US902811A

US902811A - Lacing-hook-setting machine.

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Publication number: US902811A
Application number: US4104?706A
Authority: US
Inventors: Warren F Fraser
Original assignee: Fraser Machine & Manufacturing Co
Current assignee: Fraser Machine & Manufacturing Co
Publication date: 1908-11-03
Anticipated expiration: 1925-11-03

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W. F. FRASER. LAGING HOOK SETTING MACHINE. APPLIUATION FILED JAN. 11,1908.

902,81 1 1 Patented Nov. 3, 1908.

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LAOING HOOK BETTING MACHINE.

APPLIUATION FILED JAN.11,1908.

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Patented Nov. 3, 1908.

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Patented Nov. 3, 1908.

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llNG HOOK SETTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 11 1908.

Patented Nov. 3, 1908.

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LACING HOOK SETTING MACHINE.

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LAOING-HOOK-BE T'IING Ill/lAJZJI'UNJEZw Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 3, 1908.

Application filed January 11, 1908. Serial No. 1:10AM.

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Be it known that l, W imam: l Flu- 19R, a. subject. of King lildwnrd Vll, residing at Boston, in the county of Sufiolk and Slate of ltflnssachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in Lncing-llook-f-lctl'ing Machines, of which the following is a specifiecation.

'lhisjnvontion relates to a machine for setting lacing'hooks in the uppers of boots and shoes, particularly to that class of lacing hook setting machines in which the spacing 'of the hooks is done'by the nun-him a. u tom at icallv' and not by the operator.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple, rapid and durable machine of the class hereinbefore set'forth.

The machine of this invention is designed ,and constructed in such a. lpanner that the o erator' places a right upper for a boot or e 0e in a holder constructed therefor which. is arranged to clamp the upper in position lhe operator then starts the lacing hook setting machine which is so constructs:

that it moves relatively to the upper and lona series of lacing ooks in said right hen upper and then stops. The operator then removes this right hand 11 per from the up or holder and inserts aloft and upper an starts the machine a am, whereupon said machine will move in t e 0 posite direction to that IILWl'llCl'l it move while setting the lacing hooks in the right hand upper and will set a series of lac ing hooks in the left hand'upper and then stop a I he machine isso constructed that there is a slight, motion of theholder for the upper toward and away from the, lacing hook setting machine or laterally of the u per for the purpose' of-setting the lacin hoo s e ui- 3 "distantlrom the front edge oftlie upper, ut

g with this exception the upper remains star tionaryi while the machine which sets the lacing ooks movcs'relatively thereto and longitudinally thereof, said machine being an organized lacing hook set ng machine complete and grelerably adapter to rock backwardly an forwardly with an intermittent motion, rocking in one direction for a right hand up er in setting the lacing hooks and then rociiing in theopposite-xlirection for a left hand upper and setting the lacing hooks The machine of this invention is further so conwtrlieted that the extent of intermittent spacing movement of the nnichine, whereby the distance lmtwecn the lacing hooks for a series of said lacing hooks is determined, ,inay be readily I'm-roused or diminished by simply turning a handle or wheel which. is graduated to indicate the different distances between the lacing hooks. llhis rotation of the handle causes a ol'iange to be made in the mechanism Whit h rocks the lacinghook setting'machirw, so that each step in the rocking 01' the machine or in the intermittent rnm'oment Hum-of, may he of a predetei' mined extentand that the total angle through which the lacing hook setting machine swings in oppositedirections may be increased or diminished at will by the operator.

The invention primarily, then, consists in an organized la-ung hook setting machine and mechanism tornove said lacing hook setting machine relatively to a holder for the upper of a boot or shoe and longitudinally of said. upper so that while the upper remains practically stationary, the machine will move bodily relatively to the upper and set a series of-lacing hooks therein.

The invention further consists in improved means whereby a series of hooks or similar devices may be rapidly and accurately Bet on ated to set lacing hooksor the like F a pm scribed cu rve,-it being immaterial tofthe ijnvolition in its broader aspects which of the parts are moved or shifted in securing the proper relative movements between the setdevices and work. .he invention further consists in certain improved instrumentalities for feeding a'lahtin ' ing' hook'from the raceway to the lacing hook carrier, and further still said invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts set forth in the following specification and particularly pointed out m the claims thereof.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 isa plan view of my improved latch hook set ting machine. Fig. 2 is a front e evation of the top edge gages and their. means ofsup- V port. Fig. 3 1s a frontelevation of said he} ing hook setting machine, the same heing partly broken away and shown in section, with the holder for the upper removed. Fi". 4 is a sectional elevation of the lilachine taken on line 4- -4 of Fig. 1, looking toward the left in said figure. Fig. 5 is a sectional elevation taken on line 5 5 ol Fig 13, illustrating a'portion of the driving's raft clutch mechanism. Fig. 6 is a sectional elevation through the u pi-r holder and clamp taken on line fi--6 o Fig. I. Fig. 7 is a sectional elevation taken on line 7-? of Fig. I, illustrating the lacing hook Feeding mechanism. Fig. 8 is a detail sectional elevation taken on line 8 of Fig. 7. Fig. 1) is a sectional ('l(' vation taken on line ll 9 of Fig. I, still further illustrating the lacing hook feeding mechanism. Fig. 10 is a sectiorml elevation taken on line 10 -10 of Fig". 7 illustrating the lacing hook detent device. Fig. 11 is an enlarged front elevation of the lower portion of tho raceway and a portion of the lacing hook feeding mechanism in connection therewith. Fig 12 is a sectional elevation taken on line 1%12 of Fig. 1, illustrating a portion of the mechanism by which the lacing hook setting machine is rotated etc by step. Fig. 13 is a sectional elevation to on on line 13-13 of Fig. 4. Fig. 14 is a sectional elevation taken on line 14--14'of Fig. 1, illustrating a portion of the adjusting 'mechanism by means of which the feeding movement of the lacin hook machine is increased or diminisher Fig. 15 is a sectional plan take'n on line 15] 5 of Fig. 3. Fi 16 is a plun'view of a left hand upper in ial] lines and a right hand upper in dotted lines, illustrating the samem the positions which they occupy with rclar tion to the top and front edge ga es. Fig. 17 is a perspective view enlarged o a portion of the instrumentalities by means of which the lacing hook setting machine is rotated. Fig. 18 is a. detailsectional elevation taken on line 1818 of Fig. 1. Fig. 19 is a detail rear elevation of one of the cam levers and the cam by which it is actuated, other parts heii shown in section.

hike numerals refer to like parts through out the several views of the drawings.

