole has been placed upon the pad box and its edges engaged by sole-engaging feelers with which the mechanism is provided, and

after a shoe has been placed upon the sole and positioned by the sole-positioning feelers of the device, respectively;

Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the positioning mechanism showing the parts in the positions which they occupy in Fig. 3;

Fig. 7 is a side elevation of the positioning mechanism showing the parts in the positions which they occupy in Fig. 4, portions of the supporting structure being broken away better to show what is behind them;

Fig. 8 is a plan view of a movable carriage by which the sole-engaging and shoe-positioning feelers of the positioning mechanism are carried;

Fig. 9is a side elevation of a slide block which forms a connection between the carriage of Fig.

8 and a cable by whichthe carriage isfmoved from the pad box;

Fig. 10 is a side elevation of the carriage of Fig. 8 and the block of Fig. 9, together with aportion of the mechanism carried by the carriage;- I

Fig. 11 is a transverse section of the carriage 'and the slide block taken on the line xI xI of Fig. 10;

Fig. 12 is a plan view of a slide member carried by the carriagefor controlling the operation of the sole-engaging feelers;

Fig. 13 is a plan view of a slide member carried by the carriage for controlling the operation of the shoe-positioning feelers;

Fig. 14 is a cover plate secured to the carriage and supporting certain of the parts of the mecha nism; and

Fig. 15 is a detail view of hand-controlled mechanism for releasing the shoe-positioning feelers.

The illustrated machine is of the type disclosed in the above-mentioned Ballard patent, the present invention being embodied in mechanism with which the machine is provided for relatively positioning the end portions,. as illustrated the heel end, of soles and shoes for the cement sole-"attaching operation, and including also the combination of such mechanism with certain other parts of the machine. Since-the details of many portions of the machine of the Ballard patent are of no consequence so far as the present invention is concerned it is believed to be unnecessary to make a complete disclosure of that machine, and reference may be had to said Ballard patent for a full disclosure of such portions of the machine as are not illustrated and described herein.

The illustrated machine is provided with a frame comprising a table 20 (Fig. .1) supported by legs 22' and arranged to receive a pad box 24 (shown also in Fig. 2) by which a shoe 26 (Fig.

5) and a sole 28 (Figs. 2, 4 and 5) may be held clamped forcibly together while cement, by which the sole is to be attached to the shoe, sets. The machine is provided with means for positioning the toe end of the shoe relatively to the sole beforethe clamping pressure is applied, as indicated generally at 30 in Fig. 1, which means, as illustrated, is of a character disclosed and claimed 125 in applicants copending application above referred to, and which, accordingly is not claimed herein. The machine is also provided with novel means for positioning the heel end of the shoe relatively to the sole, as indicated generally at 32 in Fig. 1 and. as shown in detail in the other figures.

The pad box 24 comprises a hollow pad member 34 (Figs. 1 and 2) of heavy rubber contained in a box-like confining member 42, preferably an aluminum casting having at its top a steel plate 58 provided with an opening 62 conforming generally to the outline of the sole of a shoe and sufflciently large to permit the sole of the largest shoe which is to be operated upon to be placed 1 on the top wall of the pad member 34. The pad member 34 is filled with-fluid, for example water, while the box-like bottom member 42 is provided with a door-like bottom member 44 pivoted at 46. The pad box 24 is also provided with a swinging bail 106, which may be brought into position over the heel end of the lasted shoe and sole placed upon the pad 34, and with another bail 104 having a toe-engaging member 114. When a sole and shoe have been placed upon the pad 34, the sole and shoe being positioned relatively to each other by the

positioning mechanisms

30, 32, and the member 114 engaging the toe portion of the shoe and a member carried by the bail 106 engaging the cone of the last, preliminary pressure is applied to the sole and shoe through connections indicated generally at 108 and operated by depression of a treadle 118. After sufficient preliminary pressure has been applied in this manner to hold the shoe and sole against movement relatively to each other, a greater pressure is applied through mechanism 86 which displaces the door 44. The door 44 is locked in displaced position by a latch member illustrated at 52, after which the pad box 24 with the shoe 26 and sole 28 clamped therein may be removed from the machine and the shoe and sole held under pressure until the cement has set.

Turning now to the mechanism embodying the present invention, which is utilized as illustrated herein for positioning the heel end portions of the sole and shoe, the machine is provided with a bracket 112 pivoted at 116 to the frame of the machine and adjustably secured in approximately horizontal position by a strut 118 provided with a turn buckle 120. The bracket 112 is provided with a pair of horizontal tracks 122 (Figs. 6, '7 and 11) having at their left-hand ends depressed portions 124.

Mounted for movement lengthwise of the tracks 122 is a carriage 126 provided at each end with a pair of rolls 128 supported by the tracks 122 and held against upward displacement relatively to the tracks 122 by cover plates 130 with which the track members 122 are provided, as best shown in Fig. 11. A side roll or rolls 131 (Fig. 8) may be provided, if desired, to reduce friction caused by side thrust of the carriage 126.

Mounted for sliding movement between ways 132 extending lengthwise of the carriage 126 at the right-hand end thereof is a slide block 134 (Figs. 6, '7, 9 and 10) provided at its left-hand end with a slot 136 through which passes a pin 138 which serves as an axle for the right-hand pair of rolls 128. The slide block 134 is provided also with a transversely extending pin 140 to which is secured the end of a cable 142 which extends to the right from the slide block 134 over a pulley 144 supported at the right-hand extremity of the bracket 112 and then to the left and downwardly over pulley 146 (Fig. 1) to a treadle 148 which, when the machine is at rest, is held latched in depressed position by mechanism 150 but which when the heel-end positioning mechanism is to be brought into operation is released and raised by a spring 152, as fully disclosed in said Ballard patent. Another cable 154 is secured to the pin 138, passing to the left over a pulley 156 and downwardly where its other end is secured to a weight 158 which is thus held in raised position by the latch mechanism 150 while the heel-end positioning mechanism 32 is in inoperative position but which, when the latch mechanism 150 is released, moves downwardly and, through the cable 154, moves the carriage 126 to the left from the position shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 6 to approximately the position shown in Figs. 4, 5 and '7, the left-hand pair of rolls 128 passing into the depressed portions 124 of the tracks 122 and tilting the left-hand end of the carriage 126 downwardly, as shownin Fig. '7.

