US988582A - Machine for working uppers over lasts. - Google Patents

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rt. t'. MUPEELY. MACHINE ron WORKING UPPBRS ovBRLAsT's.

I APPLICATION FILED 113.25, 1997. l l 988,582, Patented Apr. 4, 1911..

a 2 SHEETS-sinn 1,

R. F. MOFEELY. l MACHINE FOR WORKING UPPBRS OVER LASTS. APPLICATIQN'HLED P12825, 1907.

Patented Apr. 4, 1'91'1.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

UNITED sTATEs PATENT omiten.

ONAL F. MCFEELY, OF BEVERLY, MASSACHUSETFPS. ASSIGNOR '10 UNITED SHOE 'MACHINERY JERSEY.

988,582." y Drigiinl'k 'application` filled Octoiier 31,

Alie it known tlia'tl l. lt-oniinn li'. I"i'..i.r. a i'itii/.en fot' the llnited States, residing' at Beverly. inthe roiinty of Essex and toininonwealth oi" i'assaeliiisetts. have invented eertain lnipi'oi'einents in hn'hines- This invention relates to niaehines' for working' iippers oi'ei' lasts -anil is hereinl illustrated as applied ',t'o the pulling-over niaehine.shown in iny prior applieatn'ni tor linited States Letters vlatent Serial .wo 80.701 tiled ti'toliei 3L 190i, fi'oin whir'li "this present applii'ation is a division.

' Ihe -present invention eonipi'i.-es novel nieans t'oi' wipingY the marginal poi'tioii oi" an viippei' over the edge ot' a last. Said ,means pi'ete'i'ahl'i' .serres also to hold the lippei in overwoilied position whilel it is heing seenlfed to the innersole hy the tastening ini-ans` whii'h are nsiially taelis., eniployed for this purpose. y Y

Xin important l"l'e/atiire of the linvention consists in ineansI herein tei'ineda."wiper7 arranged to Vadapt itsel't" :nitonnitii'ally to the variations in the altitude ot' the worli' wlnirehy the n pper materials inay lie properli" wiped over last hottoins loi'ated in dii ferent. pianos or haiinpl ditl'ei'ent siirtare eonlipiii'atii'ins. is well lfnown. lasts ditt't'i" in thiifliness Aand in the longitudinal f'iirvatnre or spring7 otf their hottoin faces` and therefore lasts similarly si'ippi'irted sometimes will present'. theiehottoin t'aees in ditl'erent. altitiidesoi' planes to the. action vo'll the wiper. dition the wiper ot the present: invention is arranged tor vertical nior-e-inentI and vin the` veinhodiinent. of the invention herein shownthe. 'ivipei'is vinoiinted 'toi' tilting inovei'nent and is normally held with its i'oi'ivarit end.

in itslowei/'dnost position that itv may ,act

properly iipon a shoe having' its hotton'i iii aV relatively low plane, hiit iiiay he, tilted npwardly hy engagement. with al shoe. the hottoin of whieh oecnpies li'efei'ahly the wiper 'is t'oif'iinfd at' its for-k ward end to engage the side.' of the shoe Specification of Letters Patent.

a speeiln order to ineetf this vcon#l a higher position.

COMPANY, 0F PATERSON, NEVI JERSEY, A CORPGRATION OF NEVI' MAHINE FORWZORKING UPPERS OVER LASfl.

near itsl edite and to he tilted'as it rides npwardly over the edge. of the bottoni ot the shoe being operated iipon. for wiping the nnn'ginal portioirot'. the iip'per over the edge ot' the last and pressing' it down iipon the iniiers'ole. l l inglir held tilted downwardly and therefore acts with spring' pressure tor wipingainl pressing' the iipper into position. The ineans foijyieldingly holding' the wiper tilted as itesei'iihed also returns the wiper always to position for acting' npon a shoe hottoin presented at a low altitnde.

