US221954A - Improvement in boot and shoe heel burnishing machines - Google Patents

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Z. BE-AUDRY. Boot and Shoe HeehBurnishin'g Machine.

No. 221,954. Patented .Nov. 25, 1879;

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No. 221,954. ZP te'nted Nov. 25, I879.

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rr D STATES PATE ZOTIQUE BEAUDRY, OF LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOE TO HIMSELF AND UDGER BELIVEAU, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT lN BOOT AND SHOE HEEL BURNISHING MACHINES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 22 1,95 1, dated November 25, 1879; application filed May 17, 1879.

' To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ZOTIQUE BEAUDRY, of Lynn, in the county of Essex and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for Burnishing the Heels of Boots and Shoes, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

These burnisher-machines, as well known, embrace in substance two principal elements or features, to wit, a burnishing-tool arranged. either for a reciprocatory or a rotary movement, and a jack or holder for receiving and holding the boot or shoe, so that through it the edge or periphery of the heel can be presented to the working or burnishing face of the burnishing-tool.

This invention relates to the jack; and it consists, first, in an arrangement and construction of the jack for receiving and securing the boot or shoe in it with the edge or periphery of the heel exposed to be presented to the burnishing-tool; second, in an arrangement and construction of the jack for the edge or periphery of the heel to the boot or shoe secured in it to be put into and out of contact with, to be moved across or transversely to, and to be rolled around upon, the working-face of the burnishing-tool, each of which movements isindependent as to each and all the others;

third, in an arrangement and construction of the jack for an automatical movement of the periphery or edge of the heel of the boot or shoe, secured in the jack toward and away from the center of rotation or vibration of the burnishing-tool, all substantially as hereinafter described, reference being had to the accom'panying plates of drawings, in which a of boot and shoe heels. This burnisher either has a vibratory or rotary movement, and such movement is given to it through its shaft 0 in any suitable manner; E, a bracket, projecting from post B, below the burnisher D; F, allorizontal platen, having a vertical pintle, a, adapted to turn or swivel in the bracket E, which secures the horizontal swing of the platen on said bracket.

The letter I) is a block arranged to turn about the pintle a, between the plate F and bracket E, and during the turning movement of the block it has a rising and falling motion imparted to it by a beveled or inclined bearing, cl, on the upper edge of the bracket, and a corresponding beveled or inclined bearing, 0, on the under side of the block.

7 The raising of the platen F is occasioned by the lift of the block b as it rides upward, and the lowering of the platen occurs as the block rides downward on the bevel-bearing d of the bracket.

The rise of the platen is against a spiral spring, f, which is confined on the lower projecting part of the pintle a, between the bracket E and the shoulder g of the pintle, and this lowering of the platen is with and in consequence of the reaction of such spring. This swinging block b is connected to the bur nisher-shaft 0 through a pitman-rod, h, and this connection is such that the block will have a reciprocatory or swinging movement.

It, a horizontal shaft, which turns in bearings of the ear-pieces l l on the platen F, and is adapted to a limited slide lengthwise through such bearings; m, an arm fixed t0 the outer end, and there projecting at right angles or radially of the horizontal shaft k; n, a rod, which turns in a tubular bearing, at the outer end of the arm m of horizontal shaft k, and this tubular bearing is parallel to the direction of such shaft 7a. The rod a projects at each end of its tubular bearings, and it sleeve or collar, arranged to slide along the length ofthe projecting part 12 of the rod a;

and s a rod pivoted to one side of said sleeve 1", and at the other end to a lever-handle, it, between its fulcrum a 011 the projecting part q to the rod a and its handle proper, c. This lever-handle t has a tail-piece, 10, which projects in a direction to rest against the edge of a block, as, arranged to slide in bearings at right angles to the direction of slide of the sleeve 1" on the rod 12, and this contact of the block with the edge of the tail-piece w of the lever t is maintained by the recoil or tension of a spiral spring, y, which is about the portion 2 of said block projecting from the rod n, and is confined between the head a on such projection and the part q of the rod a.

The block so has a handle, N, by which to slide it to release it from its edge contact with the tail-piece w of the lever t', and this release of the block 00 is against its spiral spring y.

This contact of the block 00 with the tailpiece of the lever t holds the slide-collar it against movement on its carrying-rod r in one directionthat is, outwardly or from the opcrating-lever t, and allows it to be moved or to move in the other or opposite direction-- that is, inwardly or toward the operating-lever, and this latter moy ement is against a s ral spring, 0 on the rod a, between the -collar r and the ends of the tubular bear- 9 for the rod n,w'hich is toward said slidecoiiar. d a frame pivoted at each side of the slide-collar r, and projecting therefrom in the same direction as the rod n, on which the sleeve moves. The outer part, f of this projection of the frame 61 is at right angles to the movement of its carrying slide-collar r, and

it is shaped to make a bearing at g for the treading-face of a boot or shoe heel, and at k for the treadingface of a boot or shoe sole, and between these two bearings on each side, as at 70 to so expose the whole outer periphcry or edge of the boot or shoe heel necessary to be burnished that all of such edge of the heel can be presented to the burnishing-tool without interference from the said frame, as will hereinafter more fully appear.

The several parts herein described as supported from the bracket E of the post B constitute the jack or holder for the boot or shoe of my improvements in burnishing-machines for boot and shoe heels,- and the boot or shoe the heel of which is to be burnished is held and clamped between the bearing-faces g h of the frame d and the head or end of the rod n, as is plainly shown in the drawings.

