US212718A - Improvement in shoe-scalloping machines - Google Patents

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IMPROVEMENT IN SHOE-SCALLOPING MACHINES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 212,718, dated February 25, 1879 application filed December 27, 1878.

- To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM MANLEY, of Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shoe-Scalloping Ma chines; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art toavhich it pertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to shoe-scalloping machines, and is designed to provide mechanism adapted to adjust and hold securely the button-flies of ladies, misses, and childrens shoeuppers in proper position, whereby the same may be scalloped with uniformity and dispatch, cutting from one to twenty pieces at a sii'lgle operation.

The invention consists, first, in the combination, with a presserbar and mechanism adapted to cause the same to bear down upon the button-flies, of an independent adjuster adapted to be withdrawn from beneath said button-flies when the latter are secured in position by the presserbar; second, in the combination, with a presser-bar and its lever, of an actuating-lever adapted to be operated by suitable treadle mechanism in causing said presser-bar to hold the button -flies upon a cutting-block; third, in the combination, with a presser bar, its lever, and an actuating -lever, of connecting mechanism adapted to cause the same to be moved together in forward or rearward movement upon a suitable support; fourth, in the combination, with a horizontal slotted arm, of a presser-bar lever and an actuating-lever, the two respectively pivoted upon bolts which work transversely in said slotted arm; fifth, in the combination, with a presser-bar formed with upright thimbles, of downwardly sprin g-pressed pins working in the latter; sixth, in the combination,

with a presser-bar provided with downwardly spring-pressed pins, of a lever connected with the central portion thereof, and intermediate between said pins; seventh, in the combination, with the two bolts which work transversely in the horizontal slotted arm, and upon which the presser-bar lever and the actuating-lever are respectively pivoted, of a plate formed with perforations, through which latter said bolts pass and connect the latter together, so as to be simultaneously moved in said slotted arm; eighth, in the combination, with the horizontal slotted arm, the resser-bar lever, and the actuating-lever, of bolts upon which the levers are pivoted, together with a plate connecting the latter together, each bolt being formed with threads, respectively, upon its extremities,and also provided with a shoulder, against which the corresponding lever has lateral bearing; ninth, in a shoescalloping machine, the combination, with the presser-bar lever and the actuating-lever, of a spring pressed device adapted to engage with the latter and maintain it free from engagement with the presserbarllever when not operated by the treadle mechanism; tenth, in the combination, with the actuating lever, pivoted to a belt which works transversely in the horizontal slotted arm, of an upwardly spring-pressed device, which engages with the lower side of the long arm of said lever, and tends to maintain the short arm of the latter free from engagement with the presser-bar lever; eleventh, in the combination of the two bolts upon which the presserbar lever and the actuatin g-lever are severally pivoted, each bolt being formed with both extremities screw threaded, and a shoulder, against which latter the eye of the corresponding lever has lateral bearing; twelfth, in the combination of the two bolts upon which the presser-bar lever and the actuating-lever are severally pivoted, each bolt being formed with both extremities screwthreaded, and a shoulder, against which latter the eye of the corresponding lever has lateral bearing, the cen tral stems of said bolts being respectively adapted, by their rectangularform, to prevent the same from turning in the horizontal slotted arm; thirteenth, in the combination, with the actuating-lever and thetreadle-pitman, of a spiral spring intermediately connecting the two; fourteenth, in the combination, with the presser-bar, of a cutting-block provided with a metallic-composition bed, the same being adapted -to secure the button-flies between them while being scalloped; fifteenth, in a cutting-block, of wood or similar light material, and formed with an inlaid metallic mold, within which latter a metallic-composition cutting-bed is held; sixteenth, in the combination, with the presser-bar formed with an upright tubular stud, of a lever formed with an eye at the end of its long arm, which is secured thereto by bolt engagement,the connecting edges of said stud and eye being formed with interlocking serra tions or corrugations; seventeenth, in the combination, with the platform of a shoe-scalloping machine, provided with vertically-adjusting devices, of a cutting-block resting on the latter, and adapted to be raised or lowered at one or more points by suitable movement of p the same eighteenth,in the combination, with the platform-plate of a shoe-scalloping machine, of fixed legs rigidly secured to the forward portion thereof, and swinging legs pivoted to the rear portion; nineteenth, in the combination, with the cutting-block, of an independent bed or plate, upon which the same rests, said bed or plate being formed with one or more upwardly-projecting pointed studs, adapted to keep said block from slipping; twentieth, in the combination, with the presser-bar, of an adjuster provided with movable guides and a spring-pressed holder, the same being adapted to adjust and hold the buttontlies and pattern properly together prepara tory to being secured by the presser in place upon the cuttingrbed; twenty-first, in .anadjuster for sho e,-scallo,ping machines, the same consisting in the combination, with a plate.