\nothe1 t'eatin'e of the invention consistsl in the wiper arranged for longitudinal yielding' nio\'enient with relation Ato-its earrier,v whereby as it. is adraneed 'over the shoe it, arts yieldin'irly to 'loree the upper into oi'eiiiforli'ed position. (hie of the ad- 'i'antagres ot thns arranging' the lwiper on its earrieij for relative inovenientini the diret'- tioii ot' they ad'ganee of the wiper over thel work is that h v this` means the oai-rter ina)-v lie nio\'ed always toa predetei'inined I )osi tion without regard to the extent of nioveinent. ot the wiper. shown to whieh the invention is applied the eari'iei' tor .the wiper is also the tack carrier :l'or ,presenting the upper-securing tacks in.

position to he driven`- and it is desirable that` these taeksI he inserted at a iini'torni 4distance t'roni the. edge of the shoe, notwithstandiingr variations in the position to which the wiper is advanced. Also in -sai'd niarhine the {i'ippers which are therein shown as employed for gripping the upper and pulling it. 'over the last. preparatory to the operation of the wiper are designed to he opened tor releasing thejiipper after the wiper Vhasl heen ladvanced into holding; engagement with -the iipper`v and vto he then withdrawn to 'make rooin for the tack ea1'-. l'ier tio ai'lvanefe into position for the seein'- ing tacks tohe inserted. the g'rippers of said niaehine is effected hy lretei'ahli.r the wiper isi-yield-v a lateh which is 'arranged to he.' operatedby the tach carrier, or a partA moving with the tark earrier, as said earri'e'r advanee's fi "'aetiiatii'ig the wiper and positioning a tar-li, v'llie grippers,are-yieldingly actuated over the last bottom and `therefore their p0- sitzion with relation to the edge of the Shoe varies according to the sizev andl elasticity Patented'Api'. 4, 1911.l 190,1, Serial No. 80,704.. Divided and thisapplicatipn tiled February l 25. 1.907. Serial No.359,158. v v

In the inaehine herein- The opening of l with relation to t e tac 35 pressing the wiper forwardly and a Fig.l .4 is aV side elevation' on': a larg of the upper. The wiper is, therefore, mounted to occupy normal'ly a position in advance. of or' projecting in front of the carrier that it may meet the side of the shoe 5 and ride up over the edge into Vholding enthe upper is" pressed by the wiper andtemporarlly secured. In working the upper over the last in this class of shoes it is important that the advanceL of the wiper be arrested whn the rib or shoulder is reached,

for ifthejwper were forced over the rib or shoulder it not only would Vfail to position the u perproperly against said rib or shoulder, blut it also would tend to crush down the rib, thus causing diiliculty in the subsequent operation of permanently sewing the upper to the rib.

further :feature of the invention con- 'sists in a novel arrangement of means for yieldingly holding the wiper inits normal positionand'resisting longitudinal and tiltI lng movements of thewiper with relation to its carrier. As herein shown, a yielding element is arranged to 'coperate with a suitably formed portion of the wi er for liso tiltmg its forward end downwardly. For this purpose an upwardly pressed dplunger ,is arf. ranged to engage an incline bysaid` plunger. AAn important advantage lof this construction is that when the wiper is, -forced by the work backvvardl against lthe lunger said plunger actswg increasing orce for tilting the -wiper inthe direc' tion for pressing and holding the. upper .against th'einnersole, and preferably the mounting of the wiper will be se cpnstruted,

arid arran ed that'thev wiper may become substantial y'rigid during the last part of its inwardovement over the innersole.

. Other :fea ures of the invention, includin -certain Ldetails of construction-and 'combinations of y Figurejl 1s aside elevation of -a pulling-- overmachine to which this invention 1s l appglied. Fig. l2 is an elevation of the wiper,

tac

carrier, and carrier arm as seen from 3 is a sectional view'zon' the 4line o 'Fig. 2.

showing the position of the wiper and the associated parts in- `wiping 'over and securthe face on the wiper, the construction being su'ch that the 40 'wiper'is both pressed forwardly and tilted.

V5.5 scribed and pointed out in the claims.' have released the upp er scale;vv

a sectional view on. the line 54-5 of Fig.- 4. Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 4 and shows the relative positions of the parts when the tack is being driven. Fig. 7 isa central vertical section ofthe machine. Fi Sis a detail view of parts shown in Fig. 7.. `igs.9,10,11, and 12 are views illustrating progressively the positions assumed by the wiper in the operation of the machine. Fig. .13 is a plan view of the wiper.