Pivoted at 160, 162 to the carriage 126 are a pair of sole-engaging feelers 164 and a pair of shoe-positioning feelers 166, the two sets of feelers being held against vertical movement by washers 168 resting upon the feelers 166and themselves held against upward movement by a cover plate 170 (Figs. 2 to '7, 10, 11 and 14) secured to and substantially parallel with the upper surface of the carriage 126.

When the positioning mechanism is in its righthand inoperative position sole-engaging members 1'72, with which the feelers 164 are provided, are held spaced from each other, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, by a distance which is considerably greater than the width of the heel-seat portion of the widest sole which is to be operated on, and they are maintained in this widely spaced position until, by the movement of the carriage 126, they are brought into position over the pad member 34 and are thereby located one upon each side of the heel-seat portion of a sole which the operator has placed upon the pad member.

Mechanism which will now be described is provided for then moving the left-hand ends of the feelers 164 toward each other until they engage and are positioned by the edges of a sole 28, as shown in Fig. 4, which the operator has placed upon the pad 34.

For this purpose the carriage 126 carries a slide member 1'74, shown in detail in Fig. 12,

and urged toward the left by a spring 1'76 anchored at one end to a pin 178 (Fig. 6) depending from the slide member 1'74 downwardly through a slot 179 (Fig. 8) formed in the carriage 126 and at the other end to a pin 180 at the left-hand end of that carriage. Toward its left-hand end the slide member 1'74 is provided with an upstanding pin 182 carrying a rectangular slide block 184 positioned in a slot 186 formed in a slide member 188 overlying the slide member 1'74 and shown in detail in Fig. 13. The slide member 188 is utilized to control the widthwise position of the shoe-positioning feelers 166, the arrangement, by reason of the engagement of the block 184 and the slide-way 186, being such that as the left-hand end of the slide member 1'74 is moved transversely to permit the members 1'72 of the sole-engaging feelers to come into contact with the edge of a sole 28 the lefthand end of the slide member 188 will partake of the same movement, thus equalizing the widthwise separation of the work-engaging faces of the shoe-positioning feelers 166 from the worke ngaging faces of the sole-positioning feelers 164 of the feeler members 164, and the slide member 188 is provided with a pair of inclined slots 194 in which are positioned a pair of pins 196 extending upwardly from the right-hand ends of the feeler members 166, a pin 198 (Figs. 3 to '7,

9 and 10) carried by the slide block 134 passing through a hole 200 near the right-hand end of the slide member 1'74 and through an elongated slot 202 extending lengthwise of the slide member 188 toward its right-hand extremity. From this condition it follows that the slide members 1'74, 188 may have lengthwise movement relatively to each other, but when the forward end of the slide 1'74 is moved transversely the forward end of the slide 188 partakes of the same movement, the two slides swinging about the pin 198 so that sole-engaging and

shoepositioning portions

172 and 204 of the feelers 16.4 and 166 remain at all times symmetrically positioned with respect to each other, the shoeengaging members 204 carried at the left-hand ends of the shoe-positioning feelers 166 being normally equally spaced from a vertical plane extending lengthwise of the pad box and equidistant from or bisecting a line joining the soleengaging members 172 of the feelers 164. To permit adjustment, as in setting up the machine, of the sole-engaging feelers 164 relatively to the shoe-positioning feelers 166, the portion of the pin 198 which passes through the hole 200 of the slide member 174 is eccentric, as shown at 206 (Fig. 9), and the upper end of the pin is square, as shown at 208, so that the pin can be conveniently engaged by a wrench or other suitable implement to adjust the position of the eccentric 206. A set screw 210 is threaded into the block 134 and engages the pin 198 beneath the eccentric portion so as to lock the pin in adjusted position.

In order to hold the

feelers

164, 166 against transverse movement when the positioning mechanism 32 is in its right-hand inoperative position but to permit widthwise floating movement of the feelers when in other positions, the righthand end of the slot 179 is narrowed, as shown at 212 in Fig. 8, being only wide enough to provide an easy fit for the pin 178, while the remainder of the slot 179 is several times as wide as the diameter of the pin 178. It will be understood, of course, that the pin 178 occupies the narrow portion 212 of the slot 179 when the carriage 128 is pulled to the right by the cable 142 at the conclusion of the cycle of operation of the machine and that the spring 176 pulls the pin 178 into the wide portion of the slot 179 when the cable 142 is slacked by the raising of the ,treadle 148 after the latch mechanism 150 is released to permit the weight 158 to move the carriage 126 to the left through the cable 154.

In order properly to control the position at which the sole-engaging feelers 164 engage the sole 28 lengthwise thereof, a feeler member 214 (Figs. 2 to 7) provided with a depending portion 216 adjustable through a screw and slot connection 218 is mounted upon the cover plate 170 which is provided with a pair of rolls 220 between which the right-hand. end of the feeler member 214 is positioned and by which it is guided. At the left-hand end of the plate 170 is a guide member 222 beneath which the feeler member 214 passes, the guide member 222 being spaced from the plate 170 by a distance slightly greater than the thickness of the feeler member 214 and resting on a pair of washers 224 through which pass screws 226 by which the guide member 222 is held in place.

