USRE3517E - Improved machine tor pegging boots ahd shoes - Google Patents

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Leners Parent No. 23.361. @ed Maw-ll, 2o,

1859; reissue No. 3,517, dated June 22, 1869.

IMPROVE!) MACHINE FOR IEGG-ING BOOTS AND SHOES.

The Schedule referred to ln these Letters Patent und makina Dart of the same.

To all whom 'it muy conce/rn.:

Be it known that I, Abrimos C. GALLAHUE, oi Riverdale, ill the county oi'lVestchester, und State of New York, have invented cert-:lin new nud useful Ilnprovelncnts in Machines for Pegging Boots and Shoes; :null do hereby decl-nre that the following is n, full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being,`

had to the lu'conlpnuying drawings, nmking purl'. oi' this specitiention, und to the letters oirei'erence lnerked thereon, like letters indicnting like ports wherever they occur.

To ennble others skiilled in the art to construct and use :ny invention, I will proceed to describe it.

Figure 1 is n side sectional view'of my invention, take-n in the lille X X, tig. 4, und looking in the direc- -iion indicated by arrows l.

Figure 2 is u i'ront sectional view ofthe same, taken ill the lille Y Y, iig. 1.

Figure 3 is :t sille sectional view ofthe same, taken in the lille ZZ, tig. 4, und looking in thellirection in- .dicnted by arrows 2.

Figure 4, n plzln or top view of the seme.

Figure 5, :l horizontal section of the same, taken the lille X X', lig. 3.

Figure (i, :i horizontal section of the same, token in the lille Y' Y', iig. 2.

The object oi'ithis invention is to obtain a machine that will peri'orln the whole of the work that relates to the pcgging oi' boots and shoes, to wit, the rushing oi' the holes ill the soleil, to receive the pegs, und driving:r ot' the pegs ill the holes, and also the splitting oi' the pegs l'loul the slrip,`or block, ns well ns the duplicatine' olthe rows oi' pegs entirely around the sole, or nt' ccrhlin points oiA ilul solo, euch nt. right ongles to the sole, wht-ro driven.-

Thl. invention consists in the menus el-nployed for eilllcting; the nllovc results, whereby :nl :Lntonlnricinnchine is product-ll, und one tllnt will be lin' more perl'ect ill ils opcrlllion, ihztn :niv thnt hns hitherto passed under lily obslrvutoll.

llpl'osl-nlscl buse, or plntillrln, o'u the bnrk pnrt ol' which tivo uprighis, il 1l, nrc secured.

(j is :l li'liun, the buck part of which is fitted between pivotsv uy n, in thel upper ports ol' the nprigllts B l, .sn'lll ll'llnlc living nlloueil to wnrit, or lnove vorticnlly, :is orcnsioll ln;l v require, l\ct\vecllszl1d points, :is centres.

l.) is n bed-pluie, which is litted transversely on the bnsc, A,'unll between centres l b.

This bed-plnte is grooved iongitullinzllly, :is shown clcnrly :tt r in lig. (i, und :nl adjustable sliding rockblock, 11,is plltccd on snid bell-plete, the Hurk-block having project-ions d, nt its under side, which projections lit in the groove c, ns shown clearly in tig. 1.

The ruck-block E is aillowed to slide freely on the- .-l-plnte D; -und said lblock is fornicd of two parts, a

so armnged es to :ulmit of being adjusted further h1 or out on the part e, and thereby regulate the length of the rack-block, the partf having teeth formed on its outer side, :is shown clearly in iig. 2. v

lo the upper surface ci' the pnrt e cf the mok-block, a plate, l?, is permanently attached; and G is n swinging plete, or block, which is suspended on a rod, or sbzll'r, g, the ends of which are fitted in nprights h h, et. the sides oi the plate F. (See figs. 1, 2, :nld 4.)

Between the swinging plate, or block G, and the plete F, inclined planes i are placed, said inclined planes being attached tothe plntesj, which are nllowed to slide freely on the pluto F to theln, which pendants, at certain points in the movement of the rook-block E, come in cuntzmt with uprights I, on the plate F, and actucte the inclined planes i'i, as will be hereafter referred to. On the swinging plate G, nl lust, which the boot or shoe to be pegged is placed. y

By this arrangement. of ports, it will oe seen that the block, or plates G, and the last H, which rests upon it, are free to vibrate vertically on the pivots g, whicll have their bearings in `the uprigbts h, and that, consequently, the 4last may be inode to so vibrate on the axis g, ns to keep those portions of the snr-falce of the boot or shoe, which nre brought under the owl, at the saule height, or ill the salme horizontal plane. And thus I compensate for the nnevenn'ess or undulnt-ions of' the surface oi' the sole, and present it lo the alvl and ,legging-devices, the szune asjthough it were aperfeetly smooth or plane surface.

lt wlll, of course, be understood, that the projection l on pluto D, und the pendants k on theblocksj, am so arrzlnged, in relation to each other, and to the last H, :is to cause 'the inclines l.' to lnove at the proper tinu-s to' tip the last, so as to produce this result. For illstnnce, when the bllll-of-the-tbot portion of the shoe is brought under the owl, the inclines i will beso moved als to lower the 'ront end, und elevate the heel.