In the drawings, 20 is an organized lacing hook setting machine rotatalily mounted upon abpse 21. The frame 22 of the: lacing hook sottin machine is fastened to a ring 23 (Figs. 4 an 18) which )rojects downwardly through a hole 24 in the use 21 andis adapted to rotate therein, said ring hein held in said base by the weight of the machine and further by a collar 25 which. is split and clam ed to the ring 23 by a clamp-screw 2G. Thar riving-shaft 27- 4) is journaled to rotate in suitable bearings 28, 29in the ring 33, which, it will be remembered, is ri id] fastened to the-frame 22 of the lacing hoe setting machine, said driving shaft having a driving pulley 30 loosely mounted to rotate thereon. Said drivin pulley is rotated by means of a belt which passes partly thoroaround and downwardly upon opposite sides thereof to idler pulleys .ii and 3&2 rotalnhly mounted upon a stationary shalt Iiii which is supported in hrackois (M, 34 last to the ring 23 (Fig. 3). The helt passes partly. around the guide pulleys 31, and 112 and then toward the hack of the machine in a horizontal di roction, as illustrated in dotted lines (Fig. 4) and thence to a suitahlc driving pulley.

'lhe pulley till is provided with teeth 2%.; upon its huh adapted to he engaged hy a pin IH' adapted to slide in a clutch collar .i7 which is last to the shaft 27. A spring 38 holds said pin normally in engagement withthe teeth and the same is thrown out of engagement therewith hy means of a lever 39, pivoted at 40 to the ring 23 and connected by a link 41 to a rocker-arni 42 fast to a rock-shaft 43 (Figs. 1 and 5). The rockshaft 43 is journaled to rock in suit-able bearings in the frame of the machine and has fastened to the rear end thereof an arm 44 (Fig. 12). The arm 44 has a cam-roll 45 journalcd thereon and adapted to bear against a can! 46 fast to a gear 47 which is journaled to rotate upon a stud 48 (Fig. 4) fast to the frame of the machine.

The gear 47 meshes into a pinion gear 49 which is slidable longitudinally upon the shaft 27 and is provided with teeth adapted to engage corresponding teeth upon a clutch collar 50 which. is keyed to the shaft 27. The

pinion gear 49 is moved longitudinally upon the shaft 27 to bring the same into engage ment with the clutc g1 operated'by atreadle rod 52 leading to a suitable treadle (not shown in the drawings), so that by operating this treadle 'in the j (Figs. 4 and 12) and this cam ath has a serics of throws 54 and rests 55 t 'icr'ein.

The lacing hook setting machine, as a' whole, is rotated ste hystcp. by this 'cain through instruments). itics which Iwill new roceed to describe: Aeam-slide 56, formed,

preferably, of a rod, slides in

bearings

57, 58

(Fig. 12) and'has fastened thereto a collar 59 upon which is journalcd a cam roll 60 which collar 50 by a lever'51 rides in the cam path. 53 (Fig. 1). Referring now to Figs. 1, 3, 4, l2 and 17, it will be seen that the slide rod 56 has a collar 61 clamped thoreto'(seel*ig.'17). 'Ihiscollarhas a ivotal' stud 62 fast thereto upon which a co 19.1 63' is mounted to rock. The collar 63 is slidably mounted upon a rorl 64 which extends at right angles to the rod 56 and has slirlably mounted thereon a collar 65 which tent rotary movementtothe'pini'ons 76 and .thecam 53.:

interi'nittent. rocking movement to the lever forth, of the collar 63, rod 64, when 65 and.

is pivutvd upon a stud 66, the stud 66 being; clamped to a collar 67, The lower end of the stud (56 projects into ii slot 8 formed in the plate 69 which in fastened to the frame of v the inacliimi (Fig. 3). -'.lhe collar 67 is norwally stationary, but may be adjusted, as lmroiuafter described, to vary the relative location of the pivotal stud 66 to the stud 62.

A' collar: 70 is fastened to the rod 64 and is adapted to rock upon a stud 71 which is fas-- toned to a collar 72, said collar 72 being rigidly clamped to a' rod '73' which extendsl across the machine parallel to the rod 56 and is adapted to slide in

bearings

74, 74 providod in. the frame 22. The rod 64, collar (3S5, collar 65. and collar 70 constitute a lever which is pivoted upon the stud 66 and is pivotally cm'inected to the collar 61 b Y the stud (5'3 and to the collar 72 by the stud 71. The rod 75 has gear teeth 75 formed thereon (Fig, 1) constituting a rack, which rack meshes into a pinion, 76 fast to a vertical shaft 77, to the lower end of which is fastened, another pinion 7 8 which 3110-81193 into ascginent gear Iih'said segment gear 79 held rigidly fastened to the base .11, preferab y by screws 'ihe general operation of the mcchani'sn'l hcreiubefore described for im arting an intermittent rotary motion'to t e lacing hook setting machine as a whole 'isas follows: The rod 56 is given an' intermittent'sliding movement by means of the cam 53. This intermittent sliding movement imparts an 81, said lover consisting, as hereinbefore set collar 70. Said lever rocks upon the stud 56, the collar 65 being the immediate art which rocks upon said stud, and this we ing J'novenicnt of the lever as a whole inip artsan intermittent sliding movement to the rack rod 73 by means of the collar 70 and the piv otal pin 71. which connects said collar to the collar 72 which is rigidly fastened to the rod 73. Y i

The intermittent sliding movement of "the" rod 73; it isevident, jwill impart an mtermit 78 jandasij'thepinion 78 meshes into the seg-' ment gfiar 79,-which is stationary, it is evident t at this intermittent rotary move-' ment will cause the 'l-acing hook' setting irms. chine frame and all the partstliereon to be rotated intermittently in one direction or the, other, according to the direction in whichthe cam slide-rod 56 isv being moved by In order toincrease. ordiniinish the angle through which the lacing hook setting 'ma'-' chinanioves at each stepiin theinterimttent movement thereof; for the purpose of in; creasing or diminishing the distance betweenthe lacing hooks as theyiareset in the 5 Sal upper of a boot or shoe, the pivotal stud 66 of the lever 81 is made adjustal'ilc relatively. to the pivotal connecting

studs

62 and 71 of said lever, and this adjustment is performed by means of the ii'iechanism illustrated. in Figs. 1, l4 and 17, in which it will be seen that the collar 67 is fastened. to a sleeve 82 which is ode} a rod 83, tie rod 83 being fastened to a bracket 84 fast to the frame of the machine. The sleeve 82 projects into another sleeve 85 to which is fastened a handle or knob-86 ited to slide longitudinally upon which has ,raduations 87 formed upon the,

periphery t ereof and adjacent to an index fin or 88 fast to a bracket 89, which bracket is astened to the fraine of the machine and forms a support or bearing iii-which the sleeve 85 rotates.