While the positioning mechanism 32 is in its right-hand inoperative position, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 6, the feeler member 214 projects a considerable distance toward the left from the end of the carriage 170, being held in that position by mechanism presently to be described. When, however, the portion 216 of the feeler 214 encounters a substantial resistance, contacting with the end of the sole 28, as shown in Fig. 4, or, if preferred, with the operator's thumb held at the end of the sole, the carriage 126 is latched against further movement to the left by mechanism which will now be described. For this purpose a lever 228 (best shown in Figs. 3, 4 and 5) is fulcrumed at 230 to a bracket 232 carried by the carriage 126. Toward its'right-hand end the lever 228 is provided with a depending tooth or dog 234 which, when the carriage 126'is moved to its right-hand position, as shown in Fig. 3, engages-an inclined cam surface 236 formed on a block 238 adjustably connected to the bracket 112 by a screw and slot connection 240. Thus the lever 228 is rocked in a counter-clockwise direction against the tension of a spring 242 one end of which is anchored-to a pin 244 carried by a forwardly projecting arm of the lever 228 and the other end of which is anchored to a pin 246 projecting upwardly from a lever 248 fulcrumed at 250 tothe plate 170 which is carried by the carriage 128. A roll 252 carried by the left-hand end of the lever 228 engages the intermediate portion of the spring 242, serving to press a latch block 254 depending from the left-hand end of the lever 228 into a recess 255 formed at the forward end of the lever 248 while the carriage 126 is in its inoperative right-hand position as shown in Fig. 3. A lug 256 carried by the rear end of the lever 248 contacts with the right-hand end of the feeler member 214. When, during the movement of the carriage 126 toward the left, the member 216 of the feeler member 214 encounters resistance occasioned by contact with the sole 28 or with the operators thumb held adjacent to the sole and comes to rest, a slight continuation of the movement of the carriage 126, which at this time is being moved to the left by the weight 158, rocks the lever 248 in a clockwise direction, as viewed in Figs. 2 and 3, thus releasing the latch block 254 of the lever 228 and permitting the lever 228 to swing in a clockwise direction under the influence of the spring 242 to the position in Fig. 4 whereby the tooth or dog 234 moves into engagement with a stationary ratchet 258 secured to the bracket 112, thus holding the carriage 126 againstfurther movement to the left. At this time the cable 142 has become slack (as shown in Fig. 7) since the treadle 148 has been lifted by the spring 152 to its uppermost position, so that the block 134 and the slide member 174 are free to continue their movement to the left and do in fact continue such movement under the tension of the spring 1'76. This movement to the left of the slide member 174, by reason of the engagement of the pins 192 of the sole-engaging feelers 164 in the inclined slots 190, spreads the right-hand ends of the feelers 164, bringing the left-hand ends of the feelers together so that the members 1'72 are brought into engagement with the edges of the sole 28. If the sole 28 is in a position unsym- 13 metrical with respect to the positioning mechanism 32 then the left-hand end of the slide member 174 will move to the left or the right when one of the members 172 engages one edge of the sole 28, as may be necessary to bring the other 5 member 172 into engagement with the other edge of the sole, for at this time the pin 178 has moved from the narrow portion of the slot 79 and transverse movement of the slide member 174 is therefore possible. Any such transverse movement of the slidemember 174 is accompanied by a corresponding transverse movement of the slide member 188 by reason of the engagement of the block 184 carried by the pin 182 of the slide member 174 in the slide-way 186 of the 5 slide member 188, and this in turn moves the feelers 166 transversely so that they are maintained symmetrically positioned with respect to the feelers 164.

At this time the parts are in approximately the position shown in Fig. 4. if'he operator then places a shoe 26 upon the sole 28, which is rest,- ing on the pad 34, positioning the toe portion of the sole under the member 114 and with the heel portion of the shoe under the bail 106. The toe portion of the shoe is positioned relatively to the sole by the positioning mechanism 80 at the left-hand side of the machine and the heel portion of the shoe is positioned relatively to the sole by mechanism with which the heel end positioning means 32 is provided as will now be described.

It will be remembered that the slide member 188 is provided with a pair of inclined slots 194 in which are positioned pins 196 depending from the feelers 166. Accordingly, it is only necessary to move the slide member 188 to the left in order to cause the feelers 166 to grip the counter portion of the shoe which the operator has placed upon the sole 188 and to position the shoe symmetrically with respect to the sole 28, as shown in Fig. 5. For this purpose a tension spring 260 is anchored at one end to a pin 262 projecting upwardly from the plate 170 and at the other end to the extremity of the forwardly projecting arm 264 of a three-arm lever 266 which is fulcrumed at 268 to a lug 270 projecting from the rear of the bracket 112. Extending downwardly from the arm 264 of the lever 266-4s a pin 272 the lower end of which is positioned in a slot 274 extending transversely of the slide member 188. Thus clockwise movement (as viewed in Figs. 3, 4 and 5) of the lever 266 under the tension of the spring 260 will move the left-hand ends of the feelers 166 toward each other, causing the feelers 166 to position the shoe 26 symmetrically with respect to the sole 28. Such action of the lever 266 is restrained, until after the feelers 164 have been positioned by the sole 28, by a latch 276 (Figs. 3, 4, 5 and 15) engaging a block 278 extending to the left from the left-hand arm of the lever 266. A compression spring 280 one end portion of which is housed in a cavity in the latch 276 tends to rock the left-hand end of the latch member 276 downwardly (in a counter-clockwise direction, as viewed in Fig. 15) thus maintaining the latch 276 in operative position relatively to the block 278. In order to release the latch 276 from the block 278, when it is desired to release the shoe-positioning feelers 166, a controller shown as a hand lever 282 is secured to the latch member 276, as shown for example in Figs. 3 and 15, and to prevent excessive movement of the latch member 276 under the influence of its spring 280 after the latch member is released, a pin 284, projecting from a lug 286 to which the latch member 276 is fulcrumed, engages a shoulder 288 formed on the hand lever 282. In order toreset the latch mechanism when the carriage 126 is moved to the right to its inoperative position a block 290 is adjustably secured by a screw and slot connection 292 (Fig. 3) to the bracket 112, the block 290 being provided with an inclined cam face 294 in the path of a roll 296 carried by the lever 266, thereby rotating the lever 266 in a counter-clockwise direction and causing the block 278 to pass under an inclined surface 300 (Fig. 15) formed at the end of the latch member 276 and back of and into engagement with a shoulder 302 formed on that latch member, whereby the parts are secured in the position shown in Fig. 3.

