Side lasting apparatus

Apparatus for applying a wiping stress to the upstanding lasting margin of an upper mounted on a last comprising a support for the last, an instrumentality adjacent the support, said instrumentality embodying a plurality of elongage flexible elements, means supporting the instrumentality for rotation about an inclinded axis from above the bottom of the last downwardly and outwardly therefrom such that rotation of the instrumentality about said axis brings each element successively into a plane intersecting the path of movement of the shoulder of the last, and means for advancing the last relative to the instrumentality to bring the elements successively into engagement with the shoulder of the last.

Apparatus for applying a wiping stress to the upstanding lasting margin of an upper mounted on a last comprising a support for a last, a shaft, a support mounting the shaft for rotation about an axis inclined downwardly and outwardly relative to the bottom of the last, axially spaced hubs fixed to the shaft, one substantially above the bottom of the last and the other substantially below the bottom of the last, a plurality of flexible elements fastened at their ends to the hubs so as to be stressed therebetween, and means yieldably resisting displacement of the shaft away from the side of the last presented thereto for lasting, to cause the successive elements to become warped about the side and shoulder of the last as they are rotated into engagement therewith.

Apparatus for applying a wiping stress to the upstanding lasting margin of an upper mounted on a last comprising a support for supporting the last for movement along a predetermined path, a shaft, a support for supporting the shaft for rotation about an axis inclined downwardly and outwardly relative to the path of movement of the bottom of the last, axially spaced hubs fixed to the shaft with one hub substantially above the other substantially below the bottom, a plurality of relatively narrow flexible elements attached at their ends to the upper and lower hubs at uniformly spaced intervals peripherally of the hubs such as to provide spaces between adjacent elements, means fixing the upper ends of the elements to the upper hub, spring means connecting the lower ends to the lower hub and means for effecting movement of the last along said predetermined path.

Apparatus for applying a wiping stress to the upstanding lasting margin of an upper mounted on a last, comprising a support for moving a last along a predetermined path with its longitudinal axis in the direction of movement, an instrumentality adjacent the support, said instrumentality embodying a plurality of elongate flexible elements movable successively into the path of movement of the shoulder of the last, said elements being inclined downwardly and outwardly relative to the plane of the bottom of the last in a plane intersecting the path of movement of the shoulder of the last such that at the place of engagement of an element with the shoulder of the last a portion of the element is stretched about the shoulder into engagement with the bottom of the last so as to fold the lasting margin inwardly against the bottom and means for effecting relative movement of the last and the instrumentality to bring the elements successively into engagement with the shoulder of the last.