The sh-oe'is prepared for the operation of pulling-over machine to which the invention' is herein shown. as .applied by assembling the upper materials, including the lining and toe stiifeners, upon a last and pacing the innersole upon the last bottom tween the marginal edges of the upper. The shoe isthen presented bottom uppermost against the Sole-rest 30 with the u standing edges of lthe upper within tige grippers, of which there area plurality of pairs. Only one air of grippers and one Wiper,` together with the parts coperating therewith, are herein shownv for t-he purpose of explaining this invention. The other pairs of grippei's and associated parts closed and uplifted to stretch the upper about the last, which is held by the sole-rest .from rising. When the upper has been properly tted to the `last the grippers are moved yieldingly over the last bottom, draw.. ing the upper inwardly o ver thegrippers move inwardly,l or it may be 'sithe grippers,'tl1e wiper advances into 'engagement with the upper thus drawn .over by the grippers for wiping itv inthe .direction of the grippers strain t ereon, pressing it and the innersole firmly last bottom' and finally 'per against backward movement. As'herelnfshown, the wi r carrier is .the carmultaneously with the wi er, and afterthe with* the upper the grippers the enga ment of the rier continues to advance a er and until it reaches a position for insertingv a tack throu h 4the ,marginal portion of the u per materia s into. the, innersole.l Having vthe present invention is shown as a plied, the portions of the mechanism whic it is. desirable to consider for the purpose' of Vexp'laini'ng the invention wi'llnow be brieiy machine may' be o tained described A complete description .of the that it may besecured to the innersole forQ holding it in position. Immediately after.

wiper has come into ho ding, engagement-.

are opened byadvancing vcarrier with the at-ch 88 of the gri pers. The carer. thehgripp'ers lreference to-V may be of any suitable construction. When vthe machine isstartedthe grippers are the innersole r multan'eously` .with the inward movement of vdown upon .the holding the. up-V rier. for the tack lock halso 'and the tack block is, therefore, moved `inwardly. si'.-

us indicated f thei'.. l

general operation 'of the machine'- to which T155..

4is ('oin'ieeteil. as shown in l"i, rs. l

United States said prior application and i ol' Deeeinher 4piv'otally eohneeted to the ,l'ront arin ot' the,l

ere' and supports a pair ol" Pgrippers and means t'or elosingiinrl openiugrthe erippers. .The grippei's hai' is press-eil inwardly toward the head ofthe ina'eliine hy springs XM" mounted in the traine. as shown in Fie. 7. and said grippers are inoved in' the opposite direction hy a har B22 having' eoinieetion, through a. slide S18 and pinion F412 and toothed lever 802. see dotted lines 'in/Fig. 7. with a rain 804- on the niaiiishaft. l) olE tlie niaehine. Through these eonneelions with said cani the har 1522 is retraeteil at the proper tinies in the operation of the niael'iine to pei-init the springs XM" to niove theA grippers inwardly over the last tiottoin. i\n arni 62 is pivotally sustained llroni a lnaeket L* on the traine and 'onstitutes in thisl einhodin'ient of the invent ion theeart'ier :for the. tack hloek (55 and the wiper (it). "lhe'arni (S2 and t,'\vith the slide 81S., whereliy -it is 4actuated in-l .wardly over the shoe liottoniiis theI `rrippers are moved inwardly. 'llie tziek liloelf is seeured to the arni (i2, hy the eross holt 'tti-L as shown in liigs. Band 5, and sup'ports'tzlie tael( holder 67, to -whieh tacks are delivered hy the raeeway section 586 and froin which vthey are driven hy the driver (S14 guided 'in the carrier arm (i2. An edge gage 72 tor limiting the inward movementl of the. eurrier arm is Secured tio the tael( liloelc hy a holt (i8, a narrowspaee hloelcl 75 heilig interposed between the gage and the tai-k hloeli. '.lhe Wiper (5t) is inounted iliterniediat'e the edge gage and the. tiielf'hloclc to extend under the ta'ek hloek and tack holder, lroni whiehflat- 'tenthe taeksare. driven through an opening 64 in the Wiper.l '.llieI wiper has a reetangu lar opening titi to enable it to tz over the.- spiie'e block 75, h y which itispgutded, in its movements.. lhe wiper is`arra'nged in -arcordanee with thisinvention to -n'iove verf tieall'yfor adapting iti to -i'aruiitionsin the -altitznde of the wol-'lc eiig'agrvei'l hy it, and as v herein shown is arranged to tilt or roek 'loiw moving itszforward or :ii-ting end up and Vdown. .For this purpose the spaeehetwee-n the edge gage and the lower face o-'the .lark