that the member 218 will not be caught beneath the rear end of the shoe. For this p use a three-armed lever 304 is fulcrumed at 30 to a rearwardly projecting portion 307 (Fig. 14) of the plate 170. A forwardly projecting arm 308 of the lever 304 is positioned to the left of and has engagement with a pin 310 carried near the righthand end of the feeler member 214, while adownwardly extending pin 312 carried by the righthand arm of the lever 304 is engaged by the block 278 while the parts are in the inoperative position of Fig. 3 thus preventing counter-clockwise movement of the lever 304 under the influence of a tension spring 314 anchored at 316 to the left-hand arm of the lever 304 and at the other end to the pin 262 which is carried by the plate 170. Thus it will be observed that when,

with the parts in the position of Fig. 4, the latch block 278 is released by the depression of the hand lever 282, the lever 304 will be released for counter-clockwise movement under tension of the spring 314 and will withdraw the feeler member 214 substantially simultaneously with the movement of the feelers 166 to their shoe-positioning position, the parts then occupying the position shown in Fig. 5. By the time the parts reach the positions shown in Fig. 5 the shoe 26 will have been positioned relatively to the sole 28. The operator then swings the bail 106 up over the shoe 26, if he 'has not previously done so, and depresses the treadle 118 to, apply the preliminary pressure. When a part of the preliminary pressure has been applied, enough to prevent relative movement of the, shoe and the sole, it may be desirable to withdraw the sole-engaging members 172 of the feelers 164 to prevent them from being caught between the upper of the shoe 26 and the pad 34. For this purpose a hand lever 318 is i'ulcrumed at 320 to an arm 322 extending to 1 the left from the carriage 128, the rear end of the lever 318 being pivoted at 324 to the righthand end of a link 326 the left-hand end of which is carried by the pin 198 which, it will be remembered, passes also through the hole 200 In in the left-hand end of the slide member 174. Thus clockwise movement of the hand lever 318 from the position shown in Fig. 5 toward the position shown in Fig. 3 will withdraw the members 172 of the feelers 162 from engagement with the sole and, since further preliminary pressure is applied by the operator at this time, it will be. impossible for the members 172 to move beneath the counter portion of the shoe 26 when the operator releases the handle 318.

After the preliminary pressure has been applied the final pressure-applying mechanism 86 is operated, as fully described in said Ballard Patent No. 1,897,105, and when the final pressure has been completely applied the treadle 148 is rewhich the operator can remove the pad box 24 from the machine.

In operating the positioning mechanism 32, after the operator has placed on the pad 34 a sole 28, the attaching surface of which is coated with pyroxylin cement, freshly cut with suitable solvent, he releases the latch mechanism 150, thus permitting the treadle 148 to be lifted by the spring 152 so that the weight 158 is effective through the cable 154 to move the car- I riage 126 to the left from the position shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 6 to the position shown in Figs. 4, 5 and 7. When the member 216 of the feeler 214 meets the end of the sole28, or the operator's thumb held adjacent to the end of the sole, the sole and shoe positioning portions 1'72 and 204 of the

feelers

164 and 166 will be in the proper position longitudinally of the sole. The holding of the feeler member 214 against further movement to the left, rocks the lever 248 in a clockwise direction, from the position of Fig. 3 to the position of Fig. 5, releasing the latch block 254 and permitting the spring 242 to move the tooth or dog 284 of the lever 228 into engagement with ratchet 258 thus locking the carriage 126, as shown in Fig. 4, against further movement to the left. When this takes place the tension of the spring 176 moves the slide member 174 to the left so that the soleengaging members 1'72 of the feelers 164 are positioned by the sole 28, the forward end of the slide member 174 moving transversely one way or the other and correspondingly moving the left-hand end of the slide member 188. The operator then places a shoe 26, the overlasted portion of the bottom of which has been scoured and coated with suitable cement, on the sole 28 and depresses the hand lever 282, thus releasing the lever 266 and permitting the spring 260 to move the slide member 188 forwardly, thereby moving the left-hand end of the feelers 166 toward each other into engagement with the shoe 26 and positioning the shoe symmetrically with respect to the sole 28, and at the same time permitting the spring 314 to rock the lever 304 in a counter-clockwise direction thus withdrawing the feeler member 214. The operator then starts to apply the preliminary pressure and, if conditions are such as to make it desirable, swings the hand lever 318 in a clockwise direction from the position of Fig. 5 toward the position in Fig. 3, thus withdrawing the soleengaging members 172 of the feelers 164 so that they will not be caught beneath the shoe when the final pressure is applied. After the application of the final pressure, the treadle 148 is depressed by power-operated mechanism and is latched in depressed position by the latch member 150, the depression of the treadle 148 being effective through the cable 142 to return the carriage 126 to its right-hand inoperative position, at the start of which return movement the work engaging ends 172, 204 of the

feelers

164 and 166 are spread by their movement toward the right relatively to the slide members 1'74, I88. At the conclusion of this movement of the carriage 126, the lever 266 is returned to the position shown in Fig. 3 by the engagement of the roll 296 with the cam surface 294 and the latch 2'76 becomes operative not only to hold the lever 266 in that position but also to hold the lever 304 in the position shown in Fig. 3 with the spring 314 under tension. Also the engagement of the tooth or dog 234 with the cam surface 236 of the block 238 rocks the lever 228 in a counter-clockwise direction, causing the latch block 254 to engage the recess 255 at the forward end of the lever 248 so that the lug 256 at its rearward end (Fig. 3) will be thrust against the right-hand end of the feeler member 214 and will move it to the position shown in Fig. 3.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure as Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. A machine for use in the manufacture of shoes having, in combination, a pair of feelers arranged for movement widthwise of a sole into engagement with opposite edge portions thereof and mounted for floating movement transversely of the sole, a second pair of feelers arranged for relative movement toward and into engagement with opposite portions of a shoe to position the shoe relatively to the sole and also mounted for floating transverse movement, and means for controlling said movements of the two sets of feelers constructed and arranged to cause the shoe-positioning feelers in their floating movement to follow the sole engaging feelers thereby to position the shoe symmetrically with respect to the sole.

