|  | A |
SECTION A — HUMAN NECESSITIES

PERSONAL OR DOMESTIC ARTICLES

|  | A43 |
FOOTWEAR

|  | A43D |
MACHINES, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT OR METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING OR REPAIRING FOOTWEAR [6]

|  | A43D |
Note(s) In this subclass, a method of manufacturing footwear which is dependent on a distinct machine or tool, is classified in the group covering the machine or tool for the manufacture.

|  | A43D |
Subclass index
MEASUREMENT OF FOOT OR LAST | 1/00
LASTS | 3/00
WORKING-UP UPPERS OR STIFFENERS | 8/00 - 8/34, 8/38 - 8/54
PULLING-OVER OR LASTING | 9/00 - 23/00
MAKING OR PREPARING PARTS OF SHOES BEFORE ASSEMBLING |
Soles | 8/36, 8/50, 8/52, 29/00, 35/00, 37/00 43/00
Heels, heel lifts | 33/00, 83/00
Shank stiffeners | 31/00
ASSEMBLING PARTS OF SHOES |
Securing by metallic elements | 69/00, 71/00, 75/00
Securing by gluing | 25/00
Securing by other techniques, e.g. welding | 86/00
Securing soles | 25/00, 44/00, 67/00, 86/00
Securing heels | 67/00, 79/00, 81/00, 86/00
Securing welts | 44/00
OTHER OPERATIONS SUBSEQUENT TO LASTING |
On soles or heels | 27/00
On welts | 47/00, 57/00
On inseams | 51/00, 53/00, 55/00
Other work | 49/00, 59/00, 85/00
PERFORMING FINISHING OPERATIONS | 63/00, 87/00 - 95/00
MAKING, SETTING, OR REMOVING ACCESSORIES | 39/00, 97/00, 99/00, 100/00
MISCELLANEOUS MECHANISMS FOR SHOEMAKING OR REPAIRING | 111/00 - 119/00
OTHER EQUIPMENT FOR MAKING OR REPAIRING | 5/00, 61/00

|  | A43D 1/00 - A43D 5/00 |
Measuring devices; Lasts; Tools

|  | A43D 1/00 |
Foot or last measuring devices; Measuring devices for shoe parts

|  | A43D 1/02 |
· | Foot-measuring devices (measuring the shape, pattern or size of the body for diagnostic purposes Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61B 5/103, e.g. measuring physical dimensions Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A61B 5/107)

|  | A43D 1/04 |
· | Last-measuring devices

|  | A43D 1/06 |
· | Measuring devices for the inside measure of shoes, for the height of heels, or for the arrangement of heels

|  | A43D 1/08 |
· | Measuring devices for shoe parts

|  | A43D 3/00 |
Lasts

|  | A43D 3/02 |
· | Lasts for making or repairing shoes (making of wooden lasts Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B27M 3/20)

|  | A43D 3/04 |
· | Pneumatic lasts; Elastic lasts

|  | A43D 3/06 |
· | Wedge locks for lasts

|  | A43D 3/08 |
· | Devices for stretching special parts of shoes

|  | A43D 3/10 |
· | Devices for removing lasts

|  | A43D 3/12 |
· | Devices for inserting or reinserting lasts

|  | A43D 3/14 |
· | Stretching or spreading lasts; Boot-trees; Fillers; Devices for maintaining the shape of the shoe (drying of footwear Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A47L 23/20)

|  | A43D 5/00 |
Hand appliances or hand tools for making or repairing shoes, other than those covered by groups Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A43D 15/00, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A43D 19/00, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A43D 95/00, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A43D 100/00, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A43D 117/00

|  | A43D 5/02 |
· | Stands for making footwear (stands for cleaning shoes Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A47L 23/16)

|  | A43D 5/04 |
· | Knives (knives in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B26B)

|  | A43D 5/06 |
· | Tools for cutting-off the ends of nails or pegs in shoes

|  | A43D 5/08 |
· | Awls (making Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B21G)

|  | A43D 5/10 |
· | Shoe-peg rasps (wood rasps Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B27G 17/06)

|  | A43D 5/12 |
· | Hand nailing apparatus for shoemaking (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A43D 19/02 takes precedence; nailing apparatus in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B25C, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B27F)

