GB2126870A - Side lasting machines - Google Patents

Abstract

In a side (or combined side and seat) lasting machine, two side lasting assemblies (16) each comprise a plurality of lasting fingers (46), a plurality of clamp pads (72), disposed each beneath a pair of fingers (46), and a plurality of lasting straps (128), depending one from each finger (46) and interposed between the pads (72) and shoe upper. The pads (72) have a substantially flat strap-engaging surface and serve to clamp the upper against the so-called "high wood" of the last. The machine also comprises adhesive-applying means in the form of nozzles (100) arranged to track to apply adhesive progressively along lasting marginal portions of the shoe upper from the heel breast line towardly thereof. The heightwise position of the nozzles (100) is determined by a skid (110) and the widthwise position by engagement with the lasting marginal portions. In the inside waist region of the shoe, after clamping of the upper the lasting straps (128) are bulged inwardly to urge the portion of the upper projecting above the clamp pads (72) inwardly towards the last and to support the lasting marginal portion during the application of adhesive. A left/right switching arrangement (112) is provided to enable the machine to operate thus on left and right shoes, as selected by the operator. <IMAGE>

Description

SPECIFICATION Machine for lasting side portions of shoes This invention is concerned with machines for lasting side portions of shoes comprising a shoe support for supporting, bottom uppermost, a shoe comprising an upper on a last and an insole on the last bottom, and two side lasting assemblies arranged so as to act on opposite side portions of a shoe supported by the shoe support, wherein each side lasting assembly comprises at least one lasting strap for engaging the upper of a shoe supported by the shoe support, clamping means by which the lasting strap(s), and thus the upper, can be clamped against the last of the shoe supported by the shoe support, at a locality spaced from the featherline of the shoe, and support means for an upper end portion of the or each strap, said support means being movable inwardly and downwardly relative to the clamping means thus to cause the strap(s), when in engagement with an upper of a shoe as aforesaid, to wipe a lasting marginal portion of said upper over and press it against a corresponding marginal portion of the insole of said shoe, the machine also comprising adhesive-applying means, including two nozzles movable progressively along opposite side portions of the bottom of the shoe prior to lasting marginal portions of the upper being wiped over and pressed as aforesaid, whereby, during such pressing, said lasting marginal portions are bonded to the corresponding marginal portions of the insole.

One such machine is commercially available and is generally as described in EPC patent application No. 81304527.5. In this machine the arrangement of the side lasting assemblies has been found to give good results, from the point of view of shoe-making, on a wide range of styles of footwear. The adhesive-applying means of the commercially available machine, furthermore, is generally as described in our co-pending UK patent application No.7914851, by which means two beads of adhesive are applied progressively along the insole margin using two nozzles the position of which, widthwise of the shoe bottom, is controlled by stop members.The path of the nozzles relative to the shoe bottom is therefore a straight line path, except that the nozzle operating along the inside waist region of the shoe bottom can be moved outwardly as the nozzle approaches the ball of the shoe bottom.

Such an arrangement of stop members is somewhat complicated, and furthermore the position of the stop members, in order to control the widthwise positions of the nozzles, has to be adjusted by the operator for each style, and sometimes size, of shoe.

With a view to simplifying the adhesiveapplying means, and to rendering said means sufficiently adaptable to accommodate any style or size of shoe without adjustment, it has been proposed to support the upstanding lasting marginal portions of the upper by means of the lasting straps, during the application of adhesive, and to apply the adhesive to the upstanding lasting marginal portions by causing the nozzles of the adhesive-applying means to track progressively therealong while supported by the lasting straps.

It will of course be appreciated that, in applying adhesive to the upstanding lasting marginal portions as aforesaid, the heightwise position of the nozzles in relation to the lasting marginal portions has to be closely controlled. To this end, therefore, it has been proposed so to clamp the upper adjacent to the featherline of the shoe bottom that the portion of upper projecting beyond the plane of the insole corresponds substantially to the amount of the lasting marginal portion to be wiped over and pressed against corresponding marginal portions of the insole.In this way, the adhesive can be applied reliably to the upstanding lasting marginal portions with little or no risk on the one hand of adhesive penetrating between the upper and the insole edge, and on the other hand of the nozzles "running off" the upper as they track along the lasting marginal portions thereof, In order so to clamp the upper, it has been proposed to utilize clamp pads having the shape of an inverted L, which are especially useful at the inside waist region of the shoe for urging the shoe upper adjacent the featherline. A proposal for one such type of clamp pad is to be found in our copending UK application No. 8209857.

Using such clamp pads, however, the quality of the lasting operation has in certain instances been impaired. Such impairment is believed to arise because the position at which the upper is engaged, through the lasting strap, by the clamp pad prevents the upper from being tightly drawn to the last during the inward and downward movement at the support means.

It is thus the object of the present invention to provide an improved machine of the type set out in the first paragraph hereof, wherein the clamping of the shoe does not interfere with the drawing of the upper tightly to the last by means of the inward and downward movement of the support means for the lasting straps, while at the same time a simplified form of adhesive-applying means by which adhesive can be reliably applied progressively to the lasting marginal portions of an upper can be utilized.

In accordance with the present invention this object is resolved, in a machine as set out in the first paragraph hereof, in that, in the operation of the machine, with a shoe supported by the shoe support, under the control of control means the clamping means is first operated to clamp the lasting straps and the upper against the last, the support means of at least one of the side lasting assemblies is then moved downwardly, thus to cause the portion of the lasting strap(s) projecting above the clamping means to bulge inwardly towards the last, whereby the corresponding portion of the upper (including the lasting marginal portion thereof) is caused to be urged inwardly towards the last, whereafter the adhesive applying means is caused to operate to apply adhesive to the upstanding lasting marginal portions of the upper, the support means is then returned upwardly, and the lasting marginal portions of the upper are then wiped over and pressed against corresponding marginal portions of the shoe as aforesaid.

It will be appreciated that, using the machine in accordance with the invention, the various instrumentalities of the side lasting assemblies operate as in the aforementioned EPC application, but, at an intermediate stage, the lasting straps may be utilized to support the lasting marginal portion of the upper during the application of adhesive thereto, thereby enabling a simplified adhesive-applying means to be provided.

As will be appreciated from the foregoing, the problem of ensuring that, during adhesive application, the lasting marginal portions of the upper are adjacent to the feather line of the shoe bottom arises especially on the inside region of the shoe. Consequently, preferably only the support means of the side lasting assembly operating on the inside waist region is moved downwardly as aforesaid under the control of the control means. To this end, furthermore, the control means conveniently comprises a left/right switching arrangement, which may be operatoractuated, for controlling such heightwise movement of the support means.

It may be desirable to control the amount of bulging of the lasting strap(s), e.g. in accordance with the shape of the shoe last in the inside waist region thereof. To this end, the amount of downward movement of the support means may be adjustable, e.g. by adjustable stop means being provided. Alternatively, where the support means comprises, associated with the or each strap, a clamp member for clamping its associated strap against a clamp surface of the support means, the position of the clamp member(s) in relation to said surface(s) may be adjustable in a direction towards and away from the shoe support. By thus clamping the end of the or each strap more or less closely adjacent the inward end of the support means, the amount of bulging can be varied.

As in the machine described in the aforementioned EPC application, preferably the clamping means of each side lasting assembly comprises at least one clamp pad, the or each clamp pad having a substantially fiat strapengaging surface arranged to engage the lasting strap(s) in the region of the high wood (as herein defined) of the last of a shoe supported by the shoe support. By the phrase "high wood" where used wherein in relation to a last is to be understood the region of the side of the last which extends most outwardly away from a longitudinal centre line of the last when viewed from one end thereof. Thus, the high wood region will tend, at the outside waist region of the shoe, to be just above the feathreline thereof, while, at the inside waist region, it will tend to be spaced from the featherline of the shoe.Of course, it will be appreciated, the purpose of bulging the lasting strap(s) in the inside waist region is temporarily to lay the upper over the area between the high wood and the featherline so as clearly to establish the height of the lasting margin during the application of adhesive.

By providing the clamp pads with a substantially flat strap-engaging surface, furthermore, the heightwise position of the side lasting assemblies need not be determined according to the position of the pads in relation to the high wood, since normally the pads will engage the high wood region without adjustment, but rather the position of the side lasting assemblies, heightwise of the shoe support, can be set so as to ensure that adequate bedding pressure will be applied to the shoe bottom.