2. A machine for use in the manufacture of shoes having, in combination, a pair of feelers arranged for movement as a unit lengthwise of a sole and also toward each other and widthwise of the sole into engagement with opposite edges thereof near the heel end of the sole whereby the feelers are positioned by the sole, a second pair of feelers mounted for similar movement lengthwise of a shoe resting on the sole and for relative movement toward each other and into engagement with the counter portion of the shoe at opposite sides thereof, thereby positioning the shoe relatively to the sole, and connections between the two sets of feelers constructed and arranged to control said widthwise movements thereof to cause the feelers to position the shoe symmetrically with respect to the sole.

3. A machine for use in the manufacture of shoes having, in combination, a member upon which a sole and shoe are positioned while soleattaching pressure is applied thereto, feelers arranged for floating movement in the same direction and for movement toward each other widthwise of a sole on said member into engagement with edge portions of the sole to be positioned thereby, other feelers arranged for similar fioating movement in the same direction and for relative movement to each other into engagement with a shoe resting on the sole to position the shoe relatively to the sole, and connections between the two sets of feelers constructed and arranged to cause the feelersto position the shoe symmetrically with respect to the sole.

4. A machine for use in the manufacture of shoes having, in combination, a pad upon which a sole and shoe are positioned while sole-attaching pressure is applied thereto, a pair of feelers arranged for movement lengthwise of a sole on the pad into the vicinity of its end portion and then toward each other into engagement with the opposite edge portions of the sole near an end thereof, a second pair of feelers arranged for similar lengthwise movement and for relative movementtoward each other into engagement with opposite sides of a shoe resting on the sole to position the shoe relatively to the sole, and connections between the two sets of feelers constructed and arranged to cause the shoe-positioning feelers to position the shoe symmetrically with respect to the sole.

5. In a machine for use in the manufacture of shoes, shoeand sole-positioning mechanism comprising a pair of feelers arranged for lengthwise movement as a unit and for relative movement toward each other into engagement with the edge portions of a sole near an end thereof, a second pair of feelers mounted for lengthwise movement with the first pair and for relative movement thereafter toward each other into engagement with a shoe which is to be positioned relatively to the sole, and means for controlling the widthwise movements of the two sets of feelers constructed and arranged to cause the shoe and sole-engaging portions of the feelers to position the shoe symmetrically with respect to the sole.

6. A machine for use in the manufacture of shoes having, in combination, a sole-receiving member, a carriage movable toward an end of a sole on said member, a pair of feelers carried by the carriage for longitudinal movement therewith and constructed and arranged for movement into engagement with opposite edge portions of the sole to position the feelers in accordance with the location of the sole, a pair of shoe-positioning feelers mounted on the carriage and normally restrained against movement toward each other, and a controller operable to release the shoe-positioning feelers thereby causing them to position a shoe located upon the sole symmetrically widthwise of the sole.

7. A machine for use in the manufacture of shoes having, in combination, a pad arranged to support a sole and shoe while sole-attaching pressure is applied thereto, a pair of sole-engaging members, a pair of shoe-positioning members, means for moving the sole-engaging and shoepositioning members lengthwise of a sole which is to be operated upon and for thereafter moving the sole-engaging members into engagement with opposite edge portions of the sole while maintaining the shoe-positioning members at rest, means tending to move the shoe-positioning members toward each other into engagement with a shoe positioned on the sole but maintained inoperative until after the sole-engaging members are moved into engagement with the sole, and connections between the sole-engaging and the shoe-positioning members constructed and arranged to control the relative widthwise movement of the two sets of members.

8. A machine for use in the manufacture of shoes having, in combination, a pad arranged to support a sole and shoe while sole-attaching pressure is applied thereto, a carriage movable toward an end of a sole on said member, a pair of feelers carried by the carriage for longitudinal movement therewith and constructed and arranged for movement into engagement with opposite edge portions thereof to position the feelers in accordance with the location of the sole, a pair of shoe-positioning feelers mounted on the carriage, connections between the two pairs of feelers constructed and arranged to maintain the feelers of the two pairs symmetrical with respect to a single plane, and a controller operable to cause movement of the shoe-positioning feelers thereby causing them to position a shoe resting upon the sole symmetrically with respect to the sole.

9. In a machine for use in the manufacture of shoes, shoe and sole-positioning mechanism comprising a pair of feelers arranged for movement as a unit lengthwise and for relative movement toward each other into engagement with the edge portions of a sole near an end thereof, a second pair of feelers mounted for lengthwise movement with the first pair and for relative movement thereafter toward each other into engagement with a shoe resting on the sole and which is to be positioned relatively to the sole, and means for controlling the widthwise movements of the two sets of feelers constructed and arranged to cause the shoe-engaging portions of the shoeengaging feelers to be at all times equidistant from a plane equidistant between the sole engaga sole upon the pad near an end of the sole, a second pair of feelers mounted for lengthwise movement with the first pair and for relative movement thereafter toward each other into engagement with a shoe which is to be positioned relatively to the sole, and means for controlling the widthwise movements of the two sets of feelers during each operation thereof constructed and arranged to equalize at the two sides of the shoe the widthwise separation of the work-engaging faces of the shoe-positioning feelers from the work-engaging faces of the sole-engaging feelers, thereby positioning the shoe and sole symmetrically with respect to each other for the application of the sole-attaching pressure.

11. A machine for use in the manufactureiof shoes having a pair of sole-engaging members, a pair of shoe-positioning members, a weight arranged to move the sole-engaging and shoe-positioning members lengthwise of a sole which is to be operated upon, a spring for thereafter moving the sole-engaging members into engagement with opposite edge portions of the sole, a spring tending to move the shoe-positioning members toward each other into engagement with a shoe resting on the sole, connections between the soleengaging and the shoe-positioning members constructed and arranged to maintain the shoe-engaging members equidistant from a plane which is also equidistant between the sole-engaging members, a latch holding the shoe-positioning members against relative movement toward each other, and a hand lever for releasing said latch.

12. A machine for use in the manufacture of shoes having, in combination, a pair of soleengaging members, a pair of shoe-positioning members, connections between the sole-engaging and the shoe-positioning members constructed and arranged to maintain the shoe-positioning members at all times equally spaced from a plane which is equally spaced between the sole-engaging members, means for moving the sole-engaging and the shoe-positioning members lengthwise of a sole which is to be operated upon and for thereafter moving the sole-engaging members into engagement with opposite edgs portions of the sole, means tending to mov the shoepositioning members toward each other into engagement with a shoe resting on the sole, a latch holding the shoe-positioning members against relative movement toward each other, and a manually operable controller for releasing said latch.