|  | A43D 5/14 |
· · | Hand pincers for stapling

|  | A43D 8/00 |
Machines for cutting, ornamenting, marking or otherwise working up shoe part blanks (pulling-over or lasting Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A43D 9/00-A43D 23/00; making or fastening soles, heels or welts Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A43D 25/00-A43D 83/00) [3]

|  | A43D 8/02 |
· | Cutting-out (cutting in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B26D, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B26F; of leather articles in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...C14B 5/00) [3]

|  | A43D 8/04 |
· · | Stamping-out (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A43D 8/10 takes precedence) [3]

|  | A43D 8/06 |
· · · | Dies therefor [3]

|  | A43D 8/08 |
· · · | Combined stamping-out and bonding, e.g. high frequency electric current being applied between cutting edge and work support [3]

|  | A43D 8/10 |
· · | Cutting-out using pattern grading (for trimming Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A43D 8/38; pattern grading in making clothes Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A41H 3/00; pattern copying in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B23Q 33/00, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B23Q 35/00) [3]

|  | A43D 8/12 |
· · · | Patterns or templates therefor [3]

|  | A43D 8/14 |
· · · · | Applying bindings to pattern edges [3]

|  | A43D 8/16 |
· | Ornamentation (by creasing Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A43D 8/44; of leather in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...C14B 1/56) [3]

|  | A43D 8/18 |
· · | by punching or perforating (punching for eyelet-setting Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A43D 100/02) [3]

|  | A43D 8/20 |
· · · | Dies therefor [3]

|  | A43D 8/22 |
· · | by embossing or printing (printing in general, stamping Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B41) [3]

|  | A43D 8/24 |
· · · | Embossing using heat, e.g. high frequency electric current [3]

|  | A43D 8/26 |
· | Marking for future work (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A43D 8/16 takes precedence; printing, stamping Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B41) [3]

|  | A43D 8/28 |
· · | Patterns for drawing cut-outs (in making clothes Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A41H 3/00) [3]

|  | A43D 8/30 |
· · | Charting sheet material for subsequent cutting [3]

|  | A43D 8/32 |
· | Working on edges or margins (of leather in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...C14B 1/02, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...C14B 11/00) [3]

|  | A43D 8/34 |
· · | by skiving (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A43D 8/48 takes precedence) [3]

|  | A43D 8/36 |
· · | by trimming the margins of sole blanks (trimming as an intermediate operation in shoemaking Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A43D 27/00, as a finishing operation in shoemaking Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A43D 87/00) [3]

|  | A43D 8/38 |
· · · | by cutting-out, e.g. using templates [3]

|  | A43D 8/40 |
· · | by folding, turning in or over, hammering [3]

|  | A43D 8/42 |
· · | by singeing, contracting, dyeing [3]

|  | A43D 8/44 |
· | Creasing presses (folding on margins Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A43D 8/40) [3]

|  | A43D 8/46 |
· | Splitting (of leather in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...C14B 1/02) [3]

|  | A43D 8/48 |
· · | combined with skiving [3]

|  | A43D 8/50 |
· · | Combined splitting and trimming of the heel-seat portions of sole blanks (of soles fixed to shoe bottoms Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A43D 27/04) [3]

|  | A43D 8/52 |
· | Flexing (of leather in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...C14B) [3]

|  | A43D 8/54 |
· · | by milling [3]

|  | A43D 8/56 |
· · | of sole blanks by slitting [3]

|  | A43D 9/00 - A43D 23/00 |
Pulling-over or lasting

|  | A43D 9/00 |
Devices for binding the uppers upon the lasts (for the toe ends Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A43D 15/00)

|  | A43D 11/00 |
Machines for preliminary treatment or assembling of upper-parts, counters, or insoles on their lasts preparatory to the pulling-over or lasting operations; Applying or removing protective coverings

|  | A43D 11/01 |
· | Machines for applying or securing reinforcements or ornamental straps to uppers (to soles or insoles Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A43D 43/06) [3]

|  | A43D 11/02 |
· · | to the margins thereof [3]

|  | A43D 11/03 |
· · | Coating with thermoplastic materials to stiffen the toe or heel portion [3]