A shoulder 90 on one side of said bracket and the handle 86, onthe'opposite side of said bracket prevent the sleeve 85sfrom moving longitudinally thereof, but it will be understood that the seine may be rotated in the. bracket 89. A pin 91 is fastened to the sloeve85 and projects into a helical slot 92 formedin the periphery of the sleeve 82, so that b rotating the handle 86 itwill-bo seenthalt; t e sleeve 85 will rotate, carrying with it t e the helical slot 921the rotation 0 said handle 86 and sleeve 85 will cause the sleeveSZ to be moved longitudinally thereof, together with the collar-67 which isfastenedthereto. As the collar 67l1as fastenedthereto the stud in 91, and assaidpin 91 rojects into 66, it Will be evident that this rotation of the handle 86' will move the stud 66 toward the front orback of the machine, as the case may be, and change the relative location. oflsaid stud to the pivotal studs at, the. op ositeen'ds of the lever 81, thus-changing tie relative 'rnovement of the rack slide 73to the cam slide 56 and conse uentlyohan 'n' the distance thron h whic l the lacing oo lr se'tiiing machine wi be moved at each step in intermittent movement thereof. p

'The-laein hooks are'placed'" bulkin a .hopper 93, w ich me ibe of any suitable conthe;

"s'truction, and the, lacing-hooks are-fell frol c,

said hopper down a raceway 9'4, the lower end" of which tennir'iatea-ln aii turn' 95 (Figs. 7; and 9). Thelacing raceway to said' i turn' andJandEatpoint u'ion a pro -eo tio1i.96 u on agreed aid feed ger'theri' eli'ver's the lacing hook to thej-turn 95 of tho'lower ;end.of'the raceway and also pushes said lac- 'ing hook down said i-turn andfonto a lacil'ig livek descend book carrier 98:. [To -'-aecom lish this, resultthe feed finger 97 is provi ed with a-sec-' ond or upper pro'eetionfgll which contacts with the neck of t "lacing thelacingflhook proiectmg upwardly in said l h okand-pushea 1t around the. i-turn' 95 onto the 98' ;ha klfrqm e;.horizoht position, as shown in igto awerfioal pm thereon which terminates in a Fig. 9, ready to be driven through the upper and clenched therein and against an anvil 100 in a manner 'welltknown to those skilled in the art.

The feed finger 97 is pivoted upon a crank- )in 101 fast to a crank 102, said crank being iastened to a rock-shaft 103 which is jour naled to rock in suitable bearings and has a segmental gear 104 clamped thereto and meshing into a se mental lever 105, the vertical arm of whic 1 has a cam roll 106 j'ournuled thereon and bearing against a cam 107 which is fastened 101 the drivm' shaft 27 (Fig. 4). The feed finger 97 has a s 0t 108 therein in which is located a slidin block 109 pivoted upon a stud 110 fast to t 1e bracket 111, so that as the lever 105 is rocked by its cam. to im art a rocking movement to the gear 104 an rock-shaft 103, the crank-arm 102 will be rocked from the position shown in Fig.7

.to the position shown in Fig. 9 in the direction of the arrow a in said Fig. 9, and this rockin movement of the crank-arm 'will move t 10 lower projection 96 downwardly in a substantially vertical direction at first until the l'acing hook 112 shall have been delivered to the }-turn 95 of the raceway. A

further rocking movement of the feed fin er will cause the projection 99 to engage t e neck of the lacing hook-112 and push the same downwardly around the }-turn 95 and onto thelacin hook carrier 98. The lacing hook is now n position to be carried upwardly and set inthe uppen'as'hereinbefore described.

The anvil 100 isadjustabl' fastened to the frame 22 being screw-three ed and provided with adjusting

nuts

113, 113. The lacing hooks on the raceway above the'i-tur'n at the lower end of said raceway are held back (sec 1 igs.'7, 10 and 11) by a'detent 133 which consists of-a pin 134 'having'a'ylate 134 inger 134 adapted to project downwardly between the lowermost lacing hook on that portion of the raceway above the }-tu rn and the lacingv hook 112 which rests upon the projection 96 u on the feed finger'97. The pin'134 is at apted to slide in the bracket. 11]. fast-to the frame of the machine and is'held downwardly by a spring 136. Said dcteut is carried upwardly out of engagement with the lacing hoe s u on the raceway, as illustrated in Fig. 11,' )y the pre'ection 99 upon the. new

finger-.97 when sair finger is in the position illustrated in Fig. 7, it being understood that said projcction'99engages the under side of the late 134 and v mover. the detentnp wsrdiy against the action of the at the proper time to allow the owerinost lacing hook upon that portion of the raceway extending above the. 1-'- turn to lnovf' from said raceway ontothe projection 96 upon the feed finger 97.

spring pin 132 which bears and cam lever 128.

a clamp plate 144.

pr ng 3 .1.44 bya treadle (not shown rier consistin of a stud 117 to which the sleeve 114 is astened.

The'stud 117 (Fig. 4) is provided at its lower end with a bearing 118 arranged to rock upon the spherical upper end 119 of a adjustably fasstud 120' which, in turn, is tened to ayoke 121 pivoted tendin forme to a pin 122 exupon a collar 124 which is mounted ,upon a crank-pin 125 eirtending from the forward end-of the driving shaft 27 and in a direction transversely to said pin 122.