The present invention is especially, though not exclusively, useful in a machine as described in the aforementioned EPC patent application, wherein the pressure applied by the clamp pad(s) is such that movement of the lasting strap(s) relative thereto is not prevented but is sufficient to cause such movement of the strap(s) to apply a drafting force to the portion of the upper engaged by said strap(s), the arrangement being such that, as the support means is moved downwardly and inwardly as aforesaid, an upward drafting force is thereby applied to the upper. Preferably, furthermore, the applied pressure is of the order of 1.4 kgf/sq. cm (20 Ibs/sq. in.).

Also as described in said EPC patent application, preferably the or each clamp pad is mounted for pivotal movement about an axis extending heightwise of the shoe support. In this way, the side contour of each last can be accommodated by the clamp pads. Where the clamping means comprises a plurality of clamp pads, furthermore, conveniently the position of the axis about which each pad pivots, and also the cross-sectional shape of each pad viewed along said axis, are such to enable the pads to pivot without adjacent pads binding one on the other.

Further as in the machine described in the aforementioned EPC patent application, fluid pressure operated means is provided for advancing the clamping means, and the support means and thus the lasting strap(s), of each side lasting assembly towards the shoe support to a limit determined by clamping engagement of the strap(s) with the upper of the shoe supported by the shoe support, and in addition further fluid pressure operated means is preferably provided for moving the support means inwardly of the clamping means and heightwise relative thereto, the arrangement being such that as the firstmentioned fluid pressure operated means is operated the portion of the or each strap projecting upwardly beyond the clamping means is inclined outwardly away from the clamping means. It will thus be appreciated that, where the support means of a side lasting assembly is not moved downwardly for the application of adhesive as described above, the lasting strap(s) of such assembly will be inclined outwardly away from the clamping means as aforesaid during the application of adhesive, thereby enabling the nozzle, by which adhesive is applied to an upstanding lasting marginal portion backed up by the lasting strap(s) to gain ready access to said lasting marginal portion.

Again as in the machine described in the aforementioned EPC patent application, furthermore, each side lasting assembly comprises a plurality of lasting straps, and further the support means of each assembly comprises a plurality of lasting elements, one associated with each lasting strap, the lasting elements also serving to apply bedding pressure through the lasting straps to the lasting marginal portions of the upper, after they have been wiped over the corresponding marginal portions of the insole as aforesaid.

There now follows a detailed description, to be read with reference with the accompanying drawings, of one machine in accordance with the invention which has been selected for description by way of non-limiting example.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a front perspective view of the machine in accordance with the invention; Figure 2 is a view in front elevation, showing details of a left-hand side lasting assembly of the machine; and Figures 3a and 3b indicate diagrammatically two stages in the operation of the machine.

The machine now to be described is for use in the combined lasting of heel seat and side portions of shoes and comprises a shoe support generally designated 10, including a last pin 1 Oa on which a shoe can be supported, bottom uppermost, and a toe rest lOb. The machine further comprises heel seat wiping instrumentalities comprising two wiper plates 12 and a heel band 14, and also two side lasting assemblies generally designated 16, arranged forwardly of the heel seat lasting instrumentalities, one at either side of the shoe support 1 0.

The side lasting assemblies, which are generally similar to the assemblies described in our EPC patent application No. 81304527.5, are mirror-opposites of one another and the left hand assembly will now be described with reference to figure 2.

The side lasting assembly 1 6 comprises a subframe 1 8 which is pivotally supported so as to enable the assembly to pivot bodily about an axis extending transversely of the machine through a leading edge of the heel seat wipers 12 when in their advanced condition. Forming part of the subframe 1 8 is a block 32 which accommodates four push-rods 34, side-by-side, for sliding movement transversely of the bottom of a shoe supported by the shoe support. Each push-rod 34 supports adjacent the shoe support 10, a block 36 carrying a pivot pin 38 on which two levers 40 are supported for pivotal movement. Each lever 40 supports a further pivot pin 42, extending transversely of the machine, and carrying an arm 44 on which a lasting element in a form of a finger 46, is pivotally supported.Each side lasting assembly 1 6 thus comprises eight such fingers 46.

The side lasting assembly 1 6 also comprises clamping means in the form of a plurality of clamp pads 72, each pad being associated with a pair of fingers 46. Each clamp pad 72 is of a polyurethane material having a Shore A hardness of 70. Each clamp pad is supported, for limited pivotal movement about a vertical axis, in a C-shaped bracket 74, each bracket being secured to a plate 78 carried at an inward end (i.e. the end adjacent to the shoe support 10) of a further pushrod 80. There are thus four further push-rods 80, mounted in the block 32, one beneath each pushrod 34.