|  | A43D 11/04 |
· | Machines for seam-pressing or flattening shoe parts, quarters, or the like (on lasted shoes Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A43D 55/00)

|  | A43D 11/06 |
· | Machines for temporary buttoning of shoe parts

|  | A43D 11/08 |
· | Machines for temporary lacing of shoe parts or for cutting-away the lacing strips after lasting

|  | A43D 11/10 |
· | Devices for holding the lacing portions in position during lasting

|  | A43D 11/12 |
· | Machines for forming the toe part or heel part of shoes, with or without use of heat

|  | A43D 11/14 |
· | Devices for treating shoe parts, e.g. stiffeners, with steam or liquid (for soled shoes Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A43D 95/12)

|  | A43D 13/00 |
Machines for pulling-over the uppers when loosely laid upon the last and tacking the toe end

|  | A43D 13/02 |
· | Devices for locating caps or stiffeners on pulling-over machines

|  | A43D 15/00 |
Pulling-over or lasting machines for binding the toe end with cord, string, or wire; Machines for lasting with clamps; Lasting machines with sewing devices, also for platform shoes (special sewing machines for leather or shoes Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...D05B)

|  | A43D 17/00 |
Pulling-over or lasting machines with oscillating shoe supports

|  | A43D 19/00 |
Hand lasting; Lasting pincers

|  | A43D 19/02 |
· | Tacking or nailing devices for use with lasting pincers

|  | A43D 21/00 |
Lasting machines

|  | A43D 21/02 |
· | with one single lasting gripper

|  | A43D 21/04 |
· | for lasting the opposite sides of the shoe one after another

|  | A43D 21/06 |
· | for wooden soles (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A43D 21/16, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A43D 21/18 take precedence)

|  | A43D 21/08 |
· | with last supports and toe- or heel-embracing wipers movable both horizontally and vertically (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A43D 21/16 takes precedence)

|  | A43D 21/10 |
· | Bed-lasting machines

|  | A43D 21/12 |
· | with lasting clamps, shoe-shaped clamps, wipers, stretching straps, or the like for forming the toe or heel parts on the last

|  | A43D 21/14 |
· | for toe or heel parts, with nailing devices

|  | A43D 21/16 |
· | with lasting pincers or toe- or heel-embracing wipers

|  | A43D 21/18 |
· | with lasting pincers and straight-acting wipers, also for forming the shank portions of shoes

|  | A43D 23/00 |
Single parts for pulling-over or lasting machines (nailing devices Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A43D 75/00)

|  | A43D 23/02 |
· | Wipers; Sole-pressers; Last-supports; Pincers

|  | A43D 23/04 |
· | Last-carriers; Shoe-guides

|  | A43D 23/06 |
· | Devices for cutting-off superfluous material on the uppers or linings

|  | A43D 25/00 - A43D 86/00 |
Making or fastening soles, heels, or welts, or preparing same for fastening to the shoe; Carrying out other operations subsequent to lasting; Turning (sewing Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...D05B)

|  | A43D 25/00 |
Devices for gluing shoe parts

|  | A43D 25/047 |
· | Devices for lasting with adhesives or for gluing together insoles and uppers (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A43D 25/18, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A43D 25/20 take precedence) [3]

|  | A43D 25/053 |
· · | with rotating gripping means [3]

|  | A43D 25/06 |
· | Devices for gluing soles on shoe bottoms (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A43D 25/18, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A43D 25/20 take precedence) [3]

|  | A43D 25/07 |
· · | using flexible diaphragm pressing devices [3]

|  | A43D 25/08 |
· · | Welt hold-down devices

|  | A43D 25/10 |
· · | Press-pads or other supports of shoe-gluing presses

|  | A43D 25/12 |
· | Devices for gluing heel-breasts to heels or for gluing coverings on heels (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A43D 25/18, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A43D 25/20 take precedence) [3]

|  | A43D 25/14 |
· | Devices for filling the shoe bottom

|  | A43D 25/16 |
· | Devices for making glued platform shoes

|  | A43D 25/18 |
· | Devices for applying adhesives to shoe parts (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A43D 25/20 takes precedence; applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B05) [3]

