US3653356A
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Coating machine
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1970-09-02
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Granted: 1972-04-04
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Expires: 1990-09-02
Abstract
Abstract A machine, that incorporates an applicating mechanism, for applying coating material to a portion of the vamp of a shoe upper to form a box toe. The applicating mechanism includes a roll rotatable within a housing between a pair of walls, the bottom of one of the walls constituting a scraper blade. The movement of the vamp beneath the applicating mechanism causes the roll to apply the coating material to the vamp to a thickness determined by the scraper blade.
Inventors
- 👤 Carl H Brastow
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 19:19
CPC Classifications
A; A43; A43D; A43D11/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
298 words
A machine for applying a coating to a portion of a workpiece comprising: an applicating assembly constituted by an applicator member and a scraper member located forwardly of the applicator member; a carriage, located below the applicator assembly, mounted for forward-rearward movement; means mounting a workpiece on the carriage so that said workpiece portion is exposed for the application thereto of coating material; means mounting the applicating assembly for heightwise movement between an upper position wherein the applicating assembly is remote from said workpiece portion in a heightwise direction and a lower position wherein the applicating assembly is proximate to said workpiece portion in a heightwise direction; means for initially maintaining the carriage in a front position wherein the workpiece may be mounted to the carriage in a location that is forward of the applicating assembly; means for initially maintaining the applicating assembly in its upper position; means for moving the carriage rearwardly from the front position to a back position; means, effective when the carriage is in an intermediate position between the front position and the back position wherein said workpiece portion is below the applicating assembly, for lowering the applicating assembly to the lower position; and means for thereafter moving the carriage forwardly from the back position to the front position with the applicating assembly maintained in its lower position during the forward movement of said workpiece portion past the applicating assembly to enable the applicator member to apply a coating to the workpiece portion to a thickness determined by the spacing between the scraper member and the workpiece portion; the rearward movement of the carriage between the intermediate position and the back position enabling any blob of coating material that had previously been formed on the scraper member to be wiped onto said workpiece portion.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
298 words
A machine for applying a coating to a portion of a workpiece comprising: an applicating assembly constituted by an applicator member and a scraper member located forwardly of the applicator member; a carriage, located below the applicator assembly, mounted for forward-rearward movement; means mounting a workpiece on the carriage so that said workpiece portion is exposed for the application thereto of coating material; means mounting the applicating assembly for heightwise movement between an upper position wherein the applicating assembly is remote from said workpiece portion in a heightwise direction and a lower position wherein the applicating assembly is proximate to said workpiece portion in a heightwise direction; means for initially maintaining the carriage in a front position wherein the workpiece may be mounted to the carriage in a location that is forward of the applicating assembly; means for initially maintaining the applicating assembly in its upper position; means for moving the carriage rearwardly from the front position to a back position; means, effective when the carriage is in an intermediate position between the front position and the back position wherein said workpiece portion is below the applicating assembly, for lowering the applicating assembly to the lower position; and means for thereafter moving the carriage forwardly from the back position to the front position with the applicating assembly maintained in its lower position during the forward movement of said workpiece portion past the applicating assembly to enable the applicator member to apply a coating to the workpiece portion to a thickness determined by the spacing between the scraper member and the workpiece portion; the rearward movement of the carriage between the intermediate position and the back position enabling any blob of coating material that had previously been formed on the scraper member to be wiped onto said workpiece portion.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
108 words
The machine as defined in claim 1 further comprising: a carriage stop mounted for heightwise movement between an upper position wherein it is in intersecting relationship with the back of the carriage and a lower position wherein it is out of intersecting relationship with the carriage; means for initially maintaining the carriage stop in its upper position so that the carriage intersects the carriage stop during its rearward movement to place the carriage in said intermediate position; and means for thereafter concomitantly lowering the applicating assembly to its lower position and lowering the carriage stop to its lower position to enable the carriage to resume its rearward movement.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
62 words
The machine as defined in claim 2 further comprising: connections between the applicating assembly and the carriage stop so constructed as to maintain the carriage stop in its uppeR position when the applicating assembly is in its upper position and to lower the carriage stop to its lower position in response to the movement of the applicating assembly to its lower position.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
211 words
An applicating mechanism comprising: a housing having a hollow interior defined by a front wall and a back wall; an applicator roll mounted for rotation in the housing between said walls with its front facing the front wall and its back facing the back wall; rotating means connected to the roll and operable to rotate it in such a manner that its front moves downwardly and its back moves upwardly; means mounting the front wall for movement towards and away from the front of the roll; means mounting the back wall for movement towards and away from the back of the roll; means for supplying coating material into the housing interior above the roll so that, when both walls are spaced from the roll and the rotating means is operating to rotate the roll, the coating material may be transferred by the bottom of the roll that is located between the bottoms of the walls onto a workpiece; an actuable operating member; and means responsive to actuation of the operating member to first move the front wall into engagement with the front of the roll, then cause the rotating means to stop the rotation of the roll, and then move the back wall into engagement with the back of the roll.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
211 words
An applicating mechanism comprising: a housing having a hollow interior defined by a front wall and a back wall; an applicator roll mounted for rotation in the housing between said walls with its front facing the front wall and its back facing the back wall; rotating means connected to the roll and operable to rotate it in such a manner that its front moves downwardly and its back moves upwardly; means mounting the front wall for movement towards and away from the front of the roll; means mounting the back wall for movement towards and away from the back of the roll; means for supplying coating material into the housing interior above the roll so that, when both walls are spaced from the roll and the rotating means is operating to rotate the roll, the coating material may be transferred by the bottom of the roll that is located between the bottoms of the walls onto a workpiece; an actuable operating member; and means responsive to actuation of the operating member to first move the front wall into engagement with the front of the roll, then cause the rotating means to stop the rotation of the roll, and then move the back wall into engagement with the back of the roll.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
35 words
The mechanism as defined in claim 4 further comprising: control means, responsive to the engaging movement of the front wall towards the roll, to cause the rotating means to stop the rotation of the roll.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
73 words
The mechanism as defined in claim 5 wherein the control means comprises: a motor control member fixedly mounted to the housing and operatively connected to the rotating means so as to stop the rotation of the roll in response to its actuation; and an actuator so mounted to the front wall as to actuate the motor control member during the movement of the front wall into engagement with the front of the roll.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1975-04-04 | 1975-10-04 | 1976-04-04 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1979-04-04 | 1979-10-04 | 1980-04-04 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1983-04-04 | 1983-10-04 | 1984-04-04 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |