Machine for lasting side portions of shoes

A machine for lasting side portions of shoes comprising a shoe support for supporting, bottom uppermost, a shoe comprising an upper mounted on a last and an insole on the bottom thereof, two side lasting assemblies, arranged one at either side of the last support, and two adhesive-applying nozzles mounted on a carriage for movement relative to the last support whereby adhesive can be applied thereby progressively along opposite side portions of the shoe bottom prior to operation of the side lasting assemblies thereon;

• said shoe support comprises a heel support, toe end support means, including a toe end engaging member, movable towards the heel support to bring the toe end engaging member into an operative position, in which it is in engagement with the toe end of a shoe placed on the heel support, and abutment means including an abutment member which is operatively connected with the toe end engaging member and positioned according to the operative position thereof;
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• a sensing member mounted on said carriage, for sliding movement relative thereto, and which is resiliently urged into a projecting condition thereon, the arrangement being such that, as the carriage is advanced towards the last support, with the sensing member in its projecting condition, said member engages the abutment member and its movement is arrested thereby, said member thus being held against further movement during the remainder of the advancing movement of the carriage, and further wherein the advancing movement of the carriage is terminated and reversed by valve means actuated by actuator means therefor during such advancing movement, the arrangement being such that said valve means and actuator means are mounted one on the sensing member and the other for movement with the carriage.