The side lasting assembly 1 6 further comprises lasting strap means comprising a plurality of lasting straps 128, one associated with each finger 46. Each strap 128 is secured to its associated finger 46 by means of a clamp plate 130, each strap then extending downwardly over a clamp surface of its associated clamp pad 72, and the lower end of each strap is connected by spring 1 32 to a bracket at the lower end of the plate 78.

For moving the clamp pads 72 inwardly towards the shoe support, whereby to clamp the lasting straps 128, and thus the upper, against the last of a shoe supported by the shoe support, each push-rod 80 is connected by a block 96 to a piston rod 82 of a piston-and-cylinder arrangement 84 carried on the sub-frame 1 8. In addition, for moving the fingers and the lasting straps 128 inwardly together with the clamp pads 72, in an initial stage in the operating cycle of the machine, each block 96 engages with a downwardly depending portion of its associated block 36.For moving the fingers 46 further inwardly, in a subsequent stage in the operating cycle of the machine, relative to the clamp pads 72, furthermore, each push-rod 34 is connected, by means of a link 60 pivoted at an end, remote from the plate 78, of its associated push-rod 80, to a piston rod 58 of a piston-and-cylinder arrangement 56 supported by a bracket 11 8 on its associated block 96. During the operation of the piston-and-cylinder arrangements 56, the push rods 80 are locked in position by a bar lock arrangement generally designated 98.For effecting heightwise movement of the fingers 46 relative to the shoe support, furthermore, four piston-and-cylinder arrangements 66 are each supported by a mounting 70 carried at an end, remote from the block 36, of each push-rod 34, the piston rod 90 of each such arrangement being connected, through a compensating linkage 92, to the ends of two adjacent levers 40 on each of which a lasting finger 46 is carried. The compensating linkage 92 facilitates independent pivoting of the two levers.

In the operation of the machine, the side lasting of a shoe is effected using adhesive, while the heel seat lasting utilizes tacks. The heel seat lasting instrumentalities of the machine thus comprise fastener-inserting means generally designated 30, including individual devices actuated by a pneumatically operated striker plate (not shown).

The machine also comprises adhesive-applying means, including two nozzles 100, by which adhesive can be applied progressively from the heel breast line region of the shoe bottom toewardly.

The shoe support 10 of the machine comprises a column 142 supporting the last pin 1 Oa and toe rest 1 0b, the column being mounted for sliding heightwise movement in a post 144 which is in turn mounted for pivotal movement, in a bracket 136, about a shaft (not shown) extending widthwise of the machine. For effecting such pivotal movement, a piston-and-cylinder arrangement 146 is provided, a piston rod 148 of which is pivotally connected to the post 144. A further piston-and-cyiinder arrangement (not shown) is effective, through a wedge (not shown) engaging a lower end of the column 142 projecting downwardly from the post 144, to effect heightwise movement of the shoe support, the heightwise location of a shoe supported by the shoe support being determined by a holddown 120.

The nozzles 100 of the adhesive-applying means of the machine, which are described in more detail in our co-pending UK application No.

8212362, are carried on arms 102 pivotally supported on a head 104, a piston-and-cylinder arrangement 106 being provided the cylinder of which is connected to the upper end of one of the arms 102 and the piston rod 108 to the other whereby to urge the nozzles, independently of one another, widthwise of the bottom of a shoe to which adhesive is to be applied. The head 104 is itself supported by a piston rod (not shown) of a piston-and-cylinder arrangement (not shown) for movement fore-and-aft of the machine. For determining the heightwise position of the nozzles 100, furthermore, a so-called skid member 110 is carried by the head 104, and projects downwardly beyond the nozzles 100 for engagement with the insole of a shoe to which adhesive is to be applied.

For determining the path of movement of the nozzles 100, as they track progressively from the heel breast line region toewardly, the upstanding lasting marginal portions of the upper are utilized, in a manner now to be described.

