USRE10373E

USRE10373E - Machine for attaching buttons to shoes

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Publication number: USRE10373E
Authority: US
Inventors: Parkee H. Sweet
Original assignee: W
Publication date: 1883-08-21

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P. H. SWEET, Jr.

/ Assignor' to W. A. BoLAfin.

MAUHINE FOR ATTAGHING BUTTUNSTO SHOES.

No. 10,373. 'Reissued Aug. 21, 1883.

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P. H. SWEET, Jr.

Assignor to W. A. BOLAND.

MACHINE FOR ATTAUHING BUTTONS TO SHOES.

No. 10,373. Reissued Aug. 21, 1883.

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{UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PARKER H. SWEET, J R. OF \VASHINGTOF, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, ASSIGNOR TO WILLIAM A. BOLAND, OF LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS.

MACHINE FOR ATTACHING BUTTONS TO SHOES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of -Reissued Letters Patent No. 10,373, dated August 2 1, 1583. Original No. 268,143, dated November 28, 1882. Application for reissue filed July 11', 1883'.

tion of the invention, such aswill enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention has for its object to provide an improved machine for automatically at taching buttons to shoes or other articles of wearinga-pparel by means of a metallic tack or other suitable metallic fastening device; and my improvements consist, essentially, of a supporting-frame provided with a vertical plunger operated by a series of levers through the medium of a foot-'treadle or other suitable power, the said plunger being either magnetized or provided with holding-jaw of any well-known form, to receive and hold the metallic fastener preparatory to driving it to 0011- nect the button with the fabric, as will be hereinafterdescribed.

It also consists of an improved means for automatically feeding both the buttons and the metallic fasteners into position to be attached to the desired material.

It further consists of other details of construction and general arrangement of parts, all as will be hereinafter more fully described, and specially designated in the claims.

In the accompanying .drawings, Figure 1 represents a side elevation of my improved machine, with parts broken away to more fullyshow its construction. Fig.' 2 represents a detail sectionalview ofa hopper for distributing the buttons. Fig. 3 represents a top plan view of the hopper for distributing the metallic fasteners. Fig. 4 represents a vertical section of the same. Fig. 5 represents a vertical section of the recess for holding the button, with the concave die for deflecting the prong or prongs of the fastening device through the shank of the button to attach it to the desired material. Figs. 6 and 7 represent detail sectional views of the inclined conductingchutes for the buttons and metallic fasteners.

Similar letters of reference occurring on the several figures indicate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawings, A representsthe base of my improved machine, which is provided with a curved arm, A, terminating in a hollow cylindrical support, A*, which is adapted to receive the vertically-sliding plun: 6o ger or driver B, as fully shown in Fig. 1.

Projecting upward from the curved arm A, and cast solid therewith, is an upright, A in the upper part of which is pivoted a horizon tal lever, B, to the front end of which is pivoted the upper end of the vertical plunger B, while the rear end of said lever is slotted for the engagement therewith of a pin, a, of the elbow-lever O, which is pivoted in its turn, at its center, toa projection, D, at the rear of the base-plate A. Tothe outer end of this elbowlever C is pivoted a pitman or rod, E, which is connected atits bottom to a suitable treadle for operating the machine. Y

F represents an inclined button guiding chute or conductor, which passes through a recess, 1), in the arm A, and which is pivoted in one end near the front of the base A, as shown at 0, while its rear end abuts against the lower end of the casing of the distribut 8o .ing-wheel G in such a manner as to receive the buttons as they are ejected from the same. The hopper H is of usual form, and mounted upon a cylindrical case, H, which in turn is mounted upon the projection D at the rear-of the base A.

\Vithin' the walls of the cylindrical case H is j ournaled the distributing-wheel G by means of the axle (Z, a space or recess, e, being provided at one side and at the bottom, between 0 said wheel and case, for the passage of the button-heads, as fully shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, Upon the face of the wheel, and at suitable distances apart, are provided slots or recesses f, for the reception of the shanks of 5 r the buttons If, to permit the button-heads to 7 pass through the opening 9 down into the space or recess 0. At the extreme lower part of the said recess, and beneath the wheel G, is provided a rod, h, which projects through the .100 casing H, and abuts against the button at the bottom of the said recess to eject or push it O, to impart motion to the said wheel G, the

' ends of the axle 01 being journaled in the pro- V The upper end of the chute or conductor M shown.

jection D and a projection, D, of the main frame of the machine, as fully shown in Fig. 1.

The conducting-chute F is preferably of a circular form in cross-section, with a slot, f, in its upper surface for the reception of the shanks of the buttons, to keep the same in proper position to receive the prong or prongs of the metallic fastener b the lower end of the said chute connecting with a circular recess or cavity, a, in the base A of the machine, and which extends to and opens out at the front of the same. The upper part of the recess a is provided with a slot, 1, terminating on its upper surface with ya concave groove or die, f, to curve or deflect the point of the metallic fastener held in the jaw of the plunger or driver, B downthrough the shank of the button, as fully shown in Fig. 5.

In the lower part of the recess or cavity a, near the front of the base A, is providedan opening, k, which is adapted to receive a curved spring, I, which acts as a stop to an rest and hold the first and each succeeding button as it slidesdown from the chute F in a position to receive the prong of the fastener.