13. A machine for use in the manufacture of shoes having, in combination, a member upon 4 which a sole and shoe are positioned while soleattaching pressure is applied'thereto, a carriage movable toward said members, a member movable with the carriage and relatively thereto, means rendered operative by movement of said member relatively to the carriage to hold the carriage against further movement toward the sole, 4 and means carried by the carriage constructed and arranged to position the shoe and sole rela- 15o tively to each other for the reception of the soleattaching pressure.

14. A machine for use in the manufacture of shoes having, in combination, a pad. upon which a sole and shoe are positioned while sole-attaching pressure is applied thereto, a carriage movable toward the sole on the pad, a member carried by the carriage, means rendered operative by resistance to further movement thereby to cause said member to hold the carriage against further movement toward the sole, and means carried by the carriage constructed and arranged to be positioned by the sole after the carriage comes to rest and thereafter to position a shoe resting on the sole.

15. A machine for use in the manufacture of shoes having, in combination, a sole-receiving member, a carriage movable toward an end of a sole on said member, means moving with the carriage and rendered operative by resistance to further movement for holding the carriage against further movement toward the sole, and feelers carried by the carriage constructed and arranged for movement into engagement with opposite edge portions of the sole when the carriage comes to rest to position the feelers in accordance with the location of the sole. I

16. A machine for usein the manufacture of shoes having, a combination, a pad upon which a sole and shoe are positioned while sole-attaching pressure is applied thereto, a carriage movable toward said member, a feeler-member carried by the carriage, means rendered operative by resistance to further movement of the feelermember to latch the carriage against further movement toward the sole, and feelers carried by the carriage constructed and arranged to position the shoe and sole relatively to each other for the reception of the sole-attaching pressure.

17. A machine for use in the manufacture of shoes having, in combination, a pad upon which a sole and shoe are positioned while sole-attaching pressure is applied thereto, a carriage movable toward the sole on the pad, a feeler-member carried by the carriage rendered operative by resistance to further movement thereby to latch the carriage against further movement toward the sole, feelers carried by the carriage constructed and arranged to be positioned by the sole after the carriage comes to rest, and other feelers thereafter to position a shoe relatively to the sole.

18. A machine for use in the manufacture of shoes having, in combination, a sole-receiving member, a carriage movable longitudinally of a sole on said member, a member carried by the carriage rendered operative by resistance to further movement thereby to latch the carriage against further movement toward the sole, and feelers carried by the carriage for longitudinal movement therewith constructed and arranged for transverse movement into engagement with opposite edge portions of the sole to position the feelers in accordance with the location of the sole.

19. A machine for use in the manufacture of shoes having, in combination, a pad upon which a sole and shoe are positioned while sole-attaching pressure is applied thereto, a carriage movable toward an end of a sole on the pad, a latch, a member carried by the carriage and acting when its movement is arrested to cause the latch to hold the carriage against further movement toward the sole, and feelers carried by the carriage for longitudinal movement therewith constructed and arranged for movement into engagement with opposite edge portions of the sole to position the feelers in accordance with the location of the sole.

20. A machine for use in the manufacture of shoes having, in combination, a sole-receiving member, acarriage movable lengthwise of a sole on said member toward an end of the sole, a feeler-member carried by the carriage, means rendered operative by resistance to further movement of the feeler for holding the carriage against further movement toward the sole, feelers carried by the carriage for longitudinal movement therewith constructed and arranged formovement widthwise of the sole into engagement with opposite edge portions of the sole to position the feelers in accordance with the location of the sole, shoepositioning feelers mounted on the carriage and normally held against movement toward each other, and means operable after the sole-engaging feelers have been positioned by the sole for releasing the shoe-positioning feelers, thereby causing them to position a shoe resting upon the sole symmetrically widthwise of the sole.

21. A machine for use in the manufacture of shoes having, in combination, a sole-receiving member, a carriage movable longitudinally of said member toward an end of a sole thereon, a latch, a feeler-member carried by the carriage and operative when resistance to further movement thereof is met to cause the latch to hold the carriage against further movement toward the sole, feelers carried by the carriage for longitudinal movement therewith constructed and arranged for movement into engagement with opposite edge portions of the sole to position the feelers in accordance with the location of the sole, shoe-positioning feelers mounted on the carriage and nor.- mally held against movement toward each other, and latch mechanism for normally holding the shoe-engaging feelers against movement toward each other and operable after the sole-engaging feelers have been positioned for releasing the shoe-positioning feelers, thereby causing them to position a shoe located upon the sole symmetrically with respect to the sole.

22. A machine for use in the manufacture of shoes having, in combination, a sole-receiving member, a carriage movable toward said member, a latch, a feeler-member carried by the carriage and operating-when it meets resistance to further movement to cause the latch to hold the carriage against further movement toward the sole-receiving member, means carried by the carriage and movable into engagement with opposite edge portions of a sole on the sole-receiving member to be positioned thereby relatively to the sole, and means for withdrawing the feeler.

23. A machine for use in the manufacture of shoes having, in combination, a movable carriage, a feeler member carried by the carriage, and means rendered operative when the feeler member meets resistance to forward movement positively to secure the carriage against further forward movement.

24. A machine for use in the manufacture of shoes having, in combination, a movable carriage, a feeler member carried by the carriage, a latch, and connections rendered operative when the feeler member meets resistance to forward movement thereby to cause the latch to hold the car- .riage against further forward movement.

25. A machine for use in the manufacture of shoes having, in combination, a movable carriage, a feeler member carried by and mountshoes having, in combination, a sole-receiving member, a carriage movable toward said member, a latch, a feeler-member carried by the carriage rendered operative by resistance to further movement to cause the latch to hold the carriage against further movement toward a sole on the sole-receiving member, means carried by the carriage and movable into engagement with opposite edge portions of the sole to be positioned thereby relatively to the sole, means for thereafter withdrawing the feeler-member, and means carried by the carriage operable substantially simultaneously with the withdrawal of the feeler-member for positioning a shoe resting on the sole relatively to the sole.