The stud 117 has'screw-threaded engagement with an arm 126 (Figs. 4 and 19) which extends rearwardly from saidstud and is pivptcd at its rear end upon screws 12.7, 127 which have screw-threaded engagement with a cam lever 128. A earn roll 129 journaled on the lever-1'28 bears against a cam 130 and is held thereagainst by a s ring 131, and irectly'ag inst e lever 128. The objcctof the arm 26, lever 1'28 and cam 130 is to guide the lacing hook carrier duringits upward and downwar-d motion and also to push said 1 lacing 'ok carrier outwardly to disen age the-same lacing hook The lacing hook been setin the upper.

carrier 98 is first moved upwardly from the Ifositiojn shown in Fig. 9 to that shown in dig. 4, setting the lacing hook in the upper;

it is thn'moved outwardl to disengage the same from the lacin hoo by the arm 126 t is then moved downwardly and inwardly by the combined action of the crankpin 125 on the shaft 27 andthat of the lever 128, cam 130 and arm 126.

The upper 138 of the motor shoe is held during t e'setting of'the lacinghook upon a .holder 1339 (Figs. 1, 4 and Said holder con'sistsof a'member 1'40 ivoted to a stud 141 fast to the base 21. The member 140 has two brackets 142 142 fast thereto and extending upwardly therefrom, and to these brackets are fastened a guide platg143 and A movable clamp memher 145 consists of a clam -plate-146 supported upon arms 147, sec of these arms eing provided with downward! extending stems 148 arran ed to slide vertically in the member 140 and b by springs-149 to clam, the tween'the plates 146.?11' 144. is lowered against the action of the spring 149 in order to remove the up er or in order to insert the sainebetween t e plates 146 and in the drawings) which is connected'by a treadle rod 150 to upper 138 betransversely through an ear e plate 146 o eing held upward normally front end of the an arm 151 fast to a rock-shaft 152 journaled to rock in bearings in the pivoted member 140 of the upper holder.

The rock-shaft 152 has two

arms

153, 153 fast thereto which are slotted at their outer ends to straddle the lower ends of the stems 148, 148, said stems being provided with. cross-pins 154, against which the outer ends of the arms 153 bear when said arms are rocked downwardly by depressing the treadle, thus moving the stems 148, the arms 147, and the plate 146 downwardly to release the upper in order that it may be removed from the machine or in order that said u per may be inserted between the

clamp p ates

144 and 146. A. s ring 155 connected to the shaft 152 nor-ma ly holds the guide late 1 13 in engagement with a roll 156 which is arranged to rotate (Fig. 4) upon the stem of the anvil 100.

The u mm is positioned in the machine ready to have the first lacing hook set therein by top gages '157 and 158 and by

front ga es

159, 159, which front gages are fastened to t i'e clamp plate 144. The

top gages

157 and 158 fl-I'GPIVOtGd at 160 and 161 respectively, to a collar 162 adapted to be clam ied to the stem 'of the anvil (Figs. 2 and Each of the

top gages

157 and 153 is provided with a slot 163 and clamped in position by

screws

164, 164 which extend through said

slots

163, 163 and have screw-threaded engagement with the collar 162, so that the lower ends of the

gages

157 and 158 ean'be adjusted by means ofrtbeso screws 164 toward the right or left,

:hay be desired, as viewed from the front or the machine.

It is very essential in the operation of the machine that there shall be no backlash. and for this reason the vertical shaft 77 is made adjustable to insure a close fit between the teeth of the pinion 78 79. This adjustment of the shaft 77 is se cured by rotatably mounting the same in a sleeve 165 which, in turn, is rotatably mounted in a split hub 166 arranged to be clamped to the sleeve 165 by means of clamp-screws 167, 167 (Figs. 1,3 and 15). The shaft 77 is eccentric to the sleeve 165 and saidsleeve can be readily rotated by means of a 'pin insorted in one of the holes 168 through a slot 169 in-the hub 166.

It will be understood that the stud 120 and yoke 121 form together alink which is pivoted at its lower end to the cross-pin 122 and at its u or end is connected by the ball 1'19 and ba bearing nut 119 to the lower end of the stud 117 upon which the lacing book carrier sleeve 114 rests and to which it is fastened, so that the lacing hook carrier and the arm 126 rest upon the upper end' of said link. The ball 119 renders it possible for the link to tip in any desired direction relatively to the lacing hook carrier stud 117, so that as the crank pin 125 rotates said and the segmental gear link may be tipped laterally and as the lacin hook carrier is pushed out of the lacing 1100 said link may )0 tipped longitudinally relatively to the shaft 27.

llavinr: thus specifically described the construction of my improved lacing hook setting machine and also the operation of certain combinations of mechanism therein, I. will now proceed to describe the general operation of the machine. Assuming the organized lacing hook setting machine to be in position for a left hand upper to be insorted therein for the nil-pose of attaching lacing hooks thereto, t e median axial line of the driving shaft 27 would be in the position indicated by the line B-B, Fig. 16. The operator then depresses the treadle coning the arm 151, rocking the shaft 152 and the arms 153 thereon downwardly (Fig. 6) to depress the stems 148, the arms 147 and clamp plate 146 attached to said arms, thus allowing the operator to insert the left hand upper 138 between the

clamp plates

144 and 146, which she does until the front edge of said upper bears against the front edge gages 159, 159. The operator holds the upper ..edge of the upper 138 a ainst the lower end of the top gage 157. This she is able to do 'by slightly lifting the upper edge of the upper 138. Thus the upper is placed in position relatively tothe lacing hook carrier and the anvil so that the first lacing hook 112 may be insertedv in the proper position and at the proper distance from the upper and front edges of the upper 138. The operator having thus placed the upper in the proper position for the first lacing hook' to be set therein releases the treadle and allows the clamp plate 146 to clamp the upper against the plate 144. The operator now depresses the treadle which is connected to the clutch lever 39 by the treadle rod 170, thus releasing the pin 36 and the spring 38 forces said pin 36 toward the right (Fig. 4) to bring the same into engagement with the teeth 35 on the pulley 30, and thus lock said pulley to the driving shaft 27. now rotated by said pulley finger 97 is actuated b the lever and earn 107, together witi the gear 104 and crank 102, to move the projection 96 thereon downwardly, the lacing hook thus feeding 112 to the -}turn 95, and a continuation of and the feed releases the detent 133, so that the same 18 lowered and the prong 134 passes in'front of the lowermost lacing hook upon the upper art of the racewa holdingback said lacing IQOkS while the lacing hook 112 is being moved downwardly V by the upper projection 99 of the feedfinger. Said upper projection pushes the lacing hook 112 onto the to' 115 of the lacing hook carrier and said acing hook. carrier is then the downward movement of said feed finger nectcd to the treadle rod 150, thus depressi Said driving shaft is around the i-turn 95 moved u wardly from the position illustrated in l ig. 9 to that illustrated in Fig. 4, setting the lacing hook in the upper 138 by clenching the same against the anvil IOU. The lacing hook now being set in the upper, the lacin hook carrier is rocked upon the ball 119 )y the arm 126, lever 128 and cam 1.30 which pushes the top 115 of the sleeve 11 .1 out of enga 'ement with the head of the lacing hook. 'l he lacing hook carrier as a whole is then moved downwardly by the rotation of the shaft 27 and the crank-pin I25, and simultaneously with this downward movement the lacing hook carrier is brought inwardly by the lever 128, ram 1250 and arm 126 to the position illustrated in Fig. 7, ready to receive another lacing hook. After the lacing hook 112 has been set in the upper, as hereinbefore described, the ram 53 actuates the camslide 56 to rock the cam lever 81 on its pivotal stud 60, thus moving the rack-slide 73 in the opposite direction and rockin the lacing hook setting machine, througi the

