USRE11538E - Stitch separating and indenting machine - Google Patents

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5 Sheets-Sheet 1 J. B. HADAWAY. m STITCH SBPARATING AND INDENTING MACHINE.

No. 11,538. Reissued May 12, 1896.

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STITCH SEPARATING AND INDENTING MACHINE.

igs. I 0 mmnml ,1 8868: I v i B. 69-" JOHN B. HADAWAYI, or nnoonron, MASSACHUSETTS;-

STITCH "SEPARIAITING AND INDE'NTING MACHINE,

SPEGIIEICATION forming part of Beissued Letters Patent No. 11,538,11at ad may 1:2, 1896.

Original Ho. 521,978, dated June 26, 1894. Application for reissue filed March'lfl, 18 96 s nor... 583,133.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN ,'B.,H AJJ'AWAY,

. of Brockton, in the county of Plymouth and is a specification.

-State'of l\Iassachusetts,-have invented a new and useful Stitch Separating and lndenting Machine, of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings,

My invention relates to a stitch separating and indentingiiiachine; .and it consists in certain novel features of construction, arrangeinent, and combination of parts, which will be readily understood byreference to the deseription of theaccoinpanying drawings, and to the claims hereto appended, and in which my invention is clearly pointed out.

In the manufacturing of boots and shoes of that class in which the outer soles are sea cured thereto by sewing through said sole and a welt secured to the upper and inner Sole it has been customary after the sole has been sewed to the welt to perform the operation called in the.trade-"pricking np the stitches, which consists in pressinga sharpedged tool between each two contiguous stitches on the upper side of the welt from the forward end of the shank on one side around the forepart to the same point on the other side to clearly define the division between the stitches and thus improve the a15- pearance of the boot or shoe.

The object of my inventionis'the production of a machine that will accurately separate or prick up the stitches regardless of slight variations in their lengths, the separating or. pricking-up tool being antoni atically adjusted to the division between two stitches before being depressed, said automatic adjustment being effected by the stitch itself. To accomplish this, I have'produced thema- .chinc illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whieh- V Figure 1 is a plan. Fig. 2 is a front elevation. Fig.3 is a side elevation with a portion of the hand-wheel broken away. Fig. 4. is a-sectional elevation, the cutting-plane being on line arm on Fig. land looking toward the left of said figure. Fig. 5 is a side elevationof portions of the revolving work-support, the fixed welt-bearing work-support, the separating-tool and its carrying-lever, with,

the shoe shown in position. Fig: 6 is a front plan and an respectively elevation fof the same parts. Figs. 7 and 8 are respectively a side elevation and a front elevationof the separating-tool removed from the machine and drawn to'an enlarged scalel Figs. 9- and '10' arerespeetively a plan and a side elevation of the clamping-plate for securing the separating-tool to'its carrier.- Figs.

11 and 12 are respectively a 'plan anda front end view of the welt-bearing work support or .table. Figs. 13 and 14 are respectively a and its holder. Figs. 15 and lG'are similar views of a modification oft-he gage and its support'made in piece. Figs. 17 and 18 are a front elevation and a longitudinal section of a modification of the revoluble work-support. Fig. 19 is an elevation of the ratchet-plate, looking toward the left of Fig. 4- Figs. 20 and 21larc respectively a plan and a front elevation of the h0rizontally-' reciprocating slide which" carries the rock ing separator-leverand the trip-lever. Fig. 22 is a plan view-of a portion of a shoe-sole and welt united by a line of stitches and showing a portion of'its length as it appears after the stitches have been acted upon by my machine. Fig. 23 is a detail plan view of feedlever.

In the drawings, A is the bed of the machine, provided with the legs A A", which may be formed integral with or besecu'red to said bed in anysuitable manner and by which the machine may be secured in the desired position upon'a bench or table. (Not shown.)

The bed A has formed upon or secured to its upper side the upwardlyproj eetin g stands A A in suitable hearings, in whichis mounted the driving-shaft B, havingmounted upon one end the hand-wheel G, upon its other end the grooved driving-wheel D, and between its two bearings the face-cams E and F and the combined cylinder and face-cam G 11.