By these ln'elnls, together with 'the adjustment of the parts e :uulf ol' the rack-block F, mld the lnteml swinging of the bed-plate D, I :vdnpt my machine to the nuulnlheture ol' boots and shoes of various sizes. und oi'ditl'ercllt widths and lengths.

In the blick port of the freine C, a shaft, I, is placed trnnsversely. This is the driving, or powershz1lt, nud it conllnnllicntes nlotion to the whole nmehine.

This Aslutft I has :l pinion, m, at one end of it, and szlid pinion gears into ll, wheel, n, which. is placed at the outer end oi" n shaft?, J, which is'also placed ill the /bac'k purtof the flume 0,.: xnd parallel with thc shaft l.

On the sllnl't I, a com, n', is placed.V sin figs. 2 and 3, said cam acting against an arm, o, which is attached to the upper end of u vertical shatt, K, the lower shaft f, one part, f, being placed directly over the otherfand These inclined pl-Lmes 'i z' have pendants k attached` H, is secured, on

s K' bein 'tached.

s, which is secured to the inner end of a sliding bar, t, in the frame C.

In the outer endof the bar t, two vertical plrrngers u v are placed, and allowed to work. or slide freely up vand down therein.-

To the upper end of each rod u c, a plate, a', is pivoted, and on veach plate af, a hammer', M, is placed, or attached by a guide, b', the upper end of each plate a' being notched, as shown at bx, figs. 1 and 3, so that the guide b' may catch against the shoulder' formed .by the notches, and raise 4the rods u c, after said lharnmers have reached a certain height.

The hammers M M are attached tothe -cnds of bars N N, which are both placed loosely on a shaft, C', in

the back part of the frame C, each shaft C having a pendant, d', attached, against'which pendent cams d, on the shaft 1, act.

To each bar N, a spring, f, is attached, said springs having a tendency to keep the hammers M down. In the lower end of the plunger-rod u, an awl, g, is

secured, and a rod, or punch, h', is attached to the lower end of the plurger-rod v.'

In the outer end f the sliding bar t, a vertical-sliding bnr, O, is placl J.

At the lower end of This socket is simply a projection 'attached to the bar 0, 'and having a vertical hole, j, made in it, near one end, to receive the peg to be driven. (See fig. 2.)

A knife, -or cutter, k', is attached to the socket i, adjoining 'the hole j'. n

In the bar O, `the front end of a lever, P, is iitted, naidlever having its fulcrum-pin at T, (see'iig. 1,) and a yoke, Q, at its back end, in which yoke a cam, or

projection, m', on the shaft I, works To the under side of, the frame O, a slide-bar, R, is placed, and fitted in guides n'.

To the back end of this bar, a yoke, n', is attached, in which yoke a cam, p', on the shaft J, works.

The yokeo is attached to the slide-bar R, by a pivot, f, as shown clearly in iig. 5, and the yoke has alever, or shipper, 1', attached to it, for the purpose of throwing the yoke in and out of g'ear with the cam p p', as may be desired.

The front end of the slide-bar R, has a shoulder, s', formed on it, and the edge of the sole of the shoe is made to bear against this shoulder, in consequence of a spring, L', which is connected with the plate F'; and the front end of the bar R is made to bear on the shoe, by a spring, u', which is attached to the frame L), as shown in iig. 1. f

To the iiont part of the frame 0, a feed-box, S, is attached, the outer end of said box being attached to a stationary arm, e', by a pivot.

This feed-box is formed oi two parallel troughs, in which the serra-ted wooden strips ax are placed, as shown in'red, iig'. 2.

A cap, or box, w', is placed directly over the inner end of the feed-box S, said cap, or boxbeing attached to a spring, z', which is secured to the side of the frame C, (see fig. 2,) the spring keeping said mp against a gauge, y', attached to the opposite side of frame O.

The inuer'surface of the gauge yis bevelled, as

shown clearly in fig. 2, so that its lower edge will bev somewhat closer to the inner end of the feed-box, than the upper end, the outer part of the gauge being n -line with, or directly opposite the inner end of the feedbox. In the feed-box S, a slide, or follower, a', is placed,

this bar O, a socket, i', is at-4 said slide, or follower-having a weight, bx, attached by a cord, c", which feeds the peg-strip to the gauge y.