gearing

76, 78 and 79, until the median axial line of the driving shaft 27 as sumes the position of the line C-C, Fig. 16. Onh of the rests in the cam path 53 now causes the machine to become stationary as to rotarymovement tlXO-I'OOf and another lacing hook 112' is led and driven in the upper.

The operations hereinbelore described are again repeated and the lacing hook 112 is driven in the upper. Said operations are again repeated and the lacing hook 112 is driven in the upper 138, this being the complete number of lacing hooks which it is intended to set in the upper. The gear 47, with the cam 46, having made a half rotation the cam roll 45 moves upwardly into one of the recesses in said cam 46, rocks the shaft 43 and the'arm 42 which depresses the link 41 and rocks the lever 39, to release the clutch.37 and allowthe pulley 30 to rotate freely upon the shaft 27 without rotating the, same, whereupon the rotation of the lacing hook setting machine upon its base is stopped. The 0 )eratolnow depresses the treadle connected per clamps and removesthe upper machine. A right hand upper 131% is now laced in the machine to have lacing hooks inserted therein, as illustrated in dotted lines (Fig, 16). The upper edge of said upper 138 is placed'against the top gage 158 and a ainst the front ages 159, 151). Hav

ing re eased the tread e to clamp the upper 138 in the upper holder; the operator now starts the machine, as hereinbelore described, and the lacing hooks aredriven from the right toward the left in a reverse order to that hereinbel'orc described with, relation to the upper 138. When the lacing hooks have been driven in the right hand upper by to the arm 151, thus opening the u rom t e thus alternately the machine sets lacing hooks in a right hand upper and a left hand up or.

"0 increase or diminish the distance between the lacing hooks in a series, the pivot 66 of the lever 81 is moved toward or away s from the pivotal studs at the op osite ends of said lever by rotating the kno J or handle 86 until the graduation 87, corresponding to the distance desired between the lacing hooks, alinos with the index linger 88 and the machine will then be set to rotate said machine intermittently, at each step, the dis tance required between the lacin books.

The guide-plate 143 is made 0 the rope-r curve or formation to rock the upper iolder upon its pivot 141 the required distance so that the lacin r hooks shall be set at the correct distance from the front edge of the u 1-- per, this guide plate being necessary to ma (e. up for the dillerence between the curve on the front ed e of the upper and the curve described by the anvil and lacing hook carrier which is concentric with the vertical median. axial line of the ring 23, or.the axial line about which the lacing hook machine rotates. Thus b having the guide-plate 143 of suitable out inc, the upper will always be held in just the right'position for the lacing hooks to be set at the same distance from the front edge of said upper.

While I have described my invention as .particularly adapted to set lacing hooks in the 11 pers of boots and shoes, it is evident that t 1e same may be used for setting eyelets, rivets and the like without departing from the s )irit of my invention.

Wl iat claim and desire by Letters Patent to secure is:

1. In a machine for setting lacing hooks in the upper of a boot or shoe, a holder for said upper, mechanism adapted to set lacing hooks in an upper held in sa d. holder, a stationary base upon which said mechanism is movably mounted, and spacing mechanism adapter to impart an intermittent.1novement to said lacing hook setting mechanism, longitudinally of said upper.

1 2. In a machine for setting lacing hooks or the like in the upper of a boot or shoe, a holder for said upper, lncchanisrnadapted to Set lacing hooks or the like in up upper held in said holder, and spacing mechanism adapted to impart an Intermittent moveholder for said upper, mechanism adapted to set lacing hooks or the like in an upper hold in said holder and spacing mechanism adapt ed to impart an intermittent movement to said lacing hook setting 'mechanism in a predetermined curvilinear path, longitudinally of said upper and alternately in opposite directions. v

4. In a machine for setting lacing hooks or the like in the u per of a boot or shoe, means adapted to -holc said 11 per means adapted to set lacing hooks or the like in said upper, and instrumentalities adapted to chan e the relative location of said up or to said acing hook setting means, both ater'ally and l0n 'tudinally of said upper, whereby said lacmg hooks may be set therein in a predetermined curvilinear path.

5. In amach'ine for setting lacing hooks in the upper'of a boot or shoe, a holder for said upper, mechanism adapted to set lacing hooks in an upper held in said holder ant spacing mechanism adapted to impart an intermittent movement to said lacing h'ook setting mechanism longitudinally of said upper and 6. "In a machine for setting lacing hooks'vin the upper of a boot or shoe,'a holder for said upper, mechanism ad ted to set lacing hooks in an'upper held unsaid holder, spacing mechanism adapted to-impart an inter mittent movement to said lacing hooksettin mechanism, longitudinally of said upper, an means to move said holder and the upper held thereon laterally of said upper.

, 7. In a machine for setting lacing hooks in the upper of a boot or shoe, a holder for said upper, mechanism adapted to set lacing hooks in an upper held in said holder, spac- 1 mechanism adapted to impart an inter 'imttentlmovement tosaid'lacmg hook setthe upper of a boot tin mechanism, longitudinally of said 11 per,

-an means to automatically throw sai set ting and spacing mechanisms out of action,

after a pre-determined number of lacing hooks have been set in said upper,

8. In a machine forsetting lacing hooks in theupper of a boot orshoe, a holder for said upper, mechanism adapted to set rlacmg hooks in an upper held n said holder, spec-.- ing mechanism adapted to impart an intermittent movement to said lacing hook settin 'mechanisin, longitudinally of said upper, and means to throw said spacing mechanism out of action, while said setting mechanism remains in action.