The bed A has -formed in one piece therewith the upwardly-projecting blocks A and A, connected at their upper ends'by the plate A, and also the upwardly-projecting stand A, having the forwardly-projeating angular portion A, also connected to the plateA. In the front face of the block A is formed a :elevation of a revoluble' gage T-shaped vertical groove, to which is fitted,

so as to be. movable vertically therein the bar I, provided with the outwardlypro ectlng lugIQi-pto which is screwed the pendent rod .1, which passes through the threaded sleeve J, adj ustably set in the car A, formed upon or secured to the bed A, as shown .in Figs. 3

' whenthe foot is removed from the treadle.

,sircd adjusted position.

- spring (I, which is" The sleeve Jhas fitted thereon thecheck-nu-t c, to clamp it firmly to the earAF in the 'de- Between the upper end of the sleeve J lugl the rod J is surrounded by the coiled held in place concentric with the axis of the rod J by the collars 'e and e, a's shown in Fig. 4.- The n'pperend of the bar I has set therein a stud f, nponwhich is mounted so as to be revoluble thereon the lower work-support L, which may be formed from a sin gle piece of 1netal,-as shown in Figs. 17 and 18, or it maybe composed of a'metal center having formed therein a circumferential groove, in which is mounted a rubber band g, to form a yielding cushion, as shown in Fig. 4, which is Y the construct-ion I prefer for most wo k.

The haul and the work-supporting wheel L are pressed upward by the spring d with a back side the hardened downward and are engaged yielding pressu re, and said bar has set in its steel" ratchet-plate h, the shoulders of which are by. the pawl h,

having teetli,

carried by the lever M, pivoted to the. block of the pa'wl h 50 tion. therein a dcr i on said A and carrying at'its rear endthe roll h, which is acted upon by the cam F to depress the rear end of said lever and cause the pawl h to engage the ratchet-plate? and lock the bar I and'wheel L in their raised positions whilci-he stitches are being separated and the welt indented, the roll h?- being kept in contact with the cam F-by the spring h (Shown inFigs- 1, 3,and 4.) 1 The block Ahas cut through it at the back of the groove therein a slot to permit access the side of said slot has set in a fixed posipin 1', with which the shoulpawl engages when the front end of ,thelever M is moved downward, and

s thus insures the disengagement of said pawl 55 .stand N or N is adjustah from the teeth of the ratchet-plate. A gagely secured to the upper end of the block A and may be provided with a fixed gage-lip P, as shown in Figs.-

15 and 16, or it may have a revoluhle wheel i mounted thereon, 'as shown in' ig's'. "'1, 3, 4, 13, and 14. Just above said gage and adjustahly secured to the upperEside of the bar A of the frame is the upper work support or table N: against which is pressed when the tread-surface of the sole :is placed u the operator sfpot is, removed from t e treadle.

and the under side of, the.

to the ratchet plate h, and

thewelt of the shoe' n the lowerwork-suflport and shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3

tion with the welt, as shown in Fig. 5, as. in.

somecases it nu y serve as a gage by pressing againstthe upper, as shown in said figure. The front end of said table is slotted, as shownin Figs. 1, 4, 11, and 12, for the stitch-separatin g tool J.

The plate A has formed therein a horizonan T-shapedgroove extending parallel to the passage of the .axis of the shaft B and has fitted therein, so

as to be movable endwi se thereof, the plate '0, having formed in its upper side the rectangnlar groove in, extending transversely thereof, and also having formed integraltherewith the ears 0' and O ,as shown in Figs. 20 and 21. The ear 0' haspivoted thereto the lever -P, one ann, k, of which extends in a nearlyhorizontal direction to the right of its pivotal connection to said ear, and the other arm, k,

of which extends upward, then to the left, andthen downward in the form of a goose, neck and is provided with the upwardly-projectin g lug Z and the laterally-projecting lug l, I.'/ is the trip-lever, pivoted to the ear-or stand 0 and provided nut m, the end of said set-screwbeing arranged to act upon the end of .the arm It of the-lever P to depress said arm by the action of the face-cam II, formed on the right-hand .end of the cylinder-cam G, as viewed in Fig. 1, upon. the truck or roll on, mounted upon a at its front end with, the set-screw m, adjustably set therein and secured in its adjusted position bythe checkstud set in the end of I the rearwardly-projecting arm-of said lever, said truck being-held in contact with said cam by the tension of the spring m, as shown in Fig. 3.