27. A machine for use in the manufacture of shoes having, in combination, a member upon which a shoe and sole may be positioned, a carriage movable endwise of and toward a sole on said member, a latch, a feelen carried by the carriage, means rendered operative by resistance to further movement of the feeler to cause the latch to hold the carriage against further movement toward the sole, means carried by the carriage constructed and arranged to position the sole and a shoe on the sole widthwise relatively to -each other and including separate sole-engagmg and shoe-positioning members, and means operable to withdraw the feeler after the engagement of said sole-engaging members with the sole.

28. A machine for use in the-manufacture of shoes having, in combination, a pad upon which a shoe and sole are positioned while sole-at taching pressure is applied thereto, a carriage movable toward an end of the sole on said pad, a latch, a feeler-member projecting from the carriage rendered operative by resistance to further movement of the feeler to cause the latch to hold the carriage against further movement toward the sole, means carried by the carriage constructed and arranged to position the shoe and sole relatively to each other for the reception of the sole-attaching pressure and including separate sole-engaging and shoe-positioning members, a spring tending to withdraw the feelermember, a latch normally holding the feelermember projecting from the carriage, and means operable to release the last-named latch after the carriage is latched against movement toward the sole.

29. A machine for use in the manufacture of shoes having, in combination, a member upon which a sole and shoe are positioned while sole-,

attaching pressure is applied thereto, a carriage movable toward 'the end of a sole on said pad, a latch, a feeler-member carried by the carriage and movable relatively thereto, means rendered operative by resistance to further movement of the feeler-member to cause the latch to hold the carriage against further movement, a pair of feelers carried by the carriage constructed and arranged for movement into engagement with opposite edge portions of the sole to position the feelers in accordance with the location of the sole, a pair of shoe-positioning feelers mounted on the carriage and constructed and arranged for movement toward each other to position a shoe on the sole, and connections between the two sets of feelers constructed and arranged to maintain the shoe-engaging feelers symmetrically located relatively to the sole-engaging feelers whereby the shoe will be positioned symmetrically relatively to the sole regardless of substantial variations in the position of the sole, and means for with- .drawing the feeler-member operable after engagement of the sole by the sole-engaging feelers.

30. A machine for use in the manufacture of shoes having, in combination, a pad upon which a sole and-shoe are positioned while sole-attaching pressure is applied thereto, a carriage movable toward the end of a sole on said pad, a latch, a feeler-member carried by the carriage rendered operative by resistance to further movement to cause the latch to hold the carriage against further movement, a pair of feelers carried by the carriage constructed and arranged for movement into engagement with opposite edge portions of the sole to position the feelers in accordance with the location of the sole, a pair of shoe-positioning feelers mounted on the carriage and constructed and arranged for movement toward each other to position a shoe on the sole, connections between the two sets of feelers constructed and arranged to maintain the shoe-engaging feelers symmetrically located with respect to the soleengaging feelers whereby the shoe will be positioned symmetrically relatively to the sole regardless of substantial variations in the position of the sole on the pad, and a hand lever operable to cause the feeler-member to be withdrawn after engagement of the sole by the sole-engaging feelers.

31. A machine for use in the manufacture of shoes having, in combination, a pad upon which a sole and shoe are positioned while sole-attaching pressure is applied thereto, a carriage movable toward an end of a sole on said pad, a member carried by the carriage rendered operative by resistance to further movement thereby to hold the carriage against'further movement toward the sole, a pair of feelers carried by the carriage for longitudinal movement therewith constructed and arranged for movement into engagement with opposite edge portions of the sole to position the feelers in accordance with the location of the sole, a pair of shoe-positioning feelers mounted on the carriage and normally latched against movement toward each other, connections between the two sets of feelers constructed and arranged to maintain the two feelers of each pair at all times equidistant from a single plane located between them, and means operable after the sole-engaging feelers have been positioned for releasing the shoepositioning feelers, thereby causing them to'position a shoe located upon the sole symmetrically widthwise of the sole.

32. A machine for use in the manufacture of shoes having, in combination, a member upon which a sole is placed by the operator, a carriage movable toward an end of the sole on said member, a feeler-member carried by the carriage, means rendered operative by resistance to further movement of the feeler-member to hold the carriage against further movement toward the sole, feelers carried by the. carriage for longitudinal movement therewith constructed and arranged for movement into engagement with opposite edge portions of the sole to position the feelers in accordance with the location of the sole, shoe-positioning feelers carried by the carriage and normally latched against movement to- Ward each other, means operable after the soleengaging feelers have beenpositioned by the sole for releasing the shoe-positioning feelers, thereby causing them to position a shoe located upon the sole symmetrically widthwise of the sole, and means for withdrawing the feeler-member operable after the latching of the carriage against forward movement.

33. In a machine for use in the manufacture of shoes, the combination of a pad upon which a sole is placed by the operator, a carriage, means for moving the carriage toward an end of a sole placed upon the pad, a feeler-member mounted on the carriage for movement therewith toward and from the end of the sole, means rendered operative by resistance to further movement of the feeler-member to latch the carriage against further movement toward the sole, feelers mounted on the carriage constructed and arranged to be positioned by engagement with the edges of a sole on the pad, and means for holding said feelers against movement in a direction transversely of the sole until the carriage is latched against movement toward the sole and for releasing the feelers as the carrier is latched and for urging them into engagement with the edge portions of a the sole.

34. In a machine for use in the manufacture of shoes, mechanism for relatively positioning the end portions of a sole and shoe comprising a carriage, means for moving the carriage toward an end of a sole with respect to which a shoe is to be positioned, means for holding the carriage against further movement when it has reached a position determined with reference to a sole which has been presented to the machine, sole-engaging feelers mounted on the carriage for movement therewith and arranged for movement toward each other widthwise of the sole thereby to be positioned by engagement with the edge of the sole, a second set of shoe-positioning feelers mounted on the carriage and held spaced apart during the movement of the carriage by a distance greater than the width of the part of the shoe which they are to engage, means for releasing said shoe-positioning fingers, operable after the sole-engaging fingers have been positioned by a sole, to permit widthwise movement of the shoe-positioning fingers into engagement with the upper of a shoe located on the sole, and means constructed and arranged to maintain the shoeengaging fingers substantially symmetrically located relatively to the sole-engaging fingers whereby the shoe will be positioned properly rela tively to the sole regardless of substantial variations in the position of the sole.