In the operation of the machine, with a shoe supported by the shoe support 10, under the control of control means (not shown, but of a conventional type) the piston-and-cylinder arrangements 84 are first actuated to cause the clamp pads 72 to move inwardly to clamp the lasting straps 128 and the upper of the shoe against its last. During such movement, the fingers 46 are also moved inwardly, the arrangement being such that the clamp pads 72 are "ahead" of the fingers 46 during this movement so that the portion of each lasting strap 1 28 projecting upwardly beyond the clamp pads 72 is inclined outwardly away from the clamp pads. The inward movement of the clamp pads is arrested by engagement with the shoe. At this stage, as shown in Figure 3a, the fingers are in a raised condition in relation to their associated clamp pads.Assuming the operator is satisfied with the position of the shoe, as thus clamped, he then initiates the next stage in the machine cycle, whereupon the fingers 46 associated with the lasting straps 128 operating on the inside waist region of the shoe bottom are caused to move downwardly, by the operation of the piston-andcylinder arrangements 66, thus to bulge the portion of each lasting strap 128 projecting above the clamp pads 72 inwardly towards the last, whereby the corresponding portion of the upper (including the lasting marginal portion thereof) is caused to be urged inwardly towards the last. To this end, a left/right switching arrangement 11 2 is provided on a control panel of the machine, for selecting the side lasting assembly 1 6 which is to operate in this manner.

The amount of bulging of the lasting straps 128 as aforesaid can be controlled in any convenient manner. Stop members 94 may be associated with the rearward ends of the levers 40, thereby limiting the pivotal movement of the levers and thus the amount of downward movement of the fingers 46. Alternatively the stop members 94 may be preset with no provision for adjustment and the plates 130, between which and a clamping surface of each arm 44 the upper end of each lasting strap 1 28 is clamped may be provided with slots to facilitate sliding movement of the plate lengthwise of the arm 44, the arrangement being such that the closer to the inward end of each arm 44 the plate is located, the greater degree of bulge in the strap 128 in the region of its contact with the upper.As shown in Figure 3b, the desired amount of bulge of the straps 128 is such as to ensure that the lasting marginal portion of the upper is maintained closeiy adjacent the feather line of the shoe bottom during the application of adhesive, while being folded outwardly sufficiently to enable the nozzles 100 to engage therewith. It will be appreciated that the bulging of the lasting straps on the inside waist region of the shoe ensures that the amount of lasting marginal portion of the upper extending above the plane of the insole will correspond substantially to the amount of lasting margin subsequently wiped over and pressed against corresponding marginal portions of the insole. By thus controlling the amount of lasting marginal portion projecting upwardly, while at the same time locating the nozzles in relation to the shoe bottom, the application of adhesive can be achieved reliably and the bead of adhesive can be applied accurately in a desired locality of the upstanding lasting marginal portions.

Following the application of adhesive, the fingers 46 previously moved downwardly are returned upwardly and thereafter the lasting operation can take place in a manner described in the aforementioned EPC patent application. Thus, the fingers of both side lasting assemblies 1 6 are moved inwardly and downwardly, under the action of the piston-and-cylinder arrangements 56, 66, the lasting straps thus being drawn upwardly relative to the clamp pads 72, which are of course clamping against the so-called "high wood" of the last, thus to apply an updrafting force to the upper and to cause it to be drawn tightly against the last, as the lasting marginal portions are wiped inwardly over and pressed downwardly against correspondingly marginal portions of the insole.

The fingers 46 of course then act to apply bedding pressure to the wiped over portion to secure the bond between said portions and the corresponding marginal portions of the insole.

As described in greater detail in the aforementioned EPC patent application, the force applied by the clamp pads 72 during the updrafting of the upper is such as not to prevent the movement of the lasting straps 1 28 relative thereto, while at the same time being sufficient to cause the movement of the straps to apply the updrafting force to the upper. To this end, the pressure applied by the pads is of the order of 1.4 kgf/sq. cm (20 pounds per square inch).

Also as in the machine described in the aforementioned EPC patent application, the strapengaging surface of each pad 72 is generally flat so that its position in relation to the shoe, and more especially in relation to the "high wood" of the last, is not critical, but rather the side lasting assemblies 1 6 can be positioned heightwise of the shoe support so as to ensure that bedding pressure can properly be applied by the fingers 46 when in their lowered condition.

During the application of bedding pressure, the heel seat lasting instrumentalities may be operated in a conventional manner.