The lug l of the lever P has s uspendcd therefrom the rod a, to the lower end of which is connected one end of the spring or, the other end of which is connected to some fixed portidn of the machine and serves to move the arm k of the lever B downward, the tension" of said spring being regulated by the thumbnut 71?. (Shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3.)

'- The stitch-separating tool j has its lower end'm'ade of a rounded V 'shape,-as viewed from. the front of. the machine, and is adj ustably secured to the lower arm of thetool-stock Q by the clamping-plate Q and screw as 9, and 10. The tool-stock Q is. pivoted at n jto the lever P, so as to be movable to a very limited extent about said pivot, and has pivoted to nut and tends to move the upper end of the tool-stocktoward thefrightof Fig. 2. The

rod 0 also has fitted thereto, betweenthe,

tool-stock Q and the lug Z, the stop-unto and. check-nut .0, which serveto limit the move its upper end the threadedrod 0, which extends horizontally therefrom through an eye angles toward ward the right of Fig. oted thereto the threaded rod 1), which exiiient of the upper end of said tool-sto'ck totends therefrom toward the left of Fig. 2 through an car on the back side of said toolstock, and has fitted thereto at the left of said stock the stop-nut 11' and thumb-nut p, which serve to limit the movement of the upper end oft-he stock Q toward the left of Fig. 2.

R is the feed-lever, pivoted to the plate A atq, which carries at its rear end the-truck q, which is acted upon by the path of the cylinder-cam G to vibrate it about its pivot,

as shown in Fig. 1. V

The lever R has formed in its front arm the slot cf, in which is 'adjustably secured by the clamping-nut r the stud 'r', carrying at its lower end a rectangular block, which fits into the transverse groove in in the plate 0, as a,

means of reciprocating said plate to a greater or less extent, according to the adjustment of the-stud '1' to.a greater orless distance from the fulcrum of the lever B.

is the pressure-lever, pivoted at s and carrying at itsrear end the roller trucks,

which is en gagedand acted upon by the face cam E to vibrate said lever about its ful Tlreffront arm' of the lever S- ext-ends upward an d forward from its fulcrum crum-pin s.

for ashort distance and is then bent at right the (lownwardly-turned end of the arm I? of the lever P, to depress said arm and the toolstock and tool to indent thewelt, as shown on the right-hand portion of Fig. 22. The

two stitches.

in its adjusted position, when set, by the front arm of the lever S is also provided with theupwardly-projecting arm S, in the upper end of which is adj ustably mounted the setscrew it in position for its end to be engaged by the upper end of the tool-stock when it is moved toward the left of Fig. 2, and thus limit such movement of the upper end of the toolsrock, while its lower end is moved a greater distance to feed the work, while theseparating and indenting tool is depressed between The set-screw t is .firmly held check-nut i, and the rolls is kept-in contact with the pcripla; r; of the cam E bythe tension of the spr i 11; it, connected at one end to the lever S and at its other end to the pin 11,, which is set in a fixed position in the stand A. The pawl h is pressed into'contact with the ratchet-plate by the spring '1; in a wellknown manner.

The operation of my invention is asfollows:

'lhcseveral parts of the machine being in the positions shownin the drawings the operator.

first turnsth'e hand-wheel in the direction in-' dicated bythe arrow on Fig. 3 adistance equal: to'abont one hundred and twenty degrees; I when the separator-tool will have been raised to its extreme height and moved to ,the ex treme of its movement toward the right from the position in which it is shown in .Figs; 1

' and 2, the front endof the pressure-lever S The lug I has piv-.

