Machine for Lasting Heel Seat and Side Portions of Shoes

In a combined heel seat and side lasting machine two adhesive-applying nozzles (144) are provided which are movable along opposite sides of a shoe bottom from the backseam region thereof toewardly. For applying adhesive in the heel seat region, the nozzles (144) are each rotatable about an axis of rotation extending heightwise of the shoe bottom through a limited arc, the nozzles also being movable widthwise of the shoe bottom, independently of one another, and lengthwise of the shoe bottom in a common movement. In order to avoid problems arising from moving parts in the adhesive-applying system, each nozzle (144) has a melt chamber (142) associated therewith, and the nozzle and its associated melt chamber are mounted on a support (140) for pivotal movement about said heightwise axis as a unit. For facilitating the mounting of each nozzle and melt chamber, the axis of rotation (158) extends obliquely to the longitudinal centre line of the nozzle and associated melt chamber.