Shoe substrate reinforcing machine
AssigneeDVSG Patentverwaltungs GmbH
InventorAndrew J. Gilbride
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Abstract
A machine is disclosed for depositing powder in a selected configuration, fusing the deposited powder into a laminate and pressing the fused laminate against a shoe substrate to adhere the fused laminate to the shoe substrate. A shoe substrate to which a fused laminate is to be adhered, supported on a surface and a guide assists an operator in the accurate placement of the shoe substrate on the surface. The guide has a pair of locating surfaces which can be conjointly, horizontally displaced in a first direction toward or away from each other, and independently adjusted horizontally in a direction perpendicular to the first direction.
Claims6
A machine for depositing powder in a selected configuration, fusing the deposited powder into a laminate and pressing the fused laminate against a shoe substrate to adhere the fused laminate to the shoe substrate comprising:
- means for supporting a family of shoe substrates to which a fused laminate is to be adhered, each of said shoe substrates having selectively configured shapes which are to be accurately positioned on said supporting means to properly receive the substrates, said supporting mans including
- surface means onto which the shoe substrates are to be placed,
- guide means for assisting an operator in the accurate placement of the shoe substrates on said surface means, said guide means including
- a pair of locating surface means,
- means for conjointly, horizontally displacing said pair of locating surface means in a first direction toward or away from each other,
- means for independently adjusting the horizontal location of each of said locating surface means in a direction perpendicular to said first direction, and
- means for independently adjusting the vertical location of each of said locating surface means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.