(under subclass 103) Devices for insertion within a shoe which exerts a force upon the upper thereof for shaping the upper, or a portion thereof.
(1) Note. The devices in this and the indented subclasses are generally known as "shoe formers".
(2) Note. The devices in this subclass are generally extended along a straight line while those in the indented subclasses may be provided with means to exert a variable expansion on the shoe.
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53.6+, for machines for shaping shoes including an expansible form which is inserted in a shoe and expanded.
124, for work supports, per se, inserted in shoes and expanded for supporting the sole of a shoe while an operation is performed on the sole.
