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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7120957 | Last with grip device for shoemaking The invention concerns a last serving as template for making shoes, designed for use in an automatic or semi-automatic shoemaking installation. It is provided with a grip device, enabling it to be gripped and/or immobilized by external complementary members, such as... | 10/17/2006 |
| 6845541 | Shoe last rack A shoe last and a device for detachably mounting the last on a vertical surface that firmly supports the last permitting a user to conveniently polish a shoe mounted on the last. A knob is mounted on the heel section of the last that provides a grip when it is desir... | 01/25/2005 |
| 5946754 | Pedal anchoring cleats on a sole of a cycling shoe A fixture for positioning pedal anchoring cleats on soles of cycling shoes comprising a support with at least two portions, a corresponding resting element being adjustably associated with each portion and having at least two pins for the self-centering s... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5862554 | Toe cap setting machine A toe cap setting machine includes at least one cooling mechanism having a shoe last fixedly connected to a post with a heating tube disposed below the shoe last which is disposed between two work plates each having a slide slidably disposed thereon. Each... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5791202 | Tetrahelical/curved bicycle crank-arm connecting rod for human/mechanical powered machines and the like A curved, tetrahelix bicycle crank arm composed of a helical array of tetrahedra. This design will transmit the propelling force away from the top dead center point providing more efficient use of the propelling energy. With this Tetrahelical design a hol... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5745944 | Door mounted shoe tree and last The present invention provides an unique and compact shoe support apparatus for supporting and holding a shoe at an operable position. This mounting means frees both hands of the user for cleaning and polishing. The apparatus includes a `U` shaped mountin... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5678270 | Device for positioning and blocking soles and machine fitted with such device A device for positioning and blocking soles of footwear includes a table (26, 32) with an area for resting the sole, members (28, 29, 39, 40) for centering the sole disposed at least at opposite ends of the rest area and a vacuum operated device (44, 45) ... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5551112 | Shoe support with pivotable carrier for use with sewing machines A shoe hoop, adapted for use in combination with a sewing machine, provides a rigid frame mountable in a fixed position with respect to an associated sewing machine. A sole plate carried within the frame has spring-loaded clamps that hold a shoe firmly to... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5264069 | Device for joining a two-dimensional compound workpiece The device has a support plate (119) provided with drive means (112, 117) for at least one lower part, as well as a plurality of holding plates (85) arranged in one row with an upper receiving surface and a lower receiving surface (93, 94), respectively, ... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5136745 | Shoe support A shoe support (18') for use e.g. in a machine for operating progressively on side wall portions of a lasted shoe upper comprises a last pin (722') and a toe support (792) both of which are movable heightwise to bring a shoe supported thereby to a heel se... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5098508 | Workbench construction and method of assembling parts on a workbench A workbench is constructed, with which the individual parts of a two-dimensional compound workpiece, for example, a shoe upper, can be assembled accurately without any need for subsequent adjustment operations. The workbench comprises a central, e.g. stat... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5063629 | Heel support device with reduced movement of support A heel support device for use in a shoe making machine for lasting the toe and sides of a shoe upper tensioned over a last seated on a last support includes a heel support movable along a fixed guide of the machine. A drive moves the heel support along th... | 11/12/1991 |
| 5046210 | Wall mountable shoe shining apparatus An apparatus for use in shoe shining is provided having a frame, a lower support pivotally mounted on the frame for receiving a shoe, the lower suppport being pivotable upwardly from a position parallel and adjacent to the frame to a horizontal position s... | 09/10/1991 |
| 4984327 | Shoe holder A shoe holder particularly adapted for use in dyeing, cleaning or polishing shoes without touching the shoe, comprises a generally U-shaped flexible handle having a forward arcuate portion and a rear arcuate portion. A forwardly extending toe end is conne... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4908897 | Ski boot fitting stand A portable ski boot fitting stand used to temporarily secure a pair of alpine ski boots, or the like, to assist the process of boot fitting by allowing the user to apply similar skiing forces to the boots in the forward and lateral direction. Another feat... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4732645 | Shoe substrate reinforcing machine 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 ... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4731152 | Shoe substrate reinforcing machine A shoe substrate reinforcing machine for depositing a powder in a selected configuration, fusing the configured powder into a laminate and adhering the fused laminate to a shoe substrate. The machine has a work transfer device which will receive and clamp... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4627124 | Device for supporting the last on a toe lasting machine The invention relates to a device for supporting the last in a toe lasting machine in which the last, with its sole facing down, is supported on a last support and is held with its heel portion on a heel support carrier which can be adjusted to the length... | 12/09/1986 |
| 4502411 | Clamping mechanism for a powder reinforcing machine An arrangement of articulated grippers for holding a substrate such as a shoe upper to be treated with a reinforcing substance onto a rotatable cube for pressing against a carrier belt of a reinforcing machine. The gripper comprise arms arranged on two si... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4483039 | Shoe support apparatus A shoe support apparatus, particularly for supporting a shoe for cleaning and shining, in the form of a base plate that is designed for temporary mounting to a conventional door and that has an outwardly extending shoe support means which comprises a heel... | 11/20/1984 |
| 4407033 | Combination toe and side lasting machine A single-station combined toe and side lasting machine comprises pulling over instrumentalities 20, 22 for tensioning an upper over its last, toe lasting instrumentalities, including toe wipers 38, toe pad 48 and toe band 50, a heel support 56, two adhesi... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4391012 | Swingable insole rest An insole rest (14) that supports a shoe assembly (64) formed of a last (66) having an upper (70) draped thereon and an insole (68) located on its bottom. A first motor (36) is so connected to the insole rest as to effect heightwise movement of the insole... | 07/05/1983 |
| 4109335 | Shoe support apparatus Shoe support apparatus, particularly for supporting a shoe thereon during the performance of a shoe shining operation, is disclosed. A base panel is adapted to be secured to a vertical support surface, such as, for example, a wall or a door. A shoe suppor... | 08/29/1978 |