To so place the boot or shoe the lever t is first released, and then the boot or shoe is r placed with its sole against the bearing-face h of the frame 61 and its heel portion within and between the bearin g part 9 of the frame 01 and the rod a, when, by the lever 15, the frame 01 is drawn to bind the boot or shoe between it and the rod n, and the lever t is then secured, as before stated, by interlocking the block X with its tail-piece.

The boot or shoe thus secured, has the outer edge, or periphery, of its heel exposed, because of the cut-away portion 70 of the frame (1 and to burnish such edge it is presented to the burnishing'face of the burnishing-tool.

As the heel is so presented the jack carryin g it is by the operator handled so as to present, within the scope of its several movements, the edge to the action of the burnisher, and, under the construction and arrangement of the several parts of the jack hereinbefore described, these several movements of the jack consist, first, in a swing ofthe whole jack, through its pintle a, on the bracket E, which swing of the jack carries the edge of the heel across the plane of movement and across the burnishing-face of the burnisher; second, in a swing of the whole jack by its shaft 70 on the platen F, which swing of the jack enables the edge of the heel to be presented to and removed from the working-face of the burnishing-tool; third, in a swing of the clamping part of the boot or shoeto wit, the frame 01 and rod n through said rod it, within the tubular bearing 0, which swing or movement carries or rolls the edge of the heel from one end to the other around to the action of the working-face of the burnishing-tool, and while it is being so carried or rolled the lifting and falling movement provided for the jack by the vibrating movement of the block I) under the platen F, secures contact of the edge of the heel at the narrower width of the heel with the working-face of the burnishing-tool.

Under these several movements and presentations ofthe edge of the heel to the boot or shoe secured in the jack, the burnishing of such edge is most perfectly and satisfactorily accomplished.

To remove the boot or shoe from the jack requires simply the releasing of the lever 25, and, through it, the setting back of the clampin g-frame d The spring 0 on the rod n, to the sliding clampingframe d secures an elastic or yielding pressure between the boot or shoe heel and the burnisher as the relative arrangement and construction of the locking-block w, and the lever t, herein described, allows a movement of the clam ping-frame in the proper direction therefor.

Fig. 4 shows a modification of the construction of parts for lifting and lowering the jack, and this modification consists in the substitution of a screw-lifting rod, l adapted to turn in a female-screw socket, W, for the lifting-block b, said rod acting as it rises and lowers on the platen F, supporting the jack, and securing the same rising and falling movement thereto as that obtained by the corresponding movement of the lifting-block.

The several movements herein described as belonging to the jack portion of this machine obviously are independent of each other.

The slide lengthwise provided for the shaft in its bearings on the platen F enables the boot or shoe to be drawn out of the plane of operation of the burnisher.

In rolling of the edge of the boot or shoe heel around and upon the working-face of the burnisher-tool, as herein described, it is best that such movement be opposite in direction to that of the movement of the burnisher.

The clamping-frame d as herein described, is pivoted to its carrier'slide 1'. It may, however, be rigidly attached, and otherwise it may be varied in its construction and arrangement without affecting its essential features-to wit, its heel and sole bearings, with the edge of the heel exposed.

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

1. In a boot and shoe heel burnishing machine, the combination of a clamping device for holding the boot or shoe, mounted upon a shaft journaled in bearings in an arm arranged upon a shaft, and capable of an oscillating and longitudinal. motion in its bearin gs, a swiveled platform carrying the bearings of said shaft, and a beveled oscillating block connected with the burnisher-shaft by a pitman, whereby the exposed portion of the heel may be manipulated in cont-act with the burnisher, substantially as specified.

, 2. In combination with the shaft 0, carrying the burnisher, the pitman h, block b, the shaft 70, journaled in ear-pieces l, and carrying an arm, m, the shaft n, journaled in a bearing,

0, on the upper end of arm m, and mechanism for clamping the boot or shoe, all arranged to operate substantially as specified.

3. In a boot and shoe heel burnishing ma chine, the combination, with the devices for clamping the boot or shoe, of an arm mounted upon a shaft capable of a longitudinal motion as well as an oscillating motion in its bearings, whereby the exposed portion of the heel may be exposed to the burnisher, and moved across and rolled around the same, substantially as specified.

4. In combination with the shaft it, having a longitudinal and oscillating movement in its bearings ll, the arm m, carrying the clamping devices for holding the boot or shoe, whereby the heel of the same may be exposed to, moved across, and rolled around, the burnisher, substantially as specified.

5. A clamp for boots and shoes composed of a frame, (1 having heel and sole bearing parts g 7L2, which are open between them, as at W, and of a rod, at, having a slide-collar, 1', to which said frame d is secured, and which is adapted to be moved on said rod and fastened, substantially as herein described,for the purpose specified.

6. A clamp for boots and shoes composed of a frame, 01 having heel and sole bearing parts 9 and ]L2, which are open between them, as at 70 and of a rod having a slide-collar, to which said frame 01 is attached, and which is adapted to be moved through a connectingrod, a, and lever t, in combination with the slide-block w, arranged to hold said lever and said slide against movement in one direction, and to allow it and said slide to move in the opposite direction, substantially as described.

7. In buruishing-machines for boot and shoe heels, the combination of a jack, with mechanism, such substantially as shown and described, for automatically moving the ,to and from the plane of movement of thnisher-tool, as herein set forth.

8. The liftin g-block b, constructed, arranged, and connected with suitable driving mechanism, and with the jack of a heel-burnishing machine, for the jack to be alternately moved forward and away from the plane of movement of the burnishing-tool, substantially as described, for the purpose specified.

ZOTIQUE BEAUDRY.

Witnesses:

W. S. BELLows, EDWIN W. BROWN.

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