block, vin whit-'ih the wiper` is toen-tod, is ot' greater thieloiess than is-the wiper, so that the wiper niay inove vertically the-rein.- '.lhe

upper wall of" this spare is--lornied with a uleruin pointy)5 see particularly Figs. ft and (i, about which thel wiper roeks, a-,nd ,the- 'wiper is yieldingly held tilted with its'i'orward end normally in its lowestl position, as shown in Itigs. 1, .3, and t), hyfa, yieldingr element. whieli is herein shown as an npwardly spring-pressed plunger T-la'i'ting on thil lower t'ai'e ol the wiper -near its rear end. 'l`lie plunger is shown as provided on its lower enit with a-eross liar 7T. oli which is niounted an 'ai'itit'rietion roll Th. 'l`he plunger Tl is niounted in a -guidei'vay i'n the real-,side ot' theearri'er :irni tti and is yield-` ingfl'i' upheld hy an inelos'ed s|fnfin 5"Tti,' whiili rests at its lower enil'alg'i '-ii'ist'a lixed -st-op Tt); 'l`lie tension o'l the spring" n iiiy l'ie, regulated hy aul adjusting' sere-n" s. The"i'ipw:i'iilt-n'ioyeliieiit o'l the plunger is liin'iteil hy engage nient, o'tI a shoulder on thrfpluii-fl'ei" (isee Fig. 'Il with 'the towel' lari- Hl oi' 'thoguiilewaj in whieh the plungei"l is' fou-tained; The. 4l'oi'wai'd -or :ir'ting end o'lI the 'wiper is prefei'ahl)y .rounded or uptui'neil'. `as shown-at: (il, to eiiahle it to 'ride up the side anderer the hottoni ol the shoe :is it w-'ipes-.the u'pper over the edge. ot' the last.` rl`he springfpresseilplunger aeting on' the rear end ot the wiper holilsrt'lie t'orwaril" end norniully tilted downwardly to its lowest limiti-'oll t and: 9. 'lhis ronstifurtion ai'iil' arrai'igenient. ol" the wiper allows i'or-igonsiilerahle variation 'in the alti-tuile ot thi-"portion ol' the shoe hottoin engljiigredliy .L t-lms adai'iling .the wiper to am' in suhst'iiritially iin'it'orin i-nanner upon shoes inadeon lastsiol ititl'erent l'orniat ion-T .their noitoin tintes so that. the toeportions, herein 'shown :is engaged 'hy theV wiper, oerupy dill'eitent altitudes willi relation t'o -the lgole-rest 210.-, This ineansl t`or 'mounting .the wiper also-provides-thatf the wiper shall 'iii-t willi vie-liliile ilowi-iwardp'ressui'e -upon the, upper as it 'tori-es it ii'ito oxern'orked position. lt is to lie-'olisei'veil honjever'tli'ut, this pressure Ainay lieeoinesuhstantiallypi'isif tire during the last part o l'.the adyanee ol" the wiper over the iiinirsole-il' the forward end ol' the wiper is i-oel eil=fl'ar enough-.tor

ino

as in Fig'. it.

,its upper endltl-ierehy earlzvifirL4 the wipe` 'slightly doivrinz'trilly with relation toV thi phiiie ol' the shoe lio'tloin as the-wiper more,

inwardly over. the-,ufppi-ir. '-l`his rauses the '-120 wiper to hear -with ,iiie-reasiiiy; pressufle upon the upper as it idrzri'iresinto linal position t'iliixliolilni the upper a l'ter the grippers are opened.