35. In a machine for use in cement-attaching soles to shoes, a pad upon which a sole and shoe are positioned while sole-attaching pressure is applied thereto and mechanism for positioning the heel end portions of a sole and shoe on the pad comprising a carriage, means for moving the carriage toward the heel end of a sole on the pad, means for holding the carriage against further movement when it has reached a position determined by reference to the heel end of the sole, a set of sole-engaging feelers mounted on the carriage for movement therewith and arranged for movement toward each other widthwise of the sole thereby to be positioned by engagement with the edges of the sole; a set of shoe-positioning feelers mounted on the carriage and held spaced apart during the movement of the carriage by a distance greater than the width of the counter portion of the shoe which they are to pcsition, means for releasing said shoe-positioning 'fingers operable after the sole-engaging fingers shoe located on the sole, and means constructed and arranged to maintain the shoe-engaging fingers symmetrically located relatively to the sole-engaging fingers whereby the shoe will be positioned symmetrically relatively to the sole regardless of substantial variations in the position of the sole on the pad.

36. A machine for use in the manufacture of shoes having, in combination, a pad upon which a sole and shoe are positioned while sole-attaching pressure is applied thereto and mechanism for positioning the heel end portions of a sole and shoe on the padcomprising a carriage, means for moving the carriage toward an end of a sole on the pad, means for holding the carriage against further movement when it has reached a position determined with reference to the heel end of the sole, feelers mounted on the carriage for movement therewith and arranged for movement toward each other widthwise of the sole thereby to be positioned by engagement with the edges of the sole, shoe-positioning feelers mounted on the carriage and spaced apart during the movement of the carriage by a distance greater than the width of the counter portion of the shoe which they are to position, a spring urging said shoe-positioning fingers toward each other, a latch restraining said shoe-positioning fingers from movement under the influence of said spring, a manually operable controller for releasing said latch, thereby permitting said spring to move said shoe-positioning fingers widthwise into engagement with the upper of a shoe located on the sole, and connections between the two sets of feelers maintaining the shoe-engaging portions of the shoe-positioning feelers symmetrically located relatively to the sole-engaging portions of the sole-engaging fingers whereby the shoe will be positioned symmetrically relatively to the sole regardless of substantial variations in the position of the sole.

3'7. In a machine for use in the manufacture of shoes, the combination of a pad upon which a sole is placed by the operator, a carriage, means for moving the carriage toward an end of a sole placed upon the pad, 9. feeler-member mounted on the carriage for movement therewith toward and from the end of the sole, means rendered operative by resistance to further movement of the feeler-member upon striking the end of a sole on the. pad to latch the carriage against further movement toward the sole, feelers mounted on the carriage constructed and arranged to be positioned by engagement with the edges of a sole on the pad, said feelers being held against movement in a direction transversely of the sole until the carriage is latched against movement toward the sole, and being released as the carriage is latched and urged into engagement with the edge portions of the sole, shoe-positioning feelers mounted on the carriage and arranged for movement lengthwise of the sole on the pad with the sole-engaging feelers and normally held 38. A machine for use in the manufacture of shoes having, incombination, a member upon which a sole and shoe are positioned while soleattaching pressure is applied thereto, sole-engaging members arranged for movement widthwise of a sole positioned on said first-named member into engagement with opposite edge portions of the sole to be positioned thereby, shoepositioning members arranged for relative movement toward each other into engagement with opposite sides of a shoe resting on the sole to position the shoe relatively to the sole, and means for withdrawing the sole-engaging members without disturbing the position of the shoe-positioning members.

39. A machine for use in the manufacture of shoes having, in combination, a pad upon which a sole and shoe are positioned while sole-attaching pressure is applied thereto, feelers arranged for movement widthwise of the sole positioned on said pad into engagement with opposite edge portions of the sole to be positioned thereby, other feelers arranged for relative movement toward each other into engagement with opposite sides of a shoe resting on the sole to position the shoe relatively to the sole, connections between the two sets of feelers constructed and arranged to cause the feelers to position the shoe symmetrically with respect to thesole, and means for withdrawing the sole-engaging feelers without disturbing the position of the shoe-positioning feelers.

40. In a machine for use in cement-attaching soles to shoes, the combination of a member arranged to support a shoe and'sole while soleattaching pressure is applied thereto, a pair of sole-engaging feelers arranged for movement into engagement with opposite-edge portions of a sole on the pad to be positioned thereby, a pair of shoe-positioning feelers arranged to position a shoe on-the sole, connections between the two sets of feelers constructed and arranged to cause the shoe-positioning fingers to position the shoe centrally with respect to the sole, a feeler-member movable toward the sole, connections between the feeler-member and the sole-engaging and shoepositioning feelers to cause the feeler-member to position the sole-engaging and shoe-positioning feelers lengthwise of the sole and shoe, and means for withdrawing the sole-positioning feelers after the shoe and sole have been relatively positioned without disturbing the shoe-positioning feelers and before the complete sole-attaching pressure has been applied.

41. A machine for use in the manufacture of shoes having, in combination, a pad arranged to support a shoe and sole while sole-attaching pressure is applied thereto, a pair of sole-engaging feelers arranged for movement into engagement with opposite edge portions of a sole on the pad to be positioned thereby, a pair of shoe-positioning feelers arranged to position a shoe on the sole, connections between the two sets of feelers constructed and arranged to cause the shoe-positioning fingers to position the shoe symmetrically with respect to the sole, a feeler-member movable toward the sole, connections between the feelermember and the sole-engaging and shoe-positioning feelers to cause the feeler-member to position the sole-engaging and shoe-positioning feelers lengthwise of the sole and shoe, and means for withdrawing the sole-positioning feelers after the shoe and sole have been relatively positioned 110