The operation is as follows:

The boot or shoe U' to be operated upon, is placed on the last H, and motion is given to the shaft I in any proper way.

The two hammers M M are operated by means of the cams e' e' and springs ff, which actnatc the bars N N, and the sliding bar t moves horizontally back and forth, in consequence of the projection r working within the yoke s.

s of the'slide-bar R, the spring insuring such result; and the shaft K has a vibratory motion given it by the can] u' and-o', in connect-ion with a spring, ox, which is attached to the pawl L, said shaft K actuating thepinion q, through the medium of ratchet L and pawl L, and the pinion q moving the rack-block E, and, consequently, the shoe U, which is moved along by the side of the shoulders s', the rack-block E being kept in properl position on the plate D, by the projections d litting in groove c, and turned, or rotated, as the pinionl q actsoneach end of the rack-block.

As the plnngerrod u descends, it being struck by its hammer M, a peg-hole is made in the sole of the shoe, by the awl g', and as said rod u rises, the other plunger-rod v moves forward directly over the hole made bythe awl g', and the socket i, being in the bar t, moves with said rod v, andthe hole j in said socket, which contains a peg, is brought directly over the hole in the sole of ithe shoe, and the rod v then descends, and its punch h' is forced down into the hole j' of the socket, and drives the peg into the hole. The slide. bar t then moves back, the shoe U simultaneously movingalong a certain distance, until the rod u is made again to descend, to form a succeeding hole for the next peg. l

The object, therefore, of the reciprocating movement of the bart, will be seen, and it will also be seen that thelrar'nrners, in consequence of being connected to the plunger-rods u v, admit of a very compact arinsun'ng a perfect unity of action, so far as the plungerrods u 'v and hammers are concerned,.,the latter raising the plunger-rods, as well as forcing them down.

As the slide-bar t reaches the end of its backward movement, the socket t is raised by the levervP', and the knife K splits a peg from the serrated strip of wood, ax, the peg 'passing into the hole j of the socket.

The s trip of wood a is fed to the gauge y', by the Vweight bx and follower i, and as the face-side of the gauge'is made inclined, its lower edge being nearerthe feed-box S, than its upper'end, it follows, as a matter of eonrse,`that the lower part of the peg-strip a* will be kept against said gauge, even when the upper part projects over the loweredge of the peg-strip--a con tingency which frequently occurs,4 in consequence of the crooked grain of the wood. This vinclined face-surface of the gauge y', insures the gauging of the pegs from their points., and, consequently, the pegs will be fed regularly' in the holes j ot' the socket i.. i

As the operation of pegging progresses, the sole of the shoe U is always presented at right angles with the pegs to be driven, in consequence of the swinging of plate G, which is actuated, or inclined by the inclined planes t i, said planes beingnroved, at the proper time, by their pendants k coming in contact with thev uprights l on plate D.

The machine is adapted to varying-sized shoes, by elongatlng or shortening the rack-block F, which is done by adjusting the part f of said block, the width ofthe shoes being compensated for by the swinging bed-plate D In case two rows of pegs are to be driven around the shoe, the yoke o' of the bar B is thrown in gear The edge of thc shoel U bears against the shoulder Y rangement of the peg-driving mechanism, as well ai with tbe cam p:md the bar R will, consequently, be moved back and -forth a requisite distance, to allow two rows of pegs to be driven side by side, all around the sole, or at sneh part-s as may be desired.

The feed-box S, as before stated, has two compartments, and one compartment may he provided with longer pegs than the other, so that long pegs may he driven in the sole :it certain points, and short pegs at the other points, the box S beingr eapableof adjust# Ament, in consequence of working on a pivot at its outer ging, thereby so adjusting the boot or shoe, as to prel sent the various portions of the sole in the requisite position to the awl and peg, as thev soie moves along, substantially as described.

3. The inclined planes li, or tneir equivalents, when arranged to operate, in combination with the hinged plate G, for adjusting the boot or shoe, substantially as set forth. i

4. The 'inclined peg-gauge y', in combination-with they feed, or peg-box S, so is to gauge the pegs from their lower ends, as described.

5. The vibrating socket e', in connection with the plunger-rods u r, arranged in t'ne same slide-bar t, to operate as set forth.

6. The bar R, provided with the shoulder, or bearings s', :it its front end, :ind having theyoke o hinged to its rear end, and arranged to be operated by the @am p', as and for the purpose set forth.

7. The combination of the swinging` bed-plate D and rack E, arranged to operato as described.

ALPHEUS C. GALLAHUE.

Witnesses:

-J MCKENNEY,

WM. A. B ICKENNEY.

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