- presses the lower work-supportL I the right of Fig. 1 and bears. upon a roll .9 mounted upon a stud set in .ciprocation,

to t l e proper point to impart ment of the plate will have been raised so as to permit the toolstock tobe raised by the action of the front end of the trip-lever P upon the end of the i arm is of the lever P, and the pawl end of the locking-lever will have descended,causing the shoulder i of thcpawl or .pawls (as preferably a-plurality of pawls h, having slightly varying lengths, are carried by said lockinglever) to come in contact with the pin 1', and thus be thrown out of cngagcment with the teeth of the ratchet-plate h. The operator now places his foot upon the treadle and dcagainst the tension of the spring (I to a suflicient dis-.

tance to permit the insertionof the sole edge between said lower work-support and the table N. He then takes the shoe in' his left hand with the heel toward the left and places the tread-surface of the sole upon the lower work support at a point at the forward part of the shank with the upper surface or the welt and with the edge of the sole restingiagainst been adjusted to a position to bring thestitch to be operated upon directly beneath the bul ge j on the lower end when the cam-shaft is set in motion. The first effect produced by the revolution ofthe shaft B is to-raise'the front end of the triplever P', and thus' release the rocking lever P and permit the tension of the spring a to move the arm k of the lever P and the toolstock downward and causetheend of the scpa beneath the ,upper work support ort'able N 9 the gage lipv or wheel which has previously f of the separating-tool j rator-tool j to press. lightly upon the stitch near the'middle of its length. The sliding plate 0 is next moved toward the left a dis-v tance equal to nearly. one-half its entire rewhich shonldbe about one and one-third thev average length of the stitches inthe sample of work to be operated upon, the stud in .the slotted forward ,arm' of the feed-lever having been-previously adjusted desired length of movement.

0 toward the left causes the point of the separator-tool to move in the same direction, restinglightlynpon the stitch until its point drops into the slight indentation between two stitches, when the. next, stitch will prevent the point of said. tool moving farther in that direction, when a continuation of the movement of the'plate 0 will cause the upper end of the tool-stock Q to be moved toward the left, moving about the bcarin g of the toolj uponthe work'until the u pper end of the tool-stock comes nearly into contact with the stopenutp. WVhen the first movement of the plate 0 and the lever P toward the left iscompleated, the cam F moves the lever M about its fulcrum, so as to-raise the pawl It and cause to said slide the r This first move it to engage the teeth of the ratchet-plate h and lock the bar I firmly in position, when the cam E, acting upon the lever S, depresses the arm k of i e lever P and the tool-stock Q to cause thce'nd of the tool j to. indent the welt and clearly define the separation bctween two stitches, the depth of the-indentation being determined by the adjustment of the tool j in its stock Q. The next move- 1 ment isthe depression of the front end of the ;locking-le ver, causing thepawls h to be disengaged from the teeth of the ratchet-plate by coming in contact with the pin i, when the end of the separating-tool as a fulcrum until it comes in contact with the set-screwt, when the movop'lent of the upper end of said toolshown in the d rawingg's.

stock toward the left will be arrested, and then as the movement of the plate and le- \er I continues in end of the tool-stock and the tool carried Ultfl'fll) will be: moved in the samedirection and Feed the work a distance equal totthe length of .a stitch, when the hay assumed an tonight position again with thestj-op-nut o ineontactwith the lug [,as The locking-lever is now operated to cause the mwlsh' to engage tooluntil the lower regardless of the variations in' the lengths of feature of my invention, together with the mechanism the ratchet-plate(and lock the wonkbetween' -the.upper and lower work-supports, when the front end of the messes-lever will bO l'fllSOd from ontact with thoroll carried by the le-' -1" isacted upon ver P,,wh'en the tri )-lever by its cam to again depress its front end and the arm Z'- of the lever 1, thereby 'aising the arm k ofthe lever P and the tool-stockand end of said tool is just above the under surface of the upper work support or table N, when the motion of the feed-lever is reversed and the plate 0 is moved toward the right to its original posi tiou, at which time the cam-shaft will have completed oncrevolution, and as said shaft continues to revolve the hereinbetoredescribed operations will he repeated at every revolution nntilall'the stitches have been separated from the point-oi beginu in g around the toe to. the corresponding point on the other side of the shoe, and the tool will be depressed accurately between each two stitches the'stitches, which "is the essential employed to accomplish this automatic selection oLIhe'seveI-al points where the indent-ations are to be 'made. I g

The depressions between 'the' stitches are made of uniform depth and when done by gage on trimmed or finished edges will be of uniform distance from the head on the'edge of the sole, which is a very desirable thing to accomplish.