|  | A43D 25/20 |
· | Arrangements for activating or for accelerating setting of adhesives, e.g. by using heat [3]

|  | A43D 27/00 |
Machines for trimming as an intermediate operation (working on edges or margins, e.g. by trimming, of shoe part blanks Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A43D 8/32; trimming as a finishing operation in shoemaking Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A43D 87/00)

|  | A43D 27/02 |
· | Soles or heels fixed on shoe bottoms

|  | A43D 27/04 |
· · | Heel-end portions of soles [3]

|  | A43D 27/06 |
· · | Heel breast flaps [3]

|  | A43D 29/00 |
Machines for making soles from strips of material

|  | A43D 31/00 |
Machines for making or inserting shank stiffeners

|  | A43D 31/02 |
· | Machines for making shank stiffeners

|  | A43D 31/04 |
· | Machines for inserting shank stiffeners

|  | A43D 33/00 |
Machines for assembling lifts for heels (cutting-out heel lifts Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A43D 8/02)

|  | A43D 33/02 |
· | Gauges for heel lifts; Magazines for piling up heel lifts

|  | A43D 33/04 |
· | Nailing machines for building the heels from lifts

|  | A43D 33/06 |
· | Machines for sorting heel lifts

|  | A43D 35/00 |
Presses for shaping pre-existing loose soles, shoe bottoms, or soles fixed to shoe bottoms (gluing soles on shoe bottoms Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A43D 25/06)

|  | A43D 37/00 |
Machines for roughening soles or other shoe parts preparatory to gluing

|  | A43D 39/00 |
Machines for making foot-supporting pads or instep-raisers for flat feet

|  | A43D 43/00 |
Machines for making stitch lips, or other preparatory treatment of soles or insoles before fixing same (flexing of soles or insoles Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A43D 8/52)

|  | A43D 43/02 |
· | for making stitch lips by cutting

|  | A43D 43/06 |
· | for applying reinforcing materials to insoles; Attachment of ornamental tapes or ribs, e.g. sewing ribs, on soles, or the like

|  | A43D 44/00 |
Machines for attaching welts or rands

|  | A43D 47/00 |
Machines for trimming or butting welts fixed on uppers

|  | A43D 49/00 |
Machines for pounding

|  | A43D 51/00 |
Machines for lip-setting

|  | A43D 53/00 |
Machines for trimming-off surplus material along the inseam

|  | A43D 55/00 |
Machines for flattening, pressing, or rubbing the inseams of lasted shoes

|  | A43D 57/00 |
Machines for attaching the welt ends

|  | A43D 59/00 |
Machines for rasping the lasting-margins of shoes which are sewn through

|  | A43D 61/00 |
Machines for nail-pulling, nail-cutting, or nail-detecting

|  | A43D 63/00 |
Machines for carrying out other finishing operations

|  | A43D 65/00 |
( transferred to Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A43D 86/00, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B29D 31/50 )

|  | A43D 65/02 |
( transferred to Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B29D 31/50 )

|  | A43D 67/00 |
Machines for fastening soles or heels by means of screws or screwed wire

|  | A43D 69/00 |
Shoe-nailing machines (nailing machines in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B27F)

|  | A43D 69/02 |
· | using ready-made nails

|  | A43D 69/04 |
· | with apparatus for separating the nails from a wire or from a strip of metal or other material

|  | A43D 69/06 |
· | using ready-made staples

|  | A43D 69/08 |
· | with apparatus for making staples

|  | A43D 69/10 |
· | using ready-made wooden pegs

|  | A43D 69/12 |
· | with apparatus for separating the pegs from a strip of wood

|  | A43D 69/14 |
· | for nailing or stapling the lasted margin on to shoes with wooden soles

|  | A43D 71/00 |
Elements of nailing machines; Nail-feeding devices

|  | A43D 71/02 |
· | Driving mechanisms for moving the horn; Nail-cutting apparatus connected with the horn

|  | A43D 75/00 |
Nailing devices on pulling-over or lasting machines

|  | A43D 79/00 |
Combined heel-pressing and nailing machines

|  | A43D 81/00 |
Machines for attaching top-lifts

|  | A43D 83/00 |
Heel-presses without nailing apparatus; Machines for pressing single lifts or punching holes for nailing