M represents an inclined tack" or fastener conductor or chute for supplying the metallic tacks or fasteners to the plunger B, said conductor being of a shape similar to that of the chute F, with the exception that the groove or slot f is in the lower part of the same, instead of at the top, to allow the points of the metallic tacks or fasteners to project downward, as

The lower part of the plunger, constituting the holding-jaw, is preferably provided with a magnet, m, to hold the iron or steel tack in position to be aflixed to the shank of the button held in the recess a directly beneath; but where the fastening device is made of other metals than iron or steel a slot, a may be formed in the lower part of the plunger B to receive the same, or any of the wellknown forms of holding jaw may be used.

projects against the. mouth of a distributinghopper, L, which feeds the metallic tacks or fasteners down through said chute to the holding-jaw of theplunger B. The distributinghopper L is composed of a suitableframe open at the top, and provided with a slotted and inclined tray, 10, arranged horizontally across said frame at or about its center. The slots 0, which extend through the said tray, terminate in a single slot in the, end of the tray for distributing the tacks one after another into the conducting-chute M, a partition or board, N, extending across the said tray at such a height above the same as to leave only a space sufficient to allow the heads of the tacks to pass under after the points of the tacks have dropped downward in the slots. This hopper L is attached to the top of a standard, p, which is pivoted at its bottom to aprojecting lug on the curved arm A, and a lug or pin, q, projecting from the side of the said hopper engages with the curve of the elbow-lever G to impart a slight shakthe metallic tacks will project down through conductor M. vided in the upper surface of this conductor,

of the tack-separator, shown as a finger, t, of the lever 12, which is pivoted to the arm A and operated by the rod w, pivoted thereto and to the lever B, as'fully shown in Fig. 1. The object of this mechanism is such that the metallic tacks are pushed one after another upon the holding-jaw of the plunger B with each successive motion of the lever B. A suitable coiled spring, P, is arranged between the curved arm A and the lever B, to force the plunger B back to its proper position after each downward stroke of the same. The conductingchutes F and M, with their distributing-hop pers, may be changed or reversed, so that the button may be fed down to the holding-j aw of the plunger B and the metallic tacks or fastenersdown to the recess in the base of the machine, directly under said plunger, without, departing from the spirit of my invention.

the buttons are thrown loosely into the hopper H, from which they are distributed in proper position to the chute F by means of ,-the distributing-wheel G, while the tacks or fasteners are assorted in the hopper L and fed down the inclined chute M, the finger t of the lever 12 pushing the first and each succeeding tack upon the holding-jaw m of the plunger B with each upward motion of the said plunger. The material or fabric to which the button is to be attached is placed upon the table of the base A, directly over the first button, near the outer end of the recess a of the said base A. The plunger B, carrying the metallic tack or fastener, is now brought down by depressing the foot-treadle, which operation causes the point of the metallic tack to pass through the said material or fabric down upon the concavedie f, where it is curved or deflected through the shank of the button and back upon or into the material, thereby firmly securing the button thereto. Now, by pulling the material forward, the button depresses the spring Z in the groove k and allows the button to easily slip out of the recess a. The next succeeding button now slipsdown against the spring I or stop, and as theplunger B returns to its former position the finger t of 'the lever 11 pushes another metallic tack in place with relation to the plunger, to enable the latter to act upon In the operation of my improved machine ing motion to the same, so that the points of the slots 0 in the tray n, for distribution to the Arecess or opening, 8, is pronear the plunger B, to permit of the entrance and drive the said tack to set the next button; and this operation is repeated until the supply of buttons and fastenersis exhausted.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as newand useful is 1. In a machine for attaching buttons to shoes or other articles, a chute or conductor through which to convey a series of buttons and a chute or conductor through which to convey a series of metallic tacks or fastenings, combined with a plunger adapted to drive a tack or fastening, and an anvil or die to curve or deflect the point of the tack about the shank of the butt-011 after passing through the material, in order to affix the shank of the button to the said material, substantially as described.

2. In a machine for attaching buttons to shoes and other articles, a chute or conductor to convey a series of buttons, a chute or conductor to convey a series of metallic tacks or fastening-s, a plunger to drive the said tacks or fastening-s, and means to control the delivery singly of thetacks from the tack-conducting chutc to the plunger, combined with a die to deflect and curve the point of the tack through and about the eye of the button, substantially as described.

3. I11 a machine for attaching buttons [0 shoes and other articles, a chute or conductor to convey a series of buttons, a hopper tosupply the said chute or conductor, a chute or conductor to convey a series of metallic tacks or fastenings, a plunger to drive the said tacks or fastenings, and means to control the de-. livery singly of the tacks from the tack-conducting chute to the plunger, combined with a die to deflect and curve the point of the tack through and about the eye of the button, substantially as described.

4. In amachine for attaching buttons to shoes and other articles, a plunger to drive a tack or fastener, a chute through which to conduct tacks or "fastenersto the said plunger,

an anvil againstwhich to clinch the said tacks v or fasteners, and a chute or conductor to direct buttons, combined with a springer stop to determine the position at which the button to be attached is held with relation to the a11- vil and path of movement of the tack or fastener by the plunger, substantially as described.

'5. In a machine for attaching buttons to shoes and other articles, the inclined conductors F and M, provided, respectively, with the hoppers H and L and their feed'mechanisms, in combination with the plunger B, having a holding-jaw, m, and the recess a in the base of said frame, and an anvil, and a stop for the .tion N, in combination with the inclined conductor M, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

8. In a machine for attaching buttons to boots and shoes and other articles, means, sub

stantially as described, to hold a button in position, a tack conductor or chute, and a separator to detach the tacks therefrom, combined with a plunger to drive the tacks and an anvil upon which to clinch the same, substantially as described.

PARKER II; SXVEET, JR.

Vitnesses F. M. GREEN, 'TM. H. FINoKEL.