9. In a-machine for setting lacing hooks in or shoe, a holder for said upper, mechanism adapted to set lacing hooks in an upper ,held in said holder, a staalternatcly in opposite directions;

tionary base upon which said mechanism is movably mounted, spacing mechanism adapted to impart an intermittent movement \to said lacing hook setting mechanism, longitndinally of said u per, and means to adjust said spacing moo anism, to vary thddis tanee which said settin mechanism shall move at each step of the intermittent move ment thereof.

10. In a machine for scttinglacing hooks in the upper of a boot or shoe, a holder for said upper, inecl'iansini adapted to set lacing hoors in an. upper held in said holder, spacing mechanism adapted to impart an intermittent movement to said lacing hook settin mechanism longitudinall of said upper an alternately in opposite directions, and

means to adjust saidspacing mechanism, to

vary the distance which said setting niechanism shall move at each step of the inter-- niittent movement thereof.

11. In a machine for setting lacing hooks in the upper of a boot or shoe, a holder for said upper, mechanism adapted to set lacing hooks in an upper held in said holder, spew ing mechanism adapted to impart an inter mittentn'iovement to said lacing hock settin mechanism longitudinally of said upper ant alternately in op'osite directions, and means to move said liolder and the upper held thereondaterally of said upper.

12. In a machine for setting lacing hooks in the upper of a boot or'shoe, a holder for said upper, mechanism adapted to set lasing hooks in an n )PQI held in said holder, instrumentalities er a ted to feed lacinghooks to said setting mec ianisin, and spacing mechanism adapted to impart an intermittent move ment to said lacing hook set-ting and feeding mechanisms longitudinally of said upper.

13. Inamachine for setting lacing hooks in the upper of a boot or she's, a holder for said upper, hooks in an n per held in'said holder, instrumentalities ada ted to feed lacing hooks to said setting mec iani'sm, andspacing mechanism adapted to impart an intermittent movement to said lacin hook setting and feeding mechanisms, longitudinally of said upper and alternately in op osite directions 14. In a machine or setting lacin hohks inthe upper of a boot or shoe, a ho der for said upper, mechanism adapted to set lacing hooksin all u per held in said holder, instru' mentalities a apted to feed lacing hooks to 7 said setting mechanism, spacing mcvlmnisni adapted to im art an intermittent nim'oi'nent to said laci ook setting and feeding ineehanisms longitudinally of said up er, and means to move said holder and the u per held thereon laterally of said up er.

15. In a machine for setting lacing hooks in the upper of a boot or shoe, a holder tor said upper, mechanism adapted to set lacing hooks in an upper held in said holder, instru-- echanism adapted to set lacing said upper, mechanism adapte of action while said setting and feeding mechof the intermittent movement there'ofl,

hooks to said.v setti mentalities adapted to feed lacing hooks to said setting mechanism, spacing mechanism adapted to impart an intermittent movement to said lacing hook setting and i'ecdin r mechanisms, longitudinally of said up )er and alternately in o osite directions, and means to move said he or and the upper held thereon laterally of said u iper.

' 16. In a machine ior setting lacing hooks in the upper of a boot or shoe, a holder for said upper, mechanism adapted to set lacing hooks in an n per held in said holder, instrumentalities a opted to feed lacing hooks to said setting mechanism, spacing mechanism adapted to im art an intermittent movement to said lacing ook setting and feeding mechanisms longitudinally of said up er, and means to automatically throw sai setting, spacing and feeding mechanisms out of actron after a re-deter-mined number of lacing hooks have can set in said upper.

17. In a machine for setting lacin hooks in the upper of a boot or shoe a holder for d to set lacing hooks in an u per held in said holder, instrumentalitics adapted to feed lacing hooks to. said setting mechanism, spacing mechanism adapted to im )art an intermittent movement to said lacing ook setting and feeding mechanisms longitudi lly of said upper and means to throw said spacing mechanism out anisms remain in action.

-18. In a machine for setting lacing hooks in the upper of a boot or shoe, a holder for said upper, mechanism adapted to set lacing hooks in an upper held in said holder, instr'umentalities adapted to feed lacing hooks to said setting mechanism, spacing mechanism, adapted to impart an intermittent movement to said lacing hook setting and feeding mechanisms longitudinally of said upper, and means to adjust said spacin mechanism to vary the distance which sai setting and feeding mechanisms shall more at each step 19. In a machine for. setti' laciug hooks in the upper of a boot ore at aholder for said u or echanisin lid-set;

pp I1 ii in some,

la 'n'g hooks in'an u pe in trumentalities age feed lacing h-anisrn, spacing mechanism adapted m I are intermittent movement to sa j lacing' hook setti and feeding mechanisnils, longitudinall jof said upper and alternately in opposite directions, and means to just said s acing mechanismto vary the distance whic said setting and feeding mechanisms shali' move. at each step of' the intermittent movement thereof. a

20. In combination, a lacing he k setting machine, a stationary base upon it ich said ln(:ing"*lr03gl setting machine is", movably mounted, a' holder h r the upper of a bo0tor which shoe, and instrumentalitics adapted to move said lacing 'hook setting machine on said base, longitudinally of said upper, whereby a series of lacing hooks may be set therein.

21. in wnrhmation, an organized lacing hook setting machine, a holder for the upper of a boot or shoe, instrumentalities adapted to move said machine longitudinally of said upper, whereby a series of lacing hooks may be set therein, and means to move said holder and the upper held thereon laterally 01 said upper.

22. In combination, an organized lacing hook setting machine,.a stationary base upon which said lacing hook setting machine is rotatably mounted, a holder for the upper of a boot or shoe mounted u on said base, and instru mentalities adapted to rotate said machine on said base.

23. In combination, an organized lacing hook settin machine, a stationary base upon which said l acin hook setting machine is 1'0 tatably mounte a holder for the upper of a boot or shoe mounted u )on said base and instrumentalities adapted 'to impart an in termittent rotary motion to said machine on said base.

