Title: Upper molding and flanging machine

Abstract: A machine that molds an upper to the shape of a male mold by a female mold and that flanges the margin of the upper by a pair of wipers mounted to the female mold. The wipers have bases hinged to each other for swinging movement about a vertex and legs extending forwardly and divergently of the bases, the wiper bases being mounted to a back part of the female mold and the wiper legs being mounted to side parts of the female mold. The wiper bases are so constructed as to be movable forwardly of the back part and the wiper legs are so constructed as to be movable inwardly of the side parts pursuant to the forward movement of the wiper bases relative to the back part.

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Inventors: Becka, Michael M. (Nashua, NH, US)

Application Number: 005934
Filing Date: 1979-01-24
Publication_date: 1980-09-30
Assignee: International Shoe Machine Corporation (Nashua, NH)
Primary Class(es): 12/8.2 12/54.3, 12/54.4
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US Patent Ref:

3051969	Sep, 1962	Kamborian et al.	12/8.
3245100	Apr, 1966	Choice et al.	12/54.
3328815	Jul, 1967	Forma	12/54.

Other Refs:
Primary Examiner: Lawson, Patrick D.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Gordon; Albert