'lhe o ienine- (t6/in the wi )er is lonfer` as herein sli-own.' than' +he sparing hloelt 75,

'whei'eliy the wipei.' is l-iei-'initted to ha ve. lon- ,e'itndinal sliding; nioveinent. with ri-ilaiiion to n r 4 l said hloek and the earrler.- the side Wallsl of the opening tt'i and the adjamint; faces of the-bleek 75 guide the wiper in its movements and he end walls of the opening limit',V the longitudinal movements of the.

wiper by their enga ement. with the end faces of the block. T e lwiper iaiyeldingly held in its most advanced position so that it acts with spring pressure for forcing the the astening tack isinserted and the opening of the grippers is automatically effected I -bythe en gagementof the tack carrier arm,

or a part movable with said arm, withthe latch 88 on the gri lper bar, which is theteby tripped. fori'in oc innthe grip ersto permit thfem to open. y suitab h tion o gri pers may be employed avin'g revision. fhrfbeing thus unlockedsuch or example, as the gri pers ,shown in said prior Letters Patent.' y reason ofthefact that the grippers are opened; automatically by the movement of the arfn 62' itA is .im-

portant that the wiper be brought into holding enga ement .with the uipper vbefore the arm reac es position to tri the latch 88.

VAls-.the grippers often' move inwardl but a short distancefromv theedge .of the astl be'- cause 'the uppers are sometimes Ysmall for the last upon which .they are used or are' especially inelastic, I have rovided Vthat the wiper shall precede the tac block-igteholding engagement with the i1 perpntlie edge and bottomA of the last. en"'if;th'e resistancei to further movement ofthe wiper is greater than the tension of the .yieldin element which holds the wiper position, the .wiper may yield wth relatfion to' thetaclrlblock as the atter a vances or'trip in t e i rs an ositioning the'tacE ai thegd-egiprd dista, from the-edge ofthe shoe. The distance Vwhich the tack block is moved over the' shoe `bottom isdetermincd by the adjustable edge gage 72, andif desired the distance which lthewipei' may yield backwardly with r/ela- I tiontol thetack block may be so related to the s distance which` the tack block moves over the'upper as to insure 'a final positive iidvance of '.-the wiperafter the grip ers have beeniopened. The conformation o the innci'sole may cause the advance of the wiper `to 'be arrested, as in Goodyear or other shoes in which the inner sole isrovided with va ribv or .shoulder against w ich the marginal portion of the'upper is positioned in' the opera-tion of -tting the up rV 4 nFigs. 4 and 6 I have shown wiper has vforced-theupper material aga-inste construc-' in advance .To this end the rear backwardly permanently' vfastening it yite the the rib or shoulder of the innersole and just before the grippers are opened. Fig` 6 shows the relative positions of the parts -when the carrier has completed .its advance for presenty ing the tack in position to be driveii throu h the upper at the angle of union between t riband feather edge of the innersole. `By

ribV of the innersole, while the .carrier and .Vel

tack holder have advanced.. 'Ihis iS-an important characteristicv of the present construction because, for the 4best resultsinfjtvting uppersto this class of shoes, the wiper should be allowed to stop when it has forced advanced farther the upper vwoul' not so well-"positioned and the rib .or-shoulder would be liable to be crushed or :otherwise injured ,so as to interfere withy the subse- -the upper against therib or shoulder into: position to be secured. If the wi er were ment which the wiper is4 arranged tohave ample` to avoid danger of the wipe'rwith relationv tothe `tackblock-'must L4be' Vforced over the rib or shoulder. The' extent of thisrelative movement of the wipery and tack block may be varied by using spacing blocks 75 of di-iferentlengths.

In accordance with one of the'features of this invention the upward tiltingzofv the wiper and the backward sliding-movement of the wiper with relation to its carrier are both resisted by the same. yielding, means. ortion of t ewiper is formed with an inchnefc for engagement4 l with the roll 78 o n the lower end of the .ar-1

spring-'pressed plunger .74. By .y 4 rangement the wiper may -movel rearwardly with relation toits carrier onlylby pulling down the unger. In addition tol its-s imlicit an :compactness this j'construction `as t e advantage that as th wiper yields backwardly vwithrelation toits carrier its' actin end is automatically pressed 'downwvatdj upon therupper withv increasing" ferr-e for'holding theV upper against slipping back. parts to the wiper its `maxiinum holding' power at the time when the wiper is de' pended uponv for holding the upperfafterfl'o v the gri pers have released it. A'comparlf This is important in 'that 'it im-.

son of igsl`4 and 6 will showvthe effect-of upon the w'ork.