Claims (11)

1. Machine for lasting side portions of shoes comprising- a shoe support for supporting, bottom uppermost, a shoe comprising an upper on a last and an insole on the last bottom, and two side lasting assemblies arranged so as to act on opposite side portions of a shoe supported by the shoe support, wherein each side lasting assembly comprises at least one lasting strap for engaging the upper of a shoe supported by the shoe support, clamping means by which the lasting strap(s), and thus the upper, can be clamped against the last of the shoe supported by the shoe support, at a locality spaced from the featherline of the shoe, and support means for an upper end portion of the or each strap, said support means being movable inwardly and downwardly relative to the clamping means thus to cause the strap(s), when in engagement with an upper of a shoe as aforesaid, to wipe a lasting marginal portion of said upper over and press it against a corresponding marginal portion of the insole of said shoe, the machine also comprising adhesive-applying means, including two nozzles movable progressively along opposite side portions of the bottom of the shoe prior to lasting marginal portions of the upper being wiped over and pressed as aforesaid, whereby, during such pressing, said lasting marginal portions are bonded to the corresponding marginal portions of the insole, wherein, in the operation of the machine, with a shoe supported by the shoe support under the control of control means the clamping means is first operated to clamp the lasting straps and the upper against the last, the support means of at least one of the side lasting assemblies is then proved downwardly, thus to cause the portion of the lasting strap(s) projecting above the clamping means to bulge inwardly towards the last, whereby the corresponding portion of the upper (including the lasting marginal portion thereof) is caused to be urged inwardly towards the last, whereafter the adhesive-applying means is caused to operate to apply adhesive to the upstanding lasting marginal portions of the upper, the support means is then returned upwardly, and the lasting marginal portions of the upper are then wiped over and pressed against corresponding marginal portions of the shoe as aforesaid.

2. Machine according to Claim 1 wherein the support means of the side lasting assembly operating on the inside waist region of a shoe supported by the shoe support is moved downwardly as aforesaid under the control of the control means, and further wherein the control means comprises a left/right switching arrangement for controlling such heightwise movement of said support means.

3. Machine according to Claim 2 wherein said switching arrangement is operator-actuated.

4. Machine according to any one of the preceding Claims wherein, for controlling the amount of bulging of the lasting strap(s) as aforesaid, the amount of downward movement of the support means is adjustable.

5. Machine according to any one of Claims 1 to 3 wherein the support means comprises, associated with the or each strap, a clamp member for clamping its associated strap against a clamp surface of the support means, the position of the member(s) in relation to said surface(s) being adjustable thus to control the amount of bulging of the strap(s).

6. Machine according to any one of the preceding Claims wherein the calmping means of each side lasting assembly comprises at least one clamp pad, the or each clamp pad having a substantially flat strap-engaging surface arranged to engage the lasting strap(s) in the region of the high wood (as herein defined) of the last of a shoe supported by the shoe support.

7. Machine according to Claim 6 wherein the pressure applied by the clamp pad(s) is such that movement of the lasting strap(s) relative thereto is not prevented but is sufficient to cause such movement of the strap(s) to apply a drafting force to the portion of the upper engaged by said strap(s), the arrangement being such that, as the support means is moved downwardly and inwardly as aforesaid, an upward drafting force is thereby applied to the upper.

8. Machine according to Claim7 wherein the applied pressure is of the order of 1.4 kgf/sq. cm (20 Ibs/sq. in.).

9. Machine according to any one of Claims 6 to 8 wherein the or each clamp pad is mounted for pivotal movement about an axis extending heightwise of the shoe support.

10. Machine according to any one of the preceding Claims wherein fluid pressure operated means is provided for advancing the clamping means, and the support means and thus the lasting strap(s), of each side lasting assembly towards the shoe support to a limit determined by clamping engagement of the strap(s) with the upper of a shoe supported by the shoe support, and wherein further fluid pressure operated means is provided for moving the support means inwardly of the clamping means and heightwise relative thereto, the arrangement being such that as the first-mentioned fluid pressure operated means is operated, the portion of the or each strap projecting upwardly beyond the clamping means is inclined outwardly away from the clamping means.

11. Machine according to any one of the preceding Claims wherein each side lasting assembly comprises a plurality of lasting straps, and wherein the support means of each assembly comprises a plurality of lasting elements, one associated with each lasting strap, the lasting elements also serving to apply bedding pressure through the lasting straps to the lasting marginal portions of the upper, after they have been wiped over the corresponding marginal portions of the insole as aforesaid.

1 2. Machine for lasting side portions of shoes constructed arranged and adapted to operate substantially as hereinbebefore described with reference to the accompanying drawings.