provided with a fixed upright, .of one or more movable upright guides, and a spring-holder pivoted thereto; twenty-second, in an adjuster for shoe-scallopin g machines, the combination, with the main plate, of one or more movable upright guides pivoted thereto; twenty-third, in the combination, with the cutting-block, of a vertically adjustable jack formed with a pointed stud, and adapted to prevent said block from moving while the flies are being scalloped.

Referring to the drawings, Figure l is a view, in perspective, of a machine embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a view of the machine proper detached from a supporting-stand, the same being shown with both the cutting-block and the plate upon which the latter rests removed therefrom. Fig. 3 is a similar view, but with the plate upon which the cuttingblock rests in position upon the vertically-adjusting screws. Fig. i is a detail sectional view through line m y of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a detail view of the cutting-block and plate upon which the same rests. Fig. 6 is a detail view of the adjuster. Fig. 7 is a view of my cutting-chisel. Fig. 8 is a view of the jack.

The horizontal slotted arm supports the presser-bar lever B and the actuating-lever G by means of bolts D, which latter work transversely within the slot of said arm, and are connected together by a plate,E, so as to have simultaneous and even movement either forward orrearward. Each of said bolts is formed with both extremities screw threaded, and

which, respectively, project out beyond the slot, and .are engaged with suitable nuts-F F in clamping the levers to the machine. Each bolt is also formed with a shoulder, f, against which the eye of the corresponding lever has lateral bearing, while that portion, f, of the bolt-stem which is within the slot is made rectangular, so as to prevent the bolt from turning. By loosening nuts F said bolts are freed from their clamped position within the slot, and can therefore be readily moved in transverse line to and fro in the same, corresponding to the position required of the press- .er-bar in holding different-sized button-flies in position upon the cutting-block.

Presser-bar Gr is preferably formed curved, so as to be adapted to the form of the buttonflies, .and is provided with two upright thimbles, 9, within which work, respectively, the downwardlyspring-pressed pins g. Centrally between said pins the presserbar is provided with a tubular upright stud, a, formed with serrations .or notches on its upper .edge,-with which the extremity of the long arm of the presser-bar lever .en gages, corresponding teeth being formed .on said extremity, so as .to interlock with the teeth of said stud, and thus prevent the presser-bar from being moved out of position relative to its angle with the presserbar lever. A screw-bolt or other suitable fastenin g device, 1), passes through a corresponding pertbration in said extremity of the presser-bar lever, and engages with said tubular stud. The upper surface of the short arm of the actuatinglever engages with the under surface of the short arm of the presser-ba-r lever, and when in operation serves to hold said presser-bar securely down upon the buttonflies. An upwardly .sprin g pressed device tends to maintain the two levers free frornengagemen-t with .each other, and hence, when the I actuating-lever is not operated by the treadle mechanism, the presser-bar is automatically released from the position in which it clamps the button-flies upon the cutting-bed.

The particular form .of device used may be changed as desired, but preferablyconsists, as shown, ofa vertical rod, 0 whose lower extremity works within atubular standard, OZwhileits vertical body is incased by a spiral spring, 0 which latter engages therewith, .and serves to hold the rod in raised position. Its upper bent extremity, 0, works within a vertical slot in the machine-frame, and engages with the till der side of the long arm of the actuating-lever.

A spiral spring, H, intermediately connects the extremity of the long arm of the actuatin g-lever with the pitman H, which latter connects with any suitable foot-treadle.