In the use of this final downward pressure of the wiperv i upon the upper and are' lifte by' the .lever the machine above described' the shoe is properly presented against thegl sole-restSO, as.. shown in Fig. ''fandwlienf" v the lmachine is startedthegripprs` close]kv 154 for pulling the'upper about' the. last.f

During this movement the grippers andalso "(1.30

the edge of the last, means for supporting ythe last unyieldingly 4to the action of the wipers, and yielding means for holdlng the 4over a last, the combination witi a gripper,

a wiper coperating with the gripper in the overworking operation, and a carrier forthe wiper, of yielding means for pressing the wiper toward the 'last bottom, means for supporting the last unyieldingly against the action of the Wiper and automatically operating means for actuating the wiper inwardly,` over the last bottom.

9. In a machine for working an upper over a last, the combination with a carrier,

of aI wiper mounted thereon for tilting movement abput a fulcrum located between its end portions to allow variation of the altitude of the wiper with rela-tion to the bottom of the last, means for automatically operating the wiper, means for unyieldingly supporting the last against the. action of the wiper, and means for holding the forward end of the wiper normally in its lowest position.

10. In amachine :for working v.anv upper Aover a last, the combination with a tilting wiper, and automatically operating means for, actuating the wiper over the shoe bottom, of a carrier on which the wiper has a sliding fulcrum, and yielding means for normaly tilting the forward end of the wiper downwardly.

11. InA a machine'for working an upper over' a last, the combination with a carrier, of means movably mounted on the carrier lfor tilting and endwise movement therein* for wiping the upper over the bottom of the lastl` automatic means for` actuating the wiper, and other means for yieldingly holding said-wiperin normal position with relation to 'the carrier.

12; Ina machine for working an upper overa last, the Vcombination with a carrler and a'wiper mounted thereon, ofcoperating facesk on said carrier and -wiper arranged to permit the wiper to ltilt, yielding means' for holding the `wi er'normally in angular relation to the p ane of4 the last betteln, and means for actuating the' wiper over the last bottom'.

13` In a machine' for working an upper.

over a last, tliecombination with means vfor positioning theflast, of a carrier, and a wiper 'mounted thereon for forcing the upper over the last bottom.l said wiper being ,arranged'lfor vertical 'tilting and endwise slidingmovenlent with relation to its carrier tonda t itself to the position of the portion of t 1e last bottom enga-ged by it.e

14.1 11 a machine for working an upper over a last, the combinationv with a carrier and a wiper arranged thereon to workthe 15. In a machinel for working an upperover a last, the combination with a chlrrier, of a wiper movably mounted thereon and provided with an inclined face, and yielding means for eng'f'agingI said inclined face to hold the wiper in normal position and with relation to which it is lmovable to vary the -pressure of'the wiper upon the Work.

16. In a machine for working an upper over a last, the combination with a wiper and means Afor moving said Wiper over the last bottom, of a yielding member whereby ,movement of the wiper 1s yieldingly effected, said member also opera-ting `for pressing then-'iper'yieldingly toward `the bottom of the last-.

17. In a machine for yworking 'an upper i over avlast, the combina-tion with a carrier .and a `wiper mounted thereon for'tilting and longitudinal movement, of a. single yielding means for resisting said tilting and also longitudinal movements.

18'. In a machine for Working an upper overl a last, the combination with a carrier and a wiper mounted thereon fo'r longitudinal and tilting movements, of a yielding element adapted to coperate with a suitably lformed face on the wiper for yield- Vin gly resisting Iboth said movementsof the wiper. y

19.` In a machine for working, an upper over a last, the combination with a carrler,`

of al wiper` mounted on the carrierlfor longitudinal and tilting movement, and means for actuatlng the wiper and carrier over the last bottom, said niachine hating provisionfor causing the wiper to bey pressed downwardly toward the'i' worlgwith' increasing,

force as it is caused to yield backwardly.