1 The nose ofthei upper .work-su pportbeing setin line with'or just in frontf'of the separating-tool prevents the 11 pp byfthe inovemen ts of said tool.

in the cam Gto eomot' the plate O toward- 2, and'if the-upper end' that direction the lower tool-stock will.

er beingsera'tched support, a rocking lover or frame mounted upon a movable fulcrum-pin, a toobstoekpivoted to said roeking'lever; a separating-tool carried by said tool-stock, a tension device construetedand arranged to hold said toolstock in its normal position relative to said rocking lever until moved from said position by the application of power to OVGICOlllOSttl d tension, a cam and lever for positively moving said rocking v oncdirection to'raise said tool audits stock, a spring to move said parts direct-ital, stops to limit the tool-stock; a cam and. lever for imparting to said rocking lover a positive reciprocation in a direction. at right angles to the axis of its ln'lermn-pin; and a cam and lever for applying force to'said rocking lover to force said separaling-toolinto the work.'

Q, ln 'almachinc tor sepz'trating the stitches of boot'orshoesoles, the combination of a work-support; an antomatically-adjustable separator for locating the intervals between (he stitches v l|'el her o'f' uniform or varying lengths; and means having provision tor forcing said tool between the stitches when the point of said tool has loeatcditsclf in the space between-two stitches.

3. In a machine for separating the stitches in the soles of boots or shocs the combination of a work-support to receive the treadsurface of the sole; an upper work support or table arranged to bear upon the uppersurface oi the welt; a separating-tool; means having provision for pressin'g said tool lightly upon the line of stitching, and moving it longitudinall y'" vthereof, in two steps,- whereby saidtool is made to automatically locate the intervals or spaces between the stitches whether of uniform or varying lengths; and mechanism having provision for forcing said tool between said stitches to separate them.

4. In a machine for separating the stitches oi boot and shoe soles, work support to receive the tread-surface of tlie sole; an upper support or table to rest upon the upper surface of the welt; a gage to determine the position of the shoe; a rocking lever moun ted on a movable fulcrum; a tool=stoek pivoted to said lever a separating-tool adjustably mounted in the lowerend of said stock; a tension device for normally holding the upper end of said stock in a-given position relative to said roeking- -lever; adjustable stops .for limiting the vibration' of saidtoolaboutits fulcrum; mechanism having provision for moving said rocklcver about itsfulei'unt .in'

tfigcombination of a byits middle;-

in the opposite vibrations of; the

ing lever about its'flileru'm in one direction with a positive and uniform motion a spring for moving it in the opposite; d rect-ion and pressing 'the separatin ool. lightly upon the stitch; a cam and lever for reciprocating said rocking lever in a direction at right angles to the axis of its fulcrum-pin; and mechanism having provision for applying pressure, in addition to the spring, to said rocking lever to force the separating-tool into the work between the stitches.

5. In a machine forseparating the stitches of-boot and shoe soles, the combination of a revoluble work-support to receive the treadsurface of the sole; an upper work support or table arranged to bear upon. the upper surface of thcnmlt and slotted at, its front end ,for the passage of the separating-tool; a gage to guide the work; mechanism having provision for clamping the sole edge between said rcvolublework-support and the table; a rocking lever or frame mounted upon a movable fulcrum; a tool-stock pivoted to said rocking lever; a separating and indenting tool carried by said tool-stock; a tension device for holding said tool-stock in its normal position relative to said rocking lever; a spring for moving said rocking lever in one direction about its fulcrum; a cam and lever for reciprocating said rocking lever at right angles to its axis of oscillation; a cam and lever for applying pressure in addition to the tension of said spring to force the toclinto the material between the stitches; and mechanism having provision for moving said melting leverabout its axis in the opposite direction, against the tension of said spring.

(i In a machine for separating the stitcnes of boot and shoe soles,fthe combination of a yielding work-support to receive the tread surface of the sole; a ratchet-plate connected to said yielding support; an upper work support or table arranged to bear upon thesurface of the welt; a lever; acam constructed and-arranged to intermittently vibrate said lever; a pawl pivoted upon said lever and arranged to engage the teeth of'said ratchetplate when the pawl end of said lever is moved upward; and a fixed pin to be en gaged M by said pawl, when it is moved downward,

bearing; the spring d; the collars a, e, and e, 1 the rubber cushion b; the ratchet plate h; the

and throw it out of engagement with said ratchet, whereby said yielding work-support is alternately locked in a fixed position. as to vertical movement, and rendered yielding.

