A New and Improved Machine for Rotary Brushing, Cleansing, and Polishing Boots and other Goods, Sharpening, Cleansing, and Grinding Knives and other Articles.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Sept., 1886.
Complete Left, 18th Mar., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 6th May, 1887.
A New and Improved Machine for Rotary Brushing, Cleansing, and
Polishing Boots and other Goods, Sharpening, Cleansing, and
Grinding Knives and other Articles.
I, ALBERT EDWARD HASLAM, of Hawthorn Bank, Cheetwood, in Manchester, in
the County of Lancaster, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
Underneath a base plate, preferably of circular form and of cast iron, provided with
feet or a flange on which it may rest, is a flywheel which revolves horizontally on a
fixed stud at the centre of the baseplate.
Above the baseplate and near the edge is a hollow column, preferably cast iron,
to allow a vertical shaft in its interior; this column carries a bracket, that a
treadle motion may be attached to work the fly-wheel while the operator stands
on the base-plate. The flywheel has a rim suitable for driving a friction-wheel
at the lower end of the vertical shaft and at the upper end of the vertical shaft
above the column are circular brushes, grinding, cleansing and sharpening discs
above each other, as desired, and of any suitable form in section. These brushes
and discs may either be fixed to the shaft or made moveable in chuck fashion.
The column also may be provided with one or more brackets at its upper end,
which may be furnished with spindles and pullies to which other brushes or discs may
be attached, or with fixed studs on which the brushes or discs furnished with pullies
may revolve, being driven from a pulley and band attached to the upper end of
the vertical shaft of the column. A suitable guard is placed near the brushes to
prevent any dust or dirt flying about. One or more vessels as desired are suitably
hung about the column, containing cleansing, abrasive or polishing materials, as
desired. Boots and articles generally to be cleansed, ground or polished may be held
in the hand against the brushes or discs when revolving; but the following device
is also. provided for holding boots though its use and attachment are optional. A
last of suitable form is joined with a ball-joint or knuckle-joint about the ankle-part
with a rod or tube, this same rod or tube slides into another tube or rod which is
joined to the column by a ball-joint and cord or chain by means of a spring-catch &
collar the tube and rod lengthen and shorten so as to present the last at the height
of each brush and by means of the ball-joints each portion of the boot may be presented
to the brushes.
Tinted thin Thind day of Sentember 1886

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New and Improved Machine for Rotary Brushing, Cleansing, and
Polishing Boots and other Goods, Sharpening, Cleansing, and
Grinding Knives and other Articles.
I ALBERT EDWARD HASLAM of Hawthorn Bank, Well Lane, Cheetwood, in
Manchester, in the County of Lancaster, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of my
invention for A NEW AND IMPROVED MACHINE FOR ROTARY BRUSHING, CLEANSING
AND POLISHING BOOTS AND OTHER GOODS, SHARPENING, CLEANSING AND GRINDING
KNIVES AND OTHER ARTICLES, and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
In this statement the letters of reference refer to the annexed drawings, and the same
letters refer to the same parts in all the figures. Fig. I. represents a whole front
elevation of the machine and Fig. II. a central sectional elevation, sideways.
Underneath a base-plate G, preferably of circular form and of cast iron provided
with feet or a flange Q, on which it may rest, is a flywheel F which revolves horizontally
on a fixed stud N, at the centre of the baseplate, Fig. I. II.
Above the baseplate G, and near the edge is a hollow column C, to allow a vertical
shaft S, Fig. II. in its interior. I prefer this shaft to be made of steel and with a
conical collar D, brazed on for its upper bearing which is conical to fit the collar D,
Fig. II.
This column C, carries a bracket A, Fig. II. that a treadle motion T, may be
attached to work the flywheel F. The treadle T has a socket at O in which a ball-end
of a connecting rod M fits, the other end of M fitting a crank pin I, shown at half
stroke in Fig. II.
The operator when working the treadle stands on the baseplate G. The flywheel
has a rim U, suitable for driving a friction pulley P, which is made of cast iron and
covered with indiarubber and is at the lower end of the vertical shaft S; and at the
upper end of the vertical shaft above the column are the circular brushes, grinding
and cleansing and sharpening dises, above each other as desired and of any suitable
form in section.
In Fig. I. are shown two brushes, E for cleaning off the dirt from boots and B for
polishing boots.
The construction of B is shown at Fig. II. where W is the stock of wood and X a
plate chuck of iron fastened thereto with cement or wood screws.
X has a boss with a screw H with which to fasten it on the spindle. A disc Y is
also shown in Fig. II. fixed by brazing or keying. I prefer my discs to be made of
a plate chuck of iron; the grinding cleansing or sharpening surface to be of leather
with emery powder, or emery stone cemented on the face of the plate chuck.
The column C may also be provided with one or more brackets Z. Fig. III. at its
upper end, which may be furnished with spindles K and pullies P' to which brushes
or discs may be attached, or with fixed stud L on which brushes or discs furnished

page_text: with pullies P2 may revolve; being driven from a pulley P³ attached to the upper end
of the vertical shaft S of the column C. Fig. III. prefer these latter brushes and
discs which are to revolve loose on the fixed stud L to be made in one piece of wood
with their pullies.
A suitable guard G₁ of sheet iron is fixed by screws towards the top of the column
to prevent any dust or dirt flying about. One or more vessels V as desired are hung
about the column containing cleansing, abrasive or polishing materials. I prefer this
vessel made in two halves, the bottom half semiglobular, the upper partly globular
and with a hood to keep out the dust and allow an opening. It is fastened by screws
to the column.
Boots and articles generally to be cleaned, ground or polished may be held in the
hand against the brushes or discs when revolving; but the following device is also
provided for holding boots, though its use and attachment are optional. A last, R
Fig. I. is joined with a ball and socket joint about the ankle part with a rod or tube A;
this rod or tube slides into another tube or rod A¹ which is joined to the column;
preferably with a ball-joint B'. By means of a collar D¹ which holds the last at the
proper height for the lower brush E, and a spring catch E' which fits into notches F¹
when the last is lifted up, the boot is held up at suitable height for presenting it to B.
Knives and other articles to be sharpened cleansed or ground are held against the
disc or discs by hand.
Fig. IV. is a plan drawn to double the scale of the other figures, showing the lever L'
and spring S2, which lever acts through an opening at the base of the column C to
constantly press the friction pulley P against the flywheel.
The object of my
invention has been to construct a machine for the purposes set forth above, efficient in
practice, and simple in construction by not having the usual arrangements of uprights,
framework or straps, and on this account more commodious and lighter than machines
generally constructed for the same purposes.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is :-
I. In machines for rotary brushing, cleansing and polishing boots and other goods,
sharpening, cleansing and grinding knives and other articles, the arrangement and
construction of flywheels revolving in the horizontal plane, underneath a baseplate on
which the operator may stand substantially as, and for the purposes hereinbefore
described and set forth and shown in the drawings.
II. In machines for rotary brushing cleansing and polishing boots and other
goods, sharpening, cleansing and grinding knives and other articles, the arrangement
and construction of vertical columns allowing the shaft of the rotary brushes and discs
in its interior substantially as, and for the purposes hereinbefore described and set
forth and shown in the drawings.
III. Constructing machines for rotary brushing, cleansing and polishing boots and
other goods, sharpening cleansing and grinding knives and other articles substantially
as, and for the purposes hereinbefore described and set forth and shown in the
drawings.
Dated this 17th day of March 1907