Apparatus for preparing a shoe for lasting

Claim 1

A SHOE TREATING MECHANISM COMPRISING: SHOE WORKING MEANS FOR PERFORMING A LASTING OPERATION THAT INCLUDES WIPING A PORTION OF THE LASTING MARGIN OF A SHOE UPPER MOUNTED ON A LAST AGAINST A CORRESPONDING PORTION OF A SHOE INSOLE LOCATED ON THE LAST BOTTOM AND ADHESIVELY UNITING SAID LASTING MARGIN AND INSOLE PORTIONS; MEANS FOR ACTUATING THE SHOE WORKING MEANS TO PERFORM THE LASTING OPERATION ON A FIRST LAST-MOUNTED SHOE THAT HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE APPLICATION OF STEAM TO ITS SAID UPPER PORTION AND THE DEPOSITATION OF CEMENT ON ITS SAID INSOLE PORTION; MEANS FOR SUPPORTING A SECOND LAST HAVING A SECOND UPPER MOUNTED THEREON AND A SECOND INSOLE LOCATED ON ITS BOTTOM; A STEAM CHAMBER FOR RECEIVING THE SAID PORTION OF THE SECOND UPPER; MEANS FOR SUPPLYING STEAM TO SAID CHAMBER; CEMENT APPLYING MEANS MOUNTED FOR MOVEMENT INTO AND OUT OF ENGAGEMENT WITH THE SAID PORTION OF THE SECOND INSOLE; AND CONTROL MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO THE SHOE WORKING MEANS AND THE CEMENT APPLYING MEANS TO BRING THE CEMENT APPLYING MEANS INTO AND OUT OF ENGAGEMENT WITH THE SAID PORTION OF THE SECOND INSOLE DURING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE LASTING OPERATION ON THE FIRST SHOE.