24. In combination, an organized lacing hook setting machine, a stationary base upon which said lacing hoo'k setting machine is rotatably mounted, a holder for the upper of a hoot or shoe mounted upon said base, and instrumentaiities adapted to impart an intermittent rotary motion to said machine on said 'base alternately in opposite directions.

25. Incombina tion, an organized lacing hook setting machine, a stationary base upon which said lacing hook. setting machine is rotatably mounted, a holder for the upper of 'a. boot" or shoe mounted upon-said base, in-

strumentalities adaptgLto im art "an intermittent rotary motion To said machine on said base, and meehanismto site said rotary motion when said 'machine has rotated through a predetermined angle.

26. In combination, an organizd lacing hook setting machine, a stationary base upon which said lacing hook settirig machine is rotatably mounted,,a holder or the upper pf'a' boot or" shoe mofinted upon said base, lnstrumentalities adapted to impart an intermittent rotary motion'to said machine on said base, meehanismlo stop said rotary motion when said machine has rotated through a predetermined angle, and meansto' v7ary the size of said angle.

2 hook setting machine, a stationary base .upo n said lacing hook setti' machine is rotatably mounted,;a holder or the upper eta boot or shoe mounted upon said base, in-

st'rumentalities adapted to rotate said machine on said base, and means to move said holder and the upper held thereon laterally relativelv of said upper.

n combination, an organized lacing lll ianeshing osaid segmental gear and rotata- 28. In a lacing hook setting machine, a holder for the upper of a boot or shoe, consisting of a pivotally mounted member, a clamp member movable on said pivotally mounted member, and adapted to clamp an up er thereto, and means to move said ho der and the upper held thereon laterally relatively of said upper.

20. In combination, an organized lacing hook setting" machine, and a stationary base u on which said lacing hook setting mac inc is rotatably mounted; in combination with a holder for the upper of a boot or shoe ivoted to said base, and a guide plate fast 0 said holder, and adapted to bear against a portion of said lacing hook setting machine.

30.' In combination, an organized lacing hook setting machine, and a stationary base u on which said lacing hook setting macl iine is rotatably mounted; in combination with a holder for the upper of a boot or shoe ivoted "t'o said base, a uide late fast to" P f P said'holder, and adapte to bear against a portion of said lacing hook setting machine,

and'a spring acting to hold said guide plate against a portionof said lacing hook setting mac ine. v

31. In conbination, an organized lacing hook setting machine, a stationary-base upon which said lacing hook setting machine is rotatably mounted, and mechanism to rotate said machine on said base consistin of a segmental gear fast to said base, an gearing meshing into said so mental gear and rotatably mounted on sai lacing h'QOk setting machine. 32. In combination, an organized lacing hook setting machine, a stationary base upon which said lacing hook setting machine-is rotatably mounted, mechanism to rotatesaid machine on said base, consisting of a segmental gear fast to said base, and gearing meshing into said segmental ear and rotataljly mounted on said lacing. ook'setti'n ach e, a cam 'rotatably'mounted on said *lacing hook setting machine and instrumen operated'by said cam to rotate said 33 combination, an organized lacing hook setting machine, a stationary base upon whichsaidjlacing hook setting machine is rotatably mounted, mechanism to rotate said machine on "said base, consisting of a segmental ear'fast to said base, and gearing bly mounted onsa'i lacing hook setting m dhine, a 'cam 'having' a-cam path with a series of rests and throws therein, rotatably mounted on saidia'cing hook setting machine and instrumentalities operated-by said cam adapted toiinipart intermittent rotary motion tosaid gearing. l

34. In combination, an organized lacing hook setting madhine, a stationary base upon segmental which said lacing hook setting machine is rotatably mounted, mechanism to rotate said machine on said base, consistin -of a segmental gear fast to said base, an gearing meshing into said segmental gear and rotatabl mounted on said lacing hook seting machine, a cam havinga cam path with a series of rests and throws t'herein, rotatably mounted on said lacing hook setting machine, and instrumentalities operated by said cam adapted" to impart an intermittent rotary motion to said gearingand alternately in opposite directions.

35. In combination, an organized lacing hook setting machine, a stationary base upon which said acin hook setting machine is ro-- tatably mounte mechanism to rotate said machine on said base, consisting of a segmental gear fast to said base, and gearing meshing into said segmental gear and rotata'bl mounted on said lacing hook setting mac iine, a cam having a cam path with a series of rests and throws therein,rotatably mounted on said lacing hook setting machine, instrumentalities operated by said camadapted to impart an intermittent rotary motion to said gearing, and means'to adjust said instrumentalitics to increase or diminish the motion imparted to said gearing by said cam.

36. In combination, an organized lacing hook setting machine including, a driving shaft, a stationary base upoii which said lacing hook setting machine is rotatably mounted, and mechanism to rotate said machine on said base, consisting of a segl'nental gear fast to said base, and gearing meshing into said ear and rotatably mounted on said lacing iook setting machine, a cam rotatably mounted onsaid lacing hook setting machine and instri-imentalities operated by said cam to rotate said gearing, gearing connecting said driving shaft *and cam and a clutch adapted to coriiigl it and disconnect last named said geari and from said shaft respectively. i

tatably I'noiinted, mechanism adapted to im- I part a; rotary motion thereto, said lacing ook setting machine comprising in its con struction oi-driving shaft, a; pulley loosely mounted thereon, a clutch'adapted to fasten said pulley to said shaft, a cam rotatably mounted on said machine, and mechanism operated b said cam adapted to operate said c ut'ch, to asten said pulley to said shaft, and to unfasten said pulley from said shaft. 7

39. An organized lacing hook setting ma chine a base upon which said machine is rotatably mounted, mechanism adapted to impart a rotary motion theien said lacing hook setting machine comprisi in its construction a driving shaft, a pn ley loosely mounted thereon a clutch adapted to fasten said pulley to said shaft, a cam rotatably mounted on said machine, mechanism operated by said cam adaplted to 0 erate said clutch, to fasten said pu ey to sai shaft, and to unfasten said pulley from said shaft, gearing connecting said driving shaft to said cam, and an independently operated clutch cfiniecting said last named gearing to said s a t.