|  | A43D 85/00 |
Machines or apparatus for turning, e.g. for making turn-shoes

|  | A43D 86/00 |
Machines for assembling soles or heels onto uppers, not provided for in groups Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A43D 25/00-A43D 83/00, e.g. by welding [6]

|  | A43D 87/00 - A43D 100/00 |
Performing finishing operations upon uppers, soles, or heels on soled shoes; Making shoe appurtenances

|  | A43D 87/00 |
Edge or heel cutters; Machines for trimming the heel breast (trimming machines for wooden heels Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B27M; copying machines Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B44B)

|  | A43D 89/00 |
Sole-levelling machines with rolls

|  | A43D 91/00 |
Stitch-separating or seam-indenting machines

|  | A43D 93/00 |
Edge-indenting machines

|  | A43D 95/00 |
Shoe-finishing machines

|  | A43D 95/02 |
· | Machines for treating or smoothing shoe uppers to remove wrinkles, folds, or the like

|  | A43D 95/04 |
· | Machines for laying channel-flaps

|  | A43D 95/06 |
· | Machines for colouring or chemical treatment; Ornamenting the sole bottoms (burnishing Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A43D 95/20)

|  | A43D 95/08 |
· | Machines or tools for scouring, abrading, or finishing, with or without dust-separating (suction cleaners for removing dust Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A47L 5/00; domestic cleaning of footwear Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A47L 23/00)

|  | A43D 95/10 |
· | Drying or heating devices for shoes

|  | A43D 95/12 |
· | Devices for conditioning, tempering, or moistening (preparatory to pulling-over or lasting Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A43D 11/14)

|  | A43D 95/14 |
· | incorporating marking, printing, or embossing apparatus (ornamentation of shoe part blanks Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A43D 8/16; printing per se, stamping per se Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B41)

|  | A43D 95/16 |
· | Burnishing tools for shoemaking (in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B24D)

|  | A43D 95/18 |
· · | Devices for heating the burnishing tools for shoemaking

|  | A43D 95/20 |
· | Machines for burnishing soles or heels

|  | A43D 95/22 |
· | Machines for burnishing the edges of soles, with or without devices for edge-indenting

|  | A43D 95/24 |
· | Machines for buffing soles

|  | A43D 95/26 |
· | Devices for applying wax

|  | A43D 95/28 |
· | Machines for attaching protectors to soles or heels

|  | A43D 97/00 |
Machines for making pulling-on pieces

|  | A43D 99/00 |
Machines for making laces (of leather Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...C14B; braidings in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...D04C); Applying fibre or celluloid to ends of laces (making tags from metal sheet Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B21D; from wire Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B21F)

|  | A43D 100/00 |
Setting or removing eyelets, buttons, lacing-hooks, or elastic gussets in shoes

|  | A43D 100/02 |
· | Punching and eyelet-setting machines or tools (for garments in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A41H 37/02)

|  | A43D 100/04 |
· · | inserting invisible eyelets

|  | A43D 100/06 |
· · | inserting two eyelets simultaneously

|  | A43D 100/08 |
· | Setting buttons on footwear (for garments Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A41H 37/00)

|  | A43D 100/10 |
· | Machines or tools for setting lacing-hooks in shoes

|  | A43D 100/12 |
· | Machines for inserting elastic gussets in shoes

|  | A43D 100/14 |
· | Devices for removing buttons, lacing-hooks, or the like from shoes

|  | A43D 111/00 - A43D 119/00 |
Miscellaneous mechanisms for shoemaking

|  | A43D 111/00 |
Shoe machines with conveyers for jacked shoes

|  | A43D 113/00 |
Machines for making shoes with out-turned flanges of the uppers or for making moccasins

|  | A43D 115/00 |
Machines for skiving or removing heel lifts, heels, or soles, or for removing stitches, preparatory to repair

|  | A43D 117/00 |
Racks for receiving or transporting shoes or shoe parts; Other conveying means

|  | A43D 119/00 |
Driving or controlling mechanisms of shoe machines; Frames for shoe machines