The cutting-block K is preferably made of wood or equivalent light material, and is provided with a metallic mold, L, within which latter a metallic-composition bed, M, is incased. Said cutting-bed may be composed of tin and lead, or any other analogous metallic substances capable of answering the purpose in view. A plate, N, supports the cutting-block,

.moving out of position thereon.

and is provided with one or more pointed studs, n, which latter engage with the under surface of said block, and prevent the same from Adjustingscrews P, working in the platform of the machine, give vertical movement to one or more cutting-block at any point thereof, as occasion may demand. Sharp pointed pins may be formed on the working end of the adj ustingscrews, if desired, for purpose of securing the cutting-block in position. When said block is drawn out on its supporting-plate it may be maintained in working position by means of a suitable jack, R, provided with a flanged base,

which latter is fastened to the bench upon which the machine may rest. The verticallyadjustable screw 7' of said jack is provided with a pointed stud or pin, 1", whereby the block is prevented from undue movement.

The platform of the machine is provided with two fixed legs or standards, S, in its forward part, and swinging legs or standards S,

pivoted, respectively, to opposite sides of the rear or farther part of the platform, said swin gin g legs being secured by nuts upon horizontal pivots, so as to have movement when unclampedin a vertical plane. Said adjustable legs adapt the cutting-block to be moved in operativeposition as may be required under different circumstances. An adjuster, T, of any suitable form, is preferably provided with one fixed upright, V, two movable upright guides,

IV, and a spring-holder, Y. The button-flies,

in any suitable number from one to twenty,

are placed upon the adjuster together with the pattern. By means of the movable guides the :button-fliesare adjusted in position, and then the spring-holder secures the same. The adjuster, provided with the button-flies, is placed on the cutting-bed and beneath the presser.

The springpressed pins then press slightly upon the button-fly scallop-pattern and the button-flies over the open spaces formed in.

the adjuster, and the presser-bar itself does not yet bear upon the same. When the adjuster is withdrawn by means of the actuating-lever and treadle mechanism, the entire pressure of the presser-bar is exerted upon the button-fiies, and the number of pieces are held securely in position until duly scalloped, which latter operation only requires a few seconds.

By this mechanism all work of this general character, from an infants up to a womans shoe-upper is accomplished with great rapidity and uniformity, while in changing from one style to another no expense is entailed, excepting such as is required in providing a few pieces of straw-board.

In connection with this machine I use a button-fly chisel, Z, especially adapted to cut the lower end of a button'fly in a ready manner. Heretofore such cutting has been done with a knife, or in the shape of a pattern which shoecutters work by; but both of the above processes are slow and defective.

My chisel is formed with a long wing, 2,

made curved, as shown, whereby it is adapted to make the cut in an efficient and quick man- .ner. parts of the plate-body, so as to adjust the The cutting-chisel shown in Fig. 7 is represented in the drawings, that the operation of the machine may be fully understood 5 but no claim is herein made to the same.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a shoe-scalloping machine, the combination, with a presser-bar and mechanism adapted to cause the same to bear down upon the button-flies, of an independent adjuster adapted to be withdrawn from beneath said button-flies when the latter are secured in position by the presser-bar, substantially asset forth.

2. In a shoe-scallopiug machine, the combination, with apresser-bar and its lever, of an actuating-lever adapted to be operated by suitable treadle mechanism in causing said presser-bar to hold the button-flies upon a cutting-block, substantially as set forth.

3. In a shoe-scalloping machine the combination, with a presser-bar, its lever, and an actuating lever, of connecting mechanism adapted to cause the said parts to be moved together, in forward or rearward movement,

upon a suitable support, substantiallyas set forth.

4. In a shoescalloping machine, the combination, with a horizontal slotted arm, of a prcsser-bar lever and an actuating-lever, the two respectively pivoted upon bolts which work transversely in'said slotted arm,- substantiallyas set forth.

5. In a shoe-scalloping machine, the combination, with a presser.-bar formed with upright thimhles, of downwardly spring-pressed pins working in the latter, substantially as set forth.

6. I11 a shoe-scalloping machine, the combination, with a presser-bar provided with downwardly spring-pressed pins, of a lever connected ,with the central portioirthereof, and intermediate between said pins, substantially asset forth.