7. In a machine for separating the stitches of a boot or shoe sole, the combination of the vertically-movable bar I; the work-support L carried thereby; the rod J pcndent from said bar the connection K leading from said N rodto a treadle; the sleeve J surrounding said rod and adjustable vertically in 'a fixed pawl h; the pivoted lever M; the cam F; and

the fixedpin all constructed; arranged and operating substantially as set forth.

'.lhecon(binatio n of the shaft 13; the 'cams'E, F, G and 1-1; the horizontally-reciprocating plate 0 provided with the ears OT and O and the transverse groove tlle lever P provided with. the arms k and k and the lng'l and pivoted to the ear 0'; the spring n. connected at one end to the arm k of said lever P and at its other end to some fixed part of the machine; the tool-stock Q and the roll S carried by the arm if; the tool j adjustably set in said tool-stock; the tensionrod 0 pivoted to said tool-stock and havinga bearing in the lug Z the nuts 0', o and o fitted to and adjustable. on said rod; the spring 0 thelever S engaging the roll S to depress the arm of the lever l and provided with the adjustable screw-stop i; the lever R provided with the adjustable stud 1" carrying a rectangular. block fitted to the groove It; and the lever P constructed and arranged to act upon the upper side of the arm k of the lever P, all constructed and ar ran ged' to operate substantially as described.

9. In a machine for separating the stitches of boot or shoe soles the combination of a vertically-movable work-support to receive the tread-surface of the shoe-sole; mechanism having provision'for intermittently locking said work-support in its raised position a vertically oscillating and horizontally reciprocating lover or frame; a separating-tool carried by said lever; a spring connected to said lever and adapted to press said tool upon the stitch; mechanism having provision for moving said tool along said stitch under the tension of said springuntil the point of said tool drops into the space between two stitches; means having provision for prcssin g said tool into said space and indenting the welt by a positive pressure in addition to the tension of said spring; mechanism for moving said tool another step in the same direction to feed the work: mechanism having provision for raising said tool .from the work and moving it horizontally to the starting-point.

10. In a machine for separating the stitches of boot and shoe soles, the combination of: a work-support; a gage to determine the position of the sole upon said support; .an automatically adjustable separator for locating the intervals between the stitches; and mech anisrn'having provision for forcing saidsep-" arator between the stitches when the point of said separator has been located. between the stitches. I

11. Iu-a machineofor separating the stitches of boot'and shoe soles, the combination of a -work on said supports; an antomatically-opv erated separating-tool adapted to locate the intervals or spaces between the stitches whether of uniform or varying lengths; and

mechanism having provision'for forcing said tool between said stitches to separate them x and .indentthe welt 12. In 'a machine for separatm g the stitches of boot and shoe soles the combination of a work-support to receive the tread-surface of the sole; aga g'e to determine the position of said sole on the support; a vertically and hori-- zontelly movable separating-tool adapted to automatically locate the spaces between the I stitches whether said stitches are of uniform or varying lengths; a spring for moving'snid tool into contact with the stitches; m eehan ism for moving said tool horizontally in onedireetion in two steps With a standstill between them: mechanismhm'ing provision for movin g said tool another step downward byjt posi:

tive messnre to force said tool into the work between, two stitches; and mechanisms for raising said tool and Inoving it horizontally to its position befiorc being depressed by the spring. I I l 13. In a machine'for'separhting stitches, the combination with a vork-support, of a tool for locating the-intervals between the stitches,

and mesins operating automatically to locate said tool in :the intervals between the stitches 20 whether of uniform or varying length.

' l 4. vIn a. machine for separatingstitehesflhe eon'ibination with a work-s11p[ ort,-of locating and indenting 1ne'ans,anil connected mechanisms operating a-utomatieall to actuate 25 said means to loeateanil indent the i nte'rvnls between the stitches after the sewing has been completed. p

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set myhmld, in the presenoei'if two attesting \\'it- 30 'nesses, this' 9th clay of March, 1806."

JOHN- B. HADAWAY. Witnesses: 1

BENJAMIN PHILLIPS JAMES H. SIsn.

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