40. An organized lacing hook sett chine, a stationary base upon which said lacing hook setting machine is rotatably mounted, mechanism to rotate said machine on said base, consisting of a segmental gear fast to said base, and gearing meshing into said segmental gear and rotatably mounted on said lacing hook setting machine, a cam rotatably mounted on said lacing hook setting machine, instrumentalities operated by said card to rotate said gearing, said instrumentalities consisting of a cam slide, operated by said cam, a rack slide meshing into said gearing and a lever connected at its opposite on s to said slides.

41. An organized lacing hook setting machine, a stationary base upon which sai lacing hook setting machine 18 rotatably mounted, mechanism to rotate said machine on said base, consisting of a segmental gear fast to said base, and gearing meshing into said se mental gear and rotatably mounted on sai lacing hook settin machine, a cam rotatably mounted on sai lacing hook settin machine, instrumentalities operated by sai cam to rotate {said gearing, said instru mentali'ties consisting of a cam slide, operated by said cam, a rack slide meshing into said gearing, a lever connected at its opposite ends to said slides, a ivot for said lever, and means to adjust sai pivot relatively to said slides, whereby the angular movement of said lacing hook setting machine may be varied. I

42. An organized lacing hooksetting machine, a stationary base upon which said lacing hook setting machine is rotatably mounted, mechanism to rotate said machine on said base, consisting :of' a segmental gear fast to said base, and caring meshing into said so mental gear an rotatably mounted on sai lacing hook setting machine, a cam having a cam path with a series of rests and throws therein rotatabl mounted on said lacing hook setting mac e instrumentalities operated by said cam adapted ,to impart an intermittent rotary motion to said gearing, said instrument-alities consisting. of a cam slide, operated by said camto impart an intermittent reeiprocatory' motion ,thereto, a rack slide mesliing'into saidgearing,

and a lever connected at its opposite ends to said slides, whereb an intermittent rotary motion is imparts to said lacing hook setting machine. I,

43. An organized lacing hook settin machine, a stationary base upon which sai lacing hook setting machine is rotatably mean (1, mechanism to rotate said machine on em base, consisting of a segmental gear fast to said base, and caring meshing into said se mental gear an rotatably mounted on sai lacing hook setting mac e, a cam having a cam path with a series 0' rests and throws therein rotatabl mounted on said lacing 'hpok setting mac ine, instrumentalities operated by said cam adapted to impart an intermittent rotarymotion to said gearmg, said instrumentalities consisting cam slide, operated by said cam to-impart an internnttent reciprocatory motion thereto,

a rack slide meshing into said gearing, and a adjust said v.pivot relatively to said slides,

whereby the angle through which said lacing hook setting machine is moved at each step of its intermittent movement, may be increased-or diminished.

44. 'In a lacinghook setting machine, a race-wayterminating at the bottom thereof in a i turn adapted to guide a"lacing book from a horizontal to a vertical position, a lacing hook carrier at the lower end of said turn,and a feed finger having a projection thereon adapted to receive a hook from the portion of said race-way above said i turn, and deliver it to said i turn and another pro'ection on said feed finger adapted to pus said lacing onto said carrier. 45. In a lacing hook setting machine, a race-way terminating at the bottom thereof in a i turn adapted to guide a lacing hook from a horizontal to a vertical position, a lacing hook carrier at the lower end of said 1 turn, and a feed finger having a projection thereon adapted to receive a hook from the portion of said race-wa above said i turn,

'mechanism to move sai finger downwardly to deliver said hook to said 1 turn, said finger having another projection thereon, which said mechanism is adapted to move downwardly, to engage the hook on said i turn and move the same along'said turn and onto said carrier.

46. In a lacing hook setting' machire; a race-way terminating at the bottom thereof in a 1 turn adapted to guide a' lacing hook from a horizontal to a vertical'position, a leoing hook carrier at the latter end of said i turn, and a feed finger ha in a projection thereon adapted to receive a ook from the portion of said race-way above said hook down said i, turn and turn, a crank upon which said feed finger is pivoted, and a guide pin upon which said eed finger is slidably and rotatably mounted, whereby said er is moved downwardly to deliver said hoo to said i 'turn, said finger having another projection thereon, which said mechanism 18 ada ted to move downwardly, to engage the 00k on said 1 turn and move the same along said turn and onto said carrier.

41. In a lacing hook setting machine, a carrier for a lacing hook, an arm to which said carrier is fastened, and instrumentalities ada ted to impart a combined reciprocatory an rockingmovement to said arm, in

i I the same plane.

48. In a lacing hook setting machine, a carrierfor a lacin hook consisting of a sleeve havi a top an provided with a recess in oneei e thereof adapted to receive the head of a lacing hook and a stud fast to said sleeve,

, -.an arm with which said stud has screw tally carrier for a lacing hook, an arm to which said carrier is fastened extendin horizonand rearwardly therefrom, a ever upon which the rear-end of said arm is pivotally supported, a link, upon one end of which the front end of said arm is pivotal? sup orted a collar pivotally connected to t 1e ot er on of saidlmk and a crank upon which saidcol-- lar is mounted.

51. In a lacing hook setting machine, a carrier for a lacing .hook, an arm to which said carrier is fastened extendin horizontally and roarwardly therefrom, a ever upon winch the rear end of said arm is pivotallysupported a. link upon one end of which the front end of said arm is pivotally supported,

recess provided 1n the lower end of said s'tu a collar pivotally connected to the other end of said link and a crank upon which said collaris mounted.

53. In a lacing hook setting machine, a holder for the upper of a boot or shoe and means to move said holder and the upper held thereon laterally relatively of said upper for the urpose specified.

54. l ii a lacin hook setting machine a pivotally mounted older for the up or of a boot or shoe and means to rock said holder and the upper held thereon laterally relatively of said up er for the urpose specified.

55. machine or setting lacing hooks and the like, in the upper of a boot or shoe, having in combination, lacing hook setting means, a holder for an upper of a boot or shoe and means to impart a relative motion to said holder and lacing hook setting means both laterally and longitudinall of said up,- pei, whereby lacing hooks may set in said u per in a curve corresponding to the front e 'ge of said upper.

. 56. A machine for setting lacing hooks and the like, having, in combination, setting devices a work holder, and mechanism acting to relatively actuate the holder and setting devices to set a series of hooksor the like on a curve corresponding substantially to the curve of the edge of the work, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WARREN F. FRASER. Witnesses:

CHARLES S. Goonmo, LOUIS A. Jones.