Abstract: A pulling over mechanism having pincers for gripping the margin of an upper mounted on a last for stretching the upper about the last pursuant to relative heightwise movement of the last with respect to pincers. A motor is actuable to move the pincers heightwise and a handle is so connected to the pincers as to lower the pincers in response to movement of the handle and to thereafter be disconnected from the pincers.

Abstract: A machine that molds an upper to the shape of a male mold by a female mold that presses the upper against the male mold and that flanges the margin of the upper by wipers that are mounted to the female mold for inward movement with respect to the female mold.

Abstract: A machine for roughing the margin of a shoe upper a desired distance inwardly of the non-rectilinear margin periphery during the rectilinear movement of a shoe assembly, comprising the upper mounted on a last, past a roughing tool. A sensing member, movable towards and away from the shoe assembly in unison with the roughing tool, is caused to bear against the side of the shoe assembly during the shoe assembly movement and the roughing tool is so spaced from the sensing member as to be engageable with the margin. The sensing member is laterally offsettable during the shoe assembly movement to insure that the roughing tool engages the upper margin inwardly of the margin periphery during the movement of upper margin peripheral portions that are inclined with respect to the direct of rectilinear movement of the shoe assembly.

Abstract: A machine, operable on a shoe assembly formed of a last having an upper mounted thereon and an insole located on its bottom, that applies cement in the corners between the side and heel portions of the upper margin and the peripheries of the corresponding portions of the insole prior to wiping the side and heel portions of the upper margin against the insole and attaching the wiped margin portions to the insole by means of the cement.

Abstract: A roughing machine operable to rough the margin of an upper of a shoe assembly that comprises a last having an insole located on its bottom and the upper mounted thereon with the upper margin lying against and being secured to the bottom of the insole. The shoe assembly is supported bottom-up on a shoe assembly support and the shoe assembly support is so moved as to move succeeding portions of the upper margin past a roughing tool. During this movement of the shoe assembly support, the shoe assembly support is caused to rock to thereby rock the shoe assembly.

Abstract: A machine, operable on a shoe assembly formed of a last having an upper mounted thereon and an insole located on its bottom, that applies cement in the corners between the side and heel portions of the upper margin and the peripheries of the corresponding portions of the insole prior to wiping the side and heel portions of the upper margin against the insole and attaching the wiped margin portions to the insole by means of the cement.

Abstract: A machine for clamping the heel portion of an upper to the corresponding portion of a form wherein the upper is mounted on the form, disclosed as a last, and the heel portion of the upper is clamped to the form by a clamp pad having a bight that bears against the heel end extremity of the upper and a pair of legs extending forwardly and divergently of the bight that bear against the sides of the heel portion of the upper. The pad legs are each connected to a plate that is located outwardly of its associated pad leg and that is mounted for inward-outward movement, the plates and the pad legs being yieldably urged outwardly. A head is so mounted in intersecting relationship with each plate as to enable the heads to engage the plates and thereby force the plates inwardly to cause the pad legs to bear against the sides of the heel portion of the upper.

Abstract: A roughing machine for roughing the margin of an upper of a shoe assembly comprised of a last having an insole on its bottom and the upper mounted thereon with the upper margin lying against and being secured to the insole periphery. The machine is so constructed as to enable a roughing tool to engage the upper margin a relatively great or a relatively small distance inwardly of the periphery of the shoe assembly bottom during movement of the upper margin past the roughing tool and the machine incorporates an automatically operable mechanism for placing the roughing tool in one or the other of these positions.

Abstract: A roughing machine for roughing the margin of an upper that is moved past a roughing tool of the roughing machine. The roughing tool is incorporated in a roughing tool assembly that is yieldably urged downwardly against the upper margin under relatively low pressure. A damper mechanism has a follower element in engagement with the roughing tool assembly. The damper mechanism is so constructed that the follower element provides a resistance to upward movement of the roughing tool assembly of a relatively high magnitude and a downward force of a relatively low magnitude is imparted to the follower element.

Abstract: A roughing machine for roughing the margin of an upper of a shoe assembly comprised of a last having an insole on its bottom and the upper mounted thereon with the margin lying against and being secured to the insole periphery. The machine incorporates a margin control mechanism that enables a roughing tool to engage the upper margin a relatively great distance inwardly of the periphery of the shoe assembly bottom during the passage of portions of the sides of the shoe assembly bottom past the roughing tool and to engage the upper margin a relatively small distance inwardly of the periphery of the shoe assembly bottom during the passage of the remainder of the shoe assembly bottom past the roughing tool.

Abstract: A machine that includes nozzles that move along and apply cement in the corners between the side and heel portions of an upper mounted on a last and the corresponding portions of an insole located on the last bottom and that also includes side wipers and heel wipers that respectively wipe the side and heel portions of the upper margin against the insole and attach the wiped margin portions to the insole by means of the cement.

Abstract: A lasting machine for operating on a shoe assembly formed of a last having an upper mounted thereon and an insole located on its bottom having mechanism for wiping the heel and side portions of the margin of the upper against the insole.

Abstract: A machine that includes nozzles that move along and apply cement in the corners between the side and heel portions of an upper mounted on a last and the corresponding portions of an insole located on the last bottom and that also includes side wipers and heel wipers that respectively wipe the side and heel portions of the upper margin against the insole and attach the wiped margin portions to the insole by means of the cement.

Abstract: A lasting machine having heel wipers, a support for supporting bottom-up a shoe assembly formed of a last having an upper mounted thereon and an insole located on its bottom in position to enable the heel wipers to wipe the heel portion of the upper margin against the insole, and side lasting instrumentalities so located as to wipe the side portions of the upper margin against the insole.

Abstract: A roughing machine for operating on a shoe assembly, comprised of a last having an insole located on its bottom and an upper mounted thereon with the upper margin lying against and being secured to the periphery of the insole, by roughing the upper margin. The machine includes a roughing tool that is mounted to a tool mount. The tool mount includes a pair of tines that are yieldably urged against the bottom of the shoe assembly that is supported bottom-up in the machine and a sensing member that is movable from an idle position to a position of engagement with the side of the shoe assembly. A triggering arrangement causes the sensing member to move into engagement with the side of the shoe assembly in response to the engagement of the tines with the bottom of the shoe assembly.

Abstract: A lasting machine that applies cement into the corner between a portion of the margin of an upper mounted on a last and an insole located on the last bottom and that wipes the margin portion against the insole so as to cementatiously attach the wiped margin portion to the insole.

Abstract: A pulling over mechanism for stretching about a last toe portion of an upper that is mounted on the last preparatory to wiping the margin of the toe portion of the upper against an insole that is located on the last bottom. The mechanism includes pincers jaws that are caused to grip the upper margin under relatively light force while the last is raised to allow the upper margin to slip between the pincers jaws. After the last has completed its rise, the pincers jaws are caused to grip the upper margin under relatively heavy force so as to preclude slippage of the margin between the pincers jaws if the pincers should be lowered to relocate the stretched upper on the last.

Abstract: A machine that includes nozzles that move along and apply cement in the corners between the side and heel portions of an upper mounted on a last and the corresponding portions of an insole located on the last bottom and that also includes side wipers and heel wipers that respectively wipe the side and heel portions of the upper margin against the insole and attach the wiped margin portions of the insole by means of the cement.