20. In a machine' for .working an upper over a last the combination withV afwiperj, of means for actuating the Wiper inwardly over the last bot-toni and-downwardly toward the last b ottom, said actuating 'means havcrease 'the downward movement.

21. VIn amachine for worlung an upper 'over a'last, the combination with a tack ca-rrierand a. wiper movably rmounted thereon for forcing the upper downwardly' and inwardly into position to be secured, of yielding means for holding the wiper in'normal, position with relation to the carrier, said .i ing131o\isionfor permitting the inward. movement to be arrested and thereby -iiiyielding means heine' adapted to permit the movement ot the wiper eiidwise to he arrested while the inoi'enieiit ot' the taek ear- `rier is eontiniied aint to ineroase the downw'iird pressure during lsiieh endwise lvieldingr. "D ln a'niaehine tor ii'orkingan upper overa last. the eoinhination with a t'aek eiii'- rier iiioi'ahle over the last hottom toward andA 'from position t'or presenting a taek to seeiiijl the iippei'` ot' a wiper arranged for 'eiidwise nio-vement' with the lark earrier to foree the'iiipper into position to he seeiired vthe last hot'toiri 'to position a taek for seein'- ingr the iipper. otl a wiper pivotally mounted o'n the taek earrier-'t'or pressing the. upper iiito'position to he seeiired, and means tor automatically increasing the downward pressii-reef the. wiper iipoii thework durinpr the .ad'vanee of the tii'ek earrler.

Tn a machine for workii'ipr 'an upper over a last;` the combination with a ta'ek eariier and means'ffor actuatingr the earrierover the last bottoni to position a tack forlseeilrin, ir the upper` of'a wiper movable with relation to the tack earrier` and yielding,r means for caiisiing"thev wiper to he advanced over *th'eworzk with; the taek carrier and eaiisinpr tlie'. pressure ofthe wiper iiponthe 'work to 'he aiitoinatieally"increased as the taek earrier'is advanced. A'

25. ln; a machine for workingr an lupper over a last, the et'iiiihination with a carrier a and a wiper mounted thereon, of means for se y provision for positively aet'iiatiii,j

aetiiating the earrier over the last bottoni and yielding-miams for causing: the wiper to ino-'ve with the earrien said ma( in e having the wiper )ortion of with the carrier*duringl the last the movement of the earrier.

26. lli a machine t'or working an upper over a last. the eoinliination with gripl'iers provided with a lateh adapted to he operated for causing the grippers to release the upper, of a wiper. a carrier iipoii which the wiper is movahlvmounted, and means for actuating the earrier and wiper together over the last. for forcingr the upper into position to he secured and t'or aetnating the carrier with relation to the wiper'for engaging and operating the lateh to' imloek the grippers.

27. ln a. machine for wforkinp an upper over a last, the eonihination with grrippers and a la't'eh adapted to he operatzed for eaiising.; the grippers to release the Lipper, of a tac-k eari'ier movahle over the last bottoindfor operatingY the hiteh and positioning a seein'- iiig' taelc, ot' a wiper and a Ivielding connection hetween the earrier ainl wiper whereby the wiper ma \y move with the earrier to 'press the upper into position to he seein-ed and then the earrier may move t'artlier, relati\'e| i' to the wiper. t'or operating the latch and po.--itioiiin, the seeiiliiig taek.

In a maehine t`or working an upper over a hist. the eon'ihination with I grippers and a Iateh therefor. ot' a wipe' anda earrier on whieh the wiper is niovahly moinitied, and means to aetiiate the earrier for moviii, r the wiper over the upper on the last. hott'oni'and thereafter actuating the carrier relatively to the wiper for operating the lateh to eaiise the grippers to release the upper.

E251. In a maehine 'for working an upper over a lastpthe eomhination with a taek earriei` ot a wiper mounted upon the under side ot' the taek earrier tor movement suh- .stantialli' iii'lhe plane of its wipiirar surface and provided with an elongated opening lthrough whieh the ineke` may he driven in different positions of the wiper with relation to the tack carrier.