7. The combination, with the two bolts which work transversely in the horizontal slotted arm, and uponwhich the presser-bar lever and the actuating-lever are respectively pivoted, of a plate formed with perforations, through which latter said bolts pass and connect the latter together, so as to be simultaneously moved in said slotted arm, substantially as set forth.

8. The combination, with the horizontal slot- -ted arm, the presser-bar lever, and the actuating-lever, of bolts upon which the levers are pivoted, together with a plate connecting the latter together, each bolt being formed with right and left hand threads, respectively, upon its extremities, and also provided with a shoulder, against which the corresponding lever has lateral bearing, substantially as set forth.

9. In a shoe-scallopin g machine, the combination, with the presser-bar lever and the actuating-lever, of a spring-pressed device adapted to engage with the latter and maintain it free from engagementwith the presserbar lever when not operated by the treadle mechanism, substantially as set forth.

10. The combination, with'the actuatinglever, pivoted to a bolt which works transversely in the horizontal slotted arm, of an upwardlyspring-pressed device which engages with the lower side of the long arm of said lever, and tends to maintain the short arm of the latter free from engagement with the presser-bar lever, substantially as set forth.

11. The combination of the two bolts upon which the presser-bar lever and the actuatinglever are severally pivoted, each bolt being formed with both extremities screw-threaded, and a shoulder, against which latter the eye of the corresponding lever has lateral bearing,

substantially as set forth.

12. The combination of the two bolts upon which the presser-bar lever and the actuatinglever are severally pivoted, each bolt being formed with both extremities screw-threaded, and a shoulder, against which latter the eye of the corresponding lever has lateral bearin g, the central stems of said bolts being respectively adapted by their rectangular form to prevent the same from turning in the horizontal slotted arm, substantially as set forth.

13. The combination, with the actuatinglever and the treadle -pitman, of a spiral spring intermediately connecting the two, substantially as set forth.

14. The combination, with the presserbar, of a cutting-block provided with a metalliccomposition bed, the same being adapted to secure the button-flies between them while being scalloped, substantially as set forth.

15. In a shoe-scalloping machine, a cuttingblock, of wood or similar light material, and formed with an inlaid metallic mold, within which latter a metallic-composition cuttingbed is held, substantially as set forth.

16. The combination, with the presser-bar formed with an upright tubular stud, of a lever formed with an eye at the end of its long arm, which is secured thereto by bolt engagement, the connecting edges of said stud and eye being formed with interlocking serrations or corrugations, substantially as set forth.

17. The combination, with the platform of a shoe-scallopin g machine provided with vertically-adjusting devices, of acutting-bloek resting on the latter, and adapted to be raised or lowered at one or more points by suitable movement of the same, substantially as set forth.

18. The combination, with the platformplate of a shoe-scalloping machine, of fixed legs rigidly secured to the forward portion thereof, and swinging legs pivoted to the rear portion, substantially as set forth.

19. I11 a shoe-scalloping machine, the combination, with the cutting-block, of an independent bed or plate, upon which the same rests, said bed or plate being formed with one or more upwardly-projecting pointed studs, adapted to keep said block from slipping, substantially as set forth.

20. In a shoe-scalloping machine, the combination, with the presser-bar, of an adjuster provided with movable guides and a springpressed holder, the same being adapted to adjust and hold the button-flies and pattern properly together preparatory to being secured by the presser in place upon the cutting-bed, substantially as set forth.

21. An adjuster for shoescalloping machines, the same consisting in the combination, with a plate provided with a fixed upright, of one or more movable upright guides, and a spring-holder pivoted thereto, substantially as set forth.

22. In an adjuster for shoe-scalloping machines, the combination, with the main plate, of one or more movable upright guides pivoted thereto, substantially as set forth.

23. In a shoe-scalloping machine, the combination, with the cutting-block, of a vertically-adjustable jack formed with a pointed stud, and adapted to prevent said block from moving while the flies are being scalloped, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 18th day of December, 1878.

WILLIAM MANLEY.

Witnesses:

THOMAS BOLTON, F. A. (JoPwELL.

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