30, ln a machine for working an upper over a last, the combination with grippers, means for actuating the grippers for stretching the upper, moans for Iif/ieldingly actuat-` ing the grippers to draw the upper over the last bottom, and a latch to be operated for eaiising the grippers to release the upper, of a taek carrier 'movable over the lastJ bot,- tom for operating the lateh and positioning a taek, anda wiper mounted 'on the tack car- 'rier for movement yieldlngly endivlse therewith and normally extending in advance of `the carrier for engagement, with-the upper 'before the lateh is operated to cause the grippers to release the upper.

ln a machine for working an upper over a last, the,- eombination with a carrier and a wiper mounted thereon for tilting en.l

movement, of means for ac tnat-ing't-he Wiper over the last, and means for yieldingly press ingr the wiper downwardly toward the last duringr a portion of its movement over the last, said niaehine having provision for rigidly pressing the wiper toward the last duringr the latter part; of said movement.

32, Tn a machine adapted to work an i1pner over a shouldered innersole onl a last bottoni, the combination with a wiper and means for moving the wiper endwise over the shoe hottoin with a downward pressure, said means having provision for permittin the niovement ofthe wiper to be arrest when the upper engages the shoulder of 'the nnersole and eaiising the downward preS- sure to he increased.

33. Tn a machine adapted to work an up-A 'i per over u shoiildered innersole'on a last izo bottom, the combination with a carrier, means for actuating the carrier in a plane approximately .parallel with the shoe bottom, and a wiper mounted on the carrier and movablj7 connected thereto to permit its in- Ward movement to be arrested by the resistance offered by the shoulder of the innersple, and means for automatically actuating the wiped downwardly when its inward lmovement 1s arrested.

34. In a machine for working an upper over a last, thc combination with a carrier and a wiper mounted thereon for tilting and longitudinall movement, of yielding means for resisting saidA longitudinal movement .constructed and arranged to increase the `tilting movement as the longitudinal move- -ment `is resisted.

35. In a machine adapted to work an upper over a shouldered innersole on a last bottom, 'the combination with a wiper and automatic operating means constructed and arranged to actuate the wiper inwardly over the shoe bottom and to increase the down-A ward lpressure of the wiper upon the upper fa'fter the wiper reaches the shoulder.

1 26.I In a ma vhine adapted to `work an upper over a shouldered innersole on a last `bottom, the combination with a wiper andautomatic operating 'means constructed and arranged to actuate the Wiper inwardly over theshoe bottom and to`apply force for depressing the advance edge of thel wiper to press the upper into the angle between the shoulder and feather of the innersole when the wiper has wiped the upper against the shoulder.

37. AIn a. machine adapted to work an upper over a shouldered innersole on a last bottomfthe combina-tion with a wiper and operating-means to advance the wiper over the work and then to tilt the leading edge of the wiper downwardly to press the upper into the angle between the shoulder and the feather of thev sole. r

38. In a machine adapted to'work an upautomatically to increase the pressure of the wiper downwardly upon the `work. y i

40.' In a machine of the class described the combination with a wiper having its leading edge face inclined upwardly and inwardly to facilitate wiping movement, over the edge of the shoe, and means for advancing the wiper andthen applying force in the direction to depress the leading edge of the wiper upon 'the shoe bottom.

41;'In' a machine for working an upper over a last the combination with a tack carrier and means for actuating the carrier over the last bottom to position a'tack for securing the upper, 'of a wiper under the carrier, and actuating means acting to apply" downward pressure throughthe portion ofn the wiper overlying the shoe bottom before the tack is driven.v y 1 4:2; In a machine fo'r working an upper over a last the combination with a tack carrier'and means for actua-ting the carrier over thelast bottom to position a tack for-securing the` upper, of a wiperrunder thearrier, and connected l.mechanism I,to Aadvance. the

carrier and the wiper over A the shoe bottomand thenl wiper.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of depress the leadingl portion of lthe `two subscribing witnesses.

RONALD r. MCFEELY.. Witnesses: 1 y l 'ELIrI-IALET A. 'I`RrPP,

ARTI-